1. Please see ‘special cars’ list below for any extra notes specific to your car.
2. Access behind roof lining by pulling down door trim rubber. You may have to uninstall grab handles and/or
sun visors to give sufficient access into roof lining. You only need about 1 hand’s depth up to where the black
rubber roof moulding would be.
3. Check under the roof (where drilling will take place) for obstructions such as grab handle mounts, airbags or
centre light wires.
4. Assemble [2] backbone bracket with [3] triangle base brackets loosely attached using the [9,11b,12c,13b]
M8*30 Socket Head bolt and nuts.
5. Using the assembled backbone bracket, find a suitable spot clear of obstructions for drilling. Make sure to
check for windscreen overhang and antenna position.
6. Mark holes and drill 2x M6 holes using the [3] triangle base bracket as a template.
7. Vacuum out drill shavings.
8. Apply some paint or anti-rust to exposed metal surface.
9. Squeeze Sikaflex 227 on and around drilled holes.
10. Disassemble backbone bracket and install lower triangle brackets. Pushing the (8,11a,12b) M6*30 bolt
through the layer of Sikaflex will help spread it around the hole and saturate the thread of the bolt. This will
prevent water leaks. The [13a] M6 flange nuts go on the inside of the car roof lining. No washers are used as
the flange nut must bite into metal to secure tightly.
11. Reassemble backbone bracket using [9,11b,12c,13b] M8*30 Socket Head bolt and nuts.
12. Loosely thread the M8*20 Hex Bolts [10, 11b, 12c] into the sliding channel nuts at each of the 4 top holes of
the backbone brackets. This is what connects the roof platform to the backbone.
13. Rest roof tray/basket on backbone and line up the previously assembled sliding channel nuts into the Cross
Bars of the platform. As you tighten the bolt & channel nut assembly, the rounded edge will allow the
channel nut to turn sideways and tightly lock the platform into place. A small screwdriver may be useful to
help turn the channel nut.
14. Tighten all bolts starting with the bolts in the roof and working your way up.
15. Complete
Special cars:
-Use factory mounting holes hidden under black rubber roof moulding
-1x M8 bolt per triangle base bracket (separately packaged)
-Drilling an M8 sized hole in the rubber trim allows for cleaner install (the way we
recommend). Make sure to cut out thin aluminium piece running inside trim to
allow for a clean hole to be drilled
-Use the 2 closer holes on the backbone bracket as they are made to size
-Some Colorado’s have factory mounting holes. They are hidden under roof trim
and may have some body paint covering it.
-1x M8 bolt per triangle base bracket (separately packaged)
-There are 4 holes per side of the car. Our brackets use the 2 inner holes.
-If there are no holes, new holes will have to be drilled
-Some D-Max’s have factory mounting holes. They are hidden under roof trim and
may have some body paint covering it.
-1x M8 bolt per triangle base bracket (separately packaged)
-There are 4 holes per side of the car. Our brackets use the 2 inner holes.
-If there are no holes, new holes will have to be drilled
