How To Fit Awning Rail

Double check that the rail is level then add screws to the remaining holes in the rail.

How to fit awning rail.

Don t forget to do this for both tension arms. This will promote ease in sliding the awnings into them. As we ve finally had some really lovely weather i thought it was time to start tinkering on our camper van to get ready for summer. Then hold the awning with one hand and adjust the tension knobs with the other.

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Step 1 use a flat head screwdriver to slightly open up one end of the awning rail. Mark the front and rear of the rail with a pencil roughly where the roof profile starts to curve downwards. However we have looked at u tube and have the general drift of how it will go. Once that s done unroll the awning by pulling on the awning tube until it s fully unrolled slide in the upper awning arms.

If your awning requires wall brackets you can install those now as well. Before installing the awning clean the end of the rail and spray the insides with silicone lubricant. A couple of questions we are considering are 1. We are going to fit an awning rail to my sons vwt5 but the rail he has bought has no instructions.

We are going to fix with adhesive and a few stainless self tappers. Mark the bracket locations as specified in the manufacturer s instructions then secure the bracket with screws.