Canvas tent plastic ‘ribs,’

[JDVKTM]

The plastic ribs that normally pulls the tent to the inside when closing, have broken.
Any one also experienced this ?
Have you fixed/replaced ?
Thanks

 

[Hotel California]

Sure this has been asked this before and i belive those inserts are not availeble .
You could open the seam and do a DIY repair .
Or look out for a canvas that's been replaced where you can recuperate those bits.

 

[JDVKTM]

Thanks Hotel California,
Do you possibly know what the material is as my only option is to souce new material ?

 

[Hotel California]

Pretty sure it's plasic .
There are older thread(s) on people who had the canvas popt-out and the plastic bits damaged . Think they showed detailed pictures of the part.
Try to search older threads , i'm 100% sure there is a thread on this

 

[Charlotterobin]

Maybe try a chandlers or sailmaker?
I think these ribs are similar to sail batons although sail batons may be too rigid

 

[JDVKTM]

Thanks, will do

 

[Charlotterobin]

Battens

 

[Soton Campers]

Pretty sure @Loz had a neat solution for this.

 

[JDVKTM]

Thanks Soton Campers,
Can you recall the post’s heading ?

 

[Hotel California]

Roof bellow 'stiffeners'

can the stiffeners be removed/replaced? Lowering roof in some high winds, was so focused on the rear section as the bellows were blowing out towards the roof hinge, I didn't notice the front section had blown outside the roof. It looks like the strip that's sown into the inside of the bellows...

vwcaliforniaclub.com

@JDVKTM
Now get to think ....there are some nice pictures here

Cali technical tips&tricks

As followinging the tread Umbi27 , my fellow Belgian member, started here http://vwcaliforniaclub.com/threads/vw-campercenter-amersfoort-7-march-technical-demo-for-belgian-cali-owners.9424/ I 'm gonne show some more pics and post some of the "tips&tricks" we got from our Dutch VW aces at CCN (...

vwcaliforniaclub.com

Look for post #23
It's been a while since i looked in to that thread , so much good pictures in there!

 

[JDVKTM]

Thanks guy’s, awesome !!!
will start sourcing some carbon fibre strips

 

[Loz]

Thanks Soton Campers,
Can you recall the post’s heading ?

Roof bellow 'stiffeners'

can the stiffeners be removed/replaced? Lowering roof in some high winds, was so focused on the rear section as the bellows were blowing out towards the roof hinge, I didn't notice the front section had blown outside the roof. It looks like the strip that's sown into the inside of the bellows...

vwcaliforniaclub.com

 

[ArunAlec]

Just managed to snap the front stiffener

 

[Hamish S]

Oooh! painful, how did you do that?

 

[ArunAlec]

Oooh! painful, how did you do that?

I suspect it was due to me not fully opening the front window of my Isotop. Which caught on the stiffener when I lowered the roof.

 

[andyinluton]

I suspect it was due to me not fully opening the front window of my Isotop. Which caught on the stiffener when I lowered the roof.

Time to change the bellows for one with the panoramic front? its only about £800. then of course you need the new isotop liner at about £500.

My man maths says you are now in a position to save £1300 by buying a new van?