Pachamama Vans
Sliding Block for C-Rail for T5, T6, Crafter & Sprinter
Our stainless steel T-nuts - ideal for permanent use on your vehicle's roof!
Available with M5, M6 or M8 threads in various lengths! Combine the thread diameters, thread lengths, and mounting hardware you need for your project.
These T-nuts are designed for the C-rails installed on the roofs of VW T5, T6, T6.1, Crafter and Sprinter, and are perfect for securely mounting roof racks, roof decks, solar panels and other accessories.
You get our T-nuts including mounting material as desired:
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| Nut with washer | Nut with cover cap | Eye nut | M5 star knob | M6 / M8 star knob |
When choosing the length, consider the material thickness of all parts:

When choosing an M6 T-nut with 16 mm thread length including screw with washer, for example, 5.4 mm of usable thread length remain for the material to be fastened:
16 mm thread - 3 mm C-rail - 6 mm nut - 1.6 mm washer = 5.4 mm
| M5 | M6 | M8 | |
| Nut with washer | 6 mm | 7.6 mm | 9.6 mm |
| Nut with cover cap | 5 mm | 6 mm | 8 mm |
| Eye nut | 6 mm | 8.5 mm | |
| Star knob | 9 mm | 22 mm | 22 mm |
| Original C-rail on VW T5/T6 | 3 mm |
| Our roof rack brackets | 4 mm |
Do you need other lengths or different mounting hardware? Then please contact us. We also manufacture T-nuts to customer specifications at short notice.
100% made in Germany.




