Sport Bar

SPORT BAR

REMOVAL

1. Remove hard top and/or soft top.
2. Remove the door opening frames. Refer to Front Door Weatherstrip.
3. Remove the sunvisors.
4. Remove the a-pillar weatherstrips.
5. Remove the speaker pods.
6. Disengage center support bar cover zipper.

Fig. 12:

7. Remove the bolts attaching the sport bars to the center support bar (Fig. 12).
8. Remove the bolts attaching the side support bars to the windshield frame.
9. Remove the bolts attaching the side support bars to the sport bars.
10. Separate the side support bars from the vehicle.
11. Pull back the center section of the carpet and remove the bolts attaching the sport bar to the cargo floor panel.
12. Remove the bolt attaching the sport bar to the brackets behind the door strikers.
13. Lower the rear seat and lift rear seat to the full forward position.
14. Pull back wheelhouse carpet and remove bolts attaching the sport bars to the wheelhouse.
15. Remove the bolts attaching the seatbelt anchors to the wheelhouse.
16. Carefully lift the sport bar upward and remove it from the vehicle.
17. If necessary, remove the pads and covers from the sport bar.

INSTALLATION

1. If necessary, transfer all attached components.
2. Clean the base plate contact surface areas on the floor and wheelhouse panels.
3. Apply epoxy chromate primer to the attaching hole edges for protection against corrosion.
4. Position the sport bar base plates on the floor and wheelhouse panels with the holes aligned.

NOTE: To prevent water seepage, apply 3M Drip-Chek Sealant (or an equivalent product) to the underside of the sport bar base flanges and all the bolt heads before installation.

5. Position the center support bar into the sport bars correctly with the large horizontal slots facing rearward and hole/slot facing downward.
6. Install the bolts attaching the seatbelt anchors to the wheelhouse.
7. Install the bolts attaching the sport bars to the wheelhouse and install the wheelhouse carpet. Tighten the bolts to 40 N.m (30 ft.lbs.).
8. Return seat back to upright position.
9. Install the bolts attaching the sport bar to the cargo floor panel and install the center carpet. Tighten the bolts to 40 N.m (30 ft.lbs.).
10. Install the bolts attaching the sport bar to the brackets behind the door strikers and tighten to 68 N.m (50 ft.lbs.).
11. Position side supports at the windshield and install the bolts attaching the side support bars to the windshield frame. Tighten the bolts to 32 N.m (24 ft.lbs.).
12. Install the bolts attaching the side support bars to the sport bars and tighten to 20 N.m (15 ft.lbs.).
13. Install the bolts attaching the center support bar to the sport bar and tighten to 68 N.m (50 ft.lbs.).
14. Engage center support bar cover zipper.
15. Install the speaker pods.
16. Install the a-pillar weatherstrips.
17. Install the sun visors.
18. Install the door opening frames.
19. Install hard top and/or soft top.