I must admit I've never used a vent cover, even in rainy BC. Are they that critical? Mind you, much of our driving is done with the fridge running, so I guess it wouldn't see much use anyway. On 16 May 2006 at 7:14, Jeffrey Earl <jefferrata@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > Dana wrote: > >> I bought the BusDepot one before, but it weathered, > cracked and fell off within a year. > > >> Anyone have any better options? I thought I > remember someone getting a piece of tupperware to do > the job?.?.? > > > I fashioned one from a domed, stainless-steel > soup-kettle lid purchased at a thrift store. I > installed a T-nut in the center of the flue vent, and > drilled a hole through the center of the kettle lid > where once the knob-handle resided. A SS Allen-head > bolt and washer affix the lid to the vent, and a ring > of polyethylene weatherstripping on the edge of the > pot lid prevents metal-to-metal contact. > > Polished up real nice, it's sleek and smoothly > rounded, and doesn't look as hideous as it sounds. In > fact, it's perhaps the most aerodynamic thing on the > entire van! > > I've never used the OE plastic vent cover, but > deterioration and eventual loss seem to be the most > common complaint. Such sunlight damage can be > prevented by use of a good UV protectant such as 303: > http://www.303products.com/main.php > > Good luck! > > > Jeffrey Earl > 1983 diesel Westfalia "Vanasazi" > http://www.vanthology.com/ > > "OK, I'll leave it at that since I've already gone on > for far too long about something I don't know a whole > lot about ..." > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com >
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