BCM Community

Bus Discussion => Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) => Topic started by: johns4104s on March 17, 2010, 10:04:57 AM

Title: RV driver and passenger drapes?
Post by: johns4104s on March 17, 2010, 10:04:57 AM
Looking at pricing at camping world, $350+ for passenger and driver front drapes. Does anyone know who has a better price?

Thanks

John
Title: Re: RV driver and passenger drapes?
Post by: cody on March 17, 2010, 10:15:10 AM
I bought thermal drapes with the liners at Goodwill for 10 bucks for a 4 piece set, all the pieces were 8ft wide by 54 inches long, I trimmed the windshield set to 36 inches and bought a track from a salvage yard, I used the other pieces in other ways, total cost was less than 15 dollars and I was able to find the ones that matched my interior.
Title: Re: RV driver and passenger drapes?
Post by: bryanhes on March 17, 2010, 12:35:47 PM
Cody,

Man you are thrifty  ;D Great buy!

Bryan
Title: Re: RV driver and passenger drapes?
Post by: bigjohnkub on March 17, 2010, 12:42:36 PM
John, you saw mine at TBR. 80% sun block. Got at box store. Mine are kinda rigged, but on "new" bus will have snaps to hold in place, and will look much better. Keeps the sun outside.
  Big John
Title: Re: RV driver and passenger drapes?
Post by: ruthi on March 17, 2010, 12:44:03 PM
Hubby just picked some up at camping world a couple of days ago. They had them marked down. I think he pd 60.00 for them.
Title: Re: RV driver and passenger drapes?
Post by: johns4104s on March 17, 2010, 12:50:32 PM
Ruthi,

Which Store,

thanks

John
Title: Re: RV driver and passenger drapes?
Post by: johns4104s on March 17, 2010, 12:52:48 PM
Big John

Where is the Box store??

Will you be in your new 4107 at TBR??

John
Title: Re: RV driver and passenger drapes?
Post by: luvrbus on March 17, 2010, 12:54:23 PM
John, if you want a motorized set I have one white color with the cellular darkening shade mounts from the top with remote control.
Sonja said to tell you and Tammi to come here and her and Tammi could make a set I have the rails  



good luck
Title: Re: RV driver and passenger drapes?
Post by: bigjohnkub on March 17, 2010, 12:59:29 PM
Box store is Home Depot. But They don't sell hammer handles, so I got mad and went to Lowe's. 4107 will not be ready. Blu has me slaving on finishing house, plus trip to california. I sure hope I can get to TBR.
  Big John
Title: Re: RV driver and passenger drapes?
Post by: ruthi on March 17, 2010, 01:08:59 PM
John, it was the Knoxville, Tn. store. They had about 10 boxes of them. They are not the lined ones, just drapes. They are mostly beige, pleated, and 180inches to 230 inches and 36 inches long.
Title: Re: RV driver and passenger drapes?
Post by: johns4104s on March 17, 2010, 03:21:46 PM
Clifford,

Tell Sonja thanks, but we have hit a snag and will only be there in June/July. Will you guys be there then??

John
Title: Re: RV driver and passenger drapes?
Post by: Gary '79 5C on March 17, 2010, 03:37:10 PM
This may not sound feasible, however my PO installed straight pleated shades two for the front windshield & two smaller shades for the drivers and door windows. They work very well and block the sun effectively. I do get spooked if they drop 1/4" when I am driving however. This has never been a problem.
I like them as I do not have to follow the track around with the drapes, and I would imagine they would be a much easier installation.

Good Luck to all,

Gary
Title: Re: RV driver and passenger drapes?
Post by: bobofthenorth on March 17, 2010, 04:38:22 PM
We have the same as Gary does and they work reasonably well.  Marilyn built a set of vinyl covers with suction cups that we attach for extreme privacy or heat rejection but most of the time we use the pleated ones.  I drop the driver's side about 8 or 10 inches when we have made a routing error and are travelling into a setting sun.  The only issue that we have with them is that they hit the backup TV but that's not a huge problem.  And at our age if some pervert is peering in the window late at night its gonna be worse for him than it is for us - what he sees might cure him permanently.
Title: Re: RV driver and passenger drapes?
Post by: Chopper Scott on March 17, 2010, 05:16:53 PM
Cripes Bob!! :D :D I have these insulated panels that the po had that basically you just shove into the openings of the front and side windows that work ok but I need to make some clips to hold them in place. They are handy as they roll up and I can just throw them under the couch/bed in the front. But they have a tendency to fall down as they basically are just shoved into place. I'm standing there with a cup of coffee  with the clothes I was born with and one of them fell down! Lucky for me she was from Canada and now thinks my name is Bob! ;D
Title: Re: RV driver and passenger drapes?
Post by: crown on March 17, 2010, 06:18:06 PM
 hi luvrbus i would like more imfo on moterized drapes are they 12 v or 110v where could i get some sounds like a cool idea
thanks john