2013 Ford Transit Connect Installing Roof Solar System

Decided not to build a rack to support panel or use the existing tapped transit roof holes.

2013 ford transit connect installing roof solar system.

Inorder to use yakima s towers the ford transit needs some type of rack rail system. Ford truck sales dallas has several high roof transits with carrier roof top a c. Follow me along as i build a roof rack for my 2016 ford transit connect from scratch and deal with the progression of a parkinson s disease diagnosis. The first project was to install a roof fan and ven.

I will copy the same system on the transit except for the panel will change from the 205 watts to a lg 300 watt panel. Same physical size panel just higher output. That system would probably keep things frozen in the van. I will have a stealth camper so do not want a rack to show any more than necessary.

You could choose yakima rails but that means drilling holes in the roof. We have officially started our van conversion on blue our long wheelbase medium roof ford transit 250. The awning comes with the generic installation kit so we ordered the kit specific to the high roof ford transit which seems in fact to be for the europeans ford transit but we had it working on our new world transit version. After much deliberation i have ordered a transit an xlt wagon 3 5 hr long with all the options i wanted.

In this video i walk you through the details of my diy solution for mounting solar panels on my extended long wheel base high roof ford transit van. After living with my sprinter conversion for several years and a couple revisions i have a good idea on what i am going to do to the ford. However i am considering a roof top ac. Adapter kit manual here pdf f45s awning manual here pdf fiamma high roof ford transit kit vs generic kit.

Most any competent a c shops should be able to install an aftermarket system in the rear. The beautiful flying machine gets a solar panel.