My roof-light frame combined a long beam with short branches. This kit is another purchase for that junction style, bringing the plate and its small attachment pieces into one package.
The drilled connectors and fasteners joining my added extrusion to the roof rack.
The item in my kit
I bought 2020 T-Plate and Sliding-Nut Kit as part of my camper van equipment.
My roof-light frame combined a long beam with short branches. This kit is another purchase for that junction style, bringing the plate and its small attachment pieces into one package.
Where it fits my build
For the light bar, I cut an added extrusion beam and made three short drilled connectors. The rack side used quarter-twenty hardware, while the smaller 2020 extrusion used M5 hardware.
The different nuts changed the assembly sequence. A rack nut had to slide in through an opening, which meant undoing bolts I had already tightened; the smaller nuts could move and spin while I tried to start a bolt. I used an Allen key to reposition them.
The profiles and joint hardware during my roof-mount assembly.
My build notes
The cutting and drilling made the components, but positioning the small hardware took its own time. I recorded the difference between inserting the rack nuts and fishing the smaller nuts into place because it affected how the joint went together.
The profile, connector shape, bolt and slot nut all contributed to the assembly sequence.
Alternative products
Two alternatives to compare
Befenybay offers a plate-only option. The black T-bracket kit supplies another bundle of plates, screws and nuts.
Befenybay Black T-Shaped Joining Plates
These Befenybay plates have a flat T-shaped outline with five fastening holes. They sit across the outside faces of an extrusion junction.
