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Yea it was a real pain. In hindsight, I probably wouldn’t have gone this route if I had to do it again. We don’t use this system much anymore. The marginal increase in service and unpredictability is making us lean toward starlink now.

2 years into this and I have to admit, I completely agree. I’m not a fan of this system. It rarely offers any significant service. Save your money and get starlink.

@@explorationsrenovations5982 my camper came with one installed by i might remove it and use the holes for solar and use the spot for an extra panel.

You’re very welcome northern neighbor. I think you’re making the right call. I upgraded the antenna & the gateway. I chose to do it and found the increase in service marginal at best. It works, but was it worth the money and time I put into it? Nope!

No SIM card but you need a data plan. Winegard offers one but they can also utilize an existing AT&T or Verizon plan. I think they recently also started working with T-Mobile plans.

@@explorationsrenovations5982 thank you Sir!!! Happy Camping 🏕

Does DO happen to stand for Super Dave? 😂

What the Winegard tech rep told me is that each rv mfgr wires it differently. The problem is RVs are all built by hand and wired individually each time. There is zero automation or consistency. So even the exact same unit can be wired completely different on a Monday than how it gets wired on Tuesday. That is why it’s impossible for an rv manufacturer to give you a wiring diagram. It’s really a big problem. There are so called “standards” for how each unit is “suppose” to be wired, but again that changes from manufacturer to manufacturer. The only reliable way to figure it out unfortunately is doing what I did. Take things apart and trace them out. It’s a gigantic PITA but you do learn a lot about your RV that way. Unfortunately I don’t have a grand design so I’ll be if no help to you here. Good luck my friend!

@@explorationsrenovations5982 Thanks for the answer. I used a Coax Tester made by Klein to trace each coax line but like I said, didn't find anything for the Air360. I guess I'll be heading on to the roof to take it off and check. Have a great day Tony and thanks again for your reply!

Your welcome! Hope it helped

Thanks for the comments. Much appreciated. Happy camping 👍

On some units, yes. There are 2 places to mount it depending on how your rig was wired from the factory. My camper pre-wire configuration meant I needed to mount it to the Winegard unit under the dome.

You’re very welcome!

I e been getting they question a lot from Grand Design owners. Apparently they set they pre-wired rigs up differently then sunset trails. I don’t really know much about that. This video was specific to how sunset trails sets up their rigs.

@@explorationsrenovations5982, Thanks. I believe my spec sheet in my owners manual says 360+. Why they put a 360 up there I don’t know. I may have to call them on this and force an upgrade. I love the grand design because it’s built like a tank but there’s just a couple of small things that are bugging me. What I just discovered was that my antenna, the Winegard 360, is connected to a 12 V power source inside the trailer. It appears that there is a 12 V source headed to that antenna. I think it serves the purpose as a boost only. Not sure if the coax from the A360 goes down to the 12 V DC wall plate boost then to my TV, or whether there’s two 12 V wires going up to the antenna. From what I’m seeing on RUclips, it doesn’t look like there is any 12 V connectors inside the 360.

@@mr.peabody3509 how did everything go for you? I was just reading my comments to you and I see I had typos just about every other word! 🤦‍♂️ Happy camping!!

@@explorationsrenovations5982 Hi Tony, Since the 360+ only adds 5 miles boost to my current Winegard, and the cell antenna only boosts cell signal, I opted to go with a cell booster only. TV Reception is great and my TT doesn’t come prewired I found out. I even purchased the Gateway 1000 and everything. Good thing I researched it. I didn’t want to tear up that roof. Thx for checking in.

You’re welcome!!

Yours may very well be in the hub on the interior, depending on what rig you have and how the manufacturer wired it. Speaking to my dealer, he said most of the Sunset Trails units are on the roof which is where mine was. I meant to mention that the video. I thought I did but I guess I forgot to. Good luck with the mod. Once you get the dam thing wired it’s a piece of cake and works great.

@@explorationsrenovations5982 I took the interior cover off and all that there was the two wire with no connector so I figured it was mounted under the dome.

I was told that this hole is for units that come equipped with the internal router or the Winegard Connect 2.0. They use the extra hole to install those items. So I guess they put all the holes in all the units then use whatever hole they need based on the equipment they’re providing for that particular RV and cap the rest.

@@explorationsrenovations5982 oh ok got it

@@explorationsrenovations5982 so I can just use the hole thats under my 360 ? I want to replace it with the 360+

@@gardnetbush9768 you may have to take the plate off that covers the extra hole to grab the power wire. That’s why I had to open it up. Then you’ll have to fish that power wire from the extra hole to the hole under your Winegard unit.

@@explorationsrenovations5982 my doesn't have a plate or extra hole i think they just Fed the coax and the power line straight to the back of the TV that where a power pack and my on and off button is at

You make a great point!

Yep. I know exactly how you feel. I was pretty pissed. That’s why I made this video. I will say that now that I’ve got the right stuff and installed correctly, the thing works great!!

@@explorationsrenovations5982 yep. Hours and hours of searching of how to, Clueless RV dealers.. We can finally give it a rest. Thanks for this video.👍🏻

Good luck with it. You’ll be fine. I found the “thought” of doing the job was way more overwhelming than doing the job. Shoot me a note if you get stuck or have any questions

I reused the screws the manufacturer used to mount the original Winegard unit. They look to be about 3/4” #8 self tapping screws.

Thank you 🙏

Hmmm, not familiar with the AR2. I’m sorry I won’t be able to help with this

I probably didn’t show that or explain it properly. But that’s exactly what I did. I mounted it inside the dome on the mounting slots provided!!

Thanks. I’m still refining my editing skills 😉

You’re welcome. Appreciate the feedback Gary

Thanks for the feedback Jeff!

How did the install go?

Thx for the feedback. It’s beautiful up here for sure!

I have a few questions. 1. You didn’t tell me what make & model your RV is. 2. Do you have the Winegard router? 3. Send me an email with your info tp tonyg2724@gmail.com. Once I know the answers to these questions I’ll send you a video.