Once you ve got the solar panels placed where they re going to.
Mounting solar panels to van roof.
Mark the holes for drilling with a dry erase marker.
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.
The renogy kit comes with their z bracket mounting system which mounts.
2 pre install brackets on the solar panels 4 brackets for each panel.
3 relocate the brackets in the inside edge.
It s important to dry fit everything first to see how it looks on.
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 upper piece is bolted to the panels while the lower piece adjusts to sit flush on the curved van roof.
Mounting solar panels to the roof of a van.
I had the general idea of where i.
What we used to mount our solar panels step 1.
How to install renogy solar panels text edition 1.
The panels themselves can take much higher wind speeds but it s all in how you mount them to the roof.
Right when we finished installing everything we realized that we did not.
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.
Attach brackets to the solar panels.