uchu
Senior Member
Well, today was the day to bring George back from storage to our house. It was really windy, with gusts of almost 60 km/h.
Unfortunately, while taking the cover out the locking pin from the awning got in the Down position, and of course, while driving it got loose and the awning came down fast and furious (thankfully in the middle of an empty rural road, with no vehicles or people on the area where the contraption hit the road). Had to figure out a way to remove the torn canvas and mangled metal frame, but I managed.
Because bad things always come in pairs, while I was trying to get the roller inside the rig, so to not leave the remnants of the awning on the side of the road, I accidentally put too much pressure on the open passenger's side sliding window, and the glass broke to pieces. Great!
So, this is my plan. To replace the almost impossible to get spare sliding window pane of glass, I am planning to remove the one from the driver's side, use it to make a template, and order a replacement at a local auto glass store (it's a single pane).
As for the awning...Any ideas? I guess I can order a generic replacement, but I have no idea if it will fit George. Maybe junkyards? I guess the odds of finding a fitting, functional one is low.
Unfortunately, while taking the cover out the locking pin from the awning got in the Down position, and of course, while driving it got loose and the awning came down fast and furious (thankfully in the middle of an empty rural road, with no vehicles or people on the area where the contraption hit the road). Had to figure out a way to remove the torn canvas and mangled metal frame, but I managed.
Because bad things always come in pairs, while I was trying to get the roller inside the rig, so to not leave the remnants of the awning on the side of the road, I accidentally put too much pressure on the open passenger's side sliding window, and the glass broke to pieces. Great!
So, this is my plan. To replace the almost impossible to get spare sliding window pane of glass, I am planning to remove the one from the driver's side, use it to make a template, and order a replacement at a local auto glass store (it's a single pane).
As for the awning...Any ideas? I guess I can order a generic replacement, but I have no idea if it will fit George. Maybe junkyards? I guess the odds of finding a fitting, functional one is low.
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