How I fitted a Dometic Heki style mini rooflight or skylight to my Renault Trafic (Traffic) Mark 11 (2001-2015 Second Generation) high roof (hightop) camper van.
Some owners I believe squash the deep ribs to get a flat roof but I wasn't confident that I would get the edges flat enough to bed the rooflight down and not get a leak.
This mini rooflight is cut out to 400mm square (40cms x 40cms). The roof ribs are at 200mm centres.
I installed the rooflight dead centre which meant cutting along the length of the two outer ribs and across the centre rib.
I could have cut across two ribs and sunk the rooflight into the channels and not centred on the roof. But my brain could not accept this somehow. I couldn't picture how it would work and I like symmetry. However, you might want to try that instead of my method.
This was a retro installation. That is, I converted this 2011 former South Lanarkshire Council builder's van a few years ago. I used as many donated and upcycled parts as I could. I was given several 8'x4'sheets of 4mm MDF so the ceiling is cut from 2 of these. With enough joists or wooden battens to screw to, they have not warped after 2 Scottish winters.
The combination of retro-fit, the rooflight sitting on top of the ribs, and not wanting to countersink or set the lower rooflight fascia section inside the ceiling, gave me a challenging gap to solve. You can skip that section of the video.
I fitted the rooflight in very hot weather where the Sikaflex sealant was quite runny and the steel roof was burning my skin. So after screwing the rooflight in place, I left the final surrounding bead till cooler temperatures. In the interim, we had a thunder storm with pounding rain and it did leak. I suspect there was a tiny gap where the butyl strips layered up to meet the contour of the ribs. However, once I had gone round the entire perimeter with a generous bead of Sikaflex, it has remained dry through several rain storms.
I hope this video helps you decide how to go about your installation even if it is for a different model of van. I also hope it gives you the confidence to tackle the job with enthusiasm and not too much trepidation!
Comments always welcome.
Thanks for watching.
Негізгі бет Автокөліктер мен көлік құралдары Renault Trafic Vivaro rooflight install. Dometic Heki mini skylight fit to ribbed Mark 2 high roof.
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