When we purchased a 1998 B190 for my sister-in-law we spend quite a bit of time searching Craigslist so I think that would be a good place to list the van. Posting your van here (on b190.com) would also be a good thing to do and be sure to include your VIN. You might also consider posting it on airf...

On my 1999, it seems Airstream took it further. Only the forward-most double side door window opens. All the other side and rear door windows are bolted to their frames, with no hinges or latches remaining. I'm pretty sure this was part of the original Airstream (Thor) conversion (for my unit, anyw...

After several other upgrades to the suspension on our 1998 B190 I've order a set of Bilstein's - same part numbers listed in one of the posts above. I first contacted Bilstein USA to make sure I wasn't overlooking something but the guy on the phone at Bilstein indicated those are the right numbers f...

The cruise control and horn don't work on our 1998 B190. I don't have idiot lights indicating a problem with the airbag. So two of three things running through the clockspring are not working. I decided to remove the air bag (disconnected battery first), remove the steering wheel and remove the cloc...

My feet hurt every time I climbed up or down the ladder so I got some foam pipe insulation and slipped it over the ladder treads. Wrapped a piece of tape around each side to secure the foam. Happy feet! Cliff We found the same thing to be true regarding climbing up and down the ladder. I guess my f...

Hmmm... The Roadmaster Active Suspension makes the van drive a little differently. Unfortunately, it did not seem to remove much of the body roll that I experience with going in/out of the driveway, around tight corners, etc. I was hoping that a second set of springs (one on each side) would "p...

I'll be driving the van about 50 miles round-trip tomorrow (Thursday 6/26/2014) so I'll have another opportunity to get a feel for whether the Roadmaster Active Suspension has improved the ride. The trip tomorrow is to a mechanic to have the Safe-T-Plus steering stabilizer installed. The route shoul...

Here are links and comments from the guy who performed the suspensions modifications on the 1999 B190: http://www.activesuspension.com/how-to-make-your-van-safer/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT2RbQZtFx8 (this is the Safe-T-Plus steering stabilizer) http://www.sportsmobile.com/4_powerstroke.html (...

I installed the Roadmaster kit this morning. Took about 1-1/2 hours. The kit must be installed with no load on the rear springs so I lifted the van by the frame rails and suspended it on jack stands. From there, I removed the tires to gain access to the leaf springs. The kit is a straightforward bol...

The kit arrived today (Saturday) to my surprise. I didn't request one-day shipping but I guess I'm close enough to the ship point that one day is all that's required. I'm still surprised by the Saturday delivery. The kit arrived via FedEx Home Delivery. I don't have time to install the kit today but...

I recently drove a 1999 B190 that had several improvements to the suspension. The van drove so well that at first I didn't even think it was a B190. It seemed much more like a normal van and drove much like my 1996 and 2005 Suburbans - meaning it did not have much body roll when going over bumps and...

I've used the rooftop/luggage rack antennae a few times with some decent results. Otherwise, I've built a few of the Lifehacker Fractal antennas, which I use at home and in the van. Works great, and only the cost of the Balun and an hour of arts and crafts time! http://lifehacker.com/5919128/build-...

I stumbled across this thread today and thought I'd ask... are you still happy with the antenna you purchased? Were you unhappy with the antenna provided in the B190 (built into the roof I think)? We've tried the built-in antenna in three locations. Two locations were in metropolitan areas and we re...

We opened the awning today for the 2nd time on the B190 my sister-in-law purchased. The first time we opened the awning was a month ago when the van was purchased. At that time we looked, didn't see any major problems, so we moved on to the next item on the list of things to check when purchasing a ...

OOPS! I meant E350 I see an online price for the clockspring - it's about $70 if I can believe the web site I found. I watched some videos about disconnecting the battery, removing the air bag module from the center of the steering wheel, and removing the steering wheel (I do have a puller). I've fo...