fiamma bike racks

How to fit a Fiamma Bike Rack to a Motorhome ?

Posted on 17/10/201921/10/2019 by David

How to fit a Fiamma Bike Rack

Fitting a Bike rack to a motorhome can be a daunting process, the prospect of drilling holes in your expensive pride and joy can be off-putting for many, but those adept DIYers can proceed to install a Fiamma Bike rack themselves following some guidelines laid down below.

Before purchasing and fitting a Fiamma bike rack it would be advisable to speak to your local dealer or the manufacturer to ascertain if the rear wall of your Motorhome has any strengthened points suitable for bike racks to be fitted through.

Do you have sufficient payload available for the added weight of a bike rack and associated bikes ?

Typically a Fiamma bike rack will weigh anywhere between 5Kg all the way up to 18Kg (Lift 77 Bike rack) and then typically the maximum weight capacity is 60Kg for a 4 Bike rack. So you could be looking at 80Kg worst case.

The other consideration when fitting a fiamma bike rack or any other Motorhome Bike racks is the added length to your vehicle. Most of these bike racks can be folded up when not in use but they still add length even put away with no bikes on them. If you have a short driveway this might make a difference !

The rear of your Motorhome layout can affect the location and type of bike rack you can fit. If you have a rear window you may have to sacrifice opening this as a bike rack may obscure it or opt for a much shorter height bike rack like the Fiamma Carry-Bike Pro C which is designed for these purposes.

If the only place you can mount a fiamma bike rack is high up then you may want to opt for specialised models like the Fiamma Lift 77 which via the use of a handle can be wound down easily to waist level to put the bikes on to the rack before winding it back up. This may be also of use to you if you suffer from a heart condition and are not allowed to lift weight above a certain height.

Once a suitable location is found on the rear then you also need to ensure that the mounting bolts which go through the entire bodywork are not going to foul anything on the inside of your van, that they are accessible as you will need to place a metal rectangular spreader plate (8 x 4cm) on to the two coach bolts for each bracket and they this is secured in place via Nyloc nuts as shown in this image

Fiamma do provide cover up plastic covers for these plates/bolts which are approx 8.5 x 4.5 cm as shown below but you need to ensure there is sufficient space to accommodate the plates and these covers on the inside wall of your vehicle.

Once you have the location in place, drill your first brackets holes and bolt the first bracket in place, ensuring sikaflex or an equivalent sealant is used to ensure watertightness, this can then be used as the exact start point to reference for the remaining 3 brackets. Ensure you do not over tighten the nuts as the construction of the rear wall of some motorhomes can be sandwich type material.

Note: some Fiamma bike racks have a support rail instead of 2 individual brackets for the bottom of the rack but the same 2 bolts per side and spreader plates.

One thing to bear in mind if you do fit The Fiamma Lift 77 bike rack is this has much larger spreader plates (12 x 10cm) due to the increased weight of the bike rack.

Pre-fitted Mounting brackets

If you already have manufacturer supplied Fiamma brackets pre installed on your motorhome then our handy guide below will help to identify which Fiamma cycle rack will fit.

Measure the width between your brackets centre to centre and then the gap vertically centre to centre on the brackets and then use the handy table below to ascertain which Fiamma bike rack will fit. Note some bike racks have telescopic vertical poles and so they have a minimum and maximum height gap.

Fiamma Bike Rack	Fiamma P/N	Bracket Width (cm)	Min Height (cm)	Max Height (cm)

