Fitting Awning Rail Motorhome

We ve really struggled keeping our camper van s awning attached.

Fitting awning rail motorhome.

If you are fitting awning rail yourself remember to use a suitable sealant to avoid leaks in your vehicle. Alternatively your motorhome may be fitted with a j rail this type of fixture may also be called a rain gutter or drip rail. If it is not already fitted to your van j rail can be bought in straight aluminium sections for diy fitting by drilling and screwing to the motorhome wall. One of the most popular awning multi rails is the reimo multi rail which at the time of writing costs approximately 200 50 fitting.

Suction cups kept coming away using ropes did the same. The volkswagen multi rail fitted to most vw california campers has a rubber c profile insert that is sold as a separate part to the aluminium rail itself. Drill holes in the van. Drive away awnings can be fitted using a fixing kit which contains a kador strip which attaches to the c rail and sections of plastic in a figure of eight shape which then attach to the kador strip.

The only thing we didn t try were magnets because we were sick of spending on things that didn t work.