Our M8 channel nuts made of stainless steel - ideal for permanent use on your vehicle's roof!
Also available with M5 or M6 thread in various lengths!
Combine the thread diameters, thread lengths and fastening material needed for your project.
These M8 channel nuts are designed for the C-rails installed on the roofs of VW T5, T6, T6.1, Crafter and Sprinter vehicles, and are perfect for securely mounting roof racks, roof decks, solar panels, and other accessories.
Our channel nuts include your choice of fastening material:
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| Self-locking nut |
Self-locking nut with cover cap |
Self-locking flange nut |
Eye nut |
Star knob |
Security star knob |
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| Washer ⌀ 16 mm |
Washer ⌀ 24 mm |
Rubber-backed washer |
Spring washer |
When choosing the length, consider the material thickness of all parts:
When choosing an M8 channel nut with a 17 mm thread length, including screw and washer, 4.4 mm of usable thread length remains for the material to be fastened, for example:
17 mm thread - 3 mm C-rail - 8 mm nut - 1.6 mm washer = 4.4 mm
Data of the selectable accessories:
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Material thickness |
Outer diameter of contact surface |
| Self-locking nut |
8 mm |
10 mm |
| Self-locking flange nut |
11.1 mm |
17.9 mm |
| Eye nut |
8.5 mm |
20 mm |
| Star knob |
22 mm |
19 mm |
| Washer 16 mm |
1.6 mm |
16 mm |
| Washer 24 mm |
2 mm |
24 mm |
| Spring washer |
2 mm |
14.8 mm |
| Sealing washer with grey EPDM |
2.8 mm |
16 mm |
Further material thicknesses:
Do you need other lengths or different fastening material? Then please contact us. We also produce custom channel nuts at short notice.
Always use threadlocker to prevent screw connections from coming loose! You can get environmentally friendly, hazard-free threadlocker from us.
Made in Germany.