🏕️ Enhanced White Pioneer Crank-Out RV Awning Upgrade Endcap Kit - Carefree 850001 Review

NO NEED TO BUY NEW SPRINGS Replaced broken springs with these end caps, they work great without springs cheaper and better than springs Awning keeps tighter crank cap keeps awning locked wherever you partially open it. I stuck my old canopy pole into the cordless drill after bending it with pliers and hammering it on the flat on the other end to hold it firmly in the drill. The awning goes up and down with ease, which is exactly how they should have done it from the start.

Great but make sure you either buy the handle or know how to make one. I converted one or my canopy drawbar to work with a cordless drill. Cut off the handle and hit the end with a hammer. Also, be careful when recording the original. It's spring loaded. Remove the bolt from the lever cover and knock it out with a hammer and stay away as the cover spins fast and hard about 10 times. Even if you think the spring is broken, do it to be safe.

Great find and purchase. Easy to install, works great and is a huge improvement over broken springs and a lot cheaper to buy. They should be present on all patio awnings, forget the springs. Easy to deploy, easy to retract, very fast. Leaving the spring installed on the left side will retract even faster. Highly recommended. As other reviews have mentioned, additional holes are required on the drive end of the kit, but the screws provided are self-tapping so you can just drill through them with

This was a 'premium' upgrade to the awning mechanism. The original was like a window shade with internal springs and latches. The original handle of the locking mechanism was broken. The handle could not be replaced without replacing the entire mechanism. The replacement crank head costs 1/3 the price of the original. It would take three or four people to replace the awning with the original spring system, extend and remove the old awning, etc. Using a crank mechanism I was able to replace the…

The springs in my Carefree shed broke making it very difficult to install and remove. I saw this online and thought it would be easier than replacing the springs. This item works fine. It was pretty easy to install. Now I can simply turn the tent inside out manually with the telescopic handle. Please note that you need to buy the pen separately. The crank takes some strength to keep turning until the canopy is off, but I (a 60 year old female) was able to do it. The nice thing is that you can…

My tent spring broke after 7 years. I've put off the exchange because it won't be easy or cheap. I prefer to do everything myself. The product arrived and was installed in about 30 minutes. All alone. Now I can extend or raise the awning without outside help. I have an 18ft awning so one person had to unbolt the lock and another held the cord to pull it out or prevent it from rolling up on its own. Now I use my tent as much as possible. If it's windy I can put it back on, no problem. I bought…

Update 7/28/14: I downgraded my rating from 5 to 4 after using it a few times. I had a very hard time getting my hands to form a line when closing the canopy. I think the front end cap may be wider than stock causing misalignment. Looks like I'll have to go to the roof and see if I can increase the distance between the two canopy mounting brackets. --------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------ -- As others have reported, one of my awning springs broke. I found…