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03-31-2018, 10:29 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Burney
Posts: 107
M.O.C. #11789
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Day/Night Shades Failing
I knew they would eventually fail, but not three of them on one outing. I managed to get them in the down mode, but other than that, they were worthless the rest of the seven week vacation. Over the course of their life I've found them to generally be a pain in the ass.
I'm considering replacing them with mini blinds.
Does anyone have any experience and suggestions for replacements?
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03-31-2018, 10:44 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Carmichael - CA
Posts: 7,366
M.O.C. #4831
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I guess I don't understand. Failing Day/Night shades usually are broken strings which result in the shade dropping and you can't get it back up. If you are having a hard time lowering them I would suspect the strings are too tight and they can be adjusted at the bottom anchor spool. All in all they are pretty simple and even a broken string is easily repaired with the readily available kits.
But I can understand your dislike of the Day/Night shades. We found that they were not dark enough in our 2012. Add in the hard to cleaning factor along with them pulling loose from the overhead if you aren't careful, we too decided to replace them. I highly recommend the MCD shades. Not the cheap ones Montana uses but the MCD brand used in high end RVs. We made a trip to the MCD mothership (they are available elsewhere) just to have them replaced and the DW is ecstatic with the results.
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There is more to life than fuel mileage.
2012 Montana 3700RL Big Sky Package towed by a 2015 Ford F350 6.7L PSD 4WD CC LWB
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03-31-2018, 01:17 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Fall Creek
Posts: 1,329
M.O.C. #3699
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X2 what Carl said. MCD is the best. Our 2015 came with them throughout the trailer EXCEPT the bedroom, go figure, so I finished the work for Keystone and had three custom cut and installed them myself. It is really DARK in there even during a sunny day, best mod I have ever done.
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2015 Montana 3440RL Legacy Edition, G614's, Pressure Pro TPMS, Dish Tailgaters
2016 GMC Sierra Denali 3500 CC SRW, Iridium Metallic, Duramax Allison Transmission
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03-31-2018, 02:25 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Salem
Posts: 7,550
M.O.C. #2283
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I don’t like the day night shades either but I too am wondering what failing means.
Lynwood
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04-02-2018, 03:24 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Burney
Posts: 107
M.O.C. #11789
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mlh
I don’t like the day night shades either but I too am wondering what failing means.
Lynwood
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Failing means they won't come down, they won't go up, they sit at a cock-eyed angle, and generally are worthless.
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04-02-2018, 07:38 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2017
Location: new caney
Posts: 1,050
M.O.C. #19873
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Quote:
Originally Posted by denandannie
Failing means they won't come down, they won't go up, they sit at a cock-eyed angle, and generally are worthless.
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I would say that is a good definition of FAILING. Straight out of Webster.
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04-03-2018, 09:36 AM
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Seasoned Camper
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: dunnellon
Posts: 50
M.O.C. #19170
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I had a warranty claim on 2 of mine about a month or so after I bought it. Keystone sent replacement to my dealer who shipped to me - one was broken as well. Called the manufacturer and they sent replacement parts -for the wrong shade. Got fed up with the shades in the living room and the aggravation of dealing with them so replaced all with Levelor shades. They look absolutely fantastic and give the area a residential look. They are easier to operate than the OEM stuff and a cinch to mount. Lowes cut them to my custom size. Easy peasy!
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