Trigano	02093-57-	60	39.5	39.5
Pro C E-Bike	02094B13A	60	40	50
Pro C	02094-10A	60	40	50
Pro C N	02094-10V	60	40	50
CL	02093B87A	60	40	50
L80	02093-59-	80	40	50
Knaus – Eifelland	02093-29-	60	40	50
Pro M	02094-11A	60	50	80
Pro M N	02094-11V	60	50	80
Lift 77 E-Bike	02093E43A	60	68	108
Lift 77	02093B43	60	68	108
VW T2	02093B63A	60	76	76
Pro E-Bike	02094B12A	60	80	150
Pro (Black)	02094-09A	60	80	150
Pro N	02094-09V	60	80	150
UL	02093B86A	60	80	150
UL 48	02094A04A	80	80	150
Pro Autotrail	02093-98-	94	80	150
Ford Custom	02094B07A	91	87	87
VW T5 Pro	02093E71A	128	88	88
VW T6 Pro	02094B08A	128	88	88
Pro Hymer	02093A64	60	90	135
200 D	02093A15A	60	90	118
Caravan Active E-Bike	02094A06A	90	92	92
Caravan Active	02094-05A	90	92	92
Backpack 4×4	02093B38		94	94
VW T3	02094-19A	60	94.5	94.5
Merc V Class Premium	02094B14A	90	95	95
XLA Pro 200 E-Bike	02093E32A	90	100	100
Caravan Universal	02093-76-	80	100	180
Caravan Hobby	02093-77-	60	101	101
Simple Plus 200	02093-36-	60	110	145
Mercedes Viano	02093B75A	90.5	110.5	110.5
200 DJ Ducato	02093G89A		115.5	115.5
VW Crafter	02094-21A		116	116
200 DJ Sprinter	02093B93A		120	120
Mercedes V Class Lift E-Bike	02094A015	90	123	123
VW T4	02094-18A	60	138	138
Vito	02093A05A	60	138	138
VW T4 D	02094-22A	35	138.5	138.5
VW T5	02094-17A	128	142	142
VW T6	02094-20A	128	142	142
Vivaro	02093B72A	60	143	143
VW T5 / T6 D	02093B79A	30	144	144
Renault Trafic D	02093B74A	55	144	144
Ford Transit	02093-60-	60	150	150

fiamma awnings

Which Fiamma Awning Do I Need ?

Posted on 29/08/201931/08/2019 by David

29
Aug

Fiamma awnings come in a wide variety of models and variants. Our guide to choosing a fiamma awning is to assist you choose the correct one for your motorhome, van or caravan.

There are also many options of different colours and sizes, however not all variants are available i.e. Deep Black awning case colours are only available for some fiamma awnings and sizes.

Fiamma Awnings Part names

The main parts can be easily identified such as the canvas is the material roof that extends out when you unwind the awning, the metal struts that push the awning out and away from the vehicle as it unwinds are called arms and the supporting struts that hold it up on the ground are called the legs. The more in depth parts naming are shown in the diagram below (Click on the image to see a larger version) :-

Fiamma Awning Colours

Fiamma awnings come in a variety of case colours and also canvas colours as follows:-

Fiamma awning case colours are Polar White (Fancy way of saying White) / Titanium (Silver) and finally Deep Black.

There are 8 colours that the material canvas can be:-

Royal Grey
Royal Blue
Sahara
Evergreen
Bordeaux
Deluxe Grey
Blue Ocean
Pearl Grey

In reality in the UK only the first 5 will be available in new stock, although some older stock may have the older Deluxe Grey (Superseded by Royal Grey) and Blue Ocean (Now superseded by Royal Blue)

Mounting Locations

Fiamma awnings are either wall or roof mounted i.e. the awning is wall mounted if it is mounted on the side of a vehicle and roof mounted if it is mounted on the edge of the roof.

Fiamma Awning Model Information (Current range 2019)

F45S (Wall Mounted):

Standard awning, metal casing
Casing Colour Options: Polar White, Titanium or Deep Black
Canopy Canvas colour Options: Royal Grey or Royal Blue
Length: 190cm to 450cm

F45L (Wall Mounted):

Standard awning, metal casing
Casing Colour Options: Polar White or Titanium
Canopy Canvas colour Options: Royal Grey or Royal Blue
Length: from 450cm to 550cm

F70 (Wall Mounted):

Newer variant of F45s awnings
Casing Colour Options: Polar White or Titanium
Canopy Canvas colour Options: Royal Grey or Royal Blue
Length: from 400cm to 450cm

F65S: (Roof Mounted)

Transitioning to being Superseded by F80 Awning and so no longer manufactured / limited availability.
Casing Colour Options: Polar White, Titanium or Deep Black
Canopy Canvas colour Options: Royal Grey or Royal Blue
Length: from 290cm to 400cm

