peter
Free Member
I've installed the above on the roof of my van and all went smoothly until it came to using the supplied stainless cap head 6mm screws to fit the unit onto the base plate. Two screws jammed straight away and snapped off upon trying to remove them. These screws are cheap Chinese rubbish and aren't fit for purpose. I think they are too long and gall in the bottom of the thread and are so difficult to move back out that they snap off. Luckily there are 8 of them so 6 will easily hold it down. I binned all of the rest and used 12mm long European ones instead of the 15mm ones supplied. the threads of the clinch nut inserts were fine, as I even ran a straight 6mm tap down them first.
A case of a good product ruined by some cheap and nasty fixings. If you're planning on fitting one be warned. It could have been a disaster, as the plate was stuck really hard down and to remove it to sort out the snapped fixings would have been a right royal pain in the bum.
A case of a good product ruined by some cheap and nasty fixings. If you're planning on fitting one be warned. It could have been a disaster, as the plate was stuck really hard down and to remove it to sort out the snapped fixings would have been a right royal pain in the bum.