I have the roofnest falcon Roof top tent. I used the gobi crossbars to attach to the tent. I use the gobi awning brackets specifically for the Alu-cab awning.
Normal. THis is my 2nd 1GR engine-equipped vehicle (1st was my 07 Tacoma, which my best friend still owns and has over 250K miles on it). They are just noisy motors, but very reliable.
I have done it. I used the gobi specific Alu-Cab mounts. It works great, but i caution you, if you have a ladder, the hatch will not go up all the way with the awning open. I ended up taking off my gobi ladder and the hatch goes up about 95% open.
I ended up going with this option for my ALU-Cab Awning. Waiting on the brackets to come in this week so I can check it out. I ordered the Driver side (Left) awning and brackets.