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bill + kay w

26/7/2009 at 10:34am
Location: sheffield
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whilst we were on our way home from the coast on thursday we deciced to stop for a cuppa , as soon as we pulled up a guy on a m/cycle came up to the car window, '' do you know your pulling about 30ft of trim behind you?'', we got out and sure enough all the rubber trim from the awning rail was dragging along the ground behind us.all I could do was coil it up and stick it in the caravan. as soon as we got to the storage we saw the dealer putting someones caravan back and mentioned it to him, apparently if its put in on a hot day and stretched a bit then the wind can get behind it and pull it out. I dont know if its true or not but they are going to sort it out before we go away again in 10 days oh yea and fix the heating as the fire only works on gas !!!!! mystery to me are caravans lol atb Bill

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JOHN BYRNE

26/7/2009 at 10:43am
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why not remove it before you go away if it is what I think it is, you have to remove it to thread your awning through.

John

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bill + kay w

26/7/2009 at 11:03am
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Hi John , no its the rubber trim that covers the fixing screws that hold the awning rail to the side wall so water does'nt penetrate . cheers Bill

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pete1946

26/7/2009 at 12:22pm
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I would replace it now,its only about 60p a metre,I have done all mine as it starts to go hard,some end caps screw through the trim to stop it comming out.

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26/7/2009 at 12:25pm
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ive replaced all my rubber trim and never heard about wind getting behind it, but yes they do get streched when you put them in and you normally have to cut the strip to long and leave it to settle, if you strip isnt damaged just use a small flat blade screw driver to put it back in.

as for the fire talk to gary at arc systems about them electric side of it, he's the god of that.

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geeljay

26/7/2009 at 12:37pm
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Seals Direct. You can find them on the web. Fast, inexpensive, and they carry the entire range.

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bill + kay w

26/7/2009 at 12:51pm
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Thanks for all your replies, the van is only 10 monthes old so the dealers are doing it under warrenty i'm glad to say . atb Bill

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