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Title: moterized drapes
Post by: crown on April 02, 2010, 05:11:10 PM
 does anyone have them ? how do you like them ? i remember the blue bird wonderlodges had them
any one have any they dont need ? where would i start looking for these thanks john
Title: Re: moterized drapes
Post by: crown on April 03, 2010, 06:57:15 AM
 i remember some one talking drapes hear a while back ? might of been luvebus ? drape moters or motorized drapes
12v 110 v  ? still looking for imfo thanks john
Title: Re: moterized drapes
Post by: Jeremy on April 03, 2010, 08:06:12 AM
I don't know about off-the-shelf systems - but given the immense work you've already done on your project, knocking-up your own motorized curtains (drapes) should be no problem at all. I have collected parts for my own motorized curtains as follows:

Side windows - standard roller blind modified to be driven by 12v motor / gearbox units (actually Lexus headlight adjustment motors)
Large front curtains (curve round whole front of bus to cover all front windows) - Rather neat 'twin groove' extruded aluminium curtain tracks from Ikea, with the curtain sliders in one groove and a polypropylene cord running in the other track, pulled backwards and forwards by other 12v motors taken from a car (I forget where these ones came from now)

Also - not really curtains, but I've also built some electric sunblinds for the windscreen (for use whilst driving) from two Range Rover electric window mechanisms.

Just my idiosyncratic way


Jeremy

Title: Re: moterized drapes
Post by: luvrbus on April 03, 2010, 09:19:53 AM
John, the ones I have are made by Hunter-Douglas so about any place that sells the brand can order them for you and they are 110 v.The day/nite are vertical and the windshield shades are horizontal if I decide not to use them I'll let you know 


good luck
Title: Re: moterized drapes
Post by: crown on April 03, 2010, 03:49:53 PM
 thanks jeremy any pics of your build  luvrbus can you send a picture & more imfo i asked hear in costa rica and looked at me like
i was from another planet thanks john