Awning install question.

pfcrayb · **Joined:** Thu Dec 11, 2014 2:07 pm **Posts:** 23

Not sure of where I should have posted this, but I'm ordering a awning soon and I'm not sure about the install of it. I just have the factory rack. So do I just attach it to that, or do I need a different roof rack? I tried searching but could not find any information.
Thanks!

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MtDewMike · **Posted:** Sat Jun 20, 2015 7:19 pm

I think someone here recently got one of those. Hopefully they'll chime in.

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mixxali4 · **Posted:** Sun Jun 21, 2015 6:23 am

Ask fRon tier xterra he just did one

Fromfrontier2Xterra · **Posted:** Sun Jun 28, 2015 10:53 am

I recently got an ARB and I had to make custom L brackets and used the bolts and holes on my Dephep to mount it. As for using the stock rack, you will need to come up with something custom as well. Shouldn't be too hard though. A custom C style clamp would be the best route probably.

Which awning are you looking at?

JeffPro4x · **Posted:** Sun Jun 28, 2015 12:42 pm

Could you use muffler clamps?

JeffPro4x · **Posted:** Sun Jun 28, 2015 12:49 pm

Something like this
http://www.thenewx.org/forum/showthread.php?t=38737

Fromfrontier2Xterra · **Posted:** Sun Jun 28, 2015 8:20 pm

^^^that was exactly what I was thinking.

MtDewMike · **Posted:** Wed Jul 01, 2015 10:03 am

If you're going to ECXC, you could always drop a ticket or two into the raffle for an item that Fourtreks has donated - Modular Awning Mount Kit.

Bampalo · **Posted:** Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:16 am

I just installed a smittybilt 8.5' x 6.5' awning on my stock rack. It came with some L brackets that I had to drill one extra hole to work with 2.25" exhaust clamps (it comes setup for 2" exhaust clamps) and trim one bracket as it interfered with my garvin rack.

Fiachra · **Posted:** Mon Jul 13, 2015 1:46 pm

Hey, that works eh?!

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