Fitting Remis cab blinds

• Thursday, 8 November 2007
• John Wickersham
• 0 Comments

I read a feature once about fitting Remis cab blinds. I may be wrong but I seem to remember that these blinds were available for the early Peugeot Boxer cabs (1999). If this is the case could you tell me who might stock such blinds near me? For your information my motorhome is an Elddis Autostratus LS SE 1999 2.5TD on a Peugeot Boxer, with rear lounge. Overall I am very happy with it, although when I go to shows I always find a few more favourites to add to my wish-list.
Mr George Hill, Ashford, Middlesex

JOHN SAYS
You are in luck George, coincidentally I was invited to install the first prototype Remis cab blinds when they were imported into the UK around six years ago. I fitted these into the cab of my 1999 Fiat Ducato (which should be the same as your Peugeot Boxer) and I've found them a very useful addition ever since. Of course, the latest versions are an improvement on these ones, especially in the way the concertina blind now moves in a horizontal rather then vertical plane, but sadly they're only suitable for more recent cabs.

As a point of interest, I've had to stabilise the frames on my side windows by using a thin beading of Sikaflex-512 caravan sealant (available from all good camping stores). Slamming the door over a period of years caused the self-tapping fixings to keep shaking loose and the sealant has cured this.

Anyway, I'm sure those products are still available and any good dealer should know how to obtain stock. The Remis UK importer is based in Chippenham, Wiltshire although you could always seek guidance from the German manufacturer. The staff I've dealt are very helpful and they all speak good English (tel; 00 49 221 788 800, www.remis.de and remis@remis.de).

If you have problems finding these blinds, there's also a Seitz roller blind, which was designed for Fiat/Peugeot screens and you can find it as part of the Dometic product range (tel; 01582 494111, www.dometic.com). However, unfortunately there isn't a Seitz product to close off the cab's side windows.