Bolts with no awning fitted

[Bigted]

hi all,

Just fitted a fammia f45s to my van and I thought I would share a little about the bolts I removed. You need a Torx 30 to undo them and the front bolts are about 5mm longer that the rear bolts.

 

[Hotel California]

Thought you needed longer bolts when fitting an awning as the ones in place from factory when no awning fitted from new.
And when removing the original factory fitted awning you need to place in shorter bolts or you may ending up damaging the roof.
Think a read it here on the forum .

 

[gazmungo]

Thanks Bigted,
best not to get them mixed up then! Was the fitting easy? and does it take the height of the camper above 2.0 meters? I did ask the question from Fiamma but never got a reply.

Thanks Gary

 

[Bigted]

It only adds perhaps 5cm to the height in the middle of the roof (it has a slight curve that you notice once you add a straight line). It's a little lower that the VW one I think. It was an easy fit and took me less than an hour on my own. You get new bolts in the fitting kit from fiammia - interestingly they are the same length as the front ones I took out of the van.

 

[Bigted]

Hi hotel Cali,

I was under the same impression but the front ones were the longer variety - the van had never had an awning fitted until now and the bolts had not been removed as I broke the sealant they had on them when removing them.

 

[WelshGas]

I have the VW Awning and the awning top is the same height as the roof centre, 2 m.

Judging by this picture the Fiamma F45 awning adds a good few cams to the vehicle height.



VW California with Awning.

 

[Bigted]

Just had another look and its not as high as I said fractionally higher that the roof in the centre - still under 2m it looks like - I'll get a tape measure out tomorrow

 

[Hotel California]

Normaly with a awning the Cali stays just under 2 m but all depending on the suspention...seen Cali's higherd on here , but most are lowerd
Guess those bolts are different on Fiama or original VW (can't remeber the name)
Just be cautious when DIY...

 

[Bigted]

I have the VW Awning and the awning top is the same height as the roof centre, 2 m.

Judging by this picture the Fiamma F45 awning adds a good few cams to the vehicle height.

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VW California with Awning.

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That's not a Cali (thicker roof and different brackets) the F45 is fitted to!

 

[WelshGas]

You'll soon find out if you use 2m height restricted car parks.

 

[jts46]

Went under a 1.9m barrier today in France with my fiamma awning fitted as original and no problems

John

 

[Bigted]

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Took this pic - it's fractionally higher than the roof - 1 cm or less I think - this is looking flat across the roof

 

[Bigted]

You'll soon find out if you use 2m height restricted car parks.

It's another type of acoustic parking aid!!

 

[gazmungo]

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Took this pic - it's fractionally higher than the roof - 1 cm or less I think - this is looking flat across the roof

Thanks for picture Bigted, looks like its under 2.0M then as I think the standard 16" wheeled Cali's are 1.95M.

 

[Bigted]

Mines on 16" with standard suspension so I give it a measure when I get a chance.