RV Shade Motor Replacement Gone Wrong! What We Learned the Hard Way
Автор: Carol Plumb - Wild Horses RV Adventures
Загружено: 2025-06-07
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In Episode 134, we take on what looked like a simple RV project: replacing the day/night shade motors on our front windshield shades. After watching several YouTube how-to videos, we figured—how hard could it be? Well... this turned out to be a real RV reality check!
We walk you through the entire installation process, showing the good, the bad, and the frustratingly ugly. What most videos leave out—we include. From the surprising weight of the shades, to the awkward over-the-head reinstallation, and the pain of trying to adjust motors that only move an inch—this is a cautionary tale for every DIY RVer.
If you're an RV traveler, weekend warrior, or full-timer thinking of doing this repair yourself—watch this first. Our experience might save you hours of frustration and maybe even a trip to Red Bay, where we’ll eventually have ours adjusted by the pros.
We also ask for your help—if you’ve ever fixed this issue, please share your tips in the comments!
🔧 RV repair isn’t always easy—but we show it exactly how it happened. The good, the bad and sadly...the ugly.
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Chapters
00:00 Intro to video
00:28 Wild Horses intro
00:58 Explaining the frustration
01:13 Start of the project
03:13 trying to remove the motors
05:17 Trip to Ace Hardware
05:48 Bought the tool needed to remove set screw
05:56 Installing new Gen-2 Motors
06:44 New motors don't reach the bracket
07:08 Break for lunch
07:18 Round 2 of the motor replacement
08:10 We realize what the spacer is for
08:26 Reinstalling the shades onto the brackets
08:43 Installing 1 side pillar so I can rest the shade on it
09:24 Installing the left pillar so I can rest both sides on them
10:24 Shades are installed over windshield
10:32 Mike wiring up the shades
10:52 Trying to adjust the shades but they only move about an inch
11:07 Called it a night...
11:10 The next day talking about the frustration & ask for help
12:48 Bloopers!
13:08 Ending and tag line
#RVRepairs #RVShades #DayNightShades #RVDIY #MotorhomeMaintenance #RedBayBound
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