"Nobody wishes for less shade." ~ Ali
ARB 2000, 6.5ft awning on the 4Runner. I made the brackets. There are only two things I would do different.
1. Use 1-1/4" u-bolts instead of 1-1/8. There is a plastic coating on the Yakima load bars that made it difficult to get the bolts on. It made installation by me and two of my closest buddies (myself and I) near impossible to get the awning mounted. I ended up removing the plastic and it made all the difference. Still, wish I had gone with wider u-bolts.
2. Tuck the awning in closer to the truck. That I can, and will fix. I just need to remove an inch off the brackets and redrill the holes.
This will replace my Kelty Sunshade that was a pain to set up by myself. Bring on Baja.
ARB 2000, 6.5ft awning on the 4Runner. I made the brackets. There are only two things I would do different.
1. Use 1-1/4" u-bolts instead of 1-1/8. There is a plastic coating on the Yakima load bars that made it difficult to get the bolts on. It made installation by me and two of my closest buddies (myself and I) near impossible to get the awning mounted. I ended up removing the plastic and it made all the difference. Still, wish I had gone with wider u-bolts.
2. Tuck the awning in closer to the truck. That I can, and will fix. I just need to remove an inch off the brackets and redrill the holes.
This will replace my Kelty Sunshade that was a pain to set up by myself. Bring on Baja.