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Black 2020 T-Bracket Hardware Kit

My diary records having to undo tightened parts when I needed more nuts in an extrusion slot. A kit that groups plates, screws and sliding nuts brings those separate pieces together in the purchase.

By Steven Smith · Camper Van Freedom

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The drilled connectors and fasteners joining my added extrusion to the roof rack.
The drilled connectors and fasteners joining my added extrusion to the roof rack.

The item in my kit

I bought Black 2020 T-Bracket Hardware Kit as part of my camper van equipment.

My diary records having to undo tightened parts when I needed more nuts in an extrusion slot. A kit that groups plates, screws and sliding nuts brings those separate pieces together in the purchase.

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.
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 supplies T-shaped plates as a separate component. The second kit includes attachment hardware, offering a different bundle of the same general connection style.

Befenybay Black T-Shaped Joining Plates

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.

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2020 T-Plate and Sliding-Nut Kit

2020 T-Plate and Sliding-Nut Kit

This kit groups T-shaped joining plates with M5 screws and sliding slot nuts. The parts form a face-mounted junction between extrusion lengths.

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Questions from my build

Which hardware sizes appeared in the light-bar mount?

Quarter-twenty hardware on the rack side and M5 hardware on the added 2020 profile.

What slowed down starting the small bolts?

The loose nuts moved or spun in the channel and needed repositioning.

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