A Mitsubishi Triton takes an aluminium canopy on the factory tub or on an aluminium tray that replaces it. Cab style sets the length — single cab, club cab and double cab are three different jobs — and the 2024-on model is a wider vehicle than the Triton before it, so tub hardware does not carry over. UTE HARIO measures and builds Triton canopies to order in Melbourne.
Which Triton are you fitting
Two things decide the build: the cab style, and whether the factory tub stays. The Triton has been sold as a single cab, a club cab and a double cab, and the tub length changes with each. The payload on the door placard changes too.
There is one more question on newer utes. The generation launched in 2024 sits on a new chassis with a wider track and a larger tub, which means tub-mount parts cut for an MQ or MR Triton are not a safe assumption. Tray-mount builds care less, because the tray sets the mounting geometry rather than the body.
Tub mount or tray mount
A tub-mount canopy sits on a channel across the tub rails and clamps down instead of drilling through. You get sealed, lockable storage for less money, the ute keeps its factory shape, and the canopy comes off at the end of a lease without leaving holes behind.
The limit is the tub. Wheel arches intrude into the floor, the usable width narrows at exactly the height where a drawer wants to sit, and the sheet metal was never designed to carry a fitout.
Replace the tub with an aluminium tray and the canopy bolts into tray crossmembers. The floor runs flat from side to side, you pick up width and length, and drawers, a fridge slide or a water tank stop being a compromise. Most trade and touring Tritons we build go this way.
Tray length by cab style
Double cab trays usually come out around 1800 mm. That still carries a drawer bank, a fridge slide and a working tool load, but the layout wants planning before fabrication — at that length every module has to earn its floor.
Club cab trays run longer, and it is the sweet spot for a tradie who wants a full canopy and still uses the back of the cab. Single cab trays are longer again, which opens up a full-length canopy or a part canopy with open tray behind it for pipe and timber.
Numbers like these are a starting point, not a spec. Tow bar, rear step, fuel filler position and where you want the tray to sit relative to the cab all move the final figure.
Payload is the real constraint
The canopy is rarely what breaks the sums. What goes in it does. Read the payload off the placard, take off the tray and canopy, and spend the remainder deliberately: drawers, a dual battery, a fridge, recovery gear, water. Water is the quiet one — a litre is a kilogram, and a 60-litre tank is a passenger you carry everywhere.
If you are running close to the limit, that usually argues for a lighter build and fewer permanently mounted modules rather than a bigger vehicle.
Laying out a Triton canopy
Most Triton fitouts settle into a familiar shape: drawers low on one side for hand tools and fasteners, shelving above for the things you reach for standing up, and the long items — levels, conduit, a shovel — along a wall or under the tray. Doors matter more than people expect. A door that opens into a fence line or a gate is a door you stop using.
Our HARIO FC-180 jack-off crossdeck canopy is worth a look if the ute has to switch between jobs: the canopy jacks off the tray, so the vehicle goes back to a flat deck for a trailer weekend or a tip run. The rest of the range sits in the shop.
What to send us to get a quote moving
Cab style, year, whether you are keeping the tub, and what you plan to put inside. If a tray is already fitted, its length and width. Photos of the rear of the vehicle help more than a description. More Triton and general fitment write-ups live in our vehicle guides.
Frequently asked questions
What length canopy fits a Triton double cab?
On an aftermarket tray behind a double cab, most Triton builds land around 1800 mm of canopy length. Keep the factory tub and the canopy is sized to the tub rails instead, which comes out shorter. UTE HARIO measures the vehicle and the tray before anything is folded, so the fit is to your ute rather than to a model name.
Can I keep the Triton’s factory tub and still fit a canopy?
Yes. A tub-mount canopy clamps to a channel across the tub rails, so nothing gets drilled and the canopy comes off later without leaving damage. It is the cheaper path and it suits a leased ute. The compromise is the tub floor: the wheel arches eat into it, so drawers and a fridge slide are harder to lay out than on a flat tray.
Is the 2024 Triton different to fit?
The current generation is a new chassis with a wider track and a bigger tub, so tub-mount hardware from the older MQ/MR does not simply carry across. Tray-mount builds are less affected because the tray sets the mounting geometry, not the body. Either way we measure the actual vehicle.
How much payload does a canopy use up?
An aluminium canopy on a tray is the lighter half of the equation. What fills it is heavier: drawers, a second battery, a fridge, water and tools add up fast. Read the payload figure off your door placard, subtract the tray and canopy, then budget the fitout against what is left. A water tank alone is a kilogram per litre.
Will a canopy fit over a Triton club cab?
It does, and the club cab is one of the easier Tritons to fit out — you get a longer tray than the double cab without losing the rear of the cabin entirely. Layout is where the gain shows up: a drawer bank and a camp kitchen can both have their own space instead of fighting for it.
Do you build Triton canopies in Melbourne?
Yes. Cutting, folding and welding happen at our Melbourne factory, so a fitment problem gets solved by the people who made the part rather than through an importer. Bring the ute in, or send us the cab style and tray dimensions to start.
