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23/4/2013 at 11:17pm
 Location: sunderland
 Outfit: compass corona
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Just been cleaning the van and whilst cleaning the roof, noticed that the skylights are both in major need of a thorough clean, hit on the idea of removing them to do this to save all the mess falling back into the van itself.
They are fitted by 4 hinges that are screwed into the skylight, looks pretty straight forward to do, but as always nothing is really straight forward, would hate to dismantle them (easy part) only to find they will not re assemble correctly, anyone done this themselves?

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24/4/2013 at 8:30am
 Location: Lancashire
 Outfit: Caravan now Sold
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Best advice is to leave them in situ as there is possibility they could be brittle and may crack.use a good cream cleaner and wet rags.

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24/4/2013 at 10:10am
 Location: Blackpool
 Outfit: Lunar 417 07 Volvo V70 D5
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 I've removed the sky lights in various vans over the years. Just remove the 4 screws that fix the four sprung "legs", gently pull them of the lugs on the frame, lift the light up above the roof and lower it down into the van diagonally. In my experience the only place they tend to crack is around the "rivets" holding the two parts together, easily sealed with a small blob of silicone. It's actually quicker to do than to describe, and as easy as it appears.

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24/4/2013 at 4:21pm
 Location: leeds
 Outfit: fleetwood sonata melody
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Last year I had a leaking sky light whilst away, as soon as we got home I went to local caravan shop and purchased some sealant, unscrewed 6 screws then lifted out sky light, removed all old sealant from sky light and caravan roof wiped round with white spirit resealed round sky light and replaced carefully back on roof, job done never leaked since, just take care retightning don`t over tighten    hope this helps.

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24/4/2013 at 6:25pm
 Location: West Mids
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Burrellboy is spot on, they are fairly quick and easy to remove. You can even dismantle the dome from the awful slotted vent panel that sits beneath it to give all internals a good wash; you'll need a TX30 torx screwdriver (from memory, but could be TX25).
I do mine once a year and you'd be suprised at the improvement a good clean makes to these.

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