Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
Latest activity
Members
Registered members
Current visitors
Charts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Outdoor & Recreation
Campers, Vans & 4WD's
Awnings! The worst of worst!
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support Prospecting Australia:
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Ded Driver" data-source="post: 550368" data-attributes="member: 12692"><p>One point to be aware of, puting stainless rivets on aluminium is fine normally, but if you take your vehicle on the beach a fair bit (as we do here on the West Coast) then over time the damp salt air will penetrate into the mounting & the stainless rivets will cause electrolytic corrosion of the aluminium frame around the rivets.</p><p>When I bought my side awning & before mounting it, I put double the amount of large aluminium rivets into it.</p><p>Another key thing is to check them regularly if you do a lot of driving, especially on rough roads.</p><p>Mine has not come loose yet. If it ever does I will replace the rivets with galvanised gutter bolts</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ded Driver, post: 550368, member: 12692"] One point to be aware of, puting stainless rivets on aluminium is fine normally, but if you take your vehicle on the beach a fair bit (as we do here on the West Coast) then over time the damp salt air will penetrate into the mounting & the stainless rivets will cause electrolytic corrosion of the aluminium frame around the rivets. When I bought my side awning & before mounting it, I put double the amount of large aluminium rivets into it. Another key thing is to check them regularly if you do a lot of driving, especially on rough roads. Mine has not come loose yet. If it ever does I will replace the rivets with galvanised gutter bolts [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Outdoor & Recreation
Campers, Vans & 4WD's
Awnings! The worst of worst!
Top