We have a 2014 TT that came with a Fantastic Vent fan in the bathroom. After a few months ownership I had the dealer install a regular Maxair vent cover.
Recently got caught in hot camping weather and realized how little air our vent fan was moving. After a bit of research and finding that I could not get a bigger fan & motor (more power!), I decided I needed to replace the Maxair cover with the Fantastic vent cover made for this fan. Their video on u-tube is quite convincing.
Anyway, I was reluctant to buy the Fantastic vent cover because it requires that you dig out the caulk and remove the fan mounting screws to mount the vent. I ordered it anyway and went up on the roof today to swap them out.
What I found was the brackets for the Maxair are located such that those bolts will match the holes in the Fantastic vent cover. The difference is the Maxair brackets are bolted into the side of the plastic fan housing with a sheetmetal screw, whereas the proper mounting for the Fantastic Vent is to use 4 of the existing screws that hold the fan to the horizontal surface of the roof.
I went ahead and used the existing Maxair brackets and it went on just fine.
Has anyone else run into this, and/or know of a reason why I should not leave it this way way???
2013 Tundra, 5.7FF, TRD, 4WD, tow pkg
2014 Forest River Cherokee 264
Prodigy II / Equalizer 10K
103 nights & 12,700 miles since April '13
