Author Topic: window shades  (Read 4647 times)

Bill Lampkin

  • BAC Member
  • *
  • Posts: 1257
  • Thanked: 350 times
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

"Goin where the weather suits my clothes..."

Carl Boger

  • BAC Member
  • *
  • Posts: 554
  • Thanked: 169 times
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
2021 Renegade Verona 36VSB
350 HP  L9 Cummins 1150 Ft Lb Torque
98 Beaver Patriot Savannah
330 hp Cat 3126
The following users thanked this post: Bill Lampkin