Ok!
Should have the new hilux by Friday but that hasn't stopped me from getting things started.
The Shed is full of parts to go on and I'm impatient!
Started with the Canopy this weekend. Aeroklas.
Drilled a few holes in the top and mounted a pair of roof rails. Was a bit nerve wracking drilling in to a brand new canopy! Made sure I measured about 12 times. Important thing is getting the distance between the two rails equal when measured from the front and the rear.
I had to go over the holes with a soldering iron to smooth out any cracks in the abs. The kit came with butyl patches for waterproofing but I added a bit of extra butyl mastic just to be sure it didn't leak.
Because I'm bolting down through the abs shell the torque setting on the bolts is only 3-4nM to prevent deformation which doesn't feel tight at all but I suppose there's enough bolts to keep the racks on there!
In the end it came up alright.
The aeroklas/rhino mounting kit comes with rails (in the first picture). These came back off so I could mount the pioneer platform (had to get new channel nuts to fit which was a bit of a pain).
Then it was on with the KING's awnings. 2x2.5 at the side and 1.4x2 at the rear. These were super easy to fit with the rhino rack universal kit which came with all the T-nuts needed.
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I should get my side lights in the post by Wednesday so will get them mounted up this week. The real Fun starts Friday!
It'll be a busy month getting everything done before the new lux's inaugeral Fraser Island trip end of august but I'm looking forward to getting stuck in!