Thread: Fitting an awning

Originally Posted by gasman

Hi all.

Bought an awning for the D1 and are about to fit it.

Bought Eeziawn gutter brackets as i didnt want roof racks. The brackets basically clamp around the gutter with a support running down the underside of the gutter onto the vehicle body.
They didn't fit because the body protrudes out behind above the rear windows, that don't allow the brackets to fit under the gutter rail?
So, I'm now looking for racks.
Any thoughts?
Hate those ones that sit up Iike a double decker bus though
Not looking at spending a million either.
Sound familiar?

The stepped racks (TJM usually) pop up s/hand from time to time. I made a stepped rack for my old D1, then 3-4 come up for sale.

Personally think the full length flat racks, although cheap, look kinda silly on a D1/2.

Could just use 2 different height roof bars and make it work I guess…..would be kinda useless to put anything else on tho.

if you're not after the height of a rack...

I used a set of the generic rack clamps lent attached them to the gutter and then drilled nutserts into the roof, then welded a stand off onto the rack clamps that held the awning.

when it was all done the awnings were inside the main body line and no higher than the middle of the roof.

Originally Posted by Rick1970

The stepped racks (TJM usually) pop up s/hand from time to time. I made a stepped rack for my old D1, then 3-4 come up for sale.

Personally think the full length flat racks, although cheap, look kinda silly on a D1/2.

Could just use 2 different height roof bars and make it work I guess…..would be kinda useless to put anything else on tho.

Thanks Rick, I've seen 1 in 30 years, so I hope it's not another 30
I'll go with that if I can find one

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

if you're not after the height of a rack...

I used a set of the generic rack clamps lent attached them to the gutter and then drilled nutserts into the roof, then welded a stand off onto the rack clamps that held the awning.

when it was all done the awnings were inside the main body line and no higher than the middle of the roof.

Very good idea, just can't drill into the roof I'm a pussy I know

Find some cheap used rhino rack bars and the tall mounting legs.

I sucumbed to fitting high roof bars.
So now I either drive 90ks or tip another $20 per hundred into her and stay on 100 ha ha