Mounting Solar Panels To Van Roof

The curved z brackets are two separate sliding pieces.

Mounting solar panels to van roof.

Dry fit the solar panels on the van roof. The most efficient way to mount panels would be at the correct angle to point them straight at the sun. Once you ve got the solar panels placed where they re going to. 3 relocate the brackets in the inside edge.

Mounting solar panels to the roof of a van. 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. How we installed the solar panels on our van 1 test the setup before the installation. Put the solar panels on top of your van where you d like them to be installed.

The upper piece is bolted to the panels while the lower piece adjusts to sit flush on the curved van roof. 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. 2 pre install brackets on the solar panels 4 brackets for each panel. This is to.

It s important to dry fit everything first to see how it looks on. 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. What we used to mount our solar panels step 1.

Mark the holes for drilling with a dry erase marker. I had the general idea of where i.