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The Cascadia 4x4 VSS System™ is the world's first, and highest quality hood mounted solar option for passenger vehicles. These solar panel systems are in use around the world and offer unparalleled performance and longevity in harsh environmental conditions. Take your camping, overlanding, and everyday charging experience to the next level with the Cascadia 4x4 VSS System™ hood mounted solar panel system.
Key Features:
80W of clean solar energy to keep your Sprinter's battery topped up when the engine isn't running.
Rugged “Marine-Grade” construction to withstand extreme environmental conditions.
Perfect for overlanding, camping, and the jobsite. Keep your drinks cold and equipment charged without killing your battery.
Solar Made Simple: The optional “Plug-and-Play” complete kit includes everything you need for a clean and simple install.
2 year warranty.
It’s the original and no cheap imitation.
High quality components
Gives your vans a great look
Uses unused space and keeps the roof free
Go Further, Stay Longer.
Introducing the Cascadia 4x4 VSS System™ for the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van (2006-2018). The world's first, highest quality, and most complete vehicle specific hood-mounted solar panel system.
The Mercedes Sprinter van VSS System consists of 2x 40 watt panels used together for a total output of 80 watts.
The Cascadia 4x4 VSS System™ hard-mounts to the hood of your Merecedes-Benz Sprinter van and, during daylight hours, provides a constant flow of clean solar energy to your primary or secondary vehicle batteries. This gives you the ability to run 12V accessories like fridges, phone/laptop chargers, lights, power inverters etc. without the need to start your engine and without the fear of draining your battery and leaving you stranded. The VSS System™ is completely plug-and-play if paired with our optional MPPT solar charge controller and can be easily installed.
Made of the most stable and durable multilayered semi-flexible solar panel construction available to ensure that these solar panels can withstand extreme environmental conditions, maintenance-free, for years.
The Cascadia 4x4 VSS System™ is currently in use in the Canadian mining industry.
The future of vehicle charging is here.
FEATURES
- 80 watts of energy on the hood of your Mercedes-Benz Sprinter from solar panels that are only 3mm thick, meaning vehicle aerodynamics are not affected and the weight of the system is negligible.
- Durable marine-grade solar panel construction. The panels are made from 8 laminated layers consisting of a Dupont™ Tedlar® backsheet and high tech polymers allowing them to stand up to harsh environmental conditions like rain/snow/ice/mud/rocks/sticks etc. High durability makes this panel perfect for an off-road vehicle.
- Optional Plug-and-play MPPT solar charge controller. This waterproof unit mounts in the engine bay and is highly resistant to heat and vibration. It automatically controls how much electricity reaches the battery and prevents overcharging. The charge controller has been pre-wired with fuses, terminals, and connectors to take out all of the guesswork in setting up the VSS System™.
- The optional but highly recommended custom cut vinyl base sheets protect the underlying vehicle paint from damage.
- Factory-like appearance. The VSS System™ follows the contours and edges of the Sprinter van hood perfectly giving it a seamless and sleek aesthetic.
- We add strips of 3M neoprene foam to the base of each panel. This high density foam acts as a thermal barrier to protect your vehicle's paint from damage and also aid in solar panel cooling.
- Final assembly and quality control is done at the Canadian production facility to ensure that every VSS System™ functions perfectly. At Cascadia 4x4 they stand behind the quality of their products.
HOW DOES IT MOUNT?
Each panel comes with a full perimeter of pre-installed high temperature 3M VHB tape. We spend time sanding, cleaning and prepping each panel to make sure that the tape has a solid bond to the panel. This tape then mounts safely to your hood without damaging the paint.
We highly recommend that the Cascadia 4x4 VSS System™ is paired with our vehicle specific vinyl base sheets which sit under the solar panels. The vinyl mounts onto the hood of your vehicle in the same way that traditional hood vinyls or automotive vinyl stickers are applied. The vinyl acts as a moisture and debris barrier to protect the underlying paint.
Note: The VSS System™ takes 1.5 hrs to install and must be done in a dry environment between 18° and 35°C (64° and 95°F).
Specifications (for 2x 40 W panels wired in series):
Power 80W
Voc 47.26V
Vmp 40.1V
Isc 2.04A
Imp 1.99A