F80S (Roof Mounted):

Newest variant of roof mounted Fiamma awning.
Casing Colour Options: Polar White / Titanium / Deep Black
Canopy Canvas colour Options: Royal Grey or Royal Blue
Length: from 290cm to 450cm

F65L (Roof Mounted):

Large version of the F65S
Casing Colour Options: Polar White / Deep Black or Titanium
Canopy Canvas colour Options: Royal Grey or Royal Blue
Length: from 400cm to 490cm

Fiamma Zip (Wall Mounted):

Similar to F45 but with Integrated Zip fastener along either canvas edge to affix zip privacy room.
Casing Colour Options: Polar White
Canopy Canvas colour Options: Royal Grey or Royal Blue
Length: from 280cm to 360cm
The Zip M has the same size casing as the F45S

Fiamma Zip L (Wall Mounted):

Similar to F45 but with Integrated Zip fastener along either canvas edge to affix zip privacy room.
Casing Colour Options: Polar White
Canopy Canvas colour Options: Royal Grey or Royal Blue
Length: from 400cm to 500cm
The Zip L has the same size casing as the F45L

F45 Eagle (Wall Mounted):

Same as standard F45 but with Electric Open / Close Motor / Controls.
Casing Colour Options: Polar White
Canopy Canvas colour Options: Deluxe Grey
Length: from 350cm to 450cm

F65 Eagle (Roof Mounted):

Same as standard F65 but with Electric Open / Close Motor / Controls.
Casing Colour Options: Polar White or Titanium
Canopy Canvas colour Options: Deluxe Grey
Length: 400cm

F35 Pro (Wall Mounted):

Casing Colour Options: Deep Black or Titanium
Canopy Canvas Colour Options: Royal Grey or Royal Blue
Length: 180cm to 300cm

Caravanstore (Wall Mounted):

Material Casing Colour Options: Grey or Black
Canopy Canvas Colour Options: Royal Grey or Royal Blue
Length: 190cm to 550cm

F40 Van (Roof Mounted):

Material Casing Colour Options: Deep Black
Canopy Canvas Colour Options: Royal Grey
Length: 270cm

fiamma bike racks

Which Fiamma Bike Rack do I need ?

Posted on 21/02/201810/10/2019 by David

21
Feb

How to choose a fiamma bike rack for your motorhome ?

With so many fiamma bike racks to choose from how do you know which one is suitable for your motorhome or caravan ?

Our simple guide to Fiamma bike racks below should assist.

Fiamma bike racks fall into a few different categories

If you are buying a fiamma bike rack for a motorhome, then firstly check if there is a specific bike rack for your vehicle as Fiamma has available bike racks which are generic such as the Pro / Pro C ranges but they also have manufacturer specific models as sometimes manufacturers will pre fit the van with the brackets for a fiamma bike rack, this instantly makes it so much easier to add a bike rack to your motorhome as all you need to do is select the correct bike rack and then once it arrives, assemble and hang on the existing brackets. Check out the model specific bike racks below as follows:-

Description	Carry-Bike PRO Hymer/Dethleffs	Carry-Bike Pro Autotrail	Fiamma Carry-Bike L80	Fiamma Carry-Bike PRO C Knaus/Eiffeland	Fiamma Carry-Bike Trigano/CI/Roller Team
Based on	Fiamma Carry Bike Pro	Fiamma Carry Bike Pro	Fiamma Carry Bike Pro C	Fiamma Carry Bike Pro C	Fiamma Carry Bike CL
Vehicle type	motorhome	motorhome	motorhome	motorhome	motorhome
Vehicle rear window	no	yes	yes	yes	yes
TÜV	yes	no	no	no	no
Weight / Max load	8,2 / 60 kg	12 / 40 kg	7,9 / 60 kg	8,1 / 60 kg	5,2 / 50 kg
Bikes carried standard / max	2/4	2/2	2/4	2/4	2/3

If there isn’t a specific bike rack for your motorhome then you next need to decide which other fiamma bike rack will suit your needs.

Is your Motorhome a van conversion or Coachbuilt/A Class type van ?

If it is a van conversion then check out the Fiamma Bike Racks for Vans below. If you have a Coachbuilt / A Class then continue here.

