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.
Solarpanels on van roof.
Rigid solar panels are the best bang for your buck when it comes to performance and durability.
I had the general idea of where i wanted the solar panels to sit on top of my van but without dry fitting them first i would have overlooked how the mounting holes actually lined up on the contoured roof.
Put the solar panels on top of your van where you d like them to be installed renogy solar panels installed on my van.
The energy stored from solar panels is the same as when you run your van s engine to have the van s alternator charge your batteries.
It also makes them lightweight.
Auxiliary batteries are standard with sportsmobile s standard equipment package.
As well as being extremely flexible these renogy 160w solar panels are very lightweight up to 70 lighter than conventional solar panels.
The panels themselves can take much higher wind speeds but it s all in how you mount them to the roof.
What s the purpose of solar panels.
This is great if you want to keep the weight of your vehicle to a minimum for fuel efficient and quicker.
Because they don t have a frame they are low profile and can bend to shallow curves such as a van roof.