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Step 6: Install the Rear Tailgate Bar Brackets
If the vehicle has previously had a tail-
gate bar bracket (Soft Top Vehicles):
Place the Tailgate Bar Bracket on the
outside of the tailgate opening lining
up each hole (from previous Tailgate
brackets) with the existing holes already
drilled in the tailgate (FIGs 35 & 36).
Hand tighten all provided #8 x 1/2" Pan
Head washer screws into place holding
the Tailgate bracket in place. Repeat on
other side of Tailgate opening. Using a
Phillips head screwdriver, tighten all
four screws securing the tailgate bar
bracket to the vehicle.
Do not use a drill or screw gun to
tighten. Doing so may over tighten the
screws causing damage to your body
(FIGs 37, 38 & 39).
If the vehicle has not had a tailgate bar
bracket on it before:
Line up the driver’s
side Tailgate Bar Bracket with the inside
of the tailgate opening as shown in FIG
36. Use the retainers as a template to
mark and drill two 1/8” holes. Using a
Phillips head screwdriver, tighten each
screw until the Tailgate bar bracket is
secure.
Do not use a drill or screw gun to
tighten. Doing so may over tighten the
screws causing damage to your body
(FIGs 38 & 39).
Repeat on Passenger side.
FIG34
FIG35
FIG36
FIG37
FIG38
FIG39
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