Installing a Camos Dome Satellite System to a
vehicle
How I Fitted the dome.
Fitting the Camos Dome to the roof of the motor home is not
exactly rocket science, but it needs a little time to do and a
nice dry day.
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1. You may have to clean the roof of this
vehicle with surface cleaner to get all the
green stuff off. This must be done before you
start to glue the dome.
When you purchase the dome it will included
all the things you should needed to fit it.
It had solvent cleaner, gloves, cloth,
primer and glue for fitting the dome. Also
cable, hole cover and seal.
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Getting down to the
install.
(PUT THE GLOVES ON);
Once you have cleaned the worst of the gunge
off the roofyou can then proceed.
Clean the roof with the solvent cleaner and
cloth from the pack. This will remove any
grease that would stop the glue from
sticking.
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Also ensure that the feet of the dome are
clean of any grease by cleaning with the
solvent.
If you intend to use the Camos mounting feet
for mounting on a boat for example. Ensure that
the feet are clean too.
Make sure you remember to clean the hole
cover.
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The Glue that is provided with the Camos
Dome Satellite System is a 2 part adhesive. A
tube of glue and a setting agent.
The primer MUST be applied in the dry. If
the roof is wet then don't even think of trying
to glue the dome on. IT WILL FALL OFF.
Place the Dome on the roof of the vehicle or
boat and use a pencil to draw round the
feet.
Ensure that the connector for the satellite
cable is to the rear to keep it out of the
worst of the rain and dirt.
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When this has been done you will see exactly
where to put the primer (little glass
bottle).
This is painted on using a brush type thing
in the pack.
The primer needs about 20 minutes to go off
before you can do anything else.
Time for a brew I think.
THE PRIMER MUST BE DRY
BEFORE YOU PROCEED. IF ITS A DAMP DAY IT WILL
TAKE LONGER TO DRY.
Now I opened the glue from the pack and
applied it to the feet on the dome as this is
the easiest way to do things.
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I then placed the dome on the roof. A
good idea marking out with a pencil.
YES- This is on a boat, I forgot the photo
for the one on the motorhome.
Done.
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All that remained for me to do was to
screw on the cable, drill the hole, fit the
waterproof cover and wire up the control box. |
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You may want to use an existing hole
that has been covered over or remove the
antenna.
To remove the antenna, unscrew the 3 screws.
Under this is another 3 screws the pull. Don't
forget to undo it inside first.
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If you are fitting to a new vehicle then
the hole may be already marked out. Some Rapodo
motorhomes and Adria's have this paper on the roof
inside the cupboard. |
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The Cable
Fitting the cable is easy, just screw it
onto the dome and clip on the waterproof cable
seal.
It is worth pointing out again this stage
that you should fit the done so that the cable
entry point is facing to the back of the
vehicle.
OK. Now that I have fitted the dome to the
roof you need to think about the location of
the hole for the cable. It may be worth taking
out the existing antenna and using the hole for
the cable
However, you sometimes need a new hole.
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From the inside of the vehicle had a look at
the position of the cupboards and wardrobes.
You may decided to come in through one of the
cupboards as they are close to the dome on the
roof and close to the television point. Also
take into consideration the clothes
cupboard.
Check to ensure that the hole will not go
through any existing cables in the roof by
drilling at the front of the cupboard nearest
to the door.
Next go onto the roof and cleaned it and
apply the primer as before.
Once the primer has dried, pass the cable
through the hole and through the cable entry
cover.
Then glued the thing down and press it into
place to ensure the glue seals the
hole. That's it for the
sticking.
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Installing the control box.
The control box is also quite
easy to install. I fitted it in
the cupboard and put the Sky box
beside it.The control box has only
3 connections. 1. Power cable 2.
Cable from Dome 3. Cable To Sky box
The power cable is a 12 volt cable
in this instance, and I connected
it to the battery as the unit can
be affected by power drop in the
rest of the vehicle.The other two
cables I connected to the dome on
the roof and the Sky box
respectively. It was quite lucky
that I had already installed a 240v
and 12v socket in the
cupboard.
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I cheated a little
Well, if you can make the job easy then its worth
it, I think. Plus it looks good. I installed the
Camos control box and the sky box in the same place
that the Freeview box was. The advantage to this is
that the Tv cable was already installed in the van when
it was made. This means that the cables did not show at
all.I just closed the cupboard and fitted a sky remote
eye to the back of the television.As you can see, it's
a neat job.
The Boat
I also fitted the Dome system to the boat. This is
another story for another day but if you would like to
discuss this install or have yours fitted I would be
glad to do it for you.
I have put on some photos of other fittings for
you.
Other Thing you can fit a dome to:
Now you know how easy it is.
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