My 2020 roof mounts used M5 bolts, and small nuts could move while I started the threads. Short button-head screws are part of the purchased hardware behind that type of extrusion assembly.
I bought M5 Button-Head Extrusion Screws as part of my camper van equipment.
My 2020 roof mounts used M5 bolts, and small nuts could move while I started the threads. Short button-head screws are part of the purchased hardware behind that type of extrusion assembly.
Starting Small Screws While Keeping the Slot Nuts in Place
I made drilled connectors for the added light-bar beam.
I used quarter-twenty hardware at the rack and M5 hardware at the smaller extrusion.
When small slot nuts moved or spun, I repositioned them with an Allen key so I could start the bolts.
The profiles and joint hardware during my roof-mount assembly.The drilled connectors and fasteners joining my added extrusion to the roof rack.
My Takeaway from This Job
Getting the threads started took more handling than the finished joint suggests. The choice here is separate short screws, screws and nuts together, or a bracket kit that also supplies the connecting plates.
The profile, connector shape, bolt and slot nut all contributed to the assembly sequence.
Product Details And Van-Build Uses
Specification
Product Detail
Thread
M5
Head
Rounded button
Drive
Internal hex socket
The low rounded head sits on the exposed face of the connection, while the M5 shank reaches the nut inside the slot. My roof-frame work made access to those small threaded pieces important during assembly. For a van extrusion joint, record the plate thickness and actual screw length with the selected nut. Include space for the hex bit above the head, especially where a neighboring rail or a fitted panel will later obstruct the driver.
Keep the screw length, plate thickness, slot nut and actual profile together in the joint record.
Alternative products
Two Alternatives to Compare
The Rrina set groups screws with slot nuts. The L-connector kit adds plates as well, offering two ways to buy more of the joint hardware together instead of separate screws.
This assortment combines M5 screws with hammer-head slot nuts. Its grouped hardware provides fastening pieces for slotted aluminum-extrusion assemblies.
