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Re: What awning shall I get?
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 10:07 am
by stuc
Go to a local motorhome builder/repairer they usually have offcuts lying about scrap. They gave me 2 bits for mine free.
Re: What awning shall I get?
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 5:18 pm
by Dodgey
Just grabbed mine up the road at Chelston Motorhomes. £11 for 3M - happy with that
(Try looking up Reimo awning rails, which VW'ers seem to insist on. £50-£60 lol)
Re: What awning shall I get?
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 7:25 pm
by Dodgey
Mine's done! Oddly I have a 255 but it's longer than the roof. It's no problem but it does stick out of the AFT a bit at the front.
I also found the top struts would not click into place (too long) as the mounting sockets are a reasonable distance away from the awnign rail (on a caravan it would lie flat against a wall) so I drilled an extra hole in the last section of the roof struts 4.5cm inwards to allow a slightly shorter extention.
My roof closes, just. I think I could have mounted the awnign rail slightly more towards the edge of the vehicle. I might lift up the back section tomorrow and pull it out a bit.
Re: What awning shall I get?
Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2015 2:25 pm
by Marbleous
Awning finally fitted. Thanks very much Mike for coming over.
It is the T3 Brackets you need but they need CONSIDERABLE alteration that requires redrilling the hole and shaving 2mm off the wider end of the s-shaped bracket. We would have been thwarted had it not been for the fact I live next door to a retired engineer with all the necessary tools at his disposal.
I am thrilled with the result but still in a state of disbelief about the size of the 'small adjustment' that needed to be made to the bracket!
Can't wait to get out in my van!
Re: What awning shall I get?
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 5:33 pm
by hotpot8200
Hi what type of rail did you use and where did you get it from please do you have a link
Ta
Re: What awning shall I get?
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2015 3:19 pm
by stuc
[quote="Dodgey"]Mine's done! Oddly I have a 255 but it's longer than the roof. It's no problem but it does stick out of the AFT a bit at the front.
I also found the top struts would not click into place (too long) as the mounting sockets are a reasonable distance away from the awnign rail (on a caravan it would lie flat against a wall) so I drilled an extra hole in the last section of the roof struts 4.5cm inwards to allow a slightly shorter extention.
My roof closes, just. I think I could have mounted the awnign rail slightly more towards the edge of the vehicle. I might lift up the back section tomorrow and pull it out a bit.
Mines a 255 as well and I have it pulled as far back as possible and it just fits under the roof.
The horizontal poles I had to drill some extra holes to get the tension on it right, but it's great to set up quickly.