cavie wrote:
Yes you must order the exact replacement because the wiring for the light strip and the electric motor are sewn into the edge of the fabric.
I can't attest to the lights but the motor wiring on mine (lights are at the trailer,not the tube) runs up the arm at the front, motor is inside tube, rear arm has the spring. The lights I've seen on the tube are in one of the tube grooves, so wiring should be in the arm/tube like the motor. If they were in the fabric they'd roll up every time and would think not last too long.