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debili
Explorer
Feb 14, 2017

window shades/blinds- restring -replace

Hi all I have questions on these stupid pleated blinds.
my large window in LR slide out has the day night shades and keeps coming unstrung...I had the guy from the RV place fix it once when he was here for something else but now it has broken again...I open and shut each day. I know they can be restrung and there are videos if you can even understand how to do it from video. I have searched the forums here for blind questions or replacement option but cant seem to find anything.
I can not even tell how they are hung in there I mean like the bracket. I was thinking I could replace with regular mini blinds but I do not think there is a way to hand a bracket for that type of blind...can anyone here direct me please to any thread on this or anyone that has done it?
I have the 2011 Jayco Eagle 351rtls
  • ok thanks for the info! I see that the screw holding the little what I call bobbin came out so I screwed it back in but the strings are loose and still wont stay up. I am propping it with a back scratcher of all things GEEZ!
  • Go to YouTube and search for " day night restring", there will be many videos to watch....
  • When I restrung mine I went to a Hunter Douglas authorized dealer and got one size up string and did my own. Yes its a pain, but the videos do help explain what to do. I have never had a replacement string break so as long as you get a quality string it should last indefinitely.
  • rhagfo's avatar
    rhagfo
    Explorer III
    We replaced most of our pleated blinds with Mini blinds. you can draw them and still see out!! If you don't have sun on that side you and raise and and have a clear view.