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12-12-2018, 03:44 PM
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#41
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Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Caspar, California
Trailer: E-19 2018
Posts: 15
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Stealth Options
1.Nev -R-Adjust Dexter axles with E-Z-Lube wheel hubs. This gets you self-adjusting brakes, and wheel bearings you can squirt grease into the anytime you want without having to remove the wheels and hubs. I opted for this because there are no RV service shops within a hundred miles of my house, and this will make sure I don’t put off important maintenance items. (I WOULD NOT recommend Nev-R-Lube hubs. These require special bearing presses to remove, so if one goes bad you are stuck without a well-equipped shop handy.) The regular hub wheel bearings and E-Z Lube hubs you can still replace yourself.
2.No exterior graphics. We have received nothing but “I wish I had asked for that” comments from other Escape owners. The look is cleaner, and washing and waxing is easier. Your trailer will also look better years longer without faded and peeling decals.
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12-12-2018, 03:51 PM
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#42
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Trailer: 2009 Escape 17B 2020 Toyota Highlander XLE
Posts: 17,136
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My decals are ten years old and are not fading or peeling. Mine are Black Forest Green. Colours vary in how long they last.
I don't see how "washing and waxing is easier" without graphics.
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12-12-2018, 03:52 PM
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#43
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
Posts: 26,268
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CasparScape
1.Nev -R-Adjust Dexter axles with E-Z-Lube wheel hubs. This gets you self-adjusting brakes, and wheel bearings you can squirt grease into the anytime you want without having to remove the wheels and hubs. I opted for this because there are no RV service shops within a hundred miles of my house, and this will make sure I don’t put off important maintenance items. (I WOULD NOT recommend Nev-R-Lube hubs. These require special bearing presses to remove, so if one goes bad you are stuck without a well-equipped shop handy.) The regular hub wheel bearings and E-Z Lube hubs you can still replace yourself.
2.No exterior graphics. We have received nothing but “I wish I had asked for that” comments from other Escape owners. The look is cleaner, and washing and waxing is easier. Your trailer will also look better years longer without faded and peeling decals.
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Does Escape offer Nev-R-Adjust Dexter axles? I'm aware that the e-Z lube is standard.
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Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
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12-12-2018, 04:32 PM
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#44
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Trailer: 1979 Boler B1700
Posts: 14,935
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cpaharley2008
Does Escape offer Nev-R-Adjust Dexter axles? I'm aware that the e-Z lube is standard.
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The difference between standard and Nev-R-Adjust is entirely in the brake assembly (E-Z Lube is in the axle's spindle). Nev-R-Adjust has been discussed a few times in this forum, and while a few people have talked about changing to Nev-R-Adjust when replacing brake assemblies, I hadn't heard of anyone getting it as a "stealth" factory option until the beginning of this year:
Axel Modification.... Why Yes, Why No?
But now it does appear to be an available option which is not listed on the website.
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12-12-2018, 06:22 PM
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#45
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Tehachapi, California
Trailer: none
Posts: 515
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CasparScape
2.No exterior graphics. We have received nothing but “I wish I had asked for that” comments from other Escape owners. The look is cleaner, and washing and waxing is easier. Your trailer will also look better years longer without faded and peeling decals.
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Does ETI discount the price a little if you opt for no graphics?
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Formerly owned a 2007 24' HiLo/ 2003 Tahoe combo. Interested in the 5.0TA
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12-12-2018, 07:09 PM
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#46
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
Posts: 26,268
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hilola
Does ETI discount the price a little if you opt for no graphics?
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Similarly to dropping the stove hood, probably N/C.
Another item is the belly band color. I went from black to white to eliminate the "black belt" look. Well that was a mistake. The white band when clean was nice, but once it got dirty, it was hard to clean as the dirt showed both on top and bottom of the band as well as the trim holding the band. I had resorted to using a knife edge around the camper twice to dig out the dirt. The black band just hides it better.....
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Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
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12-12-2018, 07:32 PM
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#47
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Trailer: 2009 Escape 17B 2020 Toyota Highlander XLE
Posts: 17,136
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Is N/C no charge or no credit?
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12-12-2018, 08:04 PM
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#48
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: West Coast, Florida
Trailer: None now
Posts: 1,266
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gbaglo
Is N/C no charge or no credit?
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No comprende
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12-12-2018, 08:48 PM
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#49
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: SLO County, California
Trailer: 2014 Escape 21C 2019 Expedition
Posts: 5,213
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hilola
Does ETI discount the price a little if you opt for no graphics?
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They used to, however no more for some time now. Same with passing on a stock mattress.
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12-12-2018, 09:04 PM
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#50
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Fremont, California
Trailer: 2016 21/ '16 Tundra 4.6L Dbl. Cab
Posts: 1,562
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2016 - 21'
“Get out the map and lay your finger anywhere down” -Indigo Girls
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12-12-2018, 09:35 PM
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#51
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Benton County, Iowa
Trailer: 2013 Escape 21 Classic Number 6, pulled by 2018 Toyota Highlander
Posts: 8,259
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N/C
Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve Clark
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Nolo contendre. Seems to popular today.
Iowa “High School Latin” Dave
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