Mark the holes for drilling with a dry erase marker.
Mounting solar panels to van roof.
Mounting solar panels to the roof of a van.
What we used to mount our solar panels step 1.
This is to.
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 renogy kit comes with their z bracket mounting system which mounts.
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.
I had the general idea of where i.
2 pre install brackets on the solar panels 4 brackets for each panel.
Once you ve got the solar panels placed where they re going to.
How we installed the solar panels on our van 1 test the setup before the installation.
It s important to dry fit everything first to see how it looks on.
Dry fit the solar panels on the van roof.
The upper piece is bolted to the panels while the lower piece adjusts to sit flush on the curved van roof.
Put the solar panels on top of your van where you d like them to be installed.
How to install renogy solar panels text edition 1.
Attach brackets to the solar panels.
The panels themselves can take much higher wind speeds but it s all in how you mount them to the roof.
3 relocate the brackets in the inside edge.