Closing front curtains

Patricia,

Keep playing with those curtains, they will get easier.  I also took the plastic rods off and just pull each side by holding onto the curtain.

Sue

thanks Sue... I am not going to give up they would be a nice cover when night comes... I think you were the tipster for the nice cooking pot from Amazon... I bought one now Jim likes it so much I may need another one for the RV and leave the first one in the house. It was terrific and not much money and what a great cooker.. Nice size for carrying in RV.  Owe you so much for all your tips and tricks to clue us. In.
Patricia

I also removed the rods and just use my hands. Like everyone said, takes a little working with them, but once mastered you will be glad for them. We also use a sunshade to keep the heat out. We use one of the insulated aluminum fold up ones.
As to the Velcro problem.....Since there isn't a lot of pressure, you can quickly hand stitch on some loop Velcro without taking the curtain off.  Or, as a stop gap measure, just use a couple binder clips.

Update:  Since the curtains were, evidently, defective from the start, Phoenix will be replacing them, free of charge.  Now, how's that for customer service? !!!

Thanks, everyone, for the help!

We didn't like the folding shades that came with the Cruiser because they were too hard to fold up, too thin to block the light, and they blocked access to the dashboard. We bought a set of HeatShields that are custom made for the E450 windshield and side windows. They block the light and the heat and are easy to deal with.

Update:  Since the curtains were, evidently, defective from the start, Phoenix will be replacing them, free of charge.  Now, how's that for customer service? !!!

Thanks, everyone, for the help!

Taken from your profile.......
So you bought a used 2013 last year which is now 4 model years old, and Phoenix is replacing the front curtains for you for free because they were defective from Day-One which the previous owner never let Phoenix know about.

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The general public out there has no idea how great a company Phoenix is, that they provide such awesome customer support like no other RV manufacture.

On our previous RV, I ordered and installed a product like this:   https://eclipsesunshades.net/

Installation video:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-xL2IXmDgQ

I do not remember the manufacturer, but ours looked just like this and were specifically ordered for the chassis we had at that time.  They were available for cars, trucks, vans, etc. and as I recall were made in El Paso, but that was ten years ago and no telling where they are now made.  They worked very, very well, retracted instantly and really held up well.  We would then just pull the RV curtains over to cover the side windows and we had complete privacy and access to the whole front of the vehicle.  We were hit by a rock thrown up into our windshield and I called them and they sent me extra mounts for a nominal fee and we had the windshield replaced and reinstalled the shades.   I think before next summer I will order for the E350 chassis for our PC.  They REALLY kept the sun at bay during the heat of the day when we were parked.

Paul