F35 pro vs F45s

[lloydy]

thanks, i was looking at the time as there was a cheap one going on eBay. As usual though, the price went crazy in the last few seconds

[California Dreamin]

Mine arrived Thursday....3.0 metre F45S in Black with deluxe grey fabric..£405.00 including post from John Cross.

Martin

[The Bobdogs]

Took you long enough.......

[itchyfeet]

Mine arrived Thursday....3.0 metre F45S in Black with deluxe grey fabric..£405.00 including post from John Cross.

Martin

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....sorry Itchyfeet! the 3metre on yours? looks errrrrr strange...I think its the way it over hangs the rear gutter breaking the line of the tailgate.

Martin

[itchyfeet]

My maths is crap but a straight leg of more that 3.5 metres coming off a 3 metre wide front section back to the van mounts (2.6 metres apart) each leg angled to compensate for just 20 centimetres...that's going to be a very shallow angle, surely not enough to need the mounts moving.....

Martin

If I understand right it will be more than 200mm because the extra length will be mostly at the front.
Don't think the legs are 3.5 m long.

[California Dreamin]

Mine arrived Thursday....3.0 metre F45S in Black with deluxe grey fabric..£405.00 including post from John Cross.

Martin

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....sorry Itchyfeet! the 3metre on yours? looks errrrrr strange...I think its the way it over hangs the rear gutter breaking the line of the tailgate.

Martin

I'll double quote you itchyfeet.....yours does hang over the tailgate and does look aesthetically .... odd. I have mounted mine further forwards but with my van being a poptop the lines of the roof and 3m F45 work better.
I'll be the first to admit that the longer 3.0 versions do give better cover to the sliding door but I will also stick by my originally opinion by saying the shorter 2.6 metre F45's aesthetically look better...However, as I've just gone bigger, function has won over form.
Yours would look better moving it forwards 4 - 5 inches because of the lower roof line on a tintop....

Martin

[itchyfeet]

If you move it forward your sliding door will get wet when open
You may also have trouble with the bracket fixing hitting the mech inside, you have limited options on bracket position.

Sometimes you just have to accept compromise is best

[skdub]

I am using a khyam motordome awning which i secure with a figure of 8 onto the gutter rail ...

If i were to attach an F35 how would i then attach the khyam to the van???

Am i right in saying that the F45 has a figure of 8 attachment where you can then use both but the F35 doesn't ....

thx

[itchyfeet]

F45 has the slot yes, dunno about F35

Bear in mind there is a gap between F45 and the van if the brackets are used on the gutter.

[skdub]

Thanks for that ... wonder if they make something that fits between gutter rail and F45 awning ,,,,

Also anyone know if F35 has figure of 8 slot ??

[itchyfeet]

do a google image search on Fiamma F35, I'd say no it does not have a slot.

[itchyfeet]

one thing the F35 is probably better for...

The F45 when mounted on brackets has a gap between the roof and the awning letting rain in.

Very annoying, anybody found any good ways if stopping it?

This swimming 'noodle' seems to work

[lloydy]

My F35 pro has a figure of 8 slot

[itchyfeet]

My F35 pro has a figure of 8 slot

yeh thanks for rubbing it in

[lloydy]