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    My 2008 Winnie from new had terrible rust around the storage bay doors to the point of peeling off in large pieces. Finally my dealer removed all the black paint, coated it with some type of rust proof stuff and repainted. It's been fine since, but it's another well known Winne rust problem. Or how about the glued on body panels Winnie uses, the glue fails and the body panels fall off in the road. My 2008 had two glued joints on the hood that came loose. Do a Google search on Winnebago glue and rust, you'll find plenty of reading. Or the AC duct inside the rear cap coming loose, that was common, but I can't remember the years. Or the roof to sidewall seam leaking causing problems, of course that's always the owners fault, just ask Winnie. Sort of like my TV that failed within warranty, but Winnie said I must drive on a lot of rough roads to ruin a new TV. Ended up having to buy my own at Walmart and it's still working.

    I'm sure other brands have problems, but from memory these Winnie problems come to mind.

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    Happy to find this topic. Just purchased 2014 Ford Focus and have run into many unanswered and conflicting statements from Ford and Dealer and this really clears the air for my install . The battery cable is one that no one can clearly answer. I also believe by the disconnect of positive all should be good. We are now in Rio Grand Valley of South Texas and will this next week make contacts for the install.

    Plan on purchasing Blue Ox base plate and wiring that use seperate sockets and bulbs, just as you did, to avoid warranty problem.

    One concern I have is that I have a Brake Buddy and with no power to plug into cig lighter will have to do something different. I think BB has supplement wiring.

    Thanks for all of the above info.

    Will keep posted on progress

    Above in the thread I have posted some of my experience with the 2014 Ford Focus. As to the issue of supplying power to the Brake Buddy I arrived at this. I bought a Clore Jump & Carry, model JNC660, then simply plug the Brake Buddy into the JNC660. I found the best deal for the Clore JNC660 at Amazon. com, but do a Google search there may be a better deals out there. My 660 easily holds a charge 3 to 5 days on the road without recharging. I do set my Brake Buddy so as it only activates on heavy braking needs. A bonus of the Jump & Carry is you have a added 12 volts with you for other needs if needed.

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    Just finished getting my 2014 Ford Focus with automatic trans ready to tow. I think for the most part it's the same as the 2012's & 13's. I did use separate sockets and bulbs for the tail lights wired direct from the motorhome back. This eliminates any chance of power being feed back through the car wiring. I take the positive battery terminal off. And after I disconnect the battery I can turn the ignition to off and remove the key to lock the drivers door. I installed Roadmaster tow brackets listed as fitting the 2012, 13’s and 14’s and found several problems installing them on a 14. I understand the manual has been changed to ease the installation on the 2014 model.

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    It may reform if you don't remove the moisture by removing the bulb.

    The headlight units I have seen have 2 vents on the back side. These are desigined to let the moisture out. Problem is on a RV how often to you drive with your lights on to dry them out. This is especially true on the motorhomes with seperate light for dim and high beam.

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    I am a rather new member and was looking over the information on the Michelin Advantage Program.


    I don't really understand how you know for sure what the tires through the program will cost out the door.


    How can you compare dealer out the door prices against buying through the program and having a dealer mount, balance and install. It just seems to be way more than this old man's brain can figure out. Is there a simple answer ?


    Also if I purchase through a dealer I can say I will not accept any tires over 3 maybe 4 months old. With the program I see no way to do this, looks like what you get is yours.

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