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Old 09-05-2014, 04:32 PM   #681
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Your wasting your breath, Only one way to do things and that's OC'S no matter what anyone says. I said it was your turn in the barrel......
He's just mad cause I made mine cheaper. 4 times cheaper.
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Old 09-05-2014, 04:58 PM   #682
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Neither does galvanized metal.
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Old 09-05-2014, 04:59 PM   #683
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You two....gettin' catty.



Gonna have to put you in separate corners?
Like your picture under your statement. Hope the moderators don't take it off. Pretty funny if I say so myself........
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Old 09-05-2014, 04:59 PM   #684
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Old 09-05-2014, 05:03 PM   #685
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What's up with the Geeeze thing? Don't disrespect my elder friend.
Oc's new name shorty Geeeze.

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Old 09-05-2014, 05:05 PM   #686
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Like your picture under your statement. Hope the moderators don't take it off. Pretty funny if I say so myself........
WHY would they remove it? It's a cat filing its claws.
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Old 09-05-2014, 05:07 PM   #687
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That's alright
Over time aluminum dulls and will oxidize and pvc will fade and get brittle.TURBS
Au contraire, the electrical PVC is made to withstand the uv rays.
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Old 09-05-2014, 05:10 PM   #688
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WHY would they remove it? It's a cat filing its claws.
who knows, they take post off all the time, It's a joke... The post of above mine say's back on topic in bold type. with a high jack sign. It's just people having a little fun that's all.
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Old 09-05-2014, 05:14 PM   #689
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Au contraire, the electrical PVC is made to withstand the uv rays.
For so long.
Admit defeat. .....

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Old 09-05-2014, 07:21 PM   #690
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True story. I'm camping in Marion, NC at the moment and was browsing this thread. During my PDI the tech said to not stake down the awning, which I can agree with if you don't use poles. But with poles I don't see a downside except for the fact that that I'm a klutz and would probably trip over the poles and ropes. But I digress...
So I was reading the thread and thinking about yet another mod. Well, I stopped to fix dinner and a thunderstorm came rolling through. Just lots of rain and thunder at first, but then out of nowhere, a lot of wind. I quickly retracted the awning, and watched out the window as those that had poles and stakes fared quite well. Mine never would have survived had I not rolled it in.
Guess this just moved to the top of the to-do list.
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Old 09-05-2014, 08:11 PM   #692
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Old Coot, Put my kit on today and used the painter polls from you instructions, I took them apart and cut about 16 inches off so that when I story them back against the rails they don't stick down below them. My question is should I drill and pin the polls or does the twist lock work ok on them? One thing I also did was use a peace of black pipe wrap on the lower U bracket to keep them tight and rattle free. Thanks for the help, nice mod.
Also did some mod work on light in bathroom, moved switch out beside door so that you don't have to go all the way in to turn on light. Moved the city water connection down and outward to make it easier to hook up.
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Old 09-05-2014, 08:34 PM   #693
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Old Coot, Put my kit on today and used the painter polls from you instructions, I took them apart and cut about 16 inches off so that when I story them back against the rails they don't stick down below them. My question is should I drill and pin the polls or does the twist lock work ok on them? One thing I also did was use a peace of black pipe wrap on the lower U bracket to keep them tight and rattle free. Thanks for the help, nice mod...
I don't know if the twist lock will hold or not. I would keep a 17/64" dia drill bit and drill motor handy just in case they don't hold.

Glad they worked out for you. Thanks!
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Old 09-06-2014, 07:15 AM   #694
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I just used 2" and 1 1/2" pvc pipe. Drilled a series of holes in the smaller pipe and one hole in the bigger.......used a couple of hitch pins to hold it to the right height. Use a couple of rachet straps over the end of the awning tube hooked to a screw in anchor to the ground. Big wind comes up.....takes me about 45 seconds to unhook the straps....hit the button and roll the awning in. Pipe and hitch pins....about 20 bucks total.
That's the idea that started the awning poles, I just came up with brackets to make them self storing.
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Are y'all making these mods after the warranty runs out? Just wondering if attaching brackets etc. would void it.


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Old 09-06-2014, 10:26 AM   #696
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Are y'all making these mods after the warranty runs out? Just wondering if attaching brackets etc. would void it.


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I just got 2 dog tie downs that you can hammer in the ground and then 2 ratchet straps that I attach from the ends on the awning to the dog tie downs and done. $25 and done.
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Old 09-06-2014, 10:45 AM   #697
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Are y'all making these mods after the warranty runs out? Just wondering if attaching brackets etc. would void it.
The upper brackets use the factory bolts for attaching and you only drill (2) 3/16" dia holes in the lower arms. Nothing to void a warranty.
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How do you hook them to the awning roller itself, like to see a picture if you have time to post one also.....
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Old 09-06-2014, 11:30 AM   #699
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On my previous camper I had a "manual" awning and I had it flip over the top in wind..not tied down. Dealer installed new arms (ax $500.) and asked if I wanted the old damaged arms. Of course I did! Anyway I traded for a new 230 FBS Tracer with electric awning. I was impressed with OC's brackets, but not the poles. Remember those damaged arms? Well they have a pair of adjustable "legs" in the horizontal position with a knob that locks them. They happen to be the perfect length and size to fit OC's brackets. They have a baked white paint finish and would match any white unit. Mine has black arms, so I sand blasted them and painted them black. Only thing I had to add was a "foot" under each pole. With these there is no need to try to line up holes to put a pin thru, just tighten the friction knob. They are square aluminum and probably weigh less than painters poles or pvc tubes. Visited the dealer that replaced the damaged arms a few years ago and showed him what I had done. He said he had a bin full, of those damaged arms ready to take to the scrap yard. Look at someone that has the manual awning and you will see the ones that work (NOT the vertical poles, to big and heavy) Dealers that made these repairs probably have some in their scrap pile. I thought of making an offer to the dealer that had a bin full, but I remembered OC's experience when selling and shipping his poles ... not going to happen again here!
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[QUOTE=Klemintine;695874]On my previous camper I had a "manual" awning and I had it flip over the top in wind..not tied down. Dealer installed new arms (ax $500.) and asked if I wanted the old damaged arms. Of course I did! Anyway I traded for a new 230 FBS Tracer with electric awning. I was impressed with OC's brackets, but not the poles. Remember those damaged arms? Well they have a pair of adjustable "legs" in the horizontal position with a knob that locks them. They happen to be the perfect length and size to fit OC's brackets. They have a baked white paint finish and would match any white unit. Mine has black arms, so I sand blasted them and painted them black. Only thing I had to add was a "foot" under each pole. With these there is no need to try to line up holes to put a pin thru, just tighten the friction knob.

Unless they are different from the ones i have for a manual awning they will mot work with OC's brackets. But you can make some brackets similar to his that will work. I decided against that and used painters poles. Might look better painted white but so far the tan color is just fine with me. I just need to cut them off about 8" to be even with the electric awning poles.
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