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Terrafirma 270 degree awning on a D3
Evening all, does anyone currently run a terrafirma 270 degree awning on their D3 / D4?
I realy want to swap out my current awning for one but concerned as to whether it will snag on the boot door when open (specially with the ladder attached) or not. Only pictures I seem to find of them is on the terrafirma 110.2008 HSE Stornoway Grey
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6th Apr 2024 7:12 pm
Disco-Jim
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Did you ever get any answers? I’m looking at the same awning.
13th Jul 2024 8:53 pm
KevinD3
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Hey Disco,
Bought one in the end, absolutely love it the only down side is what I suspected, the tailgate with ladder doesn’t go as high as I should with the awning open so you have to watch your head when working round the back, lovable with though as the outdoor kitchen means I only tend to use the rear for getting in and out. I did fit it so it did it increase the height of the existing roof rack if car park heights weren’t an issue or I removed it between uses it could go higher and the issue would go away.
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13th Jul 2024 10:32 pm
Disco-Jim
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Brilliant!
What roof rack do you have too?
13th Jul 2024 10:44 pm
KevinD3
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Got the flatdog rack on, another good piece of kit. Still getting into car parks with a 2.1m height restriction although certain rear muscles start clench as I drive round inside 2008 HSE Stornoway Grey
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13th Jul 2024 10:52 pm
pwheeldon
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Hi,
How badly does it foul the rear ladder? I've got one to go on my camper trailer and a pull out one for the car, neither installed yet, and I'm thinking of using the 270 for a trip to Cornwall before fitting it to the trailer.
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14th Jul 2024 7:46 am
KevinD3
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How I’ve got it fitted (low) it probably reduces the head height under the tailgate by 6 inch when open. But the mounting position was my choice. If I’d swapped the brackets round so it was level or above rather than below the rack there probably wouldn’t be any issue at all.2008 HSE Stornoway Grey
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14th Jul 2024 8:25 am
pwheeldon
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I've got the FR rack with quick release mounts, so not sure how low that sit. I'll probably just have to try it out. I don't want too much height as I'd like to get in some of the height restricted car parks, we usually take a roof box buy I'm not this year for that reason.
OOI did you get the walls too?
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Sounds good. I didn’t get get the walls. Tempted though Although I only want the one wall to replace the windbreak in the picture for the kitchen space looking ad making one at the moment2008 HSE Stornoway Grey
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14th Jul 2024 12:05 pm
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I've the walls too, so tempted to take them for a trial, but not sure as I'd not use them it'd be purely to have a play! My pull out awning is a Direct 4x4 one and I also got a side wall for it, if I take the 270 I'll take that with me and see if it works / looks OK.Discovery 4 GS 2009 Auto Stornoway Grey
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the only down side is what I suspected, the tailgate with ladder doesn’t go as high as I should with the awning open so you have to watch your head when working round the back, lovable with though as the outdoor kitchen means I only tend to use the rear for getting in and out. I did fit it so it did it increase the height of the existing roof rack if car park heights weren’t an issue or I removed it between uses it could go higher and the issue would go away.
