Ace Award Firestar. Awning rail size?

DJP

May 12, 2006
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We are considering buying a full awning for our Ace Firestar, if anybody on the forum has the same 'van and have a full awning, can you please let me know what the awning size is, or the full length of the rail.

Thanks

DJP
 
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DJP,We bought the ACE Frirestar last October from Discover leisure, we also purchased a Harrington Awning from them at good price, if l remember the Firestar required a 980cm Awning so we went for the 1000cm.

We went to Southport cc in October where for the first time we used the awning, it fitted well but what l recomend is that you purchase a awning companion to make sure you get enough tension on the roof poles, with an awning of 1000cm you need to get the tension right.

Hope this helps.

NigelH

Ps how do you find the Firestar, we had the 2 berth Brightstar before we bought the this, hence going for another Ace award. Just arrived back from Burrs Park Bury, apart from the weather really impressed with the van, we have just one problem the front centre window which has marks inside the window(see other forum reports) having a new window fitted under warranty by Discover at the end of July.

Few other niggles but have sorted most out, you would think taht Swift would get their pre-delivery inspections done right and all the other manufacturers, as they seem to fall down also.

Hope you have no problems as it is a wounderful caravan.

Happy caravaning.
 

DJP

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Nigel,

Thanks for your info on the awning size, much appreciated. We too think that the caravan is wonderful. We have not had the window problem, but have spoken to a few that have, not just on the Firestar. We purchased ours new in July '06, one of the first off the production line, with no real problems to report, but agree that pre-delivery checking could be better.

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DJP, ours was purchased new October 08 but the van was built November 07, it proves to me that somthing went wrong with the supply of windows in 07 as l have not seen anywhere on the forum with window problems before 07 vans.

Even though mine was built in Nov 07 it was classed has a 08 van with all the upgrades accociated with the 08 model.

Surley Swift should know when the problem started.

NigelH
 

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