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Not sure what you mean by a “professional" adjustable angled bracket.

 

A GOOGLE-search using "rv solar panel tilt bracket” as the search-term identifies some tiltable-bracket possibilties and these 2014 and 2017 forum threads discussed the matter

 

https://forums.outandaboutlive.co.uk/forums/Motorhomes/Motorhome-Matters/Adjustable-Solar-Panels/36947/

 

https://www.motorhomefun.co.uk/forum/threads/solar-panel-that-tilts.154292/

 

Are you thinking of tilting just the extra panel or all of them? Might be worth the cost/complexity/effort for the latter, but probably not for the former.

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As I’m sure you are aware, the inexpensive common-or-garden arrangement for fitting a tiltable solar panel to the roof of a leisure-vehicle (motorhome, caravan, boat) involves drilled pieces of L-section as shown in this Amazon advert.

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Adjustable-Mounting-Bracket-Folding-22-inch/dp/B01LYYEIWB

 

The two main challenges should be self evident - attaching the frame to the roof so that it’s safe when the motohome is being driven, and manually raising and lowering the panel. I don’t now how you plan to do the latter, but I note a suggestion that, if the panel is appropriately positioned, it might be practicable to raise and lower it by reaching through a large roof-window.

 

My recommendation would be to forget the idea, but other forum-members may have more positive views.

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I was thinking unless the MH was able to face the sun when you were driving or parked up would it really be practical ? , if you were driving away from the sun the tilt could make it worse not better

Even parked up for the day , the sun is moving position throughout the day so would really work that well ?

I understand it would work well if parked up for days at a time with the HM’S solar positioned for best coverage

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