Thread: Awnings for L320

Never thought about an awning good idea !! , how is an awning fitted to 2007 RRS ? .

I use standard awning on rhino racks. Fox wings are out unless you have electric tailgate and stop it part way

Originally Posted by Meccles

I use standard awning on rhino racks. Fox wings are out unless you have electric tailgate and stop it part way

It's even worse than that. I've checked out the position of the rear spoiler on the tailgate of my car. It would interfere with any fox wing awning, at all but the lowest opening levels, rendering it useless.

Rhino rack have dome awning that might be able to clear the rear tailgate.

I went with an ARB 2.0 m long side-awning, that comes out 2.5 m from the car. ARB don't recommend the awning to protrude unsupported more than 0.75 m, fore or aft of the roof bars, and because my bars are 1.0 m apart, that precluded a 2.5 m long awning. While I generally favour more shelter, a longer awning would also have meant a greater chance of entanglement in the bush.

Been good so far on frosty nights.

My awning - is an Aldi version - is cheap but works OK and seems to be of similar quality as most of the others - except the extendable vertical poles cannot adequately lock so collapse - a small jubilee clip on each sorts this out.

Nice awning.

But look at that garage!

Originally Posted by garrycol

My awning - is an Aldi version - is cheap but works OK and seems to be of similar quality as most of the others - except the extendable vertical poles cannot adequately lock so collapse - a small jubilee clip on each sorts this out.

What is a "jubilee clip"?