It has 16 holes in the roof with plastic rubber plugs.
Plugging hole on van roof.
These threaded holes are used to install roof rack and such.
Bmitch sep 3 12 at 21 59.
I have a 2015 high roof.
Does not appear that any sealant was used and the plugs are not a tight fit in the holes.
Looks like ford is relying on the paint to seal the.
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.
This patch installs easily with roofing nails and resists cracking and weakening in all temperature extremes.
And is the perfect solution when converting from static vents to ridge ventilation products.
I was thinking that crap that could get in through the big holes would plug up whatever the draining mechanism is.
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.
You don t want anything sticking up that would wear out the shingle from below.
The gibraltar building products kwik plug roof patch makes it quick and easy to repair holes in your roof up to 8 in.
It s bolted to the floor so i need to fill two holes and drill two more.
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.
As noted above the search capability on this forum is uhm challenging.
For all you van buildout ers out there i am redoing the framing of build out in the van that i just bought.
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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.
Any beta on sealing the old ones as well as the new ones for maximum waterproofness.
Whether the holes were caused by vent removal storms or animal damage kwik plug efficiently solves the problem.
Plugging the holes in my roof rack.
It appears that the plugs are installed prior to painting the van.
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.
1 for the roof cement.
So let s say you want to use the threaded hole you would have to remove the paint and the rubber plug.
Temporary repair for unused roof rack holes.
Removed the rubber plug and installed a rubber grommet in that hole.
Installs in seconds place it nail it done.
The quarrix smart plug roof patch provides a stronger easier and longer lasting way to cover holes in the roof.
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.
Used an existing hole under the van into the pillar.
