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**rickst29** · 04-29-2022, 12:15 PM

Flex panels have a bad habit of dying for no reason at all, and such a panel is much more likely to "croak" if the front shell's seal is pressing on them and scratching them.

Why not the front shell?

You could lay a flex panel across the seam with careful taping. (NOT pressing sharply into the bends around the seam between street-side and curb-side.) I did that about 5 years ago (front shell seam), and that "centered" flex panel is still working well.

04-29-2022, 12:15 PM	#5
rickst29 yes, they hunt lions. Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 1,318	I absolutely would not do that. Flex panels have a bad habit of dying for no reason at all, and such a panel is much more likely to "croak" if the front shell's seal is pressing on them and scratching them. Why not the front shell? You could lay a flex panel across the seam with careful taping. (NOT pressing sharply into the bends around the seam between street-side and curb-side.) I did that about 5 years ago (front shell seam), and that "centered" flex panel is still working well. __________________ TM='06 2619 w/5K axle, 15" Maxxis "E" tires. Plumbing protector. 630 watts solar. 450AH LiFePO4 batteries, 3500 watt inverter. CR-1110 E-F/S fridge (compressor). TV = 2007 4runner sport, with a 36 volt "power boost".