Tribute Standard Equipment Forums

grumpyman

Although it would appear I appear in the minority with having the previous Tribute model the fog lights are very effective. Are there any owners of the 2006 Tribute on this site as I am now feeling rather alienated.

oldenstar

Don't feel alienated Grumps-you are one of us.
One big happy Rolling Eyes

Tribute family
It's just that your version has had all the gremlins sorted by now

grumpyman

Only joking sent PM to Nuke for consideration of specific group.

Pammy

Hi Grumpyman

We have last year's model, same as yours. So don't think you are on your own! We think it is brilliant. Did consider waiting for the new models but having read all the little niggles they are experiencing, think we made the right decision. Have had no problems with it, apart from the silver paint flaking from one of the roof bars. Danum fixed that promptly and it is okay now.

Quite agree about having a separate forum for Tributes. I counted about 60 separate posts for Tributes under the Panel Van section. Looking at the other specific makes what on earth is a Concorde? Some of the specific makes had hardly any topics listed at all and some had only a few and those were ages old.

I always look at the first 30 posts in the summary when I am on the site, then look at posts since my last visit. So wouldn't miss any topics at all if Tributes had their own listing.

I find all the topics interesting. Like to keep abreast with what is happening under all the specific makes.

Pammy (and Keith)

oldenstar

FWIW Grumpyman and others I too have sent a PM to Nukeadmin requesting that the Panel Van Conversion forum be moved into the main Community Forum section, possibly next to American RV's, rather than as an add-on to the last heading on the site.

grumpyman

Perhaps we could take over the Meets section which has been shot seems of more interest. Wink

LAZZA

Hi Jacobite
iv'e seen your post about the sticking roof blind.Have you and Oldenstar had the same trouble? and was it the small blind on the rear roof vent? if so i had the same trouble.Eventually i managed to get it open,i found to get it open you have to press the outer casing of the vent on the side facing the rear doors, if you look in the centre of that side you will see a square,press this in and it lifts the outer casing enough to release the blind.(it worked on mine anyway).
Ceers Lazza
P.S.

Jacobite

Hello Lazza,

thanks for that. I will have a look at that before I shut the blind
again. It was closed for a couple of days before I could get it
open. I was actually thinking of a velcro dot at each corner and
just making my own blind with matching velcro corners to stick to
that at night.

There seem to be an awful lot of different blinds in this van, we are
having to close them during the day and open the windows because
of the sun and heat. Why am I complaining about that? Confused

Jacobite

Tribute_650

The main source of rattles on my van are the blinds, the big roof one its the 2 metal wires down the sides, the sliding door blind handle rattles against the housing, some are better left open and some shut & some stick. I think they were designed for caravans where they could rattle away to their hearts content and no one could hear them Wink

I am having a major rattle hunt at the moment including unsticking things that stick, if some one wants to start a thread with their findings and fixes I will contribute if I find anything not already mentioned! I like the fix Lazza posted.

On Topic - No rear view mirror, No shower curtain but have spots on my 650.

Jacobite

Have just tried Lazza's way of opening the blind and couldn't get it to work. I thought it was a case of it stuck for days!

I turned to face the back door, pushed the blind upwards and towards me and it opened brilliantly - well almost. I had been trying the same method with my back to the door without much luck although it did open eventually.

Will use that method in future if the blind is closed

Jacobite