Going Solar on the GU wagon

[Bidja]

All Good , I'm hear your concern's and are going to put a pack rack bars on each end and bolt on to bars, just going to find something to suit the same profile height as the solar panel because I still want to get the patrol in the doorway of garage. this is why I haven't gone for a luggage type rack system that I wouldn't have the need for one in the first place. p.s. Car not moving on any trip in near future. the Solar system was to keep it alive. cheers Alex

Alex, as you have glued the module down, guess it will stay (no air gap), not the best for cooling but they also can get pretty hot mounted to an iron roof (shed or house).

Think of maybe getting 4 gutter mount bracket (steel) similar to those used to mount/attach(bolt) to the ARB roof rack and modify them by under slinging a 2 lengths of aluminium hollow box section (say 40mm sq X 2.5mm), with spacers if req'd, going from the L-R hand side BRKTs (one both front and rear), passing over the top (each ends) of the aluminium panel frame extrusion and dropping down angle corner locating tabs that are attached to the aluminium rack hollow box section. This will prevent the panel from going Fwd, AFT, lifting and moving sideways. Use some rubber strip to protect frame/rack interface (no need to mechanically attach panel frame to rack box rail section).

Gosh mate, should have read your post a bit closer as U covered most of this.. b. glasses. All good.