Dust in the back of our ute.

I know Mitsubishi have a seal kit for the Triton, maybe Mazda has something similar?

You need to create positive pressure inside the canopy by letting air in the front either by opening the sliding window in the front or installing a vent in the roof. This works.

Gees you must have been lucky to even get dust last year.
I have seen them run a pipe from the exhaust into a area to keep dust out.
also we use rubber cuttings that you can pot rivot.

Hi Dave,

I had a TJM dropside tray on my Patrol and eventually had a TJM canopy fitted to it after a couple of years.
I used window sealing tape, similar to this, Tape
Used it on both the sides and the tailgate, worked like a beauty, for any other gaps, I just used silastic.
With the vent/s others have suggested I never had a problem after that.

Cheers,
Dennis

Get a forward facing roof vent. Flexiglass sell them off the shelf.

the revolving vents are good for circulation but not for pressure. tjm, arb etc people who sell canopies sell 2 position forward facing rectangular vents that work a treat if you arent following too close behind another vehicle

also clark rubber and similar places sell weather stripping similar to the oe stuff in cars - cheaper idea go to wreckers and get a weatherstrip off a car and contact cement it to tailgate or mount on a metal strip each side of tailgate opening moulded to follow shape
a bit on opening and on tailagate works better

DaveW
You need one of those whirley gigs on top of your canopy.
or
A top mounted pop up air vent.

Either will cause positive air pressure, and almost stop the dust.
I do not believe you can completely stop all dust getting in, but at least by using either of the 2 methods above, 99% can be eliminated.

Cheers Bucky

As mentioned, opening the front sliding window about 50mm will stop "most" of the dust, but I have not been successful in eliminating it totally. I also used a bit of (approx) 25mm x 8mm thick rubber strips from Clark Rubber to seal as much of the tailgate as possible. Only a small amount of dust gets in. I forgot to open the front window once on a trip and the entire inside of the canopy (and contents) was filled with dust, so I can attest to the window opening working at least to an acceptable level.

Cheers,

Dave

ARB also sell a flip up style forward facing vent which will fit any canopy.
Can be self installed with easy to follow instructions.

Tested mine out over the Easter/Anzac break and....not dust in the tub/canopy area.
My tailgate is also not sealed but positive pressure will stop any dust/dirt from entering.


Bill.