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- 1998 XLT 4x4
24 Rngr 4x4
1. Open the box up, should look like this (minu the toolbox) & come with a bag of hardware
2. Wash your bed and dry it fully
3. Use T40 Torx to remove the 6 bed tiedowns (You don't have to remove the bed light and the power sockets, did it out of curiosity for what was behind) Note: These are in pretty good, and I stripped 2 heads in the process, there is alot of blue locktite. When you get to this step, you'll realize it's in better than you'd expect... be prepared to get a few extra bolts. Vacuum up loctite.
4. Remove 8 T20 bolts on the tailgate, you will leave the 4 in the picture
5. Place your tailgate cover (the one w/ cupholders) on top, and use 8 of the bolt/washer combos in the ahrdware bag, tighten til snug (it says 1 ft/lb I did snug)
6.
6. Take the front liner (the one w/ Ford on it), push it in at the front, it will sort of click... ish?
7. Tape the brackets to the bed (you can see the tape in the corner) Slide the bottom liner (the big one!) underneath the front liner and above the bracket.
8. Cut out your power points & lights (for the PP, use 1 3/4 hole saw ont he 4 corners, then use jigsaw to connect the ends (or use the jig the whole way, if youre so inclined!) (For the lights, use 1 1/8 and connect ends) (The hole saw is to get the 90 degree arcs on the edges of the cutout. It is a tangent line of sorts, here is a representative image)
9. Push these pieces into place, first push forward, then bend the edges under the rail, and the end (bump tab?) on the rear corners, bend udner the molding. Make sure the holes line up w/ the pushpin holes & tie downs
10. Use the pushpins and there should be 3 on each side, 4 on the front.
11. Install the 7mm bolt on the rear corner brackets.
12. Reinstall tie downs.
13. Look at the work you did!
2. Wash your bed and dry it fully
3. Use T40 Torx to remove the 6 bed tiedowns (You don't have to remove the bed light and the power sockets, did it out of curiosity for what was behind) Note: These are in pretty good, and I stripped 2 heads in the process, there is alot of blue locktite. When you get to this step, you'll realize it's in better than you'd expect... be prepared to get a few extra bolts. Vacuum up loctite.
4. Remove 8 T20 bolts on the tailgate, you will leave the 4 in the picture
5. Place your tailgate cover (the one w/ cupholders) on top, and use 8 of the bolt/washer combos in the ahrdware bag, tighten til snug (it says 1 ft/lb I did snug)
6.
6. Take the front liner (the one w/ Ford on it), push it in at the front, it will sort of click... ish?
7. Tape the brackets to the bed (you can see the tape in the corner) Slide the bottom liner (the big one!) underneath the front liner and above the bracket.
8. Cut out your power points & lights (for the PP, use 1 3/4 hole saw ont he 4 corners, then use jigsaw to connect the ends (or use the jig the whole way, if youre so inclined!) (For the lights, use 1 1/8 and connect ends) (The hole saw is to get the 90 degree arcs on the edges of the cutout. It is a tangent line of sorts, here is a representative image)
9. Push these pieces into place, first push forward, then bend the edges under the rail, and the end (bump tab?) on the rear corners, bend udner the molding. Make sure the holes line up w/ the pushpin holes & tie downs
10. Use the pushpins and there should be 3 on each side, 4 on the front.
11. Install the 7mm bolt on the rear corner brackets.
12. Reinstall tie downs.
13. Look at the work you did!
