The roof frame used small screws in positions where tool access changed as the assembly grew. This Phillips-drive pack is another M5 purchase alongside the socket-head hardware.
The drilled connectors and fasteners joining my added extrusion to the roof rack.
The item in my kit
I bought M5 Phillips Pan-Head Machine Screws as part of my camper van equipment.
The roof frame used small screws in positions where tool access changed as the assembly grew. This Phillips-drive pack is another M5 purchase alongside the socket-head hardware.
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
The M5 button-head option changes to a hex-socket drive. BNUOK offers a range of longer socket-head screws rather than one repeated pan-head length.
M5 Button-Head Extrusion Screws
These short M5 screws use a rounded button head and a hex-socket drive. Their threaded shanks provide a compact fastener format for small assemblies.
