Adelaide Annexe & Canvas Avan Deluxe User manual
Avan Deluxe Awning
Erection Instructions
1. Check for correct poles a. one double ended spreader (with two adjuster thumbscrews)
(see positions on b. three upright poles (with threaded spigots)
diagram below) c. two standard roof rails (hook one end and hole the other)
d. one spring loaded pole (hook one end and spigot other end)
2. erect camper as normal then slide awning into track. Use pull rope thrown over roof if needed .
3. hook a side roof rail (c) to camper and slip over an upright pole (b). Slip one end of double
spreader (a) over the same upright, slip corner eyelet of roof over upright and fix with wingnut
onto threaded spigot. Adjust roof rail © to tighten.
4. repeat with the other side of roof. Add roof rail, add other end of double spreader, add corner
eyelet and fasten with wingnut. Tighten roof rail and now tighten double spreader.
5. add centre upright by slipping into centre eyelet and add wingnut. (make sure that hole near top
of pole is facing camper)
6. hook centre roof rail (d) onto top centre bracket on camper, insert inner pole while sliding spigot
into hole near top of centre upright pole. (may need small step to reach
7. add walls to roof and slide end walls into track on camper. Make sure that walls are correctly
aligned to camper and peg to ground.
8. adjust upright poles to tighten walls and then check all other poles are tight.
9. add supplied guy ropes if weather dictates.
10. add longer door hook on Cruiseliner and Aliner models.
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Awning Installaon Parts List
• Rope Track - Bent Centre Secon
• Rope Track - 2 Straight Side Secons
• Flat Plates - 3 aluminium pre drilled
• Brackets - 3 stainless steel
• Screws - Pan Head Stainless Steel
• Sealant - 1 tube
• Top Template - White PVC
• Foam protector for travel
• Sck Blu Tack
Walls Installaon Parts List
• Rope Track - Front 1 Straight Side Secon
• Rope Track - Rear 1 Bent 1 Straight Side
Secon
• Screws - Small pan head self drilling
Installaon Tools Needed
• Electric Driver Drill - PH2 driver bit
• Whiteboard Marker - sharp point
• Cloth to clean excess sealant
• Step Ladder or low plaorm to stand on
Note : check manufacturer’s safety rules for
use of power tools
Aluminium edging
of Avan wall
Supplied template
for posioning of
rope track
Rope Track
(3 pieces)
Flat plates and
brackets (x3)
Avan Door Side Wall
Awning Installaon Inial Notes
) Push roof up as you would when starng erecon
process.
) Marking and xing of track and brackets is best
done when door side laid horizontally in travel
posion.
) Best reach is either by step ladder and plaorm
on either side and also by liing door and stand-
ing inside van. Use whichever posion you nd
best for each secon.
Step 1 (marking tracks)
) Lay supplied template onto top corner of white
wall (underneath aluminium edging)
) Carefully draw two very light whiteboard lines as
shown on template
) This upper line is top of curved rope track secon
) The square line is for top plate and bracket
Step 2 (ng tracks for awning)
) Place curved rope track carefully underneath
whiteboard line using small spots of Blu Tack. Po-
sion long side tracks at either end of centre sec-
on. (pieces should bu together perfectly where
they join and should just touch the aluminium
edging at the boom. Use Blu Tack on these too.
) Put up doorway wall and make sure that track
channel sits just below roof capping (make sure
Blue Tack holds). Put wall back down if all OK.
) Screw track using supplied larger pan head screws
into centre top holes (screw part way for now, do
not screw ght)
) When happy with this add screws on either side
of joins and at boom ends of long pieces.
) With tracks lightly screwed on remove screws and
add a 5mm bead of silicone to underneath of
tracks and carefully place back into posion and
then add screws into all pre drilled holes. Screw
down ght without overghtening.
Step 3 (ng brackets)
) Peel o backing paper and sck down centre top
bracket plate. Line up holes in a bracket with pre
drilled holes and screw bracket on.
) Repeat with boom brackets by posioning as
shown in photos and screw plates and brackets in
place. For each bracket when ed, remove
screws, add dob of sealant to hole and rescrew.
Step 4 (Cruiseliner and A liner only)
) Aach new door hook as shown in two photos.
) Remove screw from exisng hook holder and use
for right hand screw of new hook bracket.
Walls Installaon Inial Notes
) Erect camper fully
) Straight track is at front and bent track is for rear
) Large pan head screws for track. Smaller self
drilling screws for press studs.
Step 1 (ng side tracks for walls)
) Add front (straight) track with channel directly
under le side of bracket slot and 10mm below
wall hinge. Make sure track is vercal and screw
into place.
) Do the same with tracks on rear but with the
right side of the bracket slot. (bend will allow
miss locker door) Bent at top of reector, straight
is below
) Remove screws, add 5mm bead of sealant to
Step 2 (ng draught skirt)
) Fit draught skirt using small pan head self drilling
screws.
) Start by lining door slits evenly under door. Add
door press studs.
) Add remaining press studs in the following order
(a) either side of door (b) outer corners (c) re-
maining boom two (d) top wheel arch studs
