0.7 mm VHB, no vinyl, straight on the paint. The tape is run along the entire outside edge of the panels to hold them completely flat against the hood. I also added two strips in the middle to hold it away from the paint a bit and prevent rubbing in the center (sorry no install pics). It is entirely more than I need to hold them in place (VHB is insanely strong stuff) but it's best to run it entirely around so there's no gaps. I've worked quite a bit with VHB so I'm not afraid of the removal process if I do ever need to pull them off, already did it once with these as I wasn't entirely happy with my first shot at placement. VHB removal is not what I would describe as a good time but as long as you're patient and let the adhesive remover do it's thing it's pretty straightforward. If I was planning on selling ever I might have wrapped it first but idc, this thing was pretty pinstriped already, not that it really shows in the pic.

haha i should have thought of that and saved money on the vinyl parts.
i for things like this they recommend long vertical strips, in case water gets in, it can still come out? debating sealing all the way around, i think at some point, some corner will lift a bit.

Lensun sent me a replacement center panel. Will try to get this installed soon. The new one is maybe a 1.5" longer then the previous one, but the power cable exits from the top via a junction box like the other panels. this should work much better. Too much expected rainfall this weekend to get this done though.

Mine went out yesterday. Was going to update after I get it and install but I suspect it will work MUCH better. My original with wires underneath started lifting off. But again, to their credit… their response time via IG was less then 12hrs and new one went out at no cost in less then 24hrs. I am beyond impressed with their service. Product is also holding up well so far.

Did you not have it going through their MPPT controller or you did? I am going to run my controller in the back like yours and then the extra DC(?) outs i was going to have go to my power bank. I don't want to risk frying my power bank though either.
Just waiting on the vinyl to show up and I will get to start installing. Probably labor day weekend i'll get mine all on. Only thing I am not a fan of for the non scooped version is it has metal rings on all 4 corners. prefer the cleaner look of yours.

I did not have my power bank going through the controller when I fried it. It was directly plugged into the panels. Obviously I know little about solar power and/but am a fan and learning. I incorrectly assumed i could plug it directly into the panels since I saw that was an option with other portable panels. Why did it not work for me? I don’t know.

Gotcha! Im learning as well and unfortunate to you but I want to learn from your mistake. I would assume the same thing you did. So it should be ok to plug into the MPPT then correct?

That’s what I was told but haven’t tried it yet. Also, see my above post but there is a diff series vs parallel wiring. One might work vs the other as far as direct plug into panel.

Check the input voltage of the unit. Can it handle 3 x 18V?

Not sure which one you've got but looks like the solar input voltage maxes out at 30V:

Jackery Explorer 1000 Portable Power Station

Running all three of those panels in series is going to get you over 30V in full sun for sure.

I have the 240.

Those three little panels in parallel are pretty much at the max rated input:

Jackery Solar Generator ( Jackery 240 + SolarSaga 60W)

I got the rockpals 500w power station that says it can take 13-22v. I also do not have a hood scoop so I went with Lensun's single panel that says it puts out 21v. So I should be good then? It's voltage that I need to check on our amps? Amps I would be about 2 amps below max allowed.

Thanks

Thanks to all for sharing their journey on installing the 3 piece hood panels. I was able to get mine put on this past weekend using the VHB on top of the vinyl.

I will say that I am definitely disappointed in the output of the panels per my victron 75/15 mppt. It's only pulling in at a max 30 watts and that's an efficiency rate of only 50%.

These panels were to replace the 100 watt Renogy panel that lived on top of my gobi but created way too much wind noise. I was getting upwards of 95 watts with that single panel and equate that to 95% efficiency.

What numbers are you all pulling with your set up? Just as an FYI...I have been running my solar controller in the engine bay on top of my fuse panel with zero issues. The wires are within a foot to my battery and I ran the ARB 12 volt kit to the back for an always hot plug.

Did you guys go with the Lensun MPPT controller? I did and I put it under my passenger seat. Seemed fairly easy but then I cant read any of the output info for it. I bought a separate bluetooth battery level monitor just to check in on things.
Does the MPPT allow me to pull power from the battery from the accessory hookup or will it only charge my accessory with power from the panels?

They're pretty meh. I still haven't bothered with the center panel. I don't think I'd recommend these at the price they're going for all things considered. I like the look and It's enough to keep my radios not drawing from the battery while I'm parked so I'm not about to rip them off though.

I've got a couple of bus bars under the hood for all my solar inputs that run back to a Redarc Manager30 + lithium battery mounted where the rear seats used to go.