On the hunt for some PLAIN, no frills cab curtains for a DAF XF105.
Not interested in tartan, tassels or frills…but damned if I can find any!!!
Would anyone out there have any suggestions?
I’ve got hold of a couple of people I know with sewing machines to see what they can do, but is anything available off the shelf?
Buy some frilly ones.
Go to a truckstop.
Cut the frills off.
Voila.
Use frills as a mop to dry up tears from the frilly brigade.
Make anything you want and quality.
If you know someone with a sewing machine, the world is you lobster,. Go to dunelms, find the reduced priced curtians, you want thermal door curtians, 90" drop 36-42" wide, and either buy a pack of daf curtian hooks(from eBay).then measure from curtian rail to lowest point, then around the track halfway add 6",. Cut each curtian to size, stich up all ends and sides then hand stich in the hooks 1 about every 4", add frilly bits if you require.
Mine cost £25.00, + flowers to the lady who made them, mine are lined and have frilly bits, when closed it goes dark, also they keep heat out in summer, and heat in winter
toonsy:
Buy some frilly ones.Go to a truckstop.
Cut the frills off.
Voila.
Use frills as a mop to dry up tears from the frilly brigade.
lol at that one… 
AndrewG:
toonsy:
Buy some frilly ones.Go to a truckstop.
Cut the frills off.
Voila.
Use frills as a mop to dry up tears from the frilly brigade.
lol at that one…
Welcome back Mr G hope your one the mend, getting ready to light em up.
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AndrewG:
toonsy:
Buy some frilly ones.Go to a truckstop.
Cut the frills off.
Voila.
Use frills as a mop to dry up tears from the frilly brigade.
lol at that one…
Welcome back Mr G hope your one the mend, getting ready to light em up.
Thankyou BG, yes, slowly getting there mate. I want my monster back but Mrs G is now calling it her ‘bebe’ (baby) so i may have problems there, im still leaving it to her to shred those rear tyres…
Cheers folks, had suspected altering or making some would be a cheaper/easier option.
Not against frilly curtains, just not my preference really.
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If you know someone with a sewing machine, the world is you lobster,. Go to dunelms, find the reduced priced curtians, you want thermal door curtians, 90" drop 36-42" wide, and either buy a pack of daf curtian hooks(from eBay).then measure from curtian rail to lowest point, then around the track halfway add 6",. Cut each curtian to size, stich up all ends and sides then hand stich in the hooks 1 about every 4", add frilly bits if you require.
I bought a pack of plain black pencil pleat blackout curtains from Dunelm to go in front of the bunk for £23, and the hooks from eBay for £6 as the OEM curtains are crap, a pack of 30 hooks will go across the bunk, you’ll need 2x, 3x more hooks if you want to go around the windscreen.
When buying curtains this way, remember the size on the packet is the size for 1 curtain, but you’ll have 2 in the pack, this allows for the gathering up
peirre:
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If you know someone with a sewing machine, the world is you lobster,. Go to dunelms, find the reduced priced curtians, you want thermal door curtians, 90" drop 36-42" wide, and either buy a pack of daf curtian hooks(from eBay).then measure from curtian rail to lowest point, then around the track halfway add 6",. Cut each curtian to size, stich up all ends and sides then hand stich in the hooks 1 about every 4", add frilly bits if you require.I bought a pack of plain black pencil pleat blackout curtains from Dunelm to go in front of the bunk for £23, and the hooks from eBay for £6 as the OEM curtains are crap, a pack of 30 hooks will go across the bunk, you’ll need 2x, 3x more hooks if you want to go around the windscreen.
When buying curtains this way, remember the size on the packet is the size for 1 curtain, but you’ll have 2 in the pack, this allows for the gathering up
TNUK haberdashery Dept is now open 
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peirre:
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If you know someone with a sewing machine, the world is you lobster,. Go to dunelms, find the reduced priced curtians, you want thermal door curtians, 90" drop 36-42" wide, and either buy a pack of daf curtian hooks(from eBay).then measure from curtian rail to lowest point, then around the track halfway add 6",. Cut each curtian to size, stich up all ends and sides then hand stich in the hooks 1 about every 4", add frilly bits if you require.I bought a pack of plain black pencil pleat blackout curtains from Dunelm to go in front of the bunk for £23, and the hooks from eBay for £6 as the OEM curtains are crap, a pack of 30 hooks will go across the bunk, you’ll need 2x, 3x more hooks if you want to go around the windscreen.
When buying curtains this way, remember the size on the packet is the size for 1 curtain, but you’ll have 2 in the pack, this allows for the gathering upTNUK haberdashery Dept is now open
For those of that disposition we could give them a nickname like “The Thimbles” or some such…
I only bought the blackout curtains as I’m a light sleeper and any light creeping thru the OEM cab curtain is enough to wake me, and as a limper im able to hang and take em down & pack these in my night out bag minutes. I wouldn’t stoop down low enough to buy curtains for around the window
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TNUK haberdashery Dept is now open
Ground floor…
Perfumery stationary and leather goods wigs and haberdashery kitchenware and food…going up.
yourhavingalarf:
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TNUK haberdashery Dept is now openGround floor…
Perfumery stationary and leather goods wigs and haberdashery kitchenware and food…going up.
Don’t mention Mrs Slocombe’s ■■■■■.
The Rustler:
Don’t mention Mrs Slocombe’s ■■■■■.
I suspect Dave will be along shortly to tell us what her ■■■■■ is like
probably worth waiting for…
personally im waiting to see what he says about wendy richards beaver…though the prize would be someone putting up a link for young mr graces nurse…