Awning removal

[Meoncoast]

Found this link might be of help re awning did not know how simple it can be to remove

 

[WelshGas]

Found this link might be of help re awning did not know how simple it can be to remove

You should post a link to it in the Downloads section, so it is easier to find next time.

 

[Meoncoast]

You should post a link to it in the Downloads section, so it is easier to find next time.

think I have done it

 

[kave]

I thought some of the holes need to be plugged?
Since we usually doesnt camp between oct-march I have thought about removing it, but you never know when it is needed to keep rain water from entering the door.

 

[WelshGas]

I thought some of the holes need to be plugged?
Since we usually doesnt camp between oct-march I have thought about removing it, but you never know when it is needed to keep rain water from entering the door.

You could just remove the Awning Cassette and Rubber seal and leave the brackets in place.
The Bracket bolts don't go through the bodywork but just clamp the Bracket to the rail on the California.

 

[Hotel California]

I thought some of the holes need to be plugged?
Since we usually doesnt camp between oct-march I have thought about removing it, but you never know when it is needed to keep rain water from entering the door.

You acually need to get a shorter set of bolts to put back in without the bracket . So i been told never done this .
But guess a couple roundels can do the trick....

 

[WelshGas]

You acually need to get a shorter set of bolts to put back in without the bracket . So i been told never done this .
But guess a couple roundels can do the trick....

No bolts through roof according to this diagram.

 

[Hotel California]

I think the bolts nr . 23 need to be shorter if you remove the bracket .
They need to go back in to fill the hole's
If you leave them out and put the roof up you will have water comming in .

As i said : ....been told ....never had mine removed

 

[BikerGran]

What would be the point of removing it?

 

[2into1]

What would be the point of removing it?

Weight saving, drag reduction, both helping fuel consumption.

 

[Meoncoast]

What would be the point of removing it?

and

• repair
• winter storage
• to sale
• no longer required
• personal choice

 

[jts46]

Remember that the illustration that welshgas kindly put on here is of the THULE awning the early calis were fitted with the FIAMMA awning

 

[westfalia]

Remember that the illustration that welshgas kindly put on here is of the THULE awning the early calis were fitted with the FIAMMA awning

Mine is an early cali 2006, it came with a Thule Omnistor awning.
The torx screws fixing the brackets are of different lengths, front/rear, i just
put them back in the holes finger tight when i remove the awning.

 

[GollyOlly]

No bolts through roof according to this diagram.

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Hi WG, do you know of any way to raise the entire awning rail a bit higher? When I attach my Vango Cross Air awning using the kadar strip to the awning rail, the sliding door always catches on the kadar strip/awning when the door is opened because the kadar strip hangs just low enough to where the door catches it. I've retracted the actual awning as far as it will go to ensure there is tension on the awning tunnel, but regardless of what I do, the door constantly catches the kadar strip. If I could raise the awning rail a cm or two, that would solve the problem. Appreciate any help you can offer.

 

[WelshGas]

Hi WG, do you know of any way to raise the entire awning rail a bit higher? When I attach my Vango Cross Air awning using the kadar strip to the awning rail, the sliding door always catches on the kadar strip/awning when the door is opened because the kadar strip hangs just low enough to where the door catches it. I've retracted the actual awning as far as it will go to ensure there is tension on the awning tunnel, but regardless of what I do, the door constantly catches the kadar strip. If I could raise the awning rail a cm or two, that would solve the problem. Appreciate any help you can offer.

Personally, I don't use an awning but you cannot raise the awning vehicle attachment without some major engineering of the brackets and ungluing and re-gluing the rail to which the awning is attached.
Can you use the legs of the windout awning to push it up slightly or will that interfere with the Kador attachment?
Or park a little further away so that when the windout awning is wound in to tension the tunnel the kador attachment is further from the vehicle allowing the sliding door to open behind it rather than onto the attachment

 

[Perfectos]

Hi WG, do you know of any way to raise the entire awning rail a bit higher? When I attach my Vango Cross Air awning using the kadar strip to the awning rail, the sliding door always catches on the kadar strip/awning when the door is opened because the kadar strip hangs just low enough to where the door catches it. I've retracted the actual awning as far as it will go to ensure there is tension on the awning tunnel, but regardless of what I do, the door constantly catches the kadar strip. If I could raise the awning rail a cm or two, that would solve the problem. Appreciate any help you can offer.

Hi GO,

have a look at this thread for an alternative way of attaching the Drive away awning to the wind out awning cassette.

Drive away awning attachment

Morning all, How are you good folks attaching your drive away awning rails to your van with the wind out awning attached? On my old T25 I had a channel for a figure of 8 attachment. Curious to see who is doing what on the T6

vwcaliforniaclub.com

 

[Ch1pbutty]

Hi WG, do you know of any way to raise the entire awning rail a bit higher? When I attach my Vango Cross Air awning using the kadar strip to the awning rail, the sliding door always catches on the kadar strip/awning when the door is opened because the kadar strip hangs just low enough to where the door catches it. I've retracted the actual awning as far as it will go to ensure there is tension on the awning tunnel, but regardless of what I do, the door constantly catches the kadar strip. If I could raise the awning rail a cm or two, that would solve the problem. Appreciate any help you can offer.

Roll the roller awning out slightly & then attach the kador strip, then you can use the roller awning legs to raise the height of the connection point in order to clear the sliding door.

