Garador type 'C' vertically tracked canopy type doors**
can re-hung on new horizontally tracked support gear to enable
safe & reliable remote controlled operation
(**Garador canopy doors from 1999 - 2002) |
| Out with the old, in with the new ! The following pictures show various stages of our conversion |
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The original Garador type 'C' vertically tracked mechanism vertical tracks, support arms,
rollers, cables & springs or weights etc. are removed & discarded |
Garador 'type C' canopy gear with side mounted springs
(these Garador's have one spring housed in a white plastic vertical tube
mounted on each side of the door behind the timber frame upright)Click image to enlarge
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 |  |  | | The original Garador corner plates are removed & discarded |
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Once the door is stripped of the original vertically tracked support gear
it is re-installed on new Arcadian AP100 horizontally tracked support gear | Large steel bracing plates are fitted to the bottom
corners to accommodate the new mechanism
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 | New top rollers & weather-strips are fitted
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 | After conversion - the door with its new fully retracting slide-away mechanism | Click image to enlarge
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 | before - on original canopy mechanism
which is not suited to reliable automation | after - on new fully retracting slide-away mechanism
(shown with Seip remote controlled electric operator installed) | Please Note: After conversion to horizontally tracked operation the door will extend back into the garage approximately 40cm to 50cm more than it did with the original vertically tracked canopy mechanism so please check your garage for obstructions such as an RSJ or gas meter etc. before undertaking this conversion. |
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Once converted, your existing canopy door will glide effortlessly back into the garage on horizontal tracks making it suitable for electric operation.
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 | The design of the AP100 lifting gear provides maximum drive-through width at door mirror height
Soft rubber weather-strips down the timber door jambs keep out draughts whilst eliminating any risk of damage to your car |
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A completed conversion with a Seip TM60 electric operator fitted | Click Here
for details of our range of
remote controlled
Electric Operators
 | Our conversion provides a cost-effective & reliable method of automating a canopy type door but the
work should only be undertaken by competent D.I.Y. enthusiasts - Fitting instructions |
| Security A remote controlled garage door will be locked automatically by the electric operator at the top when closed. Our optional Securi-Dor AP2000 patented locking system can be fitted to provide additional security by automatically engaging security bolts at the bottom corners of the door when closed to provide an unrivalled level of security | Click image to enlarge
The Securi-Dor AP2000 actuating arm | Click image to enlarge
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 | | The Securi-Dor latch operating cam and a pair of cable operated side latches (Our Ref. AP2003) |
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Read what our D.I.Y. customers say ! | I purchased two Arcadian AP100 door gear kits to convert a pair of Garador canopy doors. It's good quality gear and you don't need a degree in rocket science to fit it. Then I ordered two Seip TM60 remote controlled electric operators. Again, excellent equipment which was straight forward to fit and is wonderfully effective. I encountered a couple of minor problems along the way (with my particular installation, not with the equipment) and a phone call to Nick at Amourelle had it all sorted in seconds. Amourelle's prompt delivery and customer service are second to none. It is refreshing to find a company with such 'old fashioned' customer value! - Jeff Vernon; Doncaster, S. Yorks. | | I ordered a Seip electric door opener and an Arcadian door gear conversion kit for my canopy type garage door late on Thursday evening, the goods were delivered next day 11.30!! I received plenty of help and advice. And there can’t be many businesses that say ”If you are doing the work over the weekend and need help, then just give me a call on my mobile” All in all a great service.
I. Saunders, Aldershot, Hants. |
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Our conversion provides a cost-effective & reliable method of automating a canopy type door but the
work should only be undertaken by competent D.I.Y. enthusiasts - Fitting instructions |
If you live within 20 miles of our Reading base in the Thames Valley
we would be pleased to undertake the conversion work for you | Our Installation Service |
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