Does your van have a window on the rear wall ?

If so then you will probably need the Fiamma Carry-Bike Pro C bike rack. The ‘C’ stands for Compact and so the bike rack can be fitted below the window.

If you don’t have a window at the rear then the Fiamma Carry-Bike Pro bike rack should be suitable

Fiamma Bike Racks for Vans / Van Conversions

Fiamma make bike racks suitable for the following van types:-

	Item No.	Fiamma Carry-Bike Model	Max load	Carry-Bike Weight	Bikes standard	Bikes max	Bike-Block
Van conversion Model	02093-65-	Carry-Bike 200 DJ Ducato – before 2006	35 kg	9,0 kg	2	2	Pro 1 Pro 2
	02093d89-	Carry-Bike 200 DJ Ducato – after 2006	35 kg	9,0 kg	2	2	Pro S D1 Pro S D1
	02093B93A-	Carry-Bike 200 DJ Sprinter – after 2006	35 kg	9,0 kg	2	2	Pro S 1 Pro S 2
	02093A15A	Carry-Bike 200D	35 kg	6,9 kg	2	2	Pro 1 Pro 2

Note Fiat Ducato vans are the same chassis as the Peugeot Boxer and the Citroën Relay and so the bike racks suitable for Ducato is suitable for Boxer / Relay vans also.

Fiamma bike racks for VW vans.

Fiamma also do a bike rack for most VW campervans with a bike rack specifically available for the following:-

Model No.	Fiamma Bike Rack Model	Max load	Carry-Bike Weight	Bikes standard	Bikes max	Bike-Block
02093D71-	Carry-Bike VW T6 Pro	60 Kg	14 Kg	2	4	Pro S D1 Pro S D2
02093D71-	Carry-Bike VW T5 Pro	60 Kg	14 Kg	2	4	Pro S D1 Pro D2
02093B71-	Carry-Bike VW T5	60 Kg	8.3 Kg	2	4	Pro 1 Pro D2
02093H01-	Carry-Bike VW T4	60 Kg	8.3 Kg	2	4	Pro 1 Pro 3
02093B79A	Carry-Bike VW T5 / T6 D	35 Kg	7.7 Kg	2	2	Pro S 1 Pro S 2
02093T01-	Carry-Bike VW T4D	35 Kg	7.7 Kg	2	2	Pro 1 Pro 2
02093C01-	Carry-Bike VW T3 – T25	50 Kg	6.5 Kg	2	3	Pro 1 Pro 3
02093-63-	Carry-Bike VW T2	35 Kg	7.0 Kg	2	2	Pro 1 Pro 2

How do Fiamma Bike Racks fit to Motorhomes ?

Fiamma bike racks are designed to either go on the rear wall of your motorhome or otherise mount on the garage floor in your motorhome. There are strengthening points on most motorhomes in set positions which are designed for this purpose. Your dealer should be able to direct you as to the location of these.

Fiamma bike racks are held on by 4 fixing points, each fixing point has 2 bolts going directly through the entire bulkhead of the wall and has a load spreading metal rectangular plate on the opposite side of the wall and then nyloc nuts holding the plate against the inside wall.

When choosing a bike rack for your motorhome, firstly ascertain the maximum weight of the bikes you wish to use so as not to exceed the limit of the bike rack.
You then need to choose a bike rack that has sufficient carrying capacity for the number of bikes you wish to use. Fiamma bike racks are between 2-4 bike rack capacity maximum.

Which Fiamma Bike Racks fit on Caravans ?

If you have any further questions then use our Contact Us form or give us a call on 01395 830663

Fiamma Information

Fiamma Online Shop

Posted on 08/02/2018 by David

We have been selling Fiamma products and spares for over 12 Years and so this dedicated website is the fruition of all that knowledge.
If you need to speak to someone who not only sells Fiamma products but also fits them then give us a call on 01395 830663.
We have fitted 100s if not 1000s of Fiamma products over the years from fiamma cycle racks through to fiamma awnings and all the products in between.

Please browse our site, check out our competitive internet pricing and avail yourself of our live chat should you have any queries whilst on our site.