Another DIY. All I ever wanted was a small rear end awning only to discover the GFC brackets I bought before the V2 camper can’t be mounted on the rear extrusion as they interfere with tent grab lip. So to create a spacer, cut a piece of 3/16” poly cutting board ($10) to match the mounting surface of the bracket, drilled out the holes and got 7/16” long socket head bolts ($10). Mounted up nice.
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Nice! Looks like it worked perfect!
Brilliant!! How wide is your awning? I have 4’x8’ arb that I’d like to do the same thing with. I don’t have my camper yet, but been brainstorming ideas
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4’ CVT on a Tacoma. Perfect fit, latches just clear. Hope you get your camper soon. Cheers.
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I see you have the rain fly accessory for the rear facing tent door. Any issues deploying it with the awning mount? Thanks
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None at all, amazingly enough. It is a bit of a squeeze getting your fingers under the awning to push up the tent lip. I have a yakima rack on to that helps alot with pulling up on the tent. Closing up is just requires a bit more precision to line up the latches but overall, no problem.
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Please verify that thickness for me. It looks more like 7/16 than 3/16. I’m planning to mount a 23zero 180R.
Sorry for the cross post. You are corrrect it is 7/16th" thick. Appologies for the oversight.
I was able to use this technique to install a 1250mm ARB awning. But just some tips for people planning to do so. I would recommend getting the 48" CVT awning. The 1250mm ARB awning is 49.2" and requires removing one of the end caps to fit. It is very tight. I now must unzip the cover to open my tent. It works but isn’t ideal.
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Make sure you babysit those zippers with wax. My rear mounted ARB lasted 8 months before the zipper became a pain in the ass! Good news is ARB is AWESOME at warranty; they just sent me a whole replacement awning!
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anybody try these mounts that look exactly like GFC brand but half the price?
I would like the CVT 48" but a pair of mounts for $120 doesn’t make sense for a $150 awning
Went ahead and borrowed the spacer idea and 3D printed a 1/2" thick rectangular spacer 2 inches in height and 5.5 inches in width. Will mount it once we finish dealing with the ice storm that’s passing through currently
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I suppose that means the 1250mm ARB awning would be about perfect for an XL camper, as I believe the XL are just 6" wider?
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Yup it fits perfectly. I had one on my Xl, took it off for the winter as to not wreck it from road grime.
Any chance you’re selling these?
I know this is an old thread, but I’m checking in to see how the spacers are holding up. This is IMO the best solution I’ve found online so far for a rear awning mount, and I would be willing to purchase spacers if anyone has some pre-made. Otherwise, I’m considering drafting some out of wood and then contracting someone else to make aluminum versions. Thanks!
The spacers you’re needing seem like something you could have done up at sendcutsend.com with one of their basic online parts templates in a couple of minutes if you had the dimensions. You could have it cut from .5 inch 5052 aluminum plate. If the part meets their size criteria you can also have it anodized or powdercoated before it’s shipped to your door.
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