Autosleeper (trident) rear curtain rail (tail gate)

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Autosleeper (trident) rear curtain rail (tail gate)

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Hi Guys,

Can any Autosleeper owners show me how the curtain rail for the tail gate curtain is attached?

I removed all the curtain rails when I had to gut the camper a couple of years ago and have been using it with out curtains ever since. I've been using the thermomats. I've finally got round to putting them back up but I can't remember or work out how to do the rear curtain rail.

Also does anyone know where I can get the following related parts?

Curtain hooks:
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Clips to hold the aluminium curtain rail and a bolt that stops the curtain from coming out of the curtain rail
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The curtain rail is this type of rail by the way
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im pretty sure the rail is screwed direct to the tailgate,no4 self tappers, be carefull not to screw it where it will touch the tailgate seal, the clips I think are available from autosleeper, the plastic clips will be standard ones from ebay, caravan shops, autosleepser
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I found the hooks, stops and clips on eBay by entering "Autosleeper" to the search criteria.

I guess there should be some holes in the tailgate already then if that's how it was attached. I will take a butchers tomorrow.

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dbz864 wrote:im pretty sure the rail is screwed direct to the tailgate,no4 self tappers, be carefull not to screw it where it will touch the tailgate seal, the clips I think are available from autosleeper, the plastic clips will be standard ones from ebay, cara van shops, autosleepser

I couldn't find any holes in the tailgate where the rail could have been so I can only assume it wasn't attached in that way. I can't remember how it was attached though.
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Not screwed to tailgate on mine; rail is screwed to the rear cant rail behind the overhead locker.

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timtheenchanter wrote:Not screwed to tailgate on mine; rail is screwed to the rear cant rail behind the overhead locker.

Tim

Hi Tim,

Any chance you could take a pic so I can see what you mean? I thought maybe it was screwed in to the overhead locker at the back but then it would be facing the wrong way?

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timtheenchanter wrote:Not screwed to tailgate on mine; rail is screwed to the rear cant rail behind the overhead locker.

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Is the correct answer..
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rail is screwed behind the overhead locker.
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Timski: On mine, if I open the tailgate the rail is there in front of me , screwed near to the back 'wall' of the overhead locker. I also have one of those long spring like curtain rails that are covered in a plastic covering/tube. The sort of thing that net curtains are put up in a home with. This is fastened to the tailgate just below the rear screen.
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Please bear with me. I'm suffering from sleep deprivation due to two very grumpy little babies who think sleeping at night is for wimps ;-)

So do you mean the rail is attached to the back of the locker like so?

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or to the actual tailgate?

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I'm guessing tailgate or the curtain would be facing the wrong way. In which case I guess it must have been glued to the tailgate as there are no holes?
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Rail fastened under locker
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Strip which holds curtain back. (Must sort that rust out!!)
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Hope the above pics help.

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timski wrote:
So do you mean the rail is attached to the back of the locker like so?


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That's how mine is :ok
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Thanks guys. That's two options for me.
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On my van the rail was originally fitted to the bottom of the cabinet. Now converted and fitted to tailgate and bottom slid behind jail bars, as I found the curtains got in the way whenever I wanted to get to rear of van to load things.

timsky....I have some rail and clips at home, not sure if they are the same as you require. Will check when I get home at the end of the Month.
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OLD ONE wrote:On my van the rail was originally fitted to the bottom of the cabinet. Now converted and fitted to tailgate and bottom slid behind jail bars, as I found the curtains got in the way whenever I wanted to get to rear of van to load things.

timsky....I have some rail and clips at home, not sure if they are the same as you require. Will check when I get home at the end of the Month.

Thanks for the offer Old One but I've actually got a rail and I managed to get hold of some clips on eBay. Just wasn't sure where to attach the rail. Thanks to everyone on here I've got more options that I could shake a stick at :-)
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