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    Bitumen Burner DX grunt's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by AB View Post
    Thats a good set up now Rossco!!!

    Do you get discounts on the Rossco machine becuase you have the same name...lol
    Getting there AB - and unfortunately, no. Seeing those pics have actually made me excited.

    Gotta pay a couple of bills before I start modding any more.

    Kelvin's given me a great starting point.
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    notice that you are going to mount the solar on the pod good idea mate
    2'' lift is needed to help keep them cool

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    Quote Originally Posted by roofy View Post
    notice that you are going to mount the solar on the pod good idea mate
    2'' lift is needed to help keep them cool
    I don't know if it's best to put them facing front to back or side to side ( I nearly said horizontal or vertical. lol). Might be able to make use of the gutters.

    The people at BP solar still haven't got back to me. I wonder if they have a standard type of securing arrangement for their panels? I'm a bit cheezed coz it was well over a week ago. I'll have to chase it up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dx grunt View Post
    i don't know if it's best to put them facing front to back or side to side ( i nearly said horizontal or vertical. Lol). Might be able to make use of the gutters.

    The people at bp solar still haven't got back to me. I wonder if they have a standard type of securing arrangement for their panels? I'm a bit cheezed coz it was well over a week ago. I'll have to chase it up.

    Ross
    front to back looks neater==the holes under the panel ,you can put bolt&nut there and onto a roof bar x3

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    Quote Originally Posted by roofy View Post
    front to back looks neater==the holes under the panel ,you can put bolt&nut there and onto a roof bar x3
    This might sound a real dumb@r$E question, but if I face my truck north/south and the panels face east west, will it be more beneficial., or do I face my truck east west?

    'They (?) recommend when you buy a house, it faces north/south and the sun obviously goes east/west.
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    you can park it where the sun shines best,lol

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    Hey Ross, next time yer up Mandurah way, call in and I'll see what we can do for a rear light bracket.
    Rod.

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    Quote Originally Posted by the ferret View Post
    Hey Ross, next time yer up Mandurah way, call in and I'll see what we can do for a rear light bracket.
    Rod.
    Will do.

    I was in Perth last week and drove past Mandurah twice! Doh.

    Oh well next time.

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    Roofy's right, a gap under the panels will keep them cooler & as a consequence will make them more effective - output is reduced by heat.
    Also make sure when you mount them that you have them at a bit of an angle, not dead flat. Helps rain run off & stops it pooling in the middle of the panel.

    Thanks for the weight info.
    I think those mirror extensions are 'stock', & reckon one of mine is missing.
    My rear vision cameras arrived today - 4 days from China - pretty fast I thought - feel like a quality item.

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    Sorry Rossco, highjacking this for a wee bit...lol...Let us know how you go with the cameras Cuppa, would be interested to see how they work, picture quality, etc....

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