Metal Awning Covers
Hi, Just purchased a new 5th Wheel. My old TT I traded-in had an 18' long white awning. We live in the south. It did not have a cover over the awning when rolled up and stored, therefore, every time ...
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powderman426 wrote:downtheroad wrote:
Francesca,
You are correct about UV protection. I forgot to mention that benefit in my post above.
I don't think you can install them after the fact. All of ours came as a package when we ordered the awnings...not sure if you can retro-fit them, but I could be wrong.
I don't believe it's a matter of retrofitting but being able to buy them. I have looked and only see them as complete units. If someone knows where they can be bought seperate I would be interested in knowing about it.
You can buy them for at least some companies. A&E do have a part number and sell just the metal cover part.
That said it isn't cheap - the replacement one for ours (21') is about $320 plus shipping of $200 (because of the length, needs to be shipped as oversized freight). Also retro-fitting on a model that isn't designed for it is probably not trivial as they attach on to piping on the awning material - if you're awning doesn't have that, I'm not sure what you could do to attach it.
