We received our 2023 Winnebago View 24D in July and simply love it. There are several mods we have done that we recommend.
1. We added 12V power outlets in the dinette cabinet.This is not difficult to do since the wall that provides the chase to the power outlets below the cabinet is nothing more than a flimsy 1/4 piece of plywood. I purchased 4 USB outlets on Amazon, and connected them to the existing power connections.
2. Added a 120V socket to the right rear outside storage compartment. This compartment connects to the closet in the bathroom. This is where I put the Starlink satellite router. Easy to do since the power cabling runs under the removable panel at the bottom of the storage area. I made sure it was connect to the same cable that has the ground fault circuit on it.
3. We got rid of the rod used for hanging in the closet in the bathroom. I added 3 34” x 16” shelves using Command two way tape hooks. Now the cabinet is useful to put clothes and towels.
4. Added the missing Toilet water spray. You can buy it on Amazon for $30.
5. Removed the cabinet in the bathroom and replaced it with a slim 20” x 24” x 3” cabinet from Kohler. The existing cabinet was not well planned out. It stuck out from the wall, 7 “ over the 8” sink that comes with the RV. The sink was simply unusable. By reducing the depth of the cabinet by 4” it makes a big difference. Now you can wash your face, brush your teeth just like normal people do
6. Changed the mattress to a proper 9” multi foam mattress made by Comfort RV Mattress. The mattress that came with the RV was so hard you can play ping pong on it. We originally tried to improve it by adding 4” memory foam and 3” Padding. Only made it difficult to hop on to the bed at night and all the memory foam did was compress down to the ping pong hard mattress below. Comfort RV was able to make the mattress soft enough on my wife’s side for her, and medium for me.
7. Changed the extra 34” x 18” table to an 18” round table. This is the 2nd table that is stored in the bathroom closet. We bought a pine 1” x 18” diameter table at Home Depot, moved the base from the existing one, and my daughter painted it and coated it. Now it is usable and does not get in the way.
8. Added Command hooks. You can never have enough of these. We added hooks to the skylight in the shower so we can hang bathing suits, added two to the bathroom walls for towels, added them to the side of the outside door to put hats and to the inside of the kitchen window jam on the left to put keys. As mentioned before we used the larger Command hooks to hold the wire shelves in the closet.
9. Change out the lead acid batteries to LiFEPO4. We were tired of having to worry about how much charge there was remaining in the lead acid batteries and if we can draw enough power if we did not have shore power. We replaced the two NAPA 12V beasts with one Lossigy Lifepo4 12V 200 AMP LiFEPo4 on Amazon. $650! Weight is 1/2 of one of the lead acid guys. Fits perfectly, Used a strap to secure the battery and there is now some room to spare in the battery compartment.
10. Added an exterior windshield cover made of vinyl . ($60 on Amazon) The ones that come with the RV are interior ones that are difficult to install, and block out all of the light. They also fall down every once in a while which can be embarrassing. I purchased a sunshade for a 2021 Mercedes Sprint , which is the right one considering the 2023 View is on a 2021 Mercedes sprint chassis.
11. Added Portable Air Compressor. I can’t figure out why this isn’t included with the RV. They tell you to check the tire pressure, but if it is low they give you nothing to fill it up. Make sure you get a 20’ 12V extension cord since the distance from the rear tires to the 12V socket is 20 feet.
12. Snap pads . Our View came with the levelers . I added rubber snap pads to the leveler pads. No worries now with concrete or paving surfaces when leveling the RV.
1. We added 12V power outlets in the dinette cabinet.This is not difficult to do since the wall that provides the chase to the power outlets below the cabinet is nothing more than a flimsy 1/4 piece of plywood. I purchased 4 USB outlets on Amazon, and connected them to the existing power connections.
2. Added a 120V socket to the right rear outside storage compartment. This compartment connects to the closet in the bathroom. This is where I put the Starlink satellite router. Easy to do since the power cabling runs under the removable panel at the bottom of the storage area. I made sure it was connect to the same cable that has the ground fault circuit on it.
3. We got rid of the rod used for hanging in the closet in the bathroom. I added 3 34” x 16” shelves using Command two way tape hooks. Now the cabinet is useful to put clothes and towels.
4. Added the missing Toilet water spray. You can buy it on Amazon for $30.
5. Removed the cabinet in the bathroom and replaced it with a slim 20” x 24” x 3” cabinet from Kohler. The existing cabinet was not well planned out. It stuck out from the wall, 7 “ over the 8” sink that comes with the RV. The sink was simply unusable. By reducing the depth of the cabinet by 4” it makes a big difference. Now you can wash your face, brush your teeth just like normal people do
6. Changed the mattress to a proper 9” multi foam mattress made by Comfort RV Mattress. The mattress that came with the RV was so hard you can play ping pong on it. We originally tried to improve it by adding 4” memory foam and 3” Padding. Only made it difficult to hop on to the bed at night and all the memory foam did was compress down to the ping pong hard mattress below. Comfort RV was able to make the mattress soft enough on my wife’s side for her, and medium for me.
7. Changed the extra 34” x 18” table to an 18” round table. This is the 2nd table that is stored in the bathroom closet. We bought a pine 1” x 18” diameter table at Home Depot, moved the base from the existing one, and my daughter painted it and coated it. Now it is usable and does not get in the way.
8. Added Command hooks. You can never have enough of these. We added hooks to the skylight in the shower so we can hang bathing suits, added two to the bathroom walls for towels, added them to the side of the outside door to put hats and to the inside of the kitchen window jam on the left to put keys. As mentioned before we used the larger Command hooks to hold the wire shelves in the closet.
9. Change out the lead acid batteries to LiFEPO4. We were tired of having to worry about how much charge there was remaining in the lead acid batteries and if we can draw enough power if we did not have shore power. We replaced the two NAPA 12V beasts with one Lossigy Lifepo4 12V 200 AMP LiFEPo4 on Amazon. $650! Weight is 1/2 of one of the lead acid guys. Fits perfectly, Used a strap to secure the battery and there is now some room to spare in the battery compartment.
10. Added an exterior windshield cover made of vinyl . ($60 on Amazon) The ones that come with the RV are interior ones that are difficult to install, and block out all of the light. They also fall down every once in a while which can be embarrassing. I purchased a sunshade for a 2021 Mercedes Sprint , which is the right one considering the 2023 View is on a 2021 Mercedes sprint chassis.
11. Added Portable Air Compressor. I can’t figure out why this isn’t included with the RV. They tell you to check the tire pressure, but if it is low they give you nothing to fill it up. Make sure you get a 20’ 12V extension cord since the distance from the rear tires to the 12V socket is 20 feet.
12. Snap pads . Our View came with the levelers . I added rubber snap pads to the leveler pads. No worries now with concrete or paving surfaces when leveling the RV.
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