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hi all

been offered a side awning for a motorhome which i would use with our rapido as the original awnings looking a bit tired

does anyone have thee height of the roofline and the width,as ours is folded and over at a garage in storage and they need to know asap if i want it

i cant seem to find any info on the web and wont able to unfold it until the weekend

im still undecided though what to buy,as i either need to modify the rail or the new awning but this type is a freestanding one for a motorhome so i guess would have sucker pads or just push up against the sides of the van

other good thing is they are supposedly up in 20 mins

thanks

matt

I modified an awning a few years ago for my exportmatic when I had it

It involved stitching an exrta awning tape about 3 cm higher than the original half way across the awning, the reason for this is that all the rapido's have a split awning rail.

you should be able to see what i mean if you look at the tape on the original awning

Regards

John

Thanks for the replies

ive 2 choices

either get a 12ft proper awning and modifiy it

or get a motorhome type one that although wont fit the rails , it will be much easier

to put up and although not as wide will be much deeper

the one ive seen was a easycamp one,they will also work out cheaper

i wsa wondering if anyone has tried one or anything similar ? most of our trips will be long weekends like last year

has anyone fitted a size 5 750-775 cm to theres instead of a size 4?

as im getting a size 5 one and taking a chance it wont be 50cm too long !

thanks

matt