Heki 2 Skylight Inner Frame Failure
Anybody had this happen yet to their Heki skylight? The inner frame point where one of the black latches contacts broke. I’ve already replaced the latches once on my 16 year old unit. Now, I’m faced w...
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Mikell wrote:
Here’s what I plan on doing after the fix so I don’t have to depend solely upon these sorry latches which also keep breaking.
https://youtu.be/bl2I3a4N2xU
The manual I have for the HEKI 3 Deluxe says it is “suitable for max. speeds of 100 km/hr” (or 62 mph). I usually drive around 60 mph, but occasionally faster. Perhaps speed as well as poor quality are contributors to failure. I didn’t see this speed factor in the manual until just recently.
What a joke! Kinda like the mag mount strobe light that got ripped off the roof of my truck with a gust of wind last week. Reading the fine print, it says not recommended for >50mph....seriously? It's designed and marketed to go on top of an on road vehicle. It held up to 90+mph for a few days, then 80mph with a strong wind gust out of the canyon flipped it.
