$119 eBay replacement awning material
I installed the product from this eBay seller: Awning to replace my Dometic A&E 8300 series and I thought I'd give a few details about the item. First, the seller says this awning is made from heav...
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ScottG wrote:Thanks for replying and the explanation of the roller attachment.westend wrote:
Looks good. Does the roller side of the awning come with a welt or hem sewn?
It comes with one sewn in welt for the valance. Then you crease a line where the awning portion attaches on the roller and slide the plastic round thingy in from the ends. When I saw this in the directions I thought, No freakin way! But it was very easy. I used a cheap plastic scraper (dulled with sandpaper) to crease a line along the length of the grove and the "thingy" slid right in. It made for a nice tight fit around the roller.
Is that what you meant?
I am tossing around some ideas on how to install an awning on my old Starcraft and would like to forgo the roller part. If I can find an awning material with a welt on the roller side, I can use it by manually sliding the welt into an existing awning fitting on the trailer.
The price on your awning is cheaper than I can buy the material, wholesale, and have my BIL, the upholster sew it for free. Great deal you got there!
