How To Attach A Solar Panel To A Van Roof

This is all you need for your basic solar panel installation.

How to attach a solar panel to a van roof.

Dry fit the solar panels on the van roof. Bolt solar panels to roof and plywood strips. 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.

Part 1 of 2. 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. 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.

The curved z brackets are two separate sliding pieces. Attach brackets to the solar panels. Getting your wiring from the panel into the van for a connection with your electrical system can be tricky. How do you all attach solar panels to the roof of your van.

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. It took 2 of us to lower the solar panel into position and onto the sikaflex. 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. Mark and drill holes in the van roof.

The upper piece is bolted to the panels while the lower piece adjusts to sit flush on the curved van. One side of the angle is bolted screwed or adhered to the roof surface while the other side is attached to the panel. 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.

The easiest way to mount a solar panel to the roof uses a few lengths of angle aluminum.