I was looking for an air vent I can put on my canopy which can blow air into the canopy in order to put the canopy under positive pressure so that dust cannot come in.
I saw this nice air vent on Mark's van and decided to try it on mine. Mark has it at the rear, he opens the front window of the canopy to blow air in. My canopy do not have a window in front so I installed the air vent on the left hand side door.
Have not tested it yet but I cannot see why it wont work
I just cut a 86mm hole (the vent is 76 but I only had a 86mm hole saw. A 76mm hole would be the correct size) and then secured it with Sicaflex.
Before
Sicaflex
Closed position
Open position
Air vent
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1999 Hilux 2.7i 4x4 Raider DC with 3.4 Prado V6. Rear diff-lock, Bull Bar and rock sliders, 31" Cooper ST Maxx, Snorkel, Alu-Canopy, VHF Motorolla radio, West Coast Rust, Mikem Suspension, Ball Joint Spacers in front and Mikem extended shackles at the rear, 25watt LED Spots
Ja, ek gaan want Mcnaughtens is bietjie duur. Hulle vra R110.00 sonder VAT
Ek gaan hulle so klein bietjie goedkoper kan verkoop, R90.00 elk
Behoort volgende week Woensdag of Donderdag voorraad te he dan gaan ek dit op die winkel sit.
Only Dead Fish Go With The Flow!
1999 Hilux 2.7i 4x4 Raider DC with 3.4 Prado V6. Rear diff-lock, Bull Bar and rock sliders, 31" Cooper ST Maxx, Snorkel, Alu-Canopy, VHF Motorolla radio, West Coast Rust, Mikem Suspension, Ball Joint Spacers in front and Mikem extended shackles at the rear, 25watt LED Spots
pietpetoors wrote:Ja, ek gaan want Mcnaughtens is bietjie duur. Hulle vra R110.00 sonder VAT
Ek gaan hulle so klein bietjie goedkoper kan verkoop, R90.00 elk
Behoort volgende week Woensdag of Donderdag voorraad te he dan gaan ek dit op die winkel sit.
Nice, ek sal die ou wat die goed soek inlig en hoor of hy wil bestel.
Very neat little vent! Nice idea! Lyk ook of hulle gedraai kan word om enige rigting te wys
Hoe waterdig is hulle Pieter .... vir reën?
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Mud Dog wrote:Very neat little vent! Nice idea! Lyk ook of hulle gedraai kan word om enige rigting te wys
Hoe waterdig is hulle Pieter .... vir reën?
Ja hulle kan gedraai word 360deg
Waterdig? dit hang af van hoe diep jy in die water wil ry....
Nee man! My vraag was oor rëen ... nie floods nie.
When your road comes to an end ...... you need a HILUX!.
Life is like a jar of Jalapeño peppers ... what you do today, might burn your ass tomorrow. Don't take life too seriously ..... no-one gets out alive. It's not about waiting for storms to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain. And be yourself ..... everyone else is taken!
Pieter wrote:I just cut a 86mm hole (the vent is 76 but I only have a 86mm hole saw) and then secured it with Sicaflex.
Djy moet lees, Pappie!
When your road comes to an end ...... you need a HILUX!.
Life is like a jar of Jalapeño peppers ... what you do today, might burn your ass tomorrow. Don't take life too seriously ..... no-one gets out alive. It's not about waiting for storms to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain. And be yourself ..... everyone else is taken!
Dink ek sal een voor weerskante insit, en een agter langs die kant by die yskas om die kragdraad deur te voer wanneer dit op 220 of die sonkrag is.
Hoop dit is groot genoeg om "kettle cord" prop deur te sit, en of 'n brad harrisson prop?
Kan ook help met ventilasie in die canopy wat nogal warm kan raak binne as die yskas hard werk.
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Dzombo4 wrote:Dink ek sal een voor weerskante insit, en een agter langs die kant by die yskas om die kragdraad deur te voer wanneer dit op 220 of die sonkrag is.
Hoop dit is groot genoeg om "kettle cord" prop deur te sit, en of 'n brad harrisson prop?
Kan ook help met ventilasie in die canopy wat nogal warm kan raak binne as die yskas hard werk.
Dennis ek het nou net gecheck, die 50Amp Anderson plug pas net-net....deur die vent, maar ek dink met gereelde gebruik kan dit dalk die finne beskadig
Dankie Mark. Het jy miskien in voorraad by jou, jy is net baie nader aan ons as Pieter.
Laas het die poskantoor so amper 3 weke geneem om my LED te kry vanaf Langebaan.
Het nie nou 3 weke voor my grondpad trip nie.
The word Dzombo is derived from the Tsonga word Dzombolo meaning ‘to wait for something that is slow in coming.
Named after one of the Magnificent Seven, sadly killed by a Poacher Oct 1995 @ 50 years old. Dzombo1 Ex Army Hard Top TD upgraded to 200 Tdi. Dzombo2 1997 Discovery 300 Tdi. Dzombo3 2000 Jeep GC Laredo 3.0l Diesel. Dzombo4 2005 Hilux KZTE Legend 35.
