Hightop CamperVan ARB Awning Installation
Vložit
- čas přidán 7. 04. 2021
- Installing an ARB awning with included LED lights on a fiberglass hightop 1993 Chevy G20.
Most awnings require a luggage rack to attach it to. I do not have one so had to improvise. Followed suggestions from gnomadhome.com
gnomadhome.com/mounting-arb-a...
Links:
ARB awning - www.northridge4x4.com/part/aw...
Ladder rack - Highland 2006200 Black Heavy Duty Bar Carrier www.amazon.com/dp/B0002MABL4/... - Zábava
Very few (if any) videos of adding an awning to a van with a fiberglass hightop. The Highland brackets are excellent. Nice job and great video.
You are correct @ExpressVanCamper. I just bought an ARB awning and the same brackets. Trying to figure out how to make it secure without drilling holes.
David. Thanks for being a Vanagon living member.
Thank you for this video I have a 2003 chevy express high top conversion van. I been converting it to a campervan since last year and I have been trying to figure out how to mount an awning for quite a while. Great video, thanks again!
Hope it works out. Glad I can help.
Thanks for this Video , been looking for one that will show me how to install one on my 2000 Chevy express conversion van
How did you end up doing your installation?
@@SSrominRuby still working on my Van ,haven’t got a Awning yet just haven’t seen a video till I saw this on a install on Hightop,hopefully I’ll have it installed by summer to travel and tailgate for football season
I would try and get to washers to sandwich the fiberglass along with silicone , then another nut on outside to squeeze together . Prevent leaks
I just got me a 87 G20 with 100k miles Vandura that was sitting in someone's yard. Thinking of going this same route!! Great idea with the rain gutter clamps. Could probably add long black water tube on that same assembly you created for out board water / shower
I’ve actually considered this after the fact. No leaks as of yet but next time I work on it I hope to do this. Not a difficult fix but will involve taking it down.
If it ain't a 454 it ain't OG HD. Might as well have the big six. No AC no PW no cruise 10 mpg no way not me I want 70's Dodge slant six just because tranny won't fail and cost you more than your van is worth. Most vehicles are stationary when purchased I've bought too many to count and I have not bought a moving one yet. I rented a moving van once.
Ive seen your last couple videos on this van and you did a real nice job with this build. I love the interior lights and bed area. I have a '94 G20 in great condition but nothing built inside yet.
Good luck with your build. Hope I helped in some way.
350 or 454? 4R80? Chevy didn't offer 4x4 vans aftermarket conversion only right? or wrong? Tranny is weakest link GM s of that vintage everything else bullet proof except water pumps and alternators
Exactly what I was looking for!
Glad I could help.
beautiful creek
Great location to camp out
Great video. Thanks for posting. Hadn't even thought of that method. Was concentrating on attachment directly to shell. You have saved me a great deal of aggravation - thanks. A couple of questions. Did you have to buy a complete roof rack or were you able to get the clamps alone. If you did order the clamps alone could you share source. And, what is the distance fromr the channel at the bottom of the awning to the ground. Appreciate any response.
You are awesome!
Thanks. It’s been a great addition to the van.
Nice! We have an ‘87 G20, and looking for ideas, watched your speedy removal in your other video, I’m not that fast but gave me ideas, thx. Does the rainwater drip under the awning attachment and into where the doors open? Or do they need to be shut .
Rain does not drip. I was initially afraid of that but the van has a little gutter the awning attaches too. That prevents it from dripping rain. The awning has been a game changer. Best addition to the van. We love it.
Awesome Conversion... one question, what is the mileage you get per gallon of gas? I currently have a Short Bus, but it consumes a lot of gasoline and I am looking for something more efficient.
Nice.........
My awning came with the light strip but not the plug in switch. Do you have to buy the switch separately?
All of my came together. May want to contact ARB.
Are you still happy with your awning? Do you regret drilling holes in the side of your hightop? I have a 1998 express hightop and I am considering doing the same thing.
I love it. It’s one of the best additions I’ve done. 3 years now and no issues with it. I was super nervous at first. So far so good though.
Super super
If you were going to drill through the topper anyway, why mess with the brackets? Why not just bolt the awning straight to the topper?
You should also add some butyl or silicone to the bolts, you’re going to leak.
he did caulk them from the inside. I'd put a spacer between bracket and fiberglass to take up the gap so you could clench down on the bracket through bolts more prevent any relative movement. The caulk will not last long unless you use the good shit. Whatever gooey messy product that may be. I would have bought an EZ Up. Awnings are overrated anyway & that ARB rag would be shredded in one hour in Mojave. Setting it up would be comedic.3 stooges needed.
How is the LED strip set up? How does it get its power?
It’s comes with the awning and has a cigarette lighter plug. Plug it in, turn on the power with a switch. Easy peasy.
You look tall. Can you stand straight up in your van
I’m 5’9”. I cannot stand up straight in my van. My least favorite thing about it. But I love the van.
@@SawDustRevival I'm 5'5" and my wife is 5'6". It would be fun to buy a chevy and gmc van to fix up
I have 4 letters of recommendation E, Z, U, P
Traveled around with an EZ up the first year. This is so much better. EZ up took up a lot of storage inside and did not provide proper cover over the door on rainy days. We love this awning.