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Hi,

Two of the tightening knobs of the 10" Polyplastic window stays, of my Swift challenger caravan have broken. The collars on the arms where the tightening knob is situated have cracked, due possibly to them becoming brittle from exposure to the sun and being over-tightened. I believe that replacement stays are about £20 each, but have found this repair kit on the net. http:///www.great-outdoors-leisure.co.uk/index1.html at a cost of £7.50 each. Has anyone had occasion to use these, or would this be false economy, and should I just bite the bullet and buy new ones?

Thanks

Mike    

Cheers Mike, actually a plastic cable tie might do the same job as they can hold very tight when you pull the tail hard, you might get one in the right colour too.

Ive got a few RAPSTRAPS (from Dragons Den) in the van, handy things for all sorts of uses. Andy (the guy who did the pitch) sent me a bag of samples free of charge.

Thanks for all the advice guys, in the end I decided not to muck about with ties and jubilee clips etc. and I ordered a new pair from Michael Jordan Caravans in Gomshal Surrey (£29.50). They told me they would be in by the end of the week. That was 3 weeks ago! They phoned me last week to say they were in, and I drove down there, 50 miles round trip, to be told "Sorry, our mistake, they still haven’t come in yet"! I must admit I've just had another look at the repair kit at http://www.great-outdoors-leisure.co.uk/index1.html a cost of £7.50 each. That’s still 15 quid, plus postage £4.95, but at £20 it’s still slightly cheaper than buying a new pair, and they do look as though they will do the job, and at least I could have them in three days! I’ll let you know how I get on! Thanks again chaps! Regards Mike.