Whelen ID37UFX - Manual (Page 2)

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10 X 1" PHILLIPS
PAN HD SHEET
METAL SCREW
(type A) (QTY 1)
#8-32 x 3/8 TORX HD
SCREW (QTY 2)
VISOR
SWIVEL
BRACKET
VISOR CLIP BRACKET
Fig. 2
SHEET METAL
HEADLINER
VISOR CLIP
MOUNTING
BRACKET
SHEET
METAL
ROOF
RUBBER
SEAL
Lightbar
Side View
WIND
SHIE
LD
Side View
DRIVER DOOR
Pry plastic
cover off
VISOR SWIVEL
BRACKET
WINDSHIELD
Remove screw
and visor clip
VISOR
CLIP
MOUNTING CLIP
(remove) V
IS
O
R Fig. 3
WINDSHIELD
Install Faston grommet
into existing hole in roof
that clip snapped into.
Fig. 4 Fig. 4
Re-install visor clip over bracket
using supplied #8 X 1" sheet metal screw
Install into Faston grommet using
supplied 1/4 X 1-1/4" PPHSMS Install into Faston grommet using
supplied 1/4 X 1-1/4" PPHSMS Install into Faston grommet using
supplied 1/4 X 1-1/4" PPHSMS
MOUNTING
B R AC KE T
Fig. 5 Fig. 5
IMPORTANT! The lightbar should be a minimum of 16" from radio antennas!
When routing wires, choose a path that will keep wires away from excessive
heat or any vehicle equipment that could damage the wires.
Installation / Standard:
1. Loosen (do not remove) the three screws securing the passenger-side visor
swivel bracket to the vehicle.
2. Remove screws securing vehicles visor clip and remove clip and hardware.
3. Secure the bracket to the Inner Edge housing using hardware provided (Fig. 1).
4. Position the keyed opening of the mounting bracket directly under the location of
the visor clip removed in step 2 and remount the visor clip in its original location
using the original hardware (Fig. 1).
5. Firmly tighten any hardware loosened in this procedure.
6. Repeat this procedure for the driver-side assembly.
7. When properly mounted, the rubber seal will be in full contact with the vehicle
windshield and roof. This is to prevent light output from entering the passenger
compartment. When this has been achieved, tighten mounting hardware firmly.
8. Route the lightbar cable down the vehicle A-pillar to your control head. Make all
wiring connections using the information in the wiring diagram.
Installation / Caprice:
1. Secure
the mounting
bracket to the
Inner Edge housing
using the two
#8 - 32 X 3/8 TORX HEAD
SCREWS provided (Fig. 2).
2. Loosen (do not remove) the screws securing the passenger-side visor swivel
bracket to the vehicle.
3. Slide the outside end of the mounting bracket under the visor swivel bracket (Fig.
2). At the same time slip the rectangular hole in the other end of the mounting
bracket over the visor clip bracket. With the mounting bracket in position retighten
the visor swivel bracket hardware.
4. Using the screw hole in the mounting bracket as a guide, drill a pilot hole into the
sheet metal behind the headliner and secure other side of mounting bracket using
the supplied #10 X 1” PHILLIPS PAN HEAD SHEET METAL SCREW.
5. Repeat this procedure for the driver-side assembly.
6. The rubber seal should be in full contact with the windshield and the rear of the
lightbar should be in contact with the roof to prevent light from entering the
passenger compartment. When this has been achieved, tighten all mounting
hardware firmly to maintain contact (Fig. 2).
7. Route the lightbar cable down the vehicle A-pillar to your control head and make
all wiring connections using the information in the wiring diagram.
Installation 2013 Ford Fusion:
Figures 1 thru 3 show the driver side of the interior, looking up at the roof.
1. On the driver side visor swivel bracket, carefully pry the plastic cover off of the
front of the bracket (Fig. 3). The lightbar mounting bracket will sit in the space that
the cover occupied. NOTE: Pry the cover off using two flat blade screwdrivers
on each side to avoid braking the cover. The cover will not be used here but
should be saved in case you wish to remove the lightbar in the future.
2. Remove the swivel bracket mounting clip (located under the cover you removed in
step 1) and lift the swivel bracket assembly out. Install the supplied fastex
grommet into the hole in the roof sheet metal which the clip snapped into. Reinsert
the swivel bracket assembly (Figs. 3 & 4).
3. On the vehicle visor clip, remove the screw holding on the clip (The supplied #8 X
1" sheet metal screw will replace this screw) and remove the clip. (Figs. 3 & 4).
4. Secure the mounting bracket to the lightbar and position the bracket where it will
mount on the vehicle (Fig. 1 side view). NOTE: The rubber seal should be in full
contact with the windshield and the rear of the lightbar should be in contact
with the roof to prevent light from entering the passenger compartment
5. Secure the lightbar bracket to the swivel mount using the supplied 1/4 X 1-1/4”
Phillips Pan Head Sheet Metal Screw. This screw will thread into the fastex
grommet you installed in step 2 and the bracket sits where the cover was (Fig. 6).
6. Line the rectangular hole in the other end of the lightbar bracket, up with the visor
clip and install the visor clip
over the lightbar bracket using
the supplied #8 X 1” Sheet
Metal Screw (Fig. 5).
7. Make sure all mounting
hardware is tightened firmly
and repeat procedure for the
passenger side of the vehicle.
8. Extend the cables and connect
to power. Refer to the lightbar
manual for wiring and fusing
information.
Mounting
Bracket
ROOF
#8-32 x 3/8 Torx
Hd Screw (QTY 2)
RUBBER SEAL
Lightbar
Side View
Lightbar
Side View
Lightbar
Side View
WI
ND
SH
IEL
D
Fig. 1
HEADLINER
VISOR CLIP
side view
VISOR CLIP
side view
RETAINER
RETAINER
The & have a
retainer to hold the headliner to
the visor clip, which must be
removed before remounting
the visor clip.
Tahoe Silverado NOTE: An Explorer mounting bracket is
shown here. The bracket for your vehicle
may be shaped differently but the basic
shape and mounting will be the same.
PA
SSENGER
SIDE
Under
visor
swivel bracket
Under visor
clip
VISOR CLIP
side view
Fig. 6
1/4 X 1-1/4"
PPHSMS
GROMMET
HEADLINER
VISOR SWIVEL
BRACKET
ROOF SHEET METAL