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Hi all,been offered an Isabella awning at a really good price,but can't work out the sizing.Have arranged to view it tomorrow.....but can any of you kind people help?

Its a size 1025,we have a Sprite Quattro,rail measurement 1049.

I've been on the Isabella site,and their caravan search doesn't bring our caravan make/model up .

Do you think it will fit?Or do we need Isabella size 1050?Have searched the internet to no avail,just very confused.Our current (very battered) awning is a Pyramid,size 16,1025-1049.Not sure how Isabella work out the sizes.

Any help gratefully appreciated,

Jenny

ive just looked on www.highbridgecaravans.co.uk and they show sizes for this year of 1000-1025 then 1050-1100, they do have a sizeing thing so you can check your awning size but it doesnt seem to work on my pc?,

mike

Thanks for the reply Mike and the link,just had a look,and it seems we do need a size 1050.Oh well,was a nice thought for a while that we could get a total bargain lol,

thanks again

Jenny

You could always buy the smaller awning and then spend £100 having it extended.

Quote: Originally posted by janus on 29/7/2010

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You could always buy the smaller awning and then spend £100 having it extended.

 

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There is a place local to me in Burton on Trent called the Canvas Repair Centre who will do it for you- they advertise in the caravan mags. I've never used them but have had good reports from people who have.

http://www.canvasrepaircentre.co.uk/  

When you have an awning extended as I have, it never quite "Hangs" right on the end poles as the angle has changed and the front pelmit tends to sag a little.

Just my opinion.

We had darts put in our first Isabella awning to make it fit the caravan & it was a superb job. I know a chap who had a similar job done by another company & it was horrible. I guess it's down to the workmanship in the alteration at the end of the day & thankfully the firm we used is close by & very very good at what they do.

Why not ring Isabela & ask them if they think the awning might fit your van, if it need altering, I'd go to your local camping centre/shop & ask where they get their repairs carried out.

Alternatively, google or run a search on here for Kingswood Canvas. They're based in Britol & you could do a lot worse than courier your awning canopy to them for the work.

BB

Hi

Isabella do a fantastic job of alterations - but the price is painful.

We just paid £233 to have an Isabella 975cm altered to a 989cm.  The price didn't sound so bad (£175) until they added on the courier charge and the VAT!  It was a lot of money, but since we had the awning already and it was only one year old, it was still cheaper/easier than selling it and buying a new one

So, unless you've found one which is a total bargain, it's probably not feasible to buy it with a view to Isabella doing the work.  Also, at this time of year, it can take weeks to get your awning back - by which time the season will be over!