What about replacement bungees?
We highly recommend keeping a supply of Banner Bar replacement bungees on your installation truck. Keeping the bungees fresh is a great way to provide extra customer service while making sure your customer's banners are always looking good. Depending on your weather and wind conditions, bungees typically last 2 - 3 months before needing replacement. We've switched to a single hook bungee for all new orders but we sill offer the heavier duty ball bungee if you prefer the older style.  ​

When installing in a typical grassy landscaped area, the Banner Bar can be installed in approximately 15 minutes.  Of course you can expect variations depending on how hard or rocky the ground is.  Regardless, the Banner Bar can be quickly installed to create a windproof freestanding banner frame for your clients.  This video shows the installation steps in a high-speed format.  

Quickly install a new banner
Once the Banner Bar is installed, your clients can easily and quickly change out their banner to a new banner in less than 5 minutes. ​

Installation Tools

• Small toolbox (always stocked and ready to go)
• Small drill with a 1/8" bit for securing the bungee retainers
• Phillips screwdriver for fastening the bungee retainer screws
• Tape measure (not always needed but nice to have)
• Utility or other style of knife (not always needed but nice to have)
• Channellock pliers (use to straighten deformed t-post tops)
• Flat rasp & round file (use to de-bur t-posts or improve clearance on post caps, etc.)  Not needed very often but nice to have available
• Gloves (especially when installing in rocky ground)
• Ear plugs (prevent ear damage when driving posts into ground)
• Post puller (optional but very handy to remove existing t-posts from ground)
• Post driver (I like the type that has a post straightener at the top, especially for rocky soil installs - available at Tractor Supply)
• Hand saw (not pictured: used to shorten pole covers on sloped installations)

Extra Parts
The following extra parts are suggested especially when servicing existing Banner Bar clients.  Extra parts are available by contacting us directly at [email protected]

• Extra set of bungee retainers
• Extra set of post caps
• Extra post extension
• Full set of bungees (top and side bungees).  We recommend keeping fresh bungees on your install truck or in your sales vehicles so you can quickly change your client's bungees when needed.

T-Posts
T-posts are inexpensive and readily available at most ranch supply stores.  See our recommended T-post and T-post driver suppliers here.   The Banner Bar is designed to work with 6.5' long t-posts.  T-posts are rated with a pound per foot rating.  The Banner Bar works with 1.25 lb per foot or 1.33 lb per foot t-posts.  Garden variety t-posts or U-channel posts are not compatible with the Banner Bar.
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​It was not uncommon to drive by their place of business a few days later and see their brand new banner on the ground or shredded by the wind.  Many customers would get frustrated because they thought we'd sold them a poor quality banner that didn't last.  In reality, we produced their banners using quality materials and finishing techniques. The true culprit was the lack of a good frame system to hold their banner.  This problem set me on the path to create a solution for displaying freestanding banners that could withstand 30 to 40 mph winds.

​Three Post Configuration:

• Perfect for events requiring larger banners
• Telescoping design supports 12' wide or 16' wide banners
• Can be used to install one continuous banner or two banners side by side 

​V-Configuration:

• Provides excellent multi-direction visibility
• Can be used to display two different banners at the same time or two banners with the same message
• This is our most wind-proof configuration

If you are not a sign company but need a freestanding banner frame, find a Banner Bar dealer near you by using our dealer search tool: Banner Bar Dealers

​The video features a V-Config Banner Bar recently installed by Blackout Graphics to promote their client's 50th year anniversary event.  Prior to purchasing the V-Config, the dealership used an old marquee sign to display their promotional messages.  Their marquee sign not only looked outdated but it was also very difficult to read at 45 MPH.   

The V-Config Banner Bar solved the following problems for the dealership:

• They needed a quick solution to display banners professionally (Blackout Graphics had 3 days to deliver and install)
• Solution for quick and easy banner changes for future promotions
• A banner frame that could be moved to different locations when needed 
• Excellent visibility at 45 MPH drive-by speeds
• Ability to display two different banners at the same time
• Modern replacement for their outdated yellow marquee sign
• A banner frame that can withstand windy conditions

Learn why we suggest using two grommets in the upper left and right corners of your banner when installing your banner on a Banner Bar frame.  

Watch this short video to learn the difference between the Side Bungees and Top Bungees included with your Banner Bar Kit.  

If you are a sign company looking for a solution to display temporary event banner(s), The Banner Bar is the perfect solution for your clients.  They won't have to worry about their banners blowing down in an unexpected wind when installed on The Banner Bar.  Kits are available for smaller directional signage as well as larger 16' wide banners.  Our frames install easily in landscaped areas as well as in undeveloped areas.  Once their event is over, they can easily remove the frames and store them for their next event.  If they hold events in one location on a regular basis, leave the Banner Bar in place and simply change the banner(s) for their next event.