roof whirly fan

[PaulieB]

hey guys, I pick my very first caddy up this coming Saturday and I can't wait! The only thing I dislike about my new toy is the disgusting whirly vent on the roof which is mounted at the rear right hand side (why it couldn't be mounted centrally I don't know?). Has anybody removed said fan and if so how have you filled the hole which I believe is around 100mm in diameter?
Cheers
paul

[torque777]

Maybe weld a plate in?

[kirade]

I had one in mine horrible thing, tiger sealed a round repair panel that I had in the body colour, left a large weight on it overnight to keep it flat, had no issues with it, and a similar patch on roof lining before carpeting.

[PaulieB]

Cheers for the replies, I thought of sikaflexing a pre painted small metal panel inside the roof then maybe filling the hole on the external roof surface with maybe glassfibre then bodyfiller but I'm unsure whether this would work?

[dubvan]

I had one on a Vauxhall Combi once. Made a hell of a racket; I hated it! Most efficient and aesthetic way of getting rid, is to weld a plate in and paint it. Just my opinion, bud.

Jonesy

[PaulieB]

Cheers Dubvan... I know one thing for sure, one way or another it's being removed!

[714priest]

i had a roof light in mine the hole was alot smaller but i used fiberglass and filler. i also used fiberglass to fill in some BIG rust holes in my mate mk2 caddy they were 6"plus size holes and it works well

[PaulieB]

Cheers 714PRIEST, I may have a go at that rather than having a blanking plate on show!

[714priest]

i did it because i dont know how to weld or have the gear to blow myself up trying. fiberglass is easy but id watch some youtube videos on how to use it 1st.

[PaulieB]

Will do buddy.. Cheers for the advise!

[mikeb1810]

Hi all,

I realise this is an old thread, but seemed to make sense to carry this on rather than make a new one.

I am looking to remove the vent from my ex BG van and was wondering if I could get a plate slightly larger than the hole and use some metal adhesive to hold it in place
does anybody have any experience of this?

I am guessing it doesn't have to be that strong as it isn't load bearing, but should be flexible / waterproof.
Once cured I was thinking I could use some body filler and spray paint to smooth it out.

Thoughts?

[Caddyluv]

Well I don’t have experience but cars are now being built with glues. So I assume if what ever they use is strong enough for a plate.

If your going to the effort of painting it, why not get it welded and respray the roof.


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[mikeb1810]

I'd feel confident doing the adhesive and spray myself. It doesn't have to look perfect as its on the roof, I just want it to be functional.

I don't have any welding gear (or much experience welding!). If there was a solution that I could do myself that would be great.

[jockefc23]

Hi,

Sorry to bring this thread up again but I've been looking at buying a Caddy for a camper conversion and a lot of them have these fans.

Rather than weld/fibreglass and replace it, does anyone know if you can replace it with a normal fan/vent that would be useful when using the camper for airflow?

I'm not sure how noisy these things are but I'm sure they probably aren't good for insulation purposes.

Thanks

[Baldspeed Racing]

you can get slimline versions which arent as tall, my van came with what looked like a satellite dish on the roof when I first got it which looked so bad. After a bit of looking on ebay I got one which is only 2-3 inches tall which makes a big ol difference. its in black as well so kinda bit more subtle.