philos65
Senior Member
I finished adding wiring and insulation to the roof of the camper. The prep work took hours. I decided to peel back the roof edge to add the headliner and then the arctic pack strip and sideliner. As you can see from the pictures, it's really rough. I did my best not to destroy the thin aluminum, and wasn't totally successful. I feel confident that my concern will go away once the final trim is installed, which hides the aluminum skin.
I tried pulling out the 100s of staples, and gave it up as fruitless. I got out the grinder and ground off most of them. The old glue from the headliner need removing from the roof frame and I got out the drill and wire brush and spent a LONG time gently massaging the aluminum.
I used blue foam I had lying around and original insulation I saved from taking everything apart. There are four wire drops for LED lighting. There are also wires for two fans, a new Maxxifan and a used fan with motorized lid. That fan took four wires.
Because the original camper didn't have fans, just screened vents, I had to drill holes in the roof frame for them. They'll run straight down to the edge of the 48" bed edge and down into the utility area underneath the window under the bed. That went pretty well. I installed appropriate sized grommets on all the new holes. I paid $4.97 for the 15/16" grommet for the solar wires from Napa. I didn't care I was getting ripped off - $5.00 for a piece of rubber. I am using a 1/2" conduit clamp screwed to the inside of the frame to hold the eight wires for lighting and fans in place.
Now it's a big gulp and installation of the headliner.
Jeff...
I tried pulling out the 100s of staples, and gave it up as fruitless. I got out the grinder and ground off most of them. The old glue from the headliner need removing from the roof frame and I got out the drill and wire brush and spent a LONG time gently massaging the aluminum.
I used blue foam I had lying around and original insulation I saved from taking everything apart. There are four wire drops for LED lighting. There are also wires for two fans, a new Maxxifan and a used fan with motorized lid. That fan took four wires.
Because the original camper didn't have fans, just screened vents, I had to drill holes in the roof frame for them. They'll run straight down to the edge of the 48" bed edge and down into the utility area underneath the window under the bed. That went pretty well. I installed appropriate sized grommets on all the new holes. I paid $4.97 for the 15/16" grommet for the solar wires from Napa. I didn't care I was getting ripped off - $5.00 for a piece of rubber. I am using a 1/2" conduit clamp screwed to the inside of the frame to hold the eight wires for lighting and fans in place.
Now it's a big gulp and installation of the headliner.
Jeff...