How To Install a Dometic Heki Roof Light On Sprinter Van | Van Build Series | Ep. 10

Today I'm going to walk you through the 3 parts to installing a Dometic Heki rooflight (skylight) onto your Sprinter Van.

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Chapters

0:00 Introduction
2:45 Today's Tools
5:47 Take off preliminary taping
6:03 Step #1: Make Template (15 3/4" or 400mm square)
6:21 Step #2: Trace around template with a sharpie
7:07 Step #3: Drill pilot holes at each of the 4 corners
7:30 Step #4: Sharpie mark the template on the top of the roof
7:50 Step #5: Tape around the edges of the sharpie line
8:00 Step #6: Cut out your hole using a jigsaw
8:13 Step #7: Check measure your cutout/square
8:16 Step #8: Metal file down the edges and clean up all metal filings
8:23 Step #9: Pull up tape and brush away metal filings
8:58 Step #10: Dry fit the roof light into the hole
9:22 Step #11: Paint Rustoleum on the raw metal edges
11:00 Step #12: Measure and cut frame pieces for beneath roof
11:15 Step #13: Screw and glue the sub-frame together
11:45 Step #14: Dry fit the frame to check that it fits
12:05 Step #15: Clean the van surface
12:18 Step #16: Glue the frame (using Loctite) and clamp it to the roof
13:02 Step #17: Clean the surface on your roof
13:20 Step #18: Build up butyl tape around the edges of the opening
13:45 Step #19: Apply silastic bead around the inner edges on the underside of the rooflight
14:04 Step #20: Mount the rooflight into the hole
14:18 Step #21: From beneath screw rooflight into sub-frame
14:48 Apply lap sealant around the entire edge of the outside of the rooflight (skylight)



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