Feby,
I'm the one who started the whole Omnistor thing about 3+ years ago. I was
just about to start importing the Belgian-made awnings through a dealer in
Holland when Richard Floyd, Vancouver Island, BC, managed to persuade
Carefree of Colorado to include the awning we want with their shipments from
Belgium of the other Omnistor products they sell.
Richard (rgf) is the exclusive dealer for the Omnistor we use.
You must place a prepaid order through him and wait for a large enough group
to be ready (I don't know what the minimum order is now). He then places
the order with C of C and they order the hardware from Belgium. I think
they get a couple of shipping containers per month from there; one of them
will have your awning in it. Then C of C installs the fabric of your choice
from their complete assortment, which is MUCH broader than the European
selection.
Finally, C of C ships directly to you.
If you want to try to import your own awning,
http://www.omnistor.com/gb/products/6900tech.php
is apparently the current version of what we ordered (IIRC, that was the
6502, no longer shown).
If you try to import directly, be prepared for lots of hassles, with
dealers, customs, shippers, and everyone else involved. And if it's damaged
in shipment you'll be on your own. Duties will be higher because most of
them are imposed on the fabric, which is a major reason C of C installs
fabric in the US. I say a little pray of thanks every day that Richard got
me out of doing the importing!
Contact Richard.
Oh yeah, electric motor: I didn't order one. I'm glad. The awning IS NOT
one you just push a button and get an erected awning. The awning extends at
a steep angle and MUST be supported at the outer side by extending the
concealed legs. Eliminating the hand cranking operation would be only a
minor reduction in the labor of erecting the awning -- which is not great.
Ken Henderson
Americus, GA
76 X-Birchaven
76 X-Palm Beach
www.gmcwipersetc.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Feby Judo [mailto:
feby.judo]
>
> Do you have this Onmistor awning with the electric motor for your GMC?
> Can you buy it here in the US or do you have to order it from Europe?
> which model is appropriate for GMC (the curve etc)- because
> from talking to Jim K. and other netter they prefer Zee Dee
> because it is curved nicely for the GMC. But I really like
> the electric motor to open/close the awning. So if you can
> let me know about this electric awning I appreciate it very
> much. My sister is coming from Holland next month (12/12/07)
> so if I have to buy it from Europe I planned to let her get
> it for me from Holland...
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