Member Since: 12 Feb 2021
Location: London
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Side awning recommendations
Hi there thanks for the community! I'm currently looking to install a side awning on my SDV6 D4 with no roof rails. I've seen a few YouTube videos where people have installed a side awning without needing to install rails and roof rack.
Can't for the life of me find these online on anywhere!
Any recommendations would be really appreciated.Discovery 4
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22nd Aug 2023 12:50 pm
pwheeldon
Member Since: 14 Jan 2020
Location: West Yorks
Posts: 1505
Hi, I've seen people mount an angle bracket to the roof rails using a channel nut. I personally used this to mount a roof rack, I used a galv steel plate and tapped a thread in to it to create a nut. Mine were about 80mm long with 2 or 3 holes tapped, others have done shorter lengths but I wanted to spread the load.
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22nd Aug 2023 1:07 pm
riverblanche
Member Since: 31 Aug 2010
Location: retford'ish
Posts: 2227
Hi,
my D3 has roof rails so attach using homemade 90 degree angled straps into the rails
however
used the same mountings on the FL2 we had and used the roof rail mounting holes as the securing points so the strap covered at least 2 of these, might be worth using the search button for D4 roof rail mounting points, used our awning over the rear not the side
Member Since: 12 Feb 2021
Location: London
Posts: 141
Lovely setup! I was hoping to attach brackets on one side so that the side awning can be fixed straight on the roof with the roof bolts. The roof weight limit is 75kg but I wondered if it is safe to have just two fixing points for a side awning.Discovery 4
Oct 2015, 2016 build
SDV6 Santorini Black SE
New engine at 42k
Car camper
24th Aug 2023 1:16 pm
KevinD3
Member Since: 05 Aug 2020
Location: Sutton Coldfield
Posts: 1277
2 fixing points are fine for a 2m awning or less, recommendation is three for anything bigger. Why not get a set of roof rails to fit? Make life easier and pretty cheap off eBay / breakers2008 HSE Stornoway Grey
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