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copsey wrote:Huntindog wrote:
I did it. It really is best done with 3 people, and they all gotta be on the same page. Removing the remanents of the old one is pretty staight forward.
If your roller endcaps do not have the slot in them that matches up with the roller, you can make it with a dremel and a drill.
You will need a ladder person to feed the fabric into the top slot, and another ladder person to pull it along, and he has to keep repositioning the ladder as the fabric advances. The lower person can walk back and forth pretty easy.
The goal is to feed the fabric into the upper wall track/slot at the same rate as the lower/roller side, It must be fed at the same rate, and care must be taken to make sure it enters the upper track smoothly. Getting off kilter will result in the new fabric snaging and tearing on the edge of the upper track.
We installed the fabric in the roller first and walked the roller along as we fed the upper rail. My awning was a one piece, a two piece may be easier another way.
โApr-30-2015 09:52 PM
โApr-30-2015 06:56 PM
Huntindog wrote:
I did it. It really is best done with 3 people, and they all gotta be on the same page. Removing the remanents of the old one is pretty staight forward.
If your roller endcaps do not have the slot in them that matches up with the roller, you can make it with a dremel and a drill.
You will need a ladder person to feed the fabric into the top slot, and another ladder person to pull it along, and he has to keep repositioning the ladder as the fabric advances. The lower person can walk back and forth pretty easy.
The goal is to feed the fabric into the upper wall track/slot at the same rate as the lower/roller side, It must be fed at the same rate, and care must be taken to make sure it enters the upper track smoothly. Getting off kilter will result in the new fabric snaging and tearing on the edge of the upper track.
โApr-30-2015 06:19 PM
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โApr-30-2015 09:21 AM
ghaindle wrote:oakbowery wrote:
I just replaced the fabric on both my father's and my campers. We thought it was relatively easy. Definitely watch you tube videos prior to doing it. We bought our fabric at http://www.rvawningsmart.com/ and I am pleased with them. Mine was 21' and my father's was 16'. Took about 2 hours per awning for us. I priced the dealer doing it and the labor alone was $450 for just my awning. We bought the awning fabrics and all the necessary stuff for BOTH awnings for around $350.
My dealer quoted $440.00 labor to replace the fabric. I have had good service at reasonable prices from theses people before and since but I felt this was out of line for 45 mins of labor. I called Camping World and they quoted a price of $125.00 labor and $210.00 for the fabric. They ended up charging $95.00 labor. I waited for it while they changed it out. From the time I pulled in until I left was 48 mins. That amount of time aint worth $450.00.
โApr-30-2015 08:57 AM
oakbowery wrote:
I just replaced the fabric on both my father's and my campers. We thought it was relatively easy. Definitely watch you tube videos prior to doing it. We bought our fabric at http://www.rvawningsmart.com/ and I am pleased with them. Mine was 21' and my father's was 16'. Took about 2 hours per awning for us. I priced the dealer doing it and the labor alone was $450 for just my awning. We bought the awning fabrics and all the necessary stuff for BOTH awnings for around $350.
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