Sunshade mod

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  1. sANDYbAY

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    As lots of you know, I’m absolutely bone idle and I’m always looking for anything which can make my life easier.
    I’ve got a home made sunshade and it’s got a rubber profile which clips along the gutter. It’s held the sunshade securely in torrential downpours and howling gales.
    I mean protection from rain is basically what a British sunshade does.
    Any road up I used to get worn out wrestling with the rubber profile so I’m going to have a play with the channels they have on caravans.
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    On the right is the old rubber channel and on the left is the replacement 6mm beading ready for sewing onto the shade.
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    and this is the profile which I intend to fit underneath the poptop on my van so the sunshade is held up a little higher.


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  2. Bhubesi

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    If you are going to fit the channel on the top of the plinth, (as I have) it's a good idea to radius the ends, as the canvas rests on it, with the roof down.
    Tony
     
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  3. sANDYbAY

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    That’s a very good point thank you, I will.
    I’ve just popped the roof and had a quick look and I intend mounting the rails about two or three inches above the gutter and also putting an extension piece on the cab roof with a little gap between the pieces so the poptop can come down flush.


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  4. sANDYbAY

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    Also a bit more labour saving work in the van...
    I used to get exhausted having to reach miles to get my coffee cup while I was driving.
    Mk I of the coffee holder worked ok but occasionally the gear stick would ‘chink’ Jan’s glass as I went into 1st.
    This is MkII a double level mug/glass holder which gets Jan’s glass out of the danger zone and puts my mug a nerveless hand flop away from the steering wheel.

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  5. Dazza

    Dazza Eyebrow not high brow

    Cup holders - get one out of a VW Lupo and fix underneath the dash - works a treat and is very neat
     
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  6. sANDYbAY

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    UNDERNEATH THE DASH????? That’s like sooooooo far away mannnn.
     
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  7. sANDYbAY

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    Had a bit of a fail with sewing the beading onto the shade so I’m going to hunt down a good seamstress I know this afternoon and see if she’ll help out.
    In the meantime I made a life size cardboard model of the rails to check that they’ll fit properly underneath the poptop, which they will.
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    Making sure it’s level and straight.

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    and the almost finished sunshade which should be better because it’ll be easier to fit and also a tiny bit higher.



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  8. matty

    matty Supporter

    This has been on my list for a few years so can you do mine next.

    Out if interested where did you get the rail from
     
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  9. Not wanting to pre-empt ...

    It`s also been on my list for a while and i looked at the (pointless) `draught excluder` skirt rails that caravaners **spit** seem to favour inside their awnings , you know , runs around beneath the body and attatches with a rail ...

    Not expensive but i seem to remember it only has fixing points on the upper side , not both sides as in the pic . @sANDYbAY has a far stronger way of attatching it .

    10/10 :thumbsup:

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  10. sANDYbAY

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  11. :TTIWWP:

    lol
     
  12. A walnut dash? There’s reet posh.
     
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