SunWave Premium Vinyl RV Awning Fabric | Awning Replacement (13', Teal Strip)

I bought this because I really wanted to replace my old RV awning. Mine was in pretty terrible condition and I'm not sure why I didn't replace it sooner. The shop I went to made it like it was going to be crazy expensive to do, so I figured I'd try to do it on my own. All things considered - it's a pretty good price for the awning. They do include a instructions sheet which does help out, but I'd recommend looking up a few Youtube videos to get the idea of what you'll be doing in general. I'd also say it's a 3 person job for sure. And like other reviews, WD-40 in the channel that the awning slides in will help a ton. And a ton of patience, we spent a good chunk of the day setting this up and hit a few setback along the way (mostly due to how dirty the channel was in my instance). Once done, it looks great. It Side note: I will mention that Amazon suggests the replacement pullstrap and the fabric installation tool to go along with it. In my instance these both came in the box I got from Sunwave. Not sure if it was just me but you may not need these recommendations. But the extra fabric installation tool would come in handy for sure.

Got this to replace an older deteriorating vinyl pull-out awning. Getting the old one out was harder than getting the new one in. You really do want some silicon spray for the track, and need to read up on how to install this in the bar (dealing with the springs, etc). But the videos on their site and on youtube are pretty good. You WILL need to have a friend or two help out at least on pulling the cord on the trailer run, but the rest is doable alone if need be. All in all took about 2 hours for me to install, with friends helping about 30 minutes of that time. The quality of the awning is really better than I expected. It's quite thick, multi-layer, and I had no worries about ripping it during install or usage. It was stronger than the one I was replacing by far. It does have a slight odor at first, and needs some time to stretch and air out when you first put it in. (So if you're doing this on a weekend, do it Friday, not Sunday.)

Very durable product and easy to install and was worth every penny to be able to install ourselves

Very happy to have an awning again. It came out great. The valence cord went right in with some silicone spray. The second cord on the roll wasn't built in to the fabric and was hard to get started. It was the hardest part of the job. It went into track on the trailer really easy with the silicone spray. My daughter & son in law helped me. You need the help. I'm very happy with my awning fabric. Glad I decided to change it myself.

Very good quality also was a perfect fit with all you need to install with it meaning with a roller to install valance cord

Just finished installing the 18’ awning I purchased last year. It came nicely rolled and coiled, and was left in the box until now. Seems pretty well made and looks good. I watched a couple of “How to change RV Awning” videos on YouTube and was able to it install myself with some help from a couple of friends for the reassembly. Hopefully it will give me years of service! Installation Note: The awning came with a pre-sewn in cord for the roller valance anchor and for the RV anchor, however the roller main anchor cord comes separate, and as 2 pieces, so you can feed it in from each end. You have to slide the valance anchor in the track all the way, then fold the awning material into the second anchor channel, then tread the cord in from the end to secure the material in the channel. It’s a tight fit until you figure out a solution. I highly recommend purchasing the “Awning Fabric Installation Tool from SunWave”. I was able to do it using a window screen installation roller, but I think the Awning Fabric Installation tool maybe be a little wider and have more depth to it, which would have been much nicer than the screen roller. Basically, you run the roller down the channel forcing the material into the groove, then feed the cord through. It help to use some silicone spay lube, and occasionally roll down the length of the cord and the channel as you go, it made it much easier for me! Other than that, the new fabric went on well, and fits perfectly.

I installed this on a 2007 damon outlaw toy hauler. the width was perfect for my setup, as I have a 20 foot awning hardware width. quality seems to be great so far. the material seems to be a bit thinner than the laminated stuff that was on there, but it seems well made. one thing i will not that cost me some time is that the valance on this awning is the part with the rod pre-installed in it. the main part of the awning has to be attached sliding a plastic rod in between the material and awning body. I made the mistake of thinking the rod was installed in the main attachment point and realized i had no length of valance, so i had to start over.

Installing the awning wasn't a bad process and much easier than what manufacturers suggest (some modifications needed). The awning looks great with our 2011 Keystone Passport lite RV after installation! A suggestion with the instructions would be to either preform the plastic/rubber liner to a pencil shape or recommend to sharpen the liner to a pencil shape. With doing so would make installation much easier! Please feel free to contact me for info.