Blue View - How to Wire a Double Switch

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Blue View - How to Wire a Double Switch

One of my brother Paul’s recent jobs was something right up my alley, and I was happy to help out. His customer wanted to add a light over the sink, which not only involved installing the light fixture itself, but required running wire to it from an existing wall switch. We then added a switch to control it by changing the single toggle switch to a double.

When we finished, we thought it might be fun to make a video on how to wire a double switch. If you are interested, click here to take a look.

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Blue View – Cabinets for Blue

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Blue View – Cabinets for Blue

Since we’ve been focusing on our upcoming walk of the Via Francigena, poor Blue has been neglected for the past couple of months. We did manage to get a couple week’s attention which I devoted to installing the rear walls, overhead cabinets and rebuilding the bed support.

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Blue View - Repairing the Fuel Filler Door on Blue

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Blue View - Repairing the Fuel Filler Door on Blue

The fuel filler door on Blue is rather unique. It is located just aft of the driver’s door, and can’t be opened without first opening said driver’s door. I like the arrangement except for one teeny-tiny detail - the little tab on the edge. It’s put there to make the door easier to open when it’s time to fill up, but it has a tendency to catch on my pants pocket as I exit the driver’s side, especially when we’re parked in a tight space and I can’t open the door all the way. On at least one occasion, I’ve exerted enough leverage to actually break the hinge that holds the filler door.

It’s not cheap to repair… the dealer wanted $485. As it turns out, the repair is quite simple and a whole lot less expensive to do it yourself, once you discover a couple of little disassembly tricks. Watch our video that describes the process…

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