Those of you that have coaches of this era know that the existing slinky storage is woefully inadequate and pretty much useless for it's intended purpose. Well, the chap I'm working with to rebuild the front cabinets for a larger TV came up with a rather novel solution.
He has a recently acquired 2000 Marquis and loves to tinker with this sort of stuff. First, which I didn't know, is that all the lower panels are hinged which make access to the back a piece of cake. So he opened up the panel that has the slinky storage and found a lot of room back there. He than removed the storage tube....leaving the door intact and built a wooden box behind the panel. Now the entire hose, fittings and all slide in and drop down for storage.
I haven't seen it but it sound rather nice and took him 45 minutes from start to finish. Apparently he put a hook behind the door that the hose tab attaches to and I suspect drain holes in the floor.
More than likely I will have him do this to mine while he has it for the TV upgrade. Quite a resourceful chap and potentially a great source for anyone needing any mobile work down if you're in the Tucson area.