Zach Woods
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The following is archival:
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The first Westfalias had a Fiamma awning with the label "Westfalia" on
the outside. They also came with a rain gutter (piece of vinyl/rubber
material between the awning and the van body).
Later Westfalias had a Horizon awning with the label "Horizon" on the
outside, and without the rain gutter.
Both awnings are installed similarly (using the same brackets and pre-
made holes).
According to Fiamma.com, both awnings are essentially the same except
for the fabric (and I don't know whether the Fiamma or the Horizon
fabric is considered better). Both fabrics look like they're made of
polyester reinforced vinyl. The Fiamma has a 1 year warranty and the
Horizon has a 3 year warranty (presumably the Airstream coach warranty
would make the warranties equivalent?).
Fiamma is an Italian company which manufactures high-end awnings
http://www.fiamma.com. Horizon is the name for the awning made
(distributed) by A&E, part of DometicUSA. On the Fiamma website,
you'll see the following statement (http://www.fiammausa.com/faq.html):
Q – Does your "Florida Room" attach to A & E's Horizon awning?
A – Yes. We manufacture the Horizon awning for A & E. All of the parts
are identical except for the fabric.
On the same website, they have various accessories/options for the
Fiamma 45 awning, including the new Florida room (attaches to awning).
There are also wall brackets attached to the van body (you insert the
legs into the wall brackets rather than on the ground). For whatever
eason, it seems that most Westfalias do not have the wall brackets
installed.
On the DometicUSA website, http://www.dometicusa.com/awnings.php?
product=37 there's more info on the Horizon. Didn't find a specific
Florida room made by Dometic for the Horizon (although there were other
enclosures on the Dometic website).
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The first Westfalias had a Fiamma awning with the label "Westfalia" on
the outside. They also came with a rain gutter (piece of vinyl/rubber
material between the awning and the van body).
Later Westfalias had a Horizon awning with the label "Horizon" on the
outside, and without the rain gutter.
Both awnings are installed similarly (using the same brackets and pre-
made holes).
According to Fiamma.com, both awnings are essentially the same except
for the fabric (and I don't know whether the Fiamma or the Horizon
fabric is considered better). Both fabrics look like they're made of
polyester reinforced vinyl. The Fiamma has a 1 year warranty and the
Horizon has a 3 year warranty (presumably the Airstream coach warranty
would make the warranties equivalent?).
Fiamma is an Italian company which manufactures high-end awnings
http://www.fiamma.com. Horizon is the name for the awning made
(distributed) by A&E, part of DometicUSA. On the Fiamma website,
you'll see the following statement (http://www.fiammausa.com/faq.html):
Q – Does your "Florida Room" attach to A & E's Horizon awning?
A – Yes. We manufacture the Horizon awning for A & E. All of the parts
are identical except for the fabric.
On the same website, they have various accessories/options for the
Fiamma 45 awning, including the new Florida room (attaches to awning).
There are also wall brackets attached to the van body (you insert the
legs into the wall brackets rather than on the ground). For whatever
eason, it seems that most Westfalias do not have the wall brackets
installed.
On the DometicUSA website, http://www.dometicusa.com/awnings.php?
product=37 there's more info on the Horizon. Didn't find a specific
Florida room made by Dometic for the Horizon (although there were other
enclosures on the Dometic website).