BRUTE KIT 05.
PLEASE READ BEFORE YOU START TO GUARANTEE A QUALITY INSTALLATION, WE RECOMMEND READING THESE INSTRUCTIONS THOROUGHLY BEFORE BEGINNING ANY WORK. THESE INSTRUCTIONS ASSUME A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MECHANICAL ABILITY AND ARE NOT WRITTEN OR INTENDED FOR SOMEONE NOT FAMILIAR WITH AUTO BODY REPAIR.
A. FITTING THE TOP TO THE VEHICLE OVERVIEW The Brute Hardtop comes as an assembled unit with the exterior portion of the top finished in a grey sanding gel coat, while the interior of the top is left in a white natural resin finish. Installing the hardtop is generally a relatively easy task that consists of only a few steps. The hardtop must: • be fit to the vehicle. • be painted. • have the glass installed. • have all the hardware put on. • have the interior lights and CHMSL installed. INSTRUCTIONS 1.
B. PAINTING THE TOP OVERVIEW The Brute’s hardtop can be painted in a number of ways and the builder has many options. AEV typically recommends using a medium to course spray texture and base coat on the outside with or without a clearcoat.
3. Paint the exterior using the same catalyzed base coat as the body uses. You can leave it this way for easy repairs and a flat finish, you can clear coat it with a flattening agent, or you can clear coat it with the texture. Most paint shops will spray various test cards so that you can achieve the finish you are looking for. 4. Painting the interior. The interior can be painted the same color as the dash board (use the interior paint code located on the door or upper front door sill).
CHMSL (Center High Mount Stop Lamp) is reused from the donor vehicle. Unscrew the unit from the stock spare tire carrier assembly and remove the socket with as much wiring as possible from the stock tire carrier. Run the wiring through the top and then mount the CHMSL to the Brute top. Use a connector such as Mopar part #5013957AA and mating connector Mopar part #5017115AA to route all connections for the interior lights, CHMSL and any other accessories through so that the top can be removed easily.
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