Anyone rolling in a 589 yet?

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  1. ElmerFudpucker

    ElmerFudpucker Road Train Member

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    No. Not that I know of.
     
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  3. Oxbow

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    I believe they are working on pickup conversions.
    I was disappointed to see that they are sourcing axle motors from China and Scania engines, rather North American products, but especially in regard to the motors that may be all that is available.
     
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  4. ElmerFudpucker

    ElmerFudpucker Road Train Member

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    I don’t mind the scania engine. Chinese axle motors is a different story though.

    In full transparency. I would get a 770 scania V8 in a skinny minute
     
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  5. abyliks

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    Anyone know the difference between the 72” and 80” sleeper besides the obvious 8”? Is it just the mattress? Cabinets seem to look the same and Pete website isn’t much help
     
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  6. Long FLD

    Long FLD Road Train Member

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    Just mattress. The closets are the same. Not sure if you can get a back window in an 80”.
     
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  7. CorsairFanboy

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    Why not get another W9?
     
  8. abyliks

    abyliks Road Train Member

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    because I despise the 06+ interiors, either dry humping the steering column with your kneees in the dash or too far away to push the clutch in and reach switches
     
  9. D.Tibbitt

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    I was wondering what the f was up with my wiper switch on my 567 .. must be a peterbilt thing
     
  10. Concorde

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    Yep!
    Don’t bother even changing it out, it’ll only work for a minute or two.
    Another thing that drives me nuts is the blue high beam indicator light. Where I have my seat and steering wheel set I can’t see the light. Bugs the crap out of me.
     
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  11. AModelCat

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    I think I heard in one of their videos that no axle manufacturers in NA were willing to work with them. They're too small time apparently.

    I'd have liked to have seen them find a manufacturer on this continent but if the big companies want to be pricks about it I say #### 'em. Let them lose out on it.
     
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