Diamondback 180 Installation Manual

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INSTALLATION GUIDE
60 minutes
Normal install time
PARTS INCLUDED:
180 Cover
PRE-INSTALLATION NOTES:
You'll need a second person to
help with this installation.
PREPARE THE CARGO BED & MOUNT THE COVER
Close the tailgate. Place the cover onto the cargo bed so that the
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weatherstrip along the cover's rear angle is firmly compressed
against the inside edge of the tailgate.
Center the cover side to side.
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Place the cap clamps under the nose of the T
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panel, their top halves gripping the inside
flange of the panel and their bottom
halves gripping the square-tube top rail
('16-up) or fitting into the deck rail
system ('05-15). Tighten with a
9/16" socket.
Verify that the cover remains centered side to side and its rear
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weatherstrip remains compressed against the tailgate.
Keep an eye out for these icons:
Cap Clamps (2)
If you have a 2016–up Tacoma, you should affix the included
rubber gasket to your bulkhead prior to installing your cover.
Refer to the Bulkhead Prep Kit Installation Guide for details.
IMPORTANT!
Important installation information
Mounting Brackets (2)
1/8"
Hex Key Gas Springs (4)
Use a 10mm socket to remove the
factory bolt and washer that are on the
cargo-bed wall directly below the
hollow section of the driver-side end
of the cover's T panel. Repeat on the
passenger side.
Place a mounting bracket at each end
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of the T panel so that the bracket's top
leg overlaps the inside flange of the
panel and its slot aligns with the factory
bolt hole.
Peel the adhesive backing from the top
leg of the brackets so they'll stay in
place as you attach them.
Re-insert each bolt through its
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washer, through the bracket slot, and
into the factory hole. Re-tighten.
To get the weatherstrip compres-
sion necessary for its adhesive to
cure and the cover to keep out the
weather, have a second person
press down on the cover while
you're reinstalling the
factory bolts.
If you have a '05–15 Tacoma, you should affix the included bulk-
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head weatherstrip at this point. Refer to the Bulkhead Prep Kit
Installation Guide for details.
'05–up Toyota Tacoma
Helpful Hints
Tips to assist installation
TOOLS REQUIRED:
Ratchet Wrench
10 mm
Socket
If you are installing a Cross Bin, you should
start before installing the cover. Refer to page 2
of the Cross Bin Installation Guide for details.
CONTINUED ON REVERSE >
180
270
CVR-180.3
9/16"
Socket
7/16"
Socket