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campsmoke
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Jul 20, 2015

Awning fabric separated at seam

The awning on our class A coach has separated at the seam near the top of the coach. The tear/separation is about 3.5 inches in length. Has anyone else had this situation and if so how did they repair it?
  • Pretty common spot for them to tear. You can do a temporary repair with awning tape but plan on replacing the awning pretty soon. FYI, it is a do it yourself replacement with two people for under $200.

    I'm assuming your awning has some age on it, of course.
  • Our awning is 6 months / 3100 miles old and is also tearing. Bought it on Amazon and was supposed to be a Lippert, but Lippert says its not due to the roller tube being the wrong color and no ID tag. I am working with Amazon to see if they will replace the fabric part.
  • Awning tape will work and keep it from ripping. Eventually you will need to replace the awning fabric.
  • The awning topper on our living room slide did the exact same thing, except ours is a at least 3 feet that separated. We only found out about it when we had a flood inside. We're taking it in today to Lazy Days to have the topper replaced. Wish us luck. It's a big slide and we're not going to try to do it ourselves.