Awning removal

[peter moore]

Hi, I have a factory fit awning which I would prefer to remove as it restricts access to the roof and we use this as a daily driver.

Has anybody done this? It looks like there is a bolt through the body but I haven’t looked closely.

Any advice would be extremely welcome

 

[RFT]

Sorry, I don't understand, how does the awning restrict access to the roof? Do you mean that you lean over the awning to get to a roof rack? I'm 6'3" and I use a ladder. Are you going to do without the awning completely? If it's black / anthracite I'll buy it off you! If removal is temporary I would be inclined to leave the brackets where they are quite honestly. Unless you are sealing the holes permanently and spraying to match the existing roof colour I think you're asking for trouble.

 

[Explorer]

When the car was delivered, there was a plastic cover in the glove compartment. It fits when the awning is removed.

 

[Explorer]

Sorry, I don't understand, how does the awning restrict access to the roof? Do you mean that you lean over the awning to get to a roof rack? I'm 6'3" and I use a ladder. Are you going to do without the awning completely? If it's black / anthracite I'll buy it off you! If removal is temporary I would be inclined to leave the brackets where they are quite honestly. Unless you are sealing the holes permanently and spraying to match the existing roof colour I think you're asking for trouble.

In our case, we remove the awning when we put on a roof rack for the kayaks.
When mounting the kayaks, the rack can be slided to each side of the van.
Works fine and no ladder needed.

 

[peter moore]

Cool - thanks for the info.

I’ll have a look over the weekend!

RFT - we have a silver awning which is of the issue!

 

[Steve B]

When the car was delivered, there was a plastic cover in the glove compartment. It fits when the awning is removed.View attachment 625

I wondered what that cover was for, now I know