Awning Mounted to Stock Cross Bars

[wingnutted]

Looking for any tips/tricks, or ideally specific products, that you all have used to attach an awning to the factory rails/crossbars on a 200 series. I found one single thread that mentioned using Yakima MightyMounts...but it seemed to lead to more questions that answers...

 

[grinchy]

I have my rhino rack batwing attached to the factory rails.
A 3/8” carriage bolt head fits in the rail perfectly. You’ll need some brackets to bolt that too, I used some 1 1/2” angle iron, but anything strong enough would work.
Then you bolt the awning bracket to your angle iron.
Post in thread 'The Guzzler build thread - 2009 LX570'
Builds - The Guzzler build thread - 2009 LX570 - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/the-guzzler-build-thread-2009-lx570.1052021/post-13238024

 

[wingnutted]

@grinchy That is a pretty great solution. Seems simple enough to do. I looked at a couple of your other pictures in that thread...do you happen to recall the specifics on the hardware you used to attach the Rototrax? I've got a couple sets of Yakima MightyMounts, and want to mount 4 gallon Rotopax in the exact same manner....I already have the Deluxe mounts that I pulled off a couple of motorcycles...

 

[grinchy]

The yakima part that fits the TLC and LX rails is 23H.

Homebrew Rotopax rack mount

I couldn't bring myself to spend $150+ for the rotopax roof mount plate ($60) and a pair of handles ($45 each), not to mention the extra HW required to actually mount the whole thing to my roof. So I bought a 2" wide, 1/8" thick aluminum bar stock from Home Despot for $10 (in hindsight I'd go...

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[wingnutted]

This forum is just awesome, thanks!