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Installation
Manual
Carefree of Colorado
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M
OUNTING THE
A
WNING
CAUTION
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T IS RECOMMENDED THAT AT LEAST THREE PEOPLE INSTALL THE AWNING DUE TO ITS SIZE AND WEIGHT
.
(Refer to the General Layout in Figure 1 on page 1.)
1. Check the location the awning is to be mounted. Ensure that the awning will not interfere with other
equipment on the vehicle, such as a slide out room, light fixtures, exhaust vents etc.
2. On the awning rail, mark the location of the centerline of the motorized arm assembly.
3. Unroll the canopy one wrap.
NOTE: While the awning fabric is fairly robust, care must be taken not to snag it on the awning rail.
4. With one person holding each arm, the third person should thread the polyrod (the plastic rod on the
edge of the fabric) into the awning rail, starting at one end. Carefully move across the vehicle, gently
pulling the fabric into the rail, until the awning is in the pre-determined location.
5. Position the motorized arm on the coach:
•
For All Standard Configurations:
Align the center of the motorized arm with the centerline
marked in step 2. Butt the top of the rear channel
against the awning rail as shown in Figure 7.
•
For Custom Configurations with Shortened Rear
Channel Only: (refer to Figures 1 and 7)
Measure-down from the centerline of the awning rail for
the #2 mounting hole.
Flat Pitch Arm:
63 " ± 1/4"
Steep Pitch Arm:
55 " ± 1/4"
6. Align the #2 mounting hole of the motorized arm with the location marked above. The arm assembly
must be perpendicular to the awning rail.
IMPORTANT
NOTE: for Uniguard and Alumaguard installations, the centerline of the roll bar must
be 3/4" ± 1/4" above the centerline of the awning rail. If the arm cannot be positioned as
shown and meet this requirement because of trim below the awning rail, the installer must
remove the trim where the arms mount or install a new awning rail below the trim.
7. Drill a 5/32” hole through the #2 mounting hole and attach the motorized arm using a 1/4 x 1 1/2” lag screw.
NOTE: For the bottom 3 mounting holes: when attaching into structure, use 1/4 x 1 1/2 screws; if
not attaching into structure, use the furnished moly rivets. Moly rivets require a 3/16" hole
in place of the 5/32" pilot hole.
The upper mounting holes (all configurations) must be attached into structure using the
screws provided.
OEM Installations: If structural backing is not available for the upper mounting holes, it will
be necessary to use the aftermarket top brackets to attach into the structural members at
the roof line.
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Figure 7. Vertical Arm Positioning.
