That came out great. Glad it finally worked for you and you'll get use to the busy look of the awning when in its travel position. It took me awhile too. I would not have thought the black and white stripes would look as good as they do. You'll certainly enjoy the shade it provides on a sunny day. Now you'll need to get window covering made from the same striped material. Enjoy!!!
Brad
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That's a great idea. Or, since the "look" is ruined anyways, maybe get a window awning for the street side.
Uwe, I'll bet after some time goes by, you'll wonder how you ever lived without it. It does muck up the "clean" look you have acheived, but only a bit. How hot is Baja, anyway?
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It's not "ruined" just different. I have window awnings that just snap on the window frames and really cut down on the amount of sunlight and heat coming into the trailer.
Uwe, I'll bet after some time goes by, you'll wonder how you ever lived without it. It does muck up the "clean" look you have acheived, but only a bit. How hot is Baja, anyway?
I will get used to it. Got to have something to complain about, right?
Baja's East Coast is very hot from May through September/October.
We go during the cooler month. went a few times in August, but the heat can be so intense, that it's difficult to have fun with it.
The West Coast of Baja has a different climate altogether, as it is influenced by the Pacific Ocean.
It's not "ruined" just different. I have window awnings that just snap on the window frames and really cut down on the amount of sunlight and heat coming into the trailer.
Brad
FF
I'd like to do that to my windows, Brad. Hopefully I can talk my favorite seamstress in the whole wide world into helping me making them...Lynne, you reading this?
Uwe,
It looks like the rail for your awning is much lower then on my Trade Wind. It looks like your roll is only an inch away from the door top. On mine I have a light above the door and about 4 inches before you get to the roll. That would explain the height problem since the lower arm pivots are measured from the rail. Let me know if you need bent arms, I have two.
i have the same height issues with my awning as well. my friend david's got the same setup on his overlander, and i swear it has 2-3 more inches of room at the awning end. i thought it might be because i'm running radial tires, instead of the biased plys. it makes my trailer ride a little lower.
the door thing is a pain. i REALLY don't want to put that chinsy looking white plastic wheel on my door... but i have a seam in the awning material right above the door that it keeps catching on, so i'll probably use it, despite the horrible look.
sorry, i can't find a pic of my awning deployed in the daytime or without the shotgun xmas lights! ha! i love it, though. looks like a bazooka, but when it's deployed, no strings for drunken jordan to trip over... plus it deploys fast, AND it's a one man job!
Uwe,
It looks like the rail for your awning is much lower then on my Trade Wind. It looks like your roll is only an inch away from the door top. On mine I have a light above the door and about 4 inches before you get to the roll. That would explain the height problem since the lower arm pivots are measured from the rail. Let me know if you need bent arms, I have two.
The rail is between the door lip and refrigerator vent, quite close to the refrigerator vent. I can't see it being any higher without interfering with the vent.
I made extra holes in the steel arms, so that I can lift the awning higher, now the door only scrapes a slight little bit. It appeasr that there is still enough of the bar stock inside the aluminum lower arm for it to be secure.
i have the same height issues with my awning as well. my friend david's got the same setup on his overlander, and i swear it has 2-3 more inches of room at the awning end. i thought it might be because i'm running radial tires, instead of the biased plys. it makes my trailer ride a little lower.
the door thing is a pain. i REALLY don't want to put that chinsy looking white plastic wheel on my door... but i have a seam in the awning material right above the door that it keeps catching on, so i'll probably use it, despite the horrible look.
sorry, i can't find a pic of my awning deployed in the daytime or without the shotgun xmas lights! ha! i love it, though. looks like a bazooka, but when it's deployed, no strings for drunken jordan to trip over... plus it deploys fast, AND it's a one man job!
jp
Jordan,
I made extra holes in the upper awning arms, so it can slide out further, giving me more headroom. So far so good.
It's a 3/8in hole, 6in from the last one.
i was thinking about doing the same thing. what are you planning to do with the door rubbing? will that fix it? i hate that plastic wheel that came with it.
also, did you attach the safety lock thing that's supposed to mount in teh middle? i left mine off, because it looked so horsey, and the aluminum case seems kinda thin to attach to it.
i was thinking about doing the same thing. what are you planning to do with the door rubbing? will that fix it? i hate that plastic wheel that came with it.
Did not put the plastic wheelie on my door, it won't close with it on there. Besides, it looks hideous. My door just barely scrapes now, with the awning arms reach being extended 6in. I am afraid to go any higher for reasons of the arms stability inside the aluminum lower arm.
Bottom line is, the awning edge is now high enough for a 6ft+ person to walk under it, and the door barely scrapes...as good as it gets?
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also, did you attach the safety lock thing that's supposed to mount in teh middle? i left mine off, because it looked so horsey, and the aluminum case seems kinda thin to attach to it.
jp
Not yet, but I might do that to keep the awning from loosening while driving. I haven't even tightened all the nuts and bolts yet. There is another hour or so of work before it's completely finished.
The aluminum segment is more then strong enough to mount the travel latch on. I questioned it in a post and several members told me of bad thing that could happen with out it. Mine is installed about 2 feet from the rear, anymore then that and it would take two people to install it.
Does anyone out there know if the Zip Dee will fit the 1976 ARGOSY 24 without all these problems?
Sergei
Sergei,
Judging by the changes that I had to make to fit my 1963, I am assuming that it would fit a 70's model quite well.I do remember the contour of my 1971 TradeWind, which should be similar to the 74 Argosy.
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