10 Best RV Slide Out Awning Replacement Fabric

Nice replacement awning. The fabric seems durable and the colors were pleasing. I had never done a replacement but watched a couple of videos on YouTube. They offered a very good idea of how to accomplish this. The fabric came with installation instructions but being a male I did not look at them until we were finished.

I decided to use the method where the drum is removed totally from the camper and one end cap os removed out to allow the old material to slide out and the new slide in. I had the needed rivets and rivet gun on hand. My wife and I handled the install in an hour and 20 minutes using two ladders and a few hand tools. Used an ice pick as the pin to retain the spring tension on the end we didn’t uncap. I did not use any silicone spray and had no problem.

One thing the instructions did suggest and I hadn’t done was to leave the plastic protective sleeve on the rolled awning material and just slid it back as it is slid into the channel. This would have made it easier to handle by not allowing it to unroll and kept it cleaner when it drags across the ground.

So, if you are a little handy with tools AND have a helper this not a bad project at all and the awning seems well worth the cost.

Overall, I am very happy with this purchase. My old awning was 8 years old and was ripping so I needed a replacement. Many of the other awnings out there, including the maker of my awning, are as much as three times the cost of this replacement. If value is important, this awning is a great value.

Installation was straightforward. Generic directions were included with the awning, but finding a video online helped me breeze through the installation process. The hardest part was removing the old awning because it had gotten so stiff and brittle over time. Once removed, the new awning slid right onto the track and roller. I had to cut off part of the pulls as they were too long for my roller, but I did that prior to installation as I noted the differences between my old awning and new.

The awning come rolled and folded and mine was shipped in a three foot box. In the pictures, you will note all the creases from shipment. However, in just a short time these started getting pulled flat. I expect a few trips should make any of these folds negligible. There are some slight differences in manufacturing from my original awning. The seams on my original awning were surged while these seams on this awning are simply folded and sewn straight. Another difference is my original awning had a non-sewn pull for the awing side of the roller, while both the awning and valance sides of the roller on this awning are sewn.

Overall, I am very happy with this purchase and would recommend this awning as a replacement.

Bought this to replace a busted up awning on a trailer I just bought. Works great, install was not tough to figure out, and I was able to do it solo which was nice. Only thing I wish I would have done differently is use some spray lube. I never read the reviews until I went to post this one and had a hand to forehead moment. This product will be tough to slide up the channels without lube!