 

[GollyOlly]

Hi GO,

have a look at this thread for an alternative way of attaching the Drive away awning to the wind out awning cassette.

Drive away awning attachment

Morning all, How are you good folks attaching your drive away awning rails to your van with the wind out awning attached? On my old T25 I had a channel for a figure of 8 attachment. Curious to see who is doing what on the T6

vwcaliforniaclub.com

Thanks! I tried that and it looks like it will work, but the kador strip channel is tight fitting over the awning edge. I may need to sand the channel a tad to give it a bit looser fit. I'm nervous the tight fit will scratch the awning edge.

 

[GollyOlly]

Personally, I don't use an awning but you cannot raise the awning vehicle attachment without some major engineering of the brackets and ungluing and re-gluing the rail to which the awning is attached.
Can you use the legs of the windout awning to push it up slightly or will that interfere with the Kador attachment?
Or park a little further away so that when the windout awning is wound in to tension the tunnel the kador attachment is further from the vehicle allowing the sliding door to open behind it rather than onto the attachment

Thanks WG. Good advice. I'll try that.

 

[Ch1pbutty]

Thanks! I tried that and it looks like it will work, but the kador strip channel is tight fitting over the awning edge. I may need to sand the channel a tad to give it a bit looser fit. I'm nervous the tight fit will scratch the awning edge.

No need to sand!...Your connector might be the wrong size, get one of these; It can also be used on the other side - non roller awning side of the van (you just slide two of the strips into the channel), which comes in handy when its warmer as you can still enjoy an open view from the roller awning & then put the freestanding awning on the other side of the van:

Dometic Twin Driveaway Kit 3m - Dometic UK Shop

Awning fitment accessory Twin keder Suits most awnings Reinforced stitching Reinforced stitching for added strength

store-eu.dometic.com

 

[WelshGas]

Thanks WG. Good advice. I'll try that.

Let the Forum know what works. May help others.

 

[Perfectos]

Thanks! I tried that and it looks like it will work, but the kador strip channel is tight fitting over the awning edge. I may need to sand the channel a tad to give it a bit looser fit. I'm nervous the tight fit will scratch the awning edge.

Hi GollyOlly,

are your figure 8 strips plastic ?
they are a tight fit initially, the edge of the cassette is double thickness (safety edge) the plastic figure 8 simply pushes over the edge, which is tight and prevents it coming off inadvertently.

if you push one end on first the figure 8 fits easily over the safety edge

once the initial resistance is overcome the figure 8 strips are not tight on the wind out cassette, I fitted some helicopter tape to the front face of mine, although the figure 8 clips have not marked the tape

edit, as said above do not sand, check the size of the figure 8 strips

 

[GollyOlly]

No need to sand!...Your connector might be the wrong size, get one of these; It can also be used on the other side - non roller awning side of the van (you just slide two of the strips into the channel), which comes in handy when its warmer as you can still enjoy an open view from the roller awning & then put the freestanding awning on the other side of the van:

Dometic Twin Driveaway Kit 3m - Dometic UK Shop

Awning fitment accessory Twin keder Suits most awnings Reinforced stitching Reinforced stitching for added strength

store-eu.dometic.com

It's difficult to tell from the picture but it's the 6mm from Vango. I'll try the Dometic and let you know if there is any difference.

 

[MollieCalifornia]

Hi GollyOlly,

are your figure if 8 strips plastic ?
they are a tight fit initially, the edge of the cassette is double thickness (safety edge) the plastic figure 8 simply pushes over the edge, which is tight and prevents it coming off inadvertently.

if you push one end on first the figure 8 fits easily over the safety edge

once the initial resistance is overcome the figure 8 strips are not tight on the wind out cassette, I fitted some helicopter tape to the front face of mine, although the figure 8 clips have not marked the tape

edit, as said above do not sand, check the size of the figure 8 strips

I know that this is an older thread but I have just bought a Vango connection set for my drive away awning in order to try that method of connecting to the Wind Out Awning (WOA). The figure of 8 strips that I have are black plastic (4 sections). I have clicked one into place and it looks like it would work well and keep the awning well above the sliding door. It is however quite difficult to get it off again. My questions are whether others have had that problem and if so have they done anything to make it easier or are people simply leaving the figure of 8 strips on the WOA permanently? I have attached a photo of the WOA with one of the figure of 8 strips attached. Grateful for any advice. The form has been an excellent source of information. Thanks

 

[dspuk]

I know that this is an older thread but I have just bought a Vango connection set for my drive away awning in order to try that method of connecting to the Wind Out Awning (WOA). The figure of 8 strips that I have are black plastic (4 sections). I have clicked one into place and it looks like it would work well and keep the awning well above the sliding door. It is however quite difficult to get it off again. My questions are whether others have had that problem and if so have they done anything to make it easier or are people simply leaving the figure of 8 strips on the WOA permanently? I have attached a photo of the WOA with one of the figure of 8 strips attached. Grateful for any advice. The form has been an excellent source of information. Thanks

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Never had an issue with the awning in the way of the sliding door. We just use the strip and connectors as per design and works great to use, remove and reattach after a day trip.

Edit - after reading your post and other reply are you connecting them to the top of the awning exterior cover because that is where you think it goes? The kador strip goes on the lip inside the awning and these strips connect your kador strip to the drive away awning. You then pull out the plastic strips to disconnect the two to “drive away”.