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Just got home for N.C. dealer with my leftover, new 2017 T@G and went to work doing first mods to camper. Started with realigning propane/battery box on tongue. Noticed it askew and not centered. It was held on by 4 not so easily reached bolts through its frame to tongue screen. Had to remove battery and propane tank. While there, drilled holes in each lowest depression on battery box so water would drain out if trapped inside battery box. Once reattached and squared to trailer, I realized dealer had failed to connect solar lines if I choose to run solar. So those where connected as I reattached trailer battery leads. Next to the inside for the hinges on the floor panels. Got 3" hinge pair and they did the job. Next to the behind the T.V. cabinet mod. Removed T.V. from mount (push down on top bar); removed 4 screws for panel and wiggled panel out. Removed T.V. mount on panel to replace with different, simple tilt mount (up and down) replacement for the T.V. mount. Had some leftover nice cabinet hinges and installed pair on panel and then cabinet with panel squared on outside of cabinet. Put magnet closer catch but realized the panel door needed something more, with the weight of T.V., etc., so used one side of a window lock (color matched to hinges) for home windows to assist magnetic catch to keep panel door closed in transit. Then installed shelf at tilted angle (low in front, higher in back on supports) on the now inside opened cabinet to allow for air circulation on top of air conditioner while rearranging T.V. feeds to side. I left about and inch on each side of shelf as it tilts up from front (lowest) to rear (highest) on these inside cabinet supports (gives air conditioner some breathing room) and reused four panel screws that I had removed, to attach shelf (which I had to split down the middle to get into cabinet). Added a bit of touchup stain on outside edges and all is good to go. Finally, underneath, on sink drain under trailer I attached a short run of hose to rear of trailer using existing drain cap at newly attached hose end. I attached 1/2" clamps along bottom trim rail run, partly reusing screws on bottom trim on one side to attach the plastic conduit clamps on hose and screwed to floor panel on the other (don't forget to seal with silicon). Hose runs inside rear bottom, side trim and just in front of stabilizer to help protect it from a snag (in cold weather, detach hose drain extension from floor drain to drain hose as it has a trap curve that will hold water). This will allow me to not crawl under trailer at campsite to attach a drain hose or place a bucket under the trailer and forget! I know some have run from inside to side of trailer drilling into rear side panel. This may happen in the future, but just could not bring myself to drill a hole in my new fiberglass panel and risk a leak! Well that is all for now. Will see what the future holds for the next round of mods. Happy trailering.