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Bill Lampkin

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window shades
« on: December 03, 2023, 09:46:54 PM »
2005 Patriot Thunder; one of the loop cords that raises and lowers the black out shades (roman shades?) broke. Trying to repair but I can't get the window valance off as I can't get to the upper mounting bracket as the head rail for the shades block access. Can I remove the shade without taking the valance off? On our shades at home, the head rail clips into brackets, twist the headrail and the shade comes out. I felt for but could not find similar brackets in the Beaver. Each window has two shades; a day shade operated by a pull cord and a black out shade which uses the loop cord. Two shades, two headrails, not much space up there to figure things out. Any ideas?
2005 Patriot Thunder Lexington, 3 slides
40' tag axle (short wheelbase)
525 hp C13

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Carl Boger

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Re: window shades
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2023, 03:29:20 AM »
I am not sure how your shades are configured, but on mine I had to use a right angle attachment on a drill driver to remove the shades and the valances.   It was still a tight fit but doable.  Hopefully this will be of some help to you.
Carl

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