Airtabs on Rubber Roof
Interested in hearing of any users of Airtabs who have them installed on their rubber roof RV's. Do they stick on?? Any problems with roof membrane lift etc??
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Forum Discussion
- I'm not sure what Airtabs are.
- I don't think they will stick to a rubber roof.
It has to be a smooth surface to stick. - You could put a strip of EternaBond under the AirTabs.
- Ron3rd,Here is all there is to know about Air Tabs Just click around.
Air tabs
Also a few threads on the subject.
HERE
And HERE
They may have some answers for you.
On Edit: I found a video of someone that put them on a rubber roof,I have the same model only in a class C and it has a rubber roof.
Air Tab Install - If anything use bytle tape between the roof and Air Tab then screw down the cover the screws with a 4" fiber backed seam tape and coat.
- I am thinking about mounting a 6" wide strip of lexan to the roof, edge to edge, with a gap in the middle for my skylight. EternaBond it to the rubber, and attach the airtabs to that. The are so expensive for 30' worth... 8.25 per foot (for 3).
- Is there romm on top of the end cap for airtabs? I thought the tabs are supposed to go on the "edge" of the roof.
- Do air tabs actually help fuel mileage. I would think if they did that several major freight carriers would be using them.
- There are probably some that run them just like air foils and other devices. But they run hundreds of thousands of miles a year over long distances in most cases so any gain is worth it. For most RV'ers they don't travel many miles in a year so any gain would be minimal and hard to see. And might never offset the cost. IMO
