Exterior Skin etc ...

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Ordered an repair skin and doors from Cayo for the roadside rear to repair an area where a tire blew in the dim and distant past. Delivery won't be for 4 - 6 weeks
Chuck Cayo is a tremendous resource!
Also bought a Sony stereo and a set of Focal speakers to go with

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Ordered two 4"x 50' rolls Eternabond tape
Ordered two tubes Parbond

Following in Razors foot steps

[KYAvion]

I almost had similar damage on my prior Airstream from a tire. I was amazed that I didn't notice a thing and wouldn't have known if it hadn't been for another driver who waved me down. I now run with a tire pressure monitoring system. LT tires for me too, but that's an entire other can of worms.

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and I'm thinking seriously about going to 16's when these tires (brand new, 1100 miles on them) need to be replaced. On the surface, to me it looks like a no brainer to upgrade this way. My rims are not very pretty and I like the idea of not replacing my tires avery 3- 5 , but rather 5 - 7.
Is there a hidden downside to 16s that I don't know about?

[KYAvion]

I upgraded to 16's when I switched to LT's. Another benefit of 16's in a 225 75 R16 is that a replacememt is easy to find on the road if ever needed. LT's in a 15" are hard to come by.

Downside is having to purchase 5 new rims.

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Battery Box Arrived today. Nice box. Nice finish. No keys.Very locked

Contacted the Manufacturer, they're sending keys monday.

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I upgraded to 16's when I switched to LT's. Another benefit of 16's in a 225 75 R16 is that a replacememt is easy to find on the road if ever needed. LT's in a 15" are hard to come by.

Downside is having to purchase 5 new rims.

My rims aren't pretty. OK, I find them butt ugly. Normally not a fan of bling, but those rims just look wrong. Even dressed up with trim rings I'd say they look wrong.