Only Dead Fish Go With The Flow!
1999 Hilux 2.7i 4x4 Raider DC with 3.4 Prado V6. Rear diff-lock, Bull Bar and rock sliders, 31" Cooper ST Maxx, Snorkel, Alu-Canopy, VHF Motorolla radio, West Coast Rust, Mikem Suspension, Ball Joint Spacers in front and Mikem extended shackles at the rear, 25watt LED Spots
Wat is die beste plek om so 'n vent te installeer en hoeveel is ideaal? Ek sien OOOMS (Mark) s'n sit agter op sy canopy deur, suig hy dan nie baie stof nie? Is 2 langs die kant nie beter?
Jan, die beste plek om so 'n vent te installeer is aan die linkerkant van die canopy, dan kry hy minder stof van aankomende voertuie ook. Jy kan hom so naby aan die voorkant van die canopy installeer vir beste effek. Moet net nie sy keel toepak aan die binnekant nie, sodat daar lekker lugvloei in die canopy in is.
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Jansie wrote:Wat is die beste plek om so 'n vent te installeer en hoeveel is ideaal? Ek sien OOOMS (Mark) s'n sit agter op sy canopy deur, suig hy dan nie baie stof nie? Is 2 langs die kant nie beter?
Jan. ek weet regtig nie waar die beste kant is nie?
Ons het nou die Dec. baie grondpaaie in Nam gery seker so 5000km en dit is nou werlik die eerste keer dat ek amper geen stof agter ingehad het nie Ma het self daaroor kommentaar gelewer! Was eintlik 'n plesier
just fitted a gerbers alu canopy to the lux,dust coming inside is incredible,see pieter/mark you have installed the 76mm diffusers to your canopies,any negatives i should know about?are they rain/water proof,do you just silicon them in?must the louvres face forward for air intake?anyone else tried other products?any help will be appreciated :?
I can see that if I travel on long dirt roads with lots of traffic that you do get dust via the air vents from oncoming traffic
So in my opinion option 1 should be to get it as dust proof as possible with seal rubbers at the tail gate and other openings and the air vent should only be the last bit of extra pre-caution
Only Dead Fish Go With The Flow!
1999 Hilux 2.7i 4x4 Raider DC with 3.4 Prado V6. Rear diff-lock, Bull Bar and rock sliders, 31" Cooper ST Maxx, Snorkel, Alu-Canopy, VHF Motorolla radio, West Coast Rust, Mikem Suspension, Ball Joint Spacers in front and Mikem extended shackles at the rear, 25watt LED Spots
thanks piet,so do you recommend ''sealing" the tailgate as well as fitting the vents.just received vents from our local trailer guys,now in two minds to install or not!!!!! :problem: :problem: :problem:
Digby, if I have to choose I would spend my time sealing the tail gate and the canopy.
On our last trip there was a navy blue bag close to the air vent and after a stretch of busy gravel road I saw that there was a round area on the bag with dust on which shows me that you do get dust from oncoming traffic, even though the air vent is installed on the left. It was not much, but it was there.
I guess one have to decide where you will get the most dust from, from the tailgate or the little bit from oncoming traffic.
Your biggest culprit with dust in the canopy is the tail gate. If can manage to seal that properly you might not need the airvent or use it only for back-up
As far as water is concerned, the work well. They do not seal 100% but normal rain wont get in. If you wash the vehicle and spray water directly on it, a little bit will get it but not much.
Only Dead Fish Go With The Flow!
1999 Hilux 2.7i 4x4 Raider DC with 3.4 Prado V6. Rear diff-lock, Bull Bar and rock sliders, 31" Cooper ST Maxx, Snorkel, Alu-Canopy, VHF Motorolla radio, West Coast Rust, Mikem Suspension, Ball Joint Spacers in front and Mikem extended shackles at the rear, 25watt LED Spots
Pieter, to minimize the dust entering the pressure vent on my canopy I cut piece of steel mesh and fitted filter cloth between the vent and mesh with two screws and wingnuts so I can remove to clean. Got the filter cloth from the airconditioning guys. Will try to post a picture sometime, but my iPad isn't too friendly when it comes to posting pictures.
T
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That is a good idea, then you can have the best of both worlds.
Only Dead Fish Go With The Flow!
1999 Hilux 2.7i 4x4 Raider DC with 3.4 Prado V6. Rear diff-lock, Bull Bar and rock sliders, 31" Cooper ST Maxx, Snorkel, Alu-Canopy, VHF Motorolla radio, West Coast Rust, Mikem Suspension, Ball Joint Spacers in front and Mikem extended shackles at the rear, 25watt LED Spots
Legend35-ZN wrote:Pieter, to minimize the dust entering the pressure vent on my canopy I cut piece of steel mesh and fitted filter cloth between the vent and mesh with two screws and wingnuts so I can remove to clean. Got the filter cloth from the airconditioning guys. Will try to post a picture sometime, but my iPad isn't too friendly when it comes to posting pictures.
T
Nee man! My vraag was oor rëen ... nie floods nie. 
