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Quote: Originally posted by dawnpatterson24 on 26/5/2010

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hello I want a porch awning and i have seen some nice regular awnings on ebay if I bought a smaller awning (I need a 980) like a 800 or there abouts would i be able to put it on my van

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Dawn.  If you want a full awning then it needs to fit the size of your van, so if it's a 980 you need, then it's a 980 you must get.  If you have a full awning, the awning fits all around the awning rail and therefor an 800 would be too short.

If you buy a porch awning, then only the roof bit fits on the awning rail, but when looking at porch awnings you need to make sure that the caravan has a straight bit of awning rail that can accommodate the whole of the length of the roof, so you need to measure the straight bit only.  If the roof section of the porch/lightweight awning you want is smaller than the straight bit, then it will fit. If the roof section of the porch/lightweight awning you want is larger/bigger than the straight bit, then it won't fit.

You can get awnings converted, but I think you would need to speak to someone who could do this for you.  After saying that, I would take a good look around to see if there is a porch awning that matches up to the expectations of the full awning you have seen.  I I wanted a porch awning then I would go for a porch awning rather than a conversion.

Hope this might be of some help.