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INSTALLATION STEPS
PERIODICALLY CHECK THIS RECEIVER HITCH TO ENSURE THAT ALL FASTENERS
ARE TIGHT AND THAT ALL STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS ARE SOUND.
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AUDI Q3
1/8/2016
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1. Remove (2) fasteners centered along the bottom of the rear bumper cover using a T27 socket.
2. Remove (2) M8 fasteners for the driver side exhaust bracket, and (2) M8 fasteners for the muffler hangers using a
13mm socket. Support the muffler to prevent damage to the exhaust.
3. Remove (1) bolt for the heat shield using a 13mm socket and (1) speed nut to remove the heat shield. Cut a notch
in the heat shield to clear the forwardmost mounting hole on the driver side frame rail using aviation shears.
Reinstall the heat shield using the bolt and speed nut.
4. Enlarge the forwardmost hole along the bottom of each frame rail and the hole on the outside of each frame rail.
Fishwire 1/2" carriage bolts and SP10 spacers through the access hole to the forwardmost hole and
outside holes on each frame rail.
5. Reverse fishwire 1/2" carriage bolts and SP10 spacers through the access hole. Carefully pull bumper cover and
raise hitch insto position. Loosely fasten the side plates with 1/2" flange nuts on both sides.
6. Torque all 1/2" hardware to 110 ft-lbs.
7. Raise exhaust brackets and secure by placing the provided CM-SP56 spacers between the driver side exhaust
bracket and the frame using existing fastener removed in Step (4). Torque factory M8 hardware to 20 ft-lbs.
8. Trim a 2-1/2" square section from the center at the bottom of the bumper fascia using aviation shears.
9. Reinstall bumper cover fasteners removed in Step (1).
Installation complete.
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