My hardware kit separates washer shape as well as metric size. This M6 split-washer purchase is one of those options around the bracket and fastening work documented in the build.
The drilled connectors and fasteners joining my added extrusion to the roof rack.
The item in my kit
I bought M6 Stainless Split Lock Washers as part of my camper van equipment.
My hardware kit separates washer shape as well as metric size. This M6 split-washer purchase is one of those options around the bracket and fastening work documented in the build.
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 first alternative is another M6 split-washer pack. Sutemribor adds other metric sizes in a divided assortment.
M6 Stainless Split-Washer Pack
These stainless split washers are grouped for M6 hardware. The pack supplies one size of the open-ring washer format.
