Disassembling The Factory Lid: As you disassemble your factory lid, please
make note of what screws came from where as they will be re-used. Open
the factory lid and you will see 2 “T15” torx screws on the “bag side” of the
cloth tether that holds the lid to the bag. Remove these 2 screws, move the
cloth tether out of the way, and you will see 2 more of the same screws
which also need to be removed. The lid is now free from the bag. Remove
the 2 screws that hold the “key lock” to the factory lid. The chrome panel
with the reflector built in comes off the factory lid by removing the 3 screws
right next to the key lock. At its seam, the factory foam gasket needs to be
peeled up enough to allow the rest of the hinge mechanism to be removed
from the factory lid. There are 2x “T20” torx screws that hold the balance of
the hinge mechanism to the plastic of the lid. Remove these screws and put
hinge mechanism aside.
Remove the T15 screw that holds the opening handle in place and pull the
handle away from the factory lid. Remove the last 4x T15 screws securing the
large latching mechanism to the underside of the factory lid. This entire
mechanism is now removed. Put your factory lid aside.
The large latching mechanism just removed will now be installed into the
Hogtunes lid using the factory screws just removed. You will need to jostle
the mechanism gently to get it in place. As shown above (Fig 1.3), the 4 main
screws on the mechanism are the ones to do first. Install the factory handle
to the new lid using the factory screw. Next, the 2 screws will go back in on
the hinge side followed by 3 screws that secure the chrome cover with
reflector. Do not put in the 2 screws that hold the lock in place just yet.
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Factory Latching Mechanism
Installed in New Lid
(Lid Shown In White For Contrast)
4 Main Screws
Fig 1.3
Gasket Seam Starts Here
Black Phillips Head Screw for
Grill Goes Here
IMPORTANT: Do not use power tools of any kind while reassembling
the lids! All fasteners should be installed with HAND TOOLS ONLY!
