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Hi All

Can someone help. I'm thinking of changing my rooflight for a mini heki. Has anyone done this as DIY and how straightforward is it? Or should I leave it to my dealer.

Cheers

Jon

Hi I have not done mini Heki but I have done an Omnivent. See the previous post:-

Pete

Quote: Originally posted by IainM on 09/3/2006

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We had one added to the loo of our new 'van - dealer charged about 60 quid so I don't think it is worth doing it yourself - let someone else have the hassle!

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Hi All

Just bringing this one to the front again, as i'm in a position to carry out the replacement. Can anyone offer any advice,

Thanks

Jon

if pete cannot i think wizard fitted one not too long ago. see  http://hp-h.com/p/wizard41/

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/chatter/search.asp?search=heki&searchMode=allwords&searchIn=Topic&forum=8&searchSort=dateDESC&Submit=Start+Search

As an aside, I was recently reading all about buying second hand caravans.  One of the articles I read that was on either the CC or C and CC sites was about surveys of caravan faults.  The incidence of water ingress has shot up since these big rooflights started to be fitted by manufacturers.

Let me see if I can google the article a mo....

Ali

http://www.caravanclub.co.uk/NR/rdonlyres/DB21BE00-C352-4F93-91D8-11A4B66225CE/5795/NEWSQualityandReliabilitySurveyMay05.pdf

try here

Ali

The incidence of water ingress has shot up since these big rooflights started to be fitted by manufacturers.

not rained in yet but did have a snow drift on the edge of each seat in the last bad weather.

Eeeekkk!  Sounds a bit drastic Michael.

Ali

See here too

http://www.caravanclub.co.uk/NR/rdonlyres/DB21BE00-C352-4F93-91D8-11A4B66225CE/2208/2002Surveyliftingthelidondamp.pdf

this is the one I originally found and is specifically about damp.

Ali

Eeeekkk!  Sounds a bit drastic Michael.

was at the time,seeing a two inch pile of snow on the edge of the seats was a worry.cleaned it off and put waterproof sheets on the seats.

Hi Jon , i fitted an omnivent to my caravan , it was fairly straight forward to do and i would say that the average diy'er could tackle this job , a heiki roof light should be the same or a bit easier to do , to remove old mastic use a plastic scrapper and then a rag with white spirit on it . I myself recommend W4 roll mastic for sealing the new roof vent in place , make sure you get the vent square when you lower it into place , as once the roll mastic has made contact with the roof it will be very hard to remove . Have a look at the post i did on my omnivent   note my last post , i realised i hadn't closed the vent properly hence the reason i got some water coming in .

atb

Wizard 

Crikes. I didin't expect another answer to this post from a few years ago. problem solved now cos I bought another van with a bloomin great huge Heki in it. may at some point put another mini heki in , but not high on my priorities at the mo.

Jon