Mr Lucky
Senior Member
So is there anybody out there with a Reflection that is not having their awning rail coming loose?
So is there anybody out there with a Reflection that is not having their awning rail coming loose?
Repair is done!! The hardest thing was to find the correct rivets. Ace hardware, napa, Fastenal, Granger, local rv store, none of them had them. Stopped at a body shop and he had the correct rivets. $4.95 each!!! I bought 12. I followed JD from GRand Designs instructions. Repair was pretty easy to do. The Molly rivets really seemed to bite well. They pulled the rail in tight to the wall. I think it's going to hold just fine. Time will tell. I pulled on the awning when I was done and it didn't budge. I attached some before, during, and after the reparpir pics. I can't fit all the pics so I will follow with another post.
Mine has come loose at the bottom edge but the screws are holding. I think this needs to be a recall item. What happens when your awing flies off on the interstate.
The dealer added many rivets to the awning rail and said that that is what the factory recommends as a repair. The rivets are not holding any better than the screws. I am getting confused by the conflicting information.
Janice, is there a backer plate the full length of the awning? Do you have a PDF file from Lippert on the installation of the awning that you can send to me please.
Thanks,
Jim
I don't know who J D is from Grand Design is but he or she told my dealer to use Molly rivets in the awning rail in place of the screws as I said in my previous post. Janice said to use larger screws. Hmmmm who is right. I'm leaning towards the rivet repair. As of now I haven't be able to find the Molly rivets at any local hardware stores. I'm going to check at Fastenal tomorrow.