Loren's write-up is dead on, I've had this awning on my Westy for about
three years now and love it. I only learned two things the hard way:

         1. Get real familiar with the proper method to swing the legs out
when you are opening the awning. If you try it for the first time on a dark
night, in the rain, you can break the pivot tip on the leg (fortunately,
Fiamma sells repair parts).

         2. Beware of car washes. I ran my Westie through a local car wash
about five times before the awning caught hold of the cloth flaps. Managed
to stop my westie right there, and hold it in place even after the car
behind bumped into it. No damage to the awning, the westie, or the car
behind it, and I am now convinced that the brackets are *plenty* strong.

Tim

At 02:23 PM 6/13/2005 -0400, jpbeauch wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>Just received my F45i awning. I bought the 9,2 feet long. I didn't
>thought it was so heavy! Did any of you guys installed this on his
>westfalia? I'm nervous about the capacity of the rain gutter to
>support this kind of weigh.
>
>Finally, is there a way to secure the awning to the west. I plan to
>install it with with the T3 bracket that I just got from gowesty but i
>Can't see any way to secure the awning using those.
>
>Any help will be appreciated.
>
>JP
>91 Syncro