The roof frame taught me how much attachment style changes the assembly sequence. These M6 inserts are a separate fastening purchase from the M5 slot hardware shown in that project.
The drilled connectors and fasteners joining my added extrusion to the roof rack.
The item in my kit
I bought weideer M6 Rivet Nuts as part of my camper van equipment.
The roof frame taught me how much attachment style changes the assembly sequence. These M6 inserts are a separate fastening purchase from the M5 slot hardware shown in that project.
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 insert pack. The JROUTH assortment adds other thread sizes, changing the range of hardware stored in the box.
M6 Zinc-Plated Rivet Nuts
These rivet nuts provide an M6 internal thread in a flanged insert body. Their knurled outer surface is set into a prepared hole with a rivet-nut tool.
