Similar to all other VW Transporters, the 1995-03 Eurovan Winnebago Campers (EVC) have seven windows total. A rear hatch window, middle left, front left, windshield, front right, middle right (on sliding door), and rear right. Winnebago delivered these models with a curtain on the rear window, and shades on the three rear side windows. In addition to that, there is a separate curtain provided that attaches around the front cockpit with Velcro buttons to block the windshield and front door windows. With the exception of the windshield curtain, all of the other Winnebago-supplied curtains, shades and associated parts are absolute junk. Why? Read on.
On the rear hatch window, the curtain and the tracks provided by Winnebago were a joke. The tracks were made from what looks like disposable plastic with absolutely zero UV resistance. They bake in the sun and quickly fall apart. And if that wasn't bad enough, the curtain construction is an even bigger joke. The sewing looks like it was done with the same dissolving thread doctors use to sew up wounds. The whole thing was good for a couple of years at best.
In the case of the sliding door, Winnebago used the same horizontal shade units they use above the stove and on the right rear window. But unlike those two other locations that are subject only to vehicle movement and vibration, the sliding door gets slammed over and over. The shade they used was simply not designed for that sort of abuse, and it too falls apart.
So what is the solution? Well, we recommend that you rip out all that Winnebago junk, toss it in the trash, and install these affordable and durable Retracting Sun & Privacy Shades. They install in minutes without any tools and work incredibly well.
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