- Feb 24, 2013
- 13,079
- 101,443
- Funster No
- 24,833
- MH
- Hymer S800
- Exp
- not long enough
We have a 6m or thereabouts wind out awning attached to the side of our Hymer, already on it when we bought it
It has never fully wound in properly, always looking like it has started to open, the plate sits at about a 45 degree angle when as closed as it can be
The canvas is badly marked from where the previous owner must have put it away dirty and wet, I have tried cleaning it but it doesn't seem to be having any of it
I don't really like the way it is fitted on a bit of a jaunty angle near the top of the MH
It is also a silver colour where the MH is gold, I presume you cant get gold awnings and they didn't think to get it sprayed
So, I guess my options are, maybe have it serviced and a new canvas fitted, presuming the winding issue can be resolved, maybe get it sprayed
Or, swap it for another, I am not sure if mounting points would be common if I were to look at different makes, I wouldn't have bothered having one so long, but now I guess too much shorter would risk exposing a fixing hole completely, same really applies to where it has been fitted I am pretty much stuck with that position
Has anybody ever had one refurbished / repaired and compared that to the cost of starting again?
It has never fully wound in properly, always looking like it has started to open, the plate sits at about a 45 degree angle when as closed as it can be
The canvas is badly marked from where the previous owner must have put it away dirty and wet, I have tried cleaning it but it doesn't seem to be having any of it
I don't really like the way it is fitted on a bit of a jaunty angle near the top of the MH
It is also a silver colour where the MH is gold, I presume you cant get gold awnings and they didn't think to get it sprayed
So, I guess my options are, maybe have it serviced and a new canvas fitted, presuming the winding issue can be resolved, maybe get it sprayed
Or, swap it for another, I am not sure if mounting points would be common if I were to look at different makes, I wouldn't have bothered having one so long, but now I guess too much shorter would risk exposing a fixing hole completely, same really applies to where it has been fitted I am pretty much stuck with that position
Has anybody ever had one refurbished / repaired and compared that to the cost of starting again?