Lamp Bar: Installation: Reinforcement
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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.
- Install four new strips of double-faced adhesive tape to the base of an existing reinforcement being reinstalled.
- Remove the release paper from the adhesive strips on the base of the new or existing reinforcement.
- With the aid of an assistant, carefully feed the jumper wire and connector through the clearance hole in the reinforcement while positioning the unit over the rivet studs on the roof panel. See Figure.
- 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.
- Install and tighten the four nuts that secure the reinforcement to the rivet studs on the roof panel. Tighten the nuts to 6 N.m (50 in. lbs.).
- Reconnect the jumper harness connector to the light bar reinforcement harness connector.
- Reconnect the battery negative cable.
- Confirm proper lamp alignment. (Refer to ELECTRICAL/LAMPS/LIGHTING - EXTERIOR/LIGHT BAR LAMP - ADJUSTMENTS) .
- Reinstall the cover over the light bar lamps and reinforcement. (Refer to ELECTRICAL/LAMPS/LIGHTING - EXTERIOR/LIGHT BAR LAMP COVER - INSTALLATION) .