VW CALIFORNIA (T5 & T6) Solar Panel Kit

VW CALIFORNIA (T5 & T6) Solar Panel Kit

£429.00
(Incl. 20% tax)
SKU: Calikit
82 In Stock
* T6.1 (2020 onwards T6.1 update):



* SE or Beach:

* Panel cable type:

* Single or Multiple Panels:

Drill free bolt on kit for the VW California, SE/Ocean/Beach, T5 or T6 / T6.1 variants (T6.1 has a slightly different battery connector)

A kit that requires NO DRILLING AT ALL. (this kit also works with the T5/T6 Beach variant - just let us know and we supply different cable lengths specific to the Beach - the solar regulator is put in the jack compartment). £429 for a complete 100W kit (produces 5.4 charging Amps in good summer sun with an MPPT charger) . There is also the option to go for two panels giving you 200 Watts of solar power (10.8 Amps).

Kit Details:

Due to customer requests, we've created a slimline kit that slots into the VW T5 & T6 California (Ocean/Coast/Beach) roof rails with cabling that shuts in the tailgate (or you can pass it through an existing tailgate grommet - instructions provided).

Below: Below: 2024 100W Dual EFTE panel which comes with a 3 year warranty (years 2 & 3 RTB). Black on black with black anodised arms.

There is a long waiting list for T5/T6 California roof warranty replacements due to the well publicised blistering paint issue, and understandably, owners are not willing to stick anything to, or drill holes in their roof. This is why we created this kit. It combines the best of both worlds - you get a slimline panel that won't take you over the height limit for French toll roads etc, but it doesn't need bonding to your roof.

The panel measures, at it's highest point, 18mm. Beacuse the roof is curved, it acually measure less than that. If you have an awning fitted, this panel often protrudes less in height.

Above: easy to use brackets that slide into the roof rails. Corners are rounded and nut caps provided to stop snagging of roof covers.

The kit features:

- Foam backed panel edges to protect paintwork.

- Sunpower solar cells - Japanese EFTE coating , 22.4% effiiciency, operating temperature -20 to +75 c

- Super lightweight - Only 3.5Kg per 100w panel, inclusive of frame and fittings

- Super Low profile - only adds 14mm extra height at the highest point of the roof - often lower than the awnign case 

- Easy slide-in system to your existing roof rails.

- Waterproof connector that lives in the roof rail, or under the panel.

- LCD display solar regulator (we recommend the MPPT upgrade for this type of panel which you can select when ordering)

- All cables needed to connect to your leisure battery.

- Solar cable can be unplugged and stowed in the van

- Photo instructions include step by step details on how to route the solar cable through an existing tail gate grommet for a neater installation.

- Can be used with roof bars. (Except triple (300w) panel kits - the panels take up the entirety of the Cali roof slots)

The standard kit has a flat cable that is pushed into the space between the tailgate and the bodywork when the roof is down - this excess cable is required to allow the roof to lift. A new option we now offer is a stretching curly cord. No need to tuck any cable away when the roof is lowered.

 

Below: Foam backing protects roof.

 Note: Specifications tab shows shipping dimensions and weight, not product dimensions and weight

 

 

Product Dimensions Actual (dims at bottom are for shipping only)

Length 1.23m
Height 14mm
Weight 3.5kg
Dimension (L x W x H) 142 x 57 x 6 Centimetre
Weight 6 Kilogram