How To Attach A Solar Panel To A Van Roof

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How to attach a solar panel to a van roof.

I install the 100 watt renogy panels on the fiberglass roof of the roadtrek camper van rv without drilling any holes but instead use 3m vhb tap. How do you all attach solar panels to the roof of your van. Mark and drill holes in the van roof. The panels themselves can take much higher wind speeds but it s all in how you mount them to the roof.

Cut plywood reinforcement strips and drill holes. The typical solar panel is mounted with a z bracket which is simple and flat but we elected to go with a curved z bracket which is specifically made for a curved roof like a van. The curved z brackets are two separate sliding pieces. The solar panel mounts only have a right angle of plastic in contact with the roof so as you can see in the photo below the sikaflex was placed in a right angle shape where the mount would make contact.

The easiest way to mount a solar panel to the roof uses a few lengths of angle aluminum. Mounting solar panels to the roof of a van most solar panels are designed to sit on the roof of a house not to be driving down the road at 70 miles per hour. This is all you need for your basic solar panel installation. Attach brackets to the solar panels.

Clean roof and apply loctite pl adhesive. My setup because it keeps the panel at an angle is pretty simple to remove if i want to park in the shade put the panel in the sun. The kit comes with 4 brackets for each panel and all you need to do is use the screw nut bolt for each one and attach them. Bolt solar panels to roof and plywood strips.

Dry fit the solar panels on the van roof. Getting your wiring from the panel into the van for a connection with your electrical system can be tricky. The upper piece is bolted to the panels while the lower piece adjusts to sit flush on the curved van. Drilling a hole for the.

The first thing you need to do is attach the z brackets to the solar panels so that you can securely attach them to the roof.