C-Rail fitting with Roof Bars

[Manny1964]

Hi All, I've just purchased a T26 with a camper conversion, it has the rails for a drive away awning, will roof rails fit over the drive away rails?

 

[TeeCeeJay]

It all depends where your awning rail is. If it is over the top of the door and windows then you will be fine to add roof bars. If it is hidden in the roof channel then maybe not. There are certain types of awning rail though that can work with roof bars.

Have a search on the forum for awning rail and roof bars. There are quite a few people who already asked the same question / came up with solutions.

 

[Markyboy 69]

Hi , best way to fit a c rail under roof bars .
Rubber seal or silicone under rail ?
Thanks

 

[Badjamin]

I've been contemplating this job. So long as you have a roof bar compatible awning rail, I think sealant would be what I'd go for. Tiger seal or sikaflex. Splurge it in your bolt holes too. Good luck. Send pics

 

[roadtripper]

There is a good thread on the forum about mounting roof items to minimise water issues - let me find it...

Roof Rail Leak Free Fixing.

Got some ebay roof rails and did not want to gorm silicone into and around the fixing holes. Instead I got some M6 threaded bar cut a little longer than the bolts supplied with the rails. I then used the rubber washers that came off the blanking bolts together with a washer and M6 nyloc nut...

www.t6forum.com

I did a simpler version with my awning rail, I like the fact that the rail doesn't end up clamped to the paintwork:

Roadtripper's Caravelle tinkering

Hey folks, been lurking for a while gathering useful advice as we considered if a van was right for us and now we have one on the drive the time was right to join fully and do the VIP thing to (potentially) do some electrical tinkering. Thanks everyone who posts advice here, it's a massive help...

www.t6forum.com

 

[TeeCeeJay]

@Manny1964

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