Aries Automotive ALC25001 User Manual
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11. Begin to place the hardtop or soft top back into place Notice if using a soft top you will need to
place the (3) 8mm nut tabs per side just under the lip in which the roof sits on to secure it down,
with the top in place begin to close the Cargo lid slowly you will need to adjust the lid as you close
it (notice it may be necessary to tap the side plates for a better fitment as seen in (Fig 11 through
11A drivers side shown) once aligned begin to bolt down the roof with the (6) 8mm x 60mm
Button head bolts (6) 8mm Flat washers & (6) 8mm lock washers as seen in (Fig 12) (notice if not
placing the roof back on use the (6) 8mm x 25mm Hex bolt (6) 8mm Flat washer & (6) 8mm lock
washer to secure the cargo side plates in place).
12. With the roof now in place & secured begin to tighten all hardware for the Cargo lid, top tube, back
seat plate & side plates once done, Adjust the rear door’s locking latch plate making sure the door
is aligned before closing the door as seen in (Fig 13) tighten all remaining hardware.
13. Select the tie down brackets and secure them to the side plates with (2) Philips machine screws
per bracket as seen in (Fig 14)
14. Select the Tube pins then locate the holes as seen in (Fig 15 Passenger side shown) and place
the Pins through the holes in the tubes locking the middle section of the cargo lid down repeat for
Driver side.
15. Do periodic inspections to the installation to make sure that all hardware is secure and tight.
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Fig 1
Remove 18mm bolts
for bottom cross bar
Attached with 8mm hardware
Fig 2
Fig 3
50mm wide
Foam strip
Back seat plate
Place100mm
wide Foam
strip here
Factory
rubber
18mm bolts for
bottom cross bar
Fig 4
Cargo
Lid
Back seat plate