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This document details the process for installing a soft top.
Fabric Installation Step 1: Unpack top and layout on clean surface and unzip and remove therrear curtain and the side curtains. Set the curtains aside and take the top and place it in the vehicle. Note the two bags are for storing your side curtains and rear curtain when not in use. Step 2: Climb inside vehicle and take top by the front edge, the edge with the plastic sewn into it, see figure 7-A on page 7. Facing the front of the vehicle with the top vinyl side up and letting the rest of the top drop down in front of you, begin to tuck the plastic into the channel on the cab aluminum as shown in figure 7-B. Make sure to center the center of the plastic on the top with the center of the channel on the cab aluminum. NOTE: MAKE SURE TO TUCK THE VERY FRONT EDGE WITH THE FABRIC AND PLASTIC INTO THE CHANNEL, DO NOT CLIP THE BACK EDGE OF THE PLASTIC ONTO THE CHANNEL AS IT WILL LIKELY DAMAGE YOUR TOP AND WILL RESULT IN A POOR FITTING TOP AND COULD RESULT IN IT BLOWING OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. Refer to figure 7-A. Work from the center of the cab aluminum out to each side tucking the top and plastic into the channel on the cab alu- minum. Continue to tuck the top and plastic in until you are just below the corner radius on the cab aluminum on both sides. Do not tuck completely to the bottom of the cab aluminum channel at this time. Step 3: Now lift up front bow and while holding front bow, you may need help to hold the bow, lift the top up and over the front bow. Now snap the two front bow flaps onto the bow (2 flaps with 2 snaps each). See figure 7-C. Then lift up rear bow and while holding up rear bow lift top up and over rear bow and snap rear bow flap onto rear bow. (1 flap with 6 snaps). Climb out of vehicle. Step 4: Now hook the rear corner K-locks into the channel on rear body aluminum. See figure 8-A. They will be loose and may not stay in very well at this time. Now get both side curtains and zip them onto the top. Make sure to tuck the small tabs of plastic, located at the front bottom edge of the curtains, into the front body aluminum. You can also try and hook 1 or 2 of the Klocks on the side curtain into the channel on the front body aluminum they will be loose and may not stay in very well at this time. Step 5: Now go around to the rear of the vehicle and reach in and grab the rear bow on the side in the middle above the bow mount and lock, make sure to not grab it too close to the bow lock as this may pinch you hand when it pivots up. Now pull back on the rear bow to place the rear bow in the locked position. See figure 7-F. Note: Make sure to slide the fabric bow sleeve up and out of the way of the bow lock. Repeat the same procedure on the other side. Pivoting the bow lock up into the locked position provides the tension to keep the top in place and it must be in the locked position when driving to keep the top from coming loose and blowing off. If the top stretches over time or seems too loose then you can move the rear bow up to the top hole in the bow lock and this will provide more tension and if it seems to tight then move it down to the bottom hole in the bow lock. Step 6: Now take the rear curtain and zip it onto the top. New tuck the remainder of the front plastic into the channel on the cab aluminum. Tuck the plastic at the bottom of the rear curtain into the the channel on the tailgate aluminum. (See figure 7E & 83) Then complete hooking the Klocks onto the channel of the body aluminum on the side curtains and the corners. (See figure 8.) You may want to install one 6" piece of stick on weatherstrip, (Item 16) in the bottom corner of the body between the body aluminum and the cab aluminum to make a more watertight seal (see figure 2 on page 3) Cut the weatherstrip in half and clean the area on the body with rubbing alcohol before installing the weatherstrip. You are now done with installing your top. Pg 10 33431 0
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