Hearthfire steward won't wear the right clothes

[asthehind]

I'm having problems with Kharjo, my steward. I downloaded a mod to enable him and other beast race followers to become stewards and so far he's done his duty well. But now the armor I gave him to wear as a follower is unequipped, and he's wearing his original clothing. I've tried getting him to follow me again so I can switch his outfit, but then I don't get the dialogue for him to become steward again. I've tried stealing objects from his inventory to 'reset' him, but this has no effect. I've tried stealing the armor concerned (with the idea of putting it back again so he'll put it on) but despite my being a good thief for some reason my chance of getting it is 0% and he attacks me when I fail. I've also tried using the console (using the equipitem command) but for some reason it fails every time. I've tried three different object IDs for the armor - two of which I got in game by opening the console and clicking on the object and they were different each time - and one which I got in the creation kit which also results in failure. I've also tried doing a clean save and disabling the other companion mod I've got running (Followers Can Relax) but with no joy. Is there something I'm doing wrong, or something else I could try? It's a really nice armor from LordOfWar's Witcher 2 mod which he's supposed to be wearing, but Kharjo will insist that his steel stuff is better... This is a cat with no style.

 

EDIT:

I've just tried adding a new set of armor by pickpocketing him. Despite adding the 'Perfect Touch' perk using the console, I still have a 0% chance to take the original armor and 0% to give him a new set. Therefore fail. :P

Edited February 23, 2013 by asthehind

[asthehind]

Just a quick reply to this - I've fixed him! I made a mod using the info from these two very helpful posts by jet4571:

http://forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/topic/605633-linking-an-armor-mod-to-another-mod-without-esp-or-esm-master-tip-for-beginners/

 

and GRRB in this thread:

http://forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/topic/561271-new-outfit/

 

Kharjo now wears his nice clothes and I can go about my business without worrying that he'll be wearing steel plate while washing the dishes. Thanks to jet4571 and GRRB!