My new awning arrived today, be it without any mounting hardware. Looking for a simple but secure way to mount the awning to my rack. Did a google search and it appears most people have a non tubular rack, and there is more products available for those type of racks. Seems the tubular roof racks have less product support and generally less options. I was hoping there might be something at the local hardware store that could be used.

Is it recommended that I drill into the roof rack tubular construction? I prefer not to. Any tips would be appreciated.

 

Don't drill into the tubing.

Something like Adel clamps may work for you and available in many tubing size.
https://www.google.com/search?q=adel...w=1920&bih=928
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Adel clamps are the right concept, but most are thin sheet metal. They won't hold a heavy awning well.

Look for a roll-cage brackets, tube clamps, etc.. The Synergy J-hooks from PolyPerformance could be used, but there's tons of options if you search. For example:

http://www.summitracing.com/search/p...rder=Ascending

There's several pages to look through there. You'll narrow it down if you identify the tubing diameter. If you're looking for a fast and cheap solution, try U-bolts from the hardware store.

Another good option would be to simply weld a flat plate on the side of the tube. If you don't weld, it might still be simpler and less expensive to pay someone to weld a plate on there than to try to find more complex bolt-on clamps.

 

I'll send you some pics of how my Foxwing awning is mounted in about 20 minutes.

 

Modular Awning Mounts Would work for your use case.
My awning mounts to cross bars which then mount to my sd rack. Pics to follow

 

Thanks for the suggestions everyone. Still pretty annoyed that the awning kit was missing the mounting hardware; which according to the provided instructions was suppose to be included. I checked out all those custom fabricated mounting devices online and concluded that it would be considerably cheaper to improvise and make my own mounts for the awning.

 

Pipe repair clamp, get them for a dollar or so at Home Depot, Lowe's, etc... etc...

 

Robert. didn't see any info for the foxwing mounting for youe rack... stil;l have pics?

 

 

Do ya mind sharing some pics?