Access to ceiling through moulded panels - Bavaria 38 2004

[dannyd12]

Hi,
One more access/repair question please. I need to add a spinlock cluck on deck on top of the aft cabins but it looks whole ceiling on the aft cabins are moulded panels that covers the large area.
How do I access to the ceiling in order to fix the nuts etc?
I have seen the corners/edges of panels are slicon and heard somewhere that you can just try to pry the corner/edge and pull it down flexing and creating a gap without removing the whole panel?

Will appreciate advise on how to do this best?

[symphony2]

The clutches are held down with machine screws into an aluminium plate bonded into the deck moulding there may be room alongside the existing clutches to add another one. Pretty sure the plate is big enough for 4 side by side. You need to check by using one of those devices to find wires in house walls. Then drill and tap to take the nrw clutch.

If you want to mount it outside this area then the common way is to cut a section out of the inner moulding and make a cover for it. A round inspection hatch might do.

[dannyd12]

OK thanks will try to see if I can figure out if there is metal plate large enough.
However I would like to clarify if only way to access to ceiling in that area to cut an inspection hole and not an easy way/trick to access behind those panels?

[Diverphil1]

symphony2 is correct, there is space for 4 on each side, we have 4 on each side.

[SYJetzt]

If you don't want to touch the moulding,  drill the mounting holes from the outside and tap them. This way, the original clamps are mounted. No need to access any nuts from inside. Such a tap doesn't cost an arm and a leg.