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air vents and water dripping down

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Hi all, i vaguely remember reading somewhere about water dripping down the rear air vents on a bus when raining, and a mod someone did to try and stop the water dripping down the vents and keeping them awake during a wet night...

Can anyone enlighten me? as i can imagine this would be quite annoying..

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dugcati wrote:was it this thread?....
https://club8090.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.p ... p#p7349205


thanks for that but wasn't that, i remember it being a small bit of metal to put somewhere to deflect water away...?

anyone?

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Never heard of a metal strip solution. Tie wraps have worked perfectly for me for 4 years :ok

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Cruz wrote:Never heard of a metal strip solution. Tie wraps have worked perfectly for me for 4 years :ok


can you show me? any pics? will try it...

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http://homepage.ntlworld.com/georgina_s ... _drip.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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thanks for that mate, i'll give it a try..., so just put a cable tie around all 3 bottom vents in one and push into the corner leaving a bit of the tie dangling does the trick?...
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I've never heard it dripping !!!
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The only time I heard it was when we were camped in fog and drizzle. It never did it when it rains properly. Drove me bonkers that weekend

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i'd read about this dreaded problem but never heard it myself until a couple of weeks ago and now I realise just how annoying it is. Loud and constant - can even be heard a bit though earplugs!
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Ive never had it yet...

Cant you fashion some covers from plastic if it rains

(are we talking the engine vents ?)
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Tatty Chap wrote:Ive never had it yet...

Cant you fashion some covers from plastic if it rains

(are we talking the engine vents ?)

engine vents yes...
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I bought a length of flexible magnetic strip from a store called HOBBYCRAFT.

Fitted about 12 inches to each side from just infront and underneath the rain gutter running down parallel

to the the back of the panel/vent. Fantastic, the rain follows the strip then runs off down the side of the van.

No more drips,fits in a second, just peel it off when you've finished camping and stick it inside the van.

You can even paint it to match your van. All for 80p !!

Best 80p i've ever spent.

Gareth.

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rallyraid wrote:I bought a length of flexible magnetic strip from a store called HOBBYCRAFT.

Fitted about 12 inches to each side from just infront and underneath the rain gutter running down parallel

to the the back of the panel/vent. Fantastic, the rain follows the strip then runs off down the side of the van.

No more drips,fits in a second, just peel it off when you've finished camping and stick it inside the van.

You can even paint it to match your van. All for 80p !!

Best 80p i've ever spent.

Gareth.


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think he means the top strip, when the weathers really bad and the vans parked up I cover the vents completely with the magnetic sheet...........no drip and no rot in the airboxes.... :D

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