Removing awning rails

[t6_tom]

Hi



I wanted to remove the black awning rails the California comes with. I don't really like them and not something I'm going to use either.

I think they are just stuck on. Two parts the front bit with the guide and then the long awning rail itself.

I have already removed the roll out awning as it wasn't something I got on with.

Is it easily possible or a nightmare of a job which leaves a load of damaged paintwork underneath?

Thanks in advance

 

[robo_robertson]

Hi Tom, just wondering how you got on with this. I want my rail gone now too. I have a bit of corrosion appearimg at one of the corners. Thanks Paul..

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I wanted to remove the black awning rails the California comes with. I don't really like them and not something I'm going to use either.

I think they are just stuck on. Two parts the front bit with the guide and then the long awning rail itself.

I have already removed the roll out awning as it wasn't something I got on with.

Is it easily possible or a nightmare of a job which leaves a load of damaged paintwork underneath?

Thanks in advance

 

[EegsT6]

I'm in a similar boat, with a california rail on a Transporter conversion. It means there isn't a standard bracket fitting for a Fiamma 45S wind-out awning because their brackets for a california rail assume you have associated brackets built in to the pop top (SCA in my case). Frustrating. So, ideally, I'd also like to get the california rail off.

I'm assuming the lack of responses to your post means there is no easy answer!

 

[DXX]

The adhesive is very strong, the paint surface will almost certainly have been prepared by roughening (scratching). There are normally screws holding it on.
It’s not impossible to remove but for the sake of not liking the look of of it you will be left with a significant expense to repair the body.

 

[EegsT6]

The adhesive is very strong, the paint surface will almost certainly have been prepared by roughening (scratching). There are normally screws holding it on.
It’s not impossible to remove but for the sake of not liking the look of of it you will be left with a significant expense to repair the body.

Thought so! I assumed the paintwork would need repair before alternative rail/wind-out awning was fitted, but was hoping for a less traumatic solution.....