Relocate Lippert Leveling System Touch Panel

[SC GT Yellow Jacket]

My 2022 Keystone Cougar 29RLD has the Lippert Ground Control 3 Leveling System. The touch panel used for control is mounted on a panel at the left front of the trailer inside the small cargo compartment, just across from the water pump. The access door is very small and the compartment is small. It is extremely difficult to get a head and arm into the opening to use the touch panel.

I am looking to relocate the touch panel onto the access door, such that it will be on the outside when the door is opened. I will have to use a different cable to the touch panel unless I can get to the existing cable and remove it from its present position. There are cables available for purchase.

Has anyone relocated their touch panel? Did you have any issues? Does anyone see this as a problem? Thanks for your answers!

[chuckster57]

I would look at where the comm cable goes, there may be enough looped together and secured to a wall. We have moved a few.

[SC GT Yellow Jacket]

Thanks for the reply. I always trust your input.

I have previously removed the front of the panel and saw that the cable quickly goes out of sight into an area behind the panel. Not sure where it goes from there, possibly down to below the floor and then across and back up to the electronics assembly. I may have to remove the coroplast to access it.

I am thinking I may just buy a new cable and leave the old one where is.

[dutchmensport]

Before dismanteling and disconnecting wires, take lots and lots of photos of everything so you'll know how it goes back together again. After all those wires are removed, you memory will disconnect also.

Another tip in addition to the photos is to swap out only 1 wire at a time. When everything is connected with the new wires, then place the control panel in it's new location.

Your best future friend will be those photos.

[SC GT Yellow Jacket]

Thanks for the response. The cable is 4 wires with special connectors on each end, plug and play. Pretty simple connection. Problem is getting to it. It is in a very cramped space, the exisiting cable is not visible, and I am a big guy. Poor design by Fleetwood on the panel placement.

[Maineiacs]

I relocated mine from the interior compartment to the backside of the compartment door. When I lift my door up, the panel is right in my face. In my case the cable was long enough, just relocated some of the clips.