American Expedition Vehicles JK Roof Rack - Manual (Page 5)

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Part ii. Installing roll–BAR brackets
1. Remove hard top.
2. Remove sound bar.
3. Unzip roll bar padding and pull back to expose factory brackets (fig. 5.1 and 5.2). Remove bolts
(shown in gray) and save. On the front, right side, detach the satellite radio antenna (if equipped) from
it’s factory location and disconnect the wire connector. Be sure to save hardware.
Figure 5.1 front Figure 5.2 rear
satellite radio antenna
4. Replace roll bar padding.
5. Position AEV brackets over roll bar padding to align with the corresponding holes in the roll cage from
the bolts previously removed. Mark the hole’s position on the padding and cut through the pad using
a sharp awl or utility knife to allow access to them.
6. Place AEV brackets in position and secure loosely with the factory bolts removed previously (fig. 7.1
and 7.2). DO NOT tighten until all adjustments are made in the following steps.
7. Use the measurements in Figure 8 to adjust the bracket positions.