The bracket work gave me several examples of how tool access changes around a mounting point. These M8 hex bolts are another purchased fastening size, with a different head form from the small socket screws.
A black-coated bracket from my roof camera-mount work.
The item in my kit
I bought M8 by 50-Millimeter Hex Bolts as part of my camper van equipment.
The bracket work gave me several examples of how tool access changes around a mounting point. These M8 hex bolts are another purchased fastening size, with a different head form from the small socket screws.
Where it fits my build
I cut and drilled aluminum bracket pieces for the roof cameras and lights. The camera mounts needed additional holes and adjustments as I brought the assemblies together on the extrusion.
I sprayed the camera-mount pieces with black bedliner during the fabrication sequence. The coated brackets then formed part of the roof camera and light arrangements shown in the diary.
The camera mounting arrangement with its drilled attachments.
My build notes
The black finish was one stage within the mount fabrication. The holes and profile connections still determined where the pieces could sit, so the diary records the drilling and fitting alongside the coating.
The bracket shape, drilled holes and coating were separate parts of finishing the mount.
Alternative products
Two alternatives to compare
YIIFLY adds a flange beneath the external hex head. The SG TZH option changes to a countersunk socket head, which calls for a different seating geometry.
YIIFLY M8 Flanged Hex Bolts
These M8 bolts combine an external hex head with an integral flange. Their fifty-millimeter length matches one dimension of the plain-head bolt while changing its seating face.
These M8 screws have countersunk heads and internal hex drives. Their fifty-millimeter shanks provide a different head-seat format from external hex bolts.
