keder rail

jacksonvictoria

We have purchased a 1915 TAB Outback and recently an awning for it.
The keder rail (or what we believe is) has a black rubber "cord" along the entire length. Do we just remove this or are we missing something?

ScottG

Welcome, jacksonvictoria. Yes, you remove it to use the keder rail. It's just decorative.

BrianZ

1915 -wow!  😉
If you don't remove it, the wind may eventually do it for you while driving down the highway.  That was our experience looking in the mirror & wondering what is that black thing hanging from the end of our trailer.

Dalehelman

1915 Tab. Can’t be many of those out there.

PNWtabber

@jacksonvictoria -- GMTA, I just asked this question in another discussion!

ybakos

Do you remove it and leave it removed, or do you remove it only when camping and attaching the awning, and putting the black rubber back after removing the awning?

kevenv

ybakos said:

Do you remove it and leave it removed, or do you remove it only when camping and attaching the awning, and putting the black rubber back after removing the awning?

@y@ybakos Take it off and throw it away.

Binghi

I don’t use an awning, but I removed the black plastic to tighten the screws that hold the keder rail and corner trim in place (plus replace numerous stripped original screws with larger screws). After completing the work, I started to throw away the plastic, then decided to attempt to push it back into the rail. To my surprise, it slipped back into place firmly and without too much effort. I figure it will help insulate the keder rail screws from water intrusion and rust. The plastic has stayed in place in the rail for two years and I see no reason why it won’t continue to do so in the future.

tphaggerty

I have a 2018 400 with the plastic still in. Looks better than the plain rail IMO. Never had an issue with it coming out while towing.