ARB awning question

[michaelgreeny]

Hey guys,

Hoping someone might be able to help me out before heading to the shops tomorrow. I'm looking at buying an ARB room with floor.
I've got an ARB awning that came with my GU when I bought it. It's 2500 across (along the car) and when pulled out is 2 metres (according to my mechanic who I had to ring to pull it out and measure).

I rang ARB and they told me that the 2000 model is an older model and the new one is 2100 and they take different room with floors.

Without having to go into the mechanics, which I can't cos it's Saturday tomorrow is there any other way to tell if I have an older or newer version. For example my current one has 2 'tracks' on the back of it for attaching extra bits and pieces, maybe the newer models have only one?

All else failing I'll just see if they'll let me take the 2000 and if it doesn't fit take it back.

Hope that all makes sense.

Cheers.

[4bye4]

Hey guys,

Hoping someone might be able to help me out before heading to the shops tomorrow. I'm looking at buying an ARB room with floor.
I've got an ARB awning that came with my GU when I bought it. It's 2500 across (along the car) and when pulled out is 2 metres (according to my mechanic who I had to ring to pull it out and measure).

I rang ARB and they told me that the 2000 model is an older model and the new one is 2100 and they take different room with floors.

Without having to go into the mechanics, which I can't cos it's Saturday tomorrow is there any other way to tell if I have an older or newer version. For example my current one has 2 'tracks' on the back of it for attaching extra bits and pieces, maybe the newer models have only one?

All else failing I'll just see if they'll let me take the 2000 and if it doesn't fit take it back.

Hope that all makes sense.

Cheers.

I would think that you have given all the information you could and it's really up to them to supply the correct accessory. Just confirm as you suggested that they will either refund or replace it with the correct accessory if you return it undamaged.

[Clunk]

I'd look at one of these

[Clunk]

this one will also fit, it would appear that it's cheap as chips at BCF at the mo........ Avo D'Cardo has one and has used it numerous times

http://www.bcf.com.au/online-store/p...ecommendations

[threedogs]

I think all awnings use the 2 slot extrusion to attach to any brackets
Would you really notice 100mm over 2 mtrs

[Clunk]

I think all awnings use the 2 slot extrusion to attach to any brackets
Would you really notice 100mm over 2 mtrs

Have a look at the vid I posted, that tent doesnt use the sail tracks, like the ARB or Oztrail

[threedogs]

I thought he was saying do they all have that 2 slots on the extrusion to mount them.[Awning]
I wasnt saying anything about the tent, good as it is. lol

[Clunk]

I thought he was saying do they all have that 2 slots on the extrusion to mount them.[Awning]
I wasnt saying anything about the tent, good as it is. lol

didnt see anything from the OP about slots in the extrusions...... thought he was on about the difference in sizes of old and new awnings and whether the arb awning room would fit...

[threedogs]

3rd paragraph but not going to split hairs about it I havent many left lol

[Winnie]

didnt see anything from the OP about slots in the extrusions...... thought he was on about the difference in sizes of old and new awnings and whether the arb awning room would fit...

He mentioned it in the first post. I think he is talking about the extrusion that the awning mounts to the roof racks with.