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Originally Posted by overlander63  They can be cut down. You will need to remove the roller from the arms, and remove the rear insert, and remove the awning fabric. Then you can use either a chop saw or sawzall to cut the excess length from the tube. Cut the same amount from the awning fabric, and sew it back so it doesn't unravel.
You can move the mounts, slide the awning fabric back in place, and reinstall the rear insert.
Can you tell I've done this before?  |
AGREED!
I've had to do this on several occasions when the factory or the owner gave the wrong info that produced an over sized awning (unfortunately, you can't do that when they are too short
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. There is usually one spring, but even if there are 2 springs, they can be easily removed. Trim the tube by the length required to place the bottom bracket directly over the first vertical rib, and then have the fabric trimmed and hemmed by the same amount.
As it is a Carefree, you simple slip the fabric out of the channel in the roller tube, cut it, and then replace it later when it is the matching length.
