Thread: Foxwing + modified G4 expidition rack + prospeed = multi storey carpark entranc

Originally Posted by BMKal

I have a mate who has a Foxwing awning (mounted vertically as you have stated) and positioned in exactly the same position as mine, with the top of the Foxwing awning level with the top of his roofrack (slightly below actually so that the roofrack protects the awning). He has used brackets very similar to what I have, and has simply turned them to hang down rather than stand up above the roofrack. His brackets are actually mounted to the top of his roofrack rails as there is no provision on his roofrack to attach the brackets to the bottom of the rails.

Any pics or more info on the brackets your mate has? I like the sound of the Foxwing level with the racks

Thanks

Gup

Originally Posted by Guppy

Any pics or more info on the brackets your mate has? I like the sound of the Foxwing level with the racks

Thanks

Gup

Haven't got any pics of his, and I'm a few hundred km's away from where his vehicle is at the moment - but the brackets are just "L" shaped steel angle brackets, the same as I have on mine. They're a fairly solid bracket, with one section of the "L" being about 3 inches long and the other slightly longer. Mine are stainless steel and were supplied by a local 4WD accessory store when they installed my roofrack and awning - I have since adjusted the positioning of them slightly.

The short length of the "L" bolts either to the top or the bottom of a roof rail, so that the longer length of the "L" is away from the edge of the rack and points down - the awning bolts to the longer length of the "L".

Two or three of these brackets along the length of your roofrack (I'd recommend 3 for a Foxwing) and it's simple. You can probably find brackets that would do the job at Bunnings. If I needed some and couldn't find any suitable for sale - I'd simply make up what I needed in my shed, as I had to do to mount an awning on my D2 a while back.