| driver side zip dee awning install [message #365573] |
Tue, 20 July 2021 14:57  |
lqqkatjon
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I originally installed a used awning on my coach with the guidance of a few. since then I have assisted a few other's in their awning installs.
One of those GMC'r likes his patio awning so well, he bought a driver side window awning. I have never installed one of those, or cannot go to my coach for guidence. Any secrets or tips? think we plan to hang it in two weeks.
Jon Roche
75 palm beach
EBL EFI, manny headers, Micro Level, rebuilt most of coach now.
St. Cloud, MN
http://lqqkatjon.blogspot.com/
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| Re: driver side zip dee awning install [message #365574 is a reply to message #365573] |
Tue, 20 July 2021 18:04  |
Larry
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lqqkatjon wrote on Tue, 20 July 2021 14:57I originally installed a used awning on my coach with the guidance of a few. since then I have assisted a few other's in their awning installs.
One of those GMC'r likes his patio awning so well, he bought a driver side window awning. I have never installed one of those, or cannot go to my coach for guidence. Any secrets or tips? think we plan to hang it in two weeks.
Is it a full length driver side awning or a window style awning. I have the full length awning that I bought used, and installed it. We can talk about it, show it to you at next weeks rally if you'd like.
Larry 
78 Royale w/500 Caddy
Menomonie, WI.
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| [GMCnet] Re: driver side zip dee awning install [message #365575 is a reply to message #365574] |
Tue, 20 July 2021 18:17 |
jimk
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If you have a ZipDee unit we have all the instructions for them as we are a
dealer for them.
On Tue, Jul 20, 2021 at 4:04 PM Larry wrote:
> lqqkatjon wrote on Tue, 20 July 2021 14:57
>> I originally installed a used awning on my coach with the guidance of a
> few. since then I have assisted a few other's in their awning installs.
>>
>>
>> One of those GMC'r likes his patio awning so well, he bought a driver
> side window awning. I have never installed one of those, or cannot go to
>> my coach for guidence. Any secrets or tips? think we plan to hang it
> in two weeks.
>
> Is it a full length driver side awning or a window style awning. I have
> the full length awning and we can talk about it, show it to you at next
> weeks
> rally.
> --
> Larry
> 78 Royale w/500 Caddy
> Menomonie, WI.
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| Re: driver side zip dee awning install [message #365576 is a reply to message #365573] |
Tue, 20 July 2021 20:54 |
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Richard RV
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Jon,
The driver's side windows awnings are much easier to install than the patio awnings. Zip Dee's YouTube channel has a great throwback video of a window awning being installed. The video's probably from the 80's and I loved seeing the installers using tailed drills.
https://youtu.be/YNx7CXdTfuE
There's also a much more recent and longer video with more detail, but it's essentially the same thing. But they do use cordless tools!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yX48hBNZUyc
I installed the awning rail extrusion upside down, with the C-channel at the top and butted up against the gutter on the underside of the GMC's roof/wall body molding.
Richard
'77 Birchaven TZE...777;
'76 Palm Beach under construction;
‘76 Edgemont waiting its turn
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| Re: driver side zip dee awning install [message #365592 is a reply to message #365573] |
Wed, 21 July 2021 07:40 |
lqqkatjon
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Larry- Thanks, I will be looking over your coach closely this weekend. I believe it is a full length driver side window awning. Rick's coach.
Jim- I don't know if he ordered the awning from you or other venders. but I know you are great support, I know you have the zip dee instructions for passenger side patio awning on your site, but those instructions is the first thing in the garbage when I have installed those.
Richard! those videos are priceless!
Jon Roche
75 palm beach
EBL EFI, manny headers, Micro Level, rebuilt most of coach now.
St. Cloud, MN
http://lqqkatjon.blogspot.com/
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| [GMCnet] Re: driver side zip dee awning install [message #365596 is a reply to message #365592] |
Wed, 21 July 2021 10:20 |
jimk
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Let me know how we can help as there are some small things one should know
to make it fit better.
On Wed, Jul 21, 2021 at 5:41 AM Jon Roche wrote:
> Larry- Thanks, I will be looking over your coach closely this weekend.
> I believe it is a full length driver side window awning. Rick's coach.
>
>
> Jim- I don't know if he ordered the awning from you or other venders.
> but I know you are great support, I know you have the zip dee instructions
> for passenger side patio awning on your site, but those instructions is
> the first thing in the garbage when I have installed those.
>
> Richard! those videos are priceless!
> --
> Jon Roche
> 75 palm beach
> EBL EFI, manny headers, Micro Level, rebuilt most of coach now.
> St. Cloud, MN
> http://lqqkatjon.blogspot.com/
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