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Replacing front draperies on 2001 Marquis

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Richard Cooper:
Elaine is shipping my new set of front draperies (electric) today.  Looking forward to checking off this from my wish list.

Keith Oliver:
Just bit the bullet for MCD blinds to replace the front drapes and all of the other window coverings.  Now my 98 Contessa will look like a 2013 on the inside!  Power windshield day and night, manual day and night everywhere else.  

Dave Cunningham:
Keith , tell me more about these Mcd blinds for the front windshield, do they come down from the top, where do you get them? I am over in Victoria , and the motor for my front blinds is missing.

Thanks

Dave

Keith Oliver:
Dave:

I am in Palm Desert at the moment.  Owners of three other Motorhomes in this park have recently redone their curtains and/or drapes with MCD and one of them was talking it up to the point that I went aboard two of them to see what all the fuss was  about.  One had a failed curtain motor that was going to cost $900 to replace, so did the groundwork to find an alternative. The others have followed his lead.  The new coaches (I have seen new, 2014 Monaco with all MCD from the factory) have the same blinds everywhere.  

There is a double roller, day shade above night shade, 98"wide, that covers the entire windshield.  It powers down, so you can operate it while driving.  The A pillar is modified to provide a positive light-proof edge, and it is wired to you existing dash switches, if you have them.  The drivers side is manual, but I can easily reach the bottom edge to pull it down while driving. The manual ones go up gently, and you can set the speed and height that they rise to.  The day shades effectively block visibility from outside and the night shades block all light.

Find the Manufacurer here: www.mcdinnovations.com.  I don't know if there is a dealer in or near Victoria, but you could email the factory to find out.  The guy here is full time in a Motorhome, presently at the Outdoor Resorts park in Indio, so he came over the morning after I called and did the sales job, measurements and estimate in about 1/2 hour.   He has promised two week delivery from the factory with installation within a few days thereafter.  I'll let you know when they are in and what I think about them then.

More costly than I was expecting, but no more than what I could find in Lowes or Home Depot, and better suited to the Motorhome than anything I could find there.

Dave Cunningham:
That sounds just like what I am looking for, for one thing; th automated front shades are great , but with the massive gaps they have on the sides and centre , the sun always finds its way in, and as a night shade, the the one piece horizontal unit looks so nice and clean. how much are these things?

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