Service Procedure

1. Bring the vehicle to room temperature (approximately 70° Fahrenheit).





2. Mark the side rails with a pencil on the left and right corners of the damaged decal (see Figure 2). This will help you align the new label on the side rail when installing it.





3. Remove the roof rack center cross members (see Figure 3).

Damaged Decal Removal:

4. Remove the damaged decal as follows:





A. Carefully apply heat with a heat gun. Keep the heat gun's nozzle at least 12 inches away from the side rail (see Figure 4).

CAUTION:
Too much heat will damage the paint. Only an experienced paint technician, who is familiar with paint temperature limitations, should use a heat gun. Also, do not use a heat gun on painted plastic body components (i.e., roof rack mounting bases, roof rack air dam, etc.).

Important Points
^ DO NOT overheat the side rail, it is painted. Paint damage may result. Heat the area just enough to soften the decal for easy removal.

^ The heat gun "wattage" should not exceed 1400 watts.

^ Do not hold the heat gun nozzle closer than 12 inches from the side rail surface. Also, do not hold the heat gun in one position. Keep the nozzle moving from side to side to evenly heat the decal.

B. Peel away the damaged decal (see Figure 4).

C. Clean the side rail with Isopropyl Alcohol to remove any glue residue, oil, and dirt (see Figure 4).

CAUTION:
DO NOT use lacquer thinner.

New Decal - Apply:





5. Remove the decal backing paper by peeling it away from the decal (see Figure 5).





6. Carefully apply the decal to the side rail (see Figure 6).

NOTE:
Use the pencil marks you made on the side rail in step 2, to align the decal.





7. Without removing the decal's protective covering, apply pressure all along the decal with a squeegee (3M(TM) Scotchcal(TM) Squeegee (blue), P/N 051141-71601 or equivalent). Pay close attention to the edges of the label (see Figure 7).





8. Carefully peel away the decal's protective covering, making sure not to peel away the edges of the decal (see Figure 8).

NOTE:
For the following steps 9 and 10, you will have best results if:

^ You carefully heat a 12" section of the decal with the heat gun (step 9), THEN,

^ You rub the 12" section of decal with the soft rag (step 10) while the decal is still warm,

THEN

^ You repeat the above process (switching between steps 9 and 10) until the entire length of the decal has been heated and rubbed.





9. After removing the decal's protective covering (step 8), carefully apply heat with a heating gun all along the surface of the decal. Hold the heating gun nozzle at least 12 inches away from the side rail (see Figure 9).

CAUTION:
Too much heat will damage the decal and paint. Only an experienced paint technician, who is familiar with paint temperature limitations, should use a heat gun. Also, do not use a heat gun on painted plastic body components (i.e., roof rack mounting bases, roof rack air dam, etc.).

Important Points
^ The heat gun "wattage" should not exceed 1400 watts.

^ Do not hold the heat gun nozzle closer than 12 inches from the side rail surface. Also, do not hold the heat gun in one position. keep the nozzle moving from side to side to evenly heat the decal.

10. Apply pressure along the entire surface of the warm decal with a soft rag to "set" the decal firmly onto the side rail surface (see Figure 10).