Reinforcement

LAMP BAR

REINFORCEMENT

CAUTION: Four strips of double-faced adhesive tape serve to protect the roof panel and supplement the hard fasteners that secure the light bar reinforcement. Any residual tape and adhesive must be removed carefully to prevent damage to roof panel. Following removal, the roof panel and the bottom of the reinforcement must be thoroughly cleaned with isopropyl alcohol or another suitable solvent. The mounting surfaces must be clean and dry before installation.

REMOVAL




1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Remove the cover from the light bar lamps.
3. Disconnect the jumper harness connector (2) from the light bar reinforcement harness connector.
4. Remove the four nuts (1) that secure the reinforcement (4) to the rivet studs (3) on the roof panel.
5. While lifting the light bar reinforcement upward from the roof panel, carefully feed the jumper wire and connector through the clearance hole in the reinforcement.
6. Remove the reinforcement from the vehicle.

INSTALLATION




1. Install four new strips of double-faced adhesive tape to the base of an existing reinforcement (4) being reinstalled.
2. Remove the release paper from the adhesive strips on the base of the new (4) or existing reinforcement.
3. With the aid of an assistant, carefully feed the jumper wire and connector (2) through the clearance hole in the reinforcement while positioning the unit over the rivet studs (3) on the roof panel.
4. Using hand pressure, press the reinforcement down firmly and evenly over each of the tape strips to be certain they are firmly secured to the roof panel.
5. Install and tighten the four nuts (1) that secure the reinforcement to the rivet studs on the roof panel. Tighten the nuts to 6 N.m (50 in. lbs.).
6. Reconnect the jumper harness connector to the light bar reinforcement harness connector.
7. Reconnect the battery negative cable.
8. Confirm proper lamp alignment.
9. Reinstall the cover over the light bar lamps and reinforcement.