above mod works well
however if you havent already cut the stick down in length, you may find thats enough
if you need the original stick shortening, and rethreading, i have a lathe and am not a million miles away from you
i can be bribed with hob goblin ruby
when you bend the caravan awning, i regret making mine follow the windscreen down to the support brackets
if i did it again, i would make it slightly shorter, as the extra curve, means you have to sew the coax in with a radius at each end, and its a bit of a sod to get right