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poohbill
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Topic: 179 rear curtain (kitchen window) parts. Posted: 01 Jul 2022 at 12:35pm |
Hi. We would like to sew together a replacement for our rotting kitchen curtain in the Gastropod. Would any of you be able to point us toward the strip od clips Forest River sewed onto the original that allows the curtain to slide along the plastic rail?
That rail has been a pain from the beginning due to the large screw heads they installed it with, so part of this task is finding similar screws with smaller heads. We will appreciate any advice from anyone ahead of us on the same path. Thank you. Bill
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lostagain
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 01 Jul 2022 at 2:21pm |
We had the same problem with our 172. We put in new screws, but instead of trying to match the gauge of the screws, we just got smaller screws with heads that did not impede the movement of the curtain slides and put new holes in the track. It was easy because I left the old screws in until the new ones were installed, then removed them without having to mess with repositioning the track.
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poohbill
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 01 Jul 2022 at 3:23pm |
Good idea! We may do just that. I've been augering out a larger hole for the head with a knife. Do you know where we might find the strip of clips to sew on the new fabric, of the size to match the railing?
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lostagain
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 01 Jul 2022 at 3:27pm |
Try looking on Amazon. They have a very large selection.
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jato
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 02 Jul 2022 at 6:58am |
Another idea is to pitch the whole curtain idea and simply install a 2x cellular shade. Instant up and down for privacy or viewing the outdoors. We did this on the rear window of our 177 several years ago, a great mod IMHO. Even with the radius of the rear wall the bottom of the shade is easily attached by inserting the bottom of the shade into a pair of plastic 'holders' that have a short 1/4" pin sticking out.
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