4x4 Awning Mounting Instructions
Rear awnings can be the trickiest of all.
4x4 awning mounting instructions. The smart 4x4 awning mounting solution. First mount the awning brackets to your roof rack as far apart as possible. The arb quick release awning brackets provide excellent mounting options for all arb awnings to arb roof racks. Keep in mind you can t rely on set screws to vary the awning level and plumb.
Many manufacturers utilize a mounting rail that attaches to the brackets. Material weight will vary slightly from brand to brand but most awnings are around 260. With the awning laid on its front slide the 20 millimetre bolts into the channel along the back of the awning. Kit 4 is designed rear awning mounting on arb touring and flat racks.
An innovative way to enjoy the benefits of a vehicle mounted awning without the cost and bulk of a roof rack setup. For the greatest enjoyment of your lateral arm awning please mount as high on your wall as possible with a recommended mounting height of 9. If your awning is a motorized model your electrical cord will allow you 18 to reach your gfi outlet and you will find your remote transmitter attached to the cord. Doing so allows the awning housing to mount to the rail.
With the vertical poles clear you can unroll your awning fabric all of the way and extend out one vertical leg at a time twisting them to lock their internal locking mechanism to secure them into place making sure one side is slightly lower to allow water run off. Arb awning 2000 the quick and easy way to enjoy camping. The best method is to have a roof bar at the rear of the vehicle. Lift the awning to the roof rack and ensure that the brackets are as far towards the ends of the awning as possible.
After installing the brackets the installation process of the awning can vary based on the awning itself as well as the type of mounting. Aluminium mounting rails which should be supplied with your awning clamp to the bar with sandwich clamps and you can then bolt the awning to those. Given proper care your awning will give you many years of troublefree camping. As avid campers and 4x4 enthusiasts ourselves we struggled to find a solution in the current marketplace to mount our awning without bulky roof racks.
Unroll your awning all of the way. Mounting an awning isn t a difficult job. Includedin this leaflet is all the information that you require to obtain the maximum enjoyment and benefit from yourawning. Kit 5 can be used for arb cage racks that have already been drilled for an awning or on competitor s racks.
The awning itself will usually be made from a relatively lightweight pu coated rip stop poly cotton canvas. Kit 3 is designed for side and rear awning mounting on cage style arb racks. Insert the horizontal poles and velcro up. Kit 1 is designed for side awning mounting on arb touring and flat racks.