How to mount James Baroud side awning on Gobi Stealth rack

jameygraham said:

Just received my James Baroud (JB) side awning (purchased via Tactical Application Vehicles (TAV) in Albuquerque): https://www.tavllc.com/shop/product/james-baroud-awning

First off, there were NO instructions in the box at all or online. Zero. Second, can't find anyone who has installed the JB awning on a 4Runner with a Gobi Stealth (tubular rack). The guy at TAV had me purchase the mounting brackets (an additional $120!) but they came without hardware or instructions and make no sense with respect to the tubular Gobi Stealth: https://www.tavllc.com/shop/product/james-baroud-awning-mount-kit

Of course it's the holiday weekend so I suppose I have to wait until Wednesday to find someone who knows how to do the install. Thought I'd check with this group to see if anyone had any experience with this awning. The Gobi ARB mount (TOYOTA 4RUNNER ARB AWNING BRACKETS · STEALTH | Gobi Racks) looks like it could be the way to go but only if the holes happen to match up.

Thanks!

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Trixx said:

How about some actual pictures of the rack, awning, and mounts? Maybe someone will have some ideas. May just take a trip to the hardware store.

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jameygraham said:

Good point. The mounting bracket kind of fits between the Gobi tubes as shown in the images but there is not backing plate to connect it to the base of the rack. TAV who is working with OK4WD to help me figure this out. Sounds like the backing plate (plus instructions!) were left out of the box.

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mgreen6616 said:

Fourtreks makes some very nice mounts that would work.
Modular Awning Mounts

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jameygraham said:

Thanks for the pointer. I have seen the Fourtreks but I guess I don't like the way it looks (nor the fact that it is not available in black since I just want to mount to blend in). I think a better alternative is this one from GZila which I have yet to confirm will work:

https://www.gziladesigns.com/product-page/awning-1100-mounting-clamps

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Jono.ful said:

I use these with my arb awning. They work great.

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EffayBravo said:

I went with Fourtreks as well, had the same hesitations due to them not coming in black. After you get everything up you cant even really notice them to be honest. They are super solid mounts.

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phillyd2 said:

Gobi actually makes a mount

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jameygraham said:

Can you share some pictures to show how it looks? Also, which awning are you using? Thanks!

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EffayBravo said:

I'm using the ARB 2000 but I'm pretty sure they work with the JB awning as well. I totally get wanting them to be black though, I was going to go with the Gzila ones but they have been out of stock for awhile.

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jameygraham said:

Thanks for sharing the pictures. Looks great actually. I worry however because the Gobi has two horizontal bars that the Fourtreks will not fit (might make more sense in the above picture I posted of my rack).

Here are a couple of pictures I found of the Gzila mounts that I really want. I have pinged the guy but nothing yet. Also, the guy I bought the rack from at TAV is also trying to find a solution.

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