Installs in seconds place it nail it done.
Plugging hole on van roof.
Any beta on sealing the old ones as well as the new ones for maximum waterproofness.
Used an existing hole under the van into the pillar.
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Has anyone any idea where i would get some rubber plugs or whatever you need to cover the holes in a van roof if safety lights are removed.
Temporary repair for unused roof rack holes.
So let s say you want to use the threaded hole you would have to remove the paint and the rubber plug.
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Looks like ford is relying on the paint to seal the.
Bmitch sep 3 12 at 21 59.
These threaded holes are used to install roof rack and such.
It has 16 holes in the roof with plastic rubber plugs.
I have a 2015 high roof.
As noted above the search capability on this forum is uhm challenging.
This leaves open the holes where the torx head bolts go and i did not want crap getting down in them and gumming up the threads.
I was thinking that crap that could get in through the big holes would plug up whatever the draining mechanism is.
But if the shingles are going on top of the lag bolts i d remove them and fill the holes with some extra roof cement.
It appears that the plugs are installed prior to painting the van.
If you climb on your transit roof you won t find any of these threaded holes because they come with rubber plug and ford simply painted over them.
The quarrix smart plug roof patch provides a stronger easier and longer lasting way to cover holes in the roof.
And is the perfect solution when converting from static vents to ridge ventilation products.
Plugging the holes in my roof rack.
You don t want anything sticking up that would wear out the shingle from below.
For all you van buildout ers out there i am redoing the framing of build out in the van that i just bought.
There is a van 4 sale as i was about to go i looked up inside rear and noticed a couple of holes on the roof them lights have been removed and he has just covered with silicone.
Does not appear that any sealant was used and the plugs are not a tight fit in the holes.
The gibraltar building products kwik plug roof patch makes it quick and easy to repair holes in your roof up to 8 in.
So we have established that there are existing holes into the van both in the roof and underneath that are stopped with plastic rubber plugs.
1 for the roof cement.
Whether the holes were caused by vent removal storms or animal damage kwik plug efficiently solves the problem.
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Temporary repair for unused roof rack holes.
