Aries Automotive 205018-2 - Manual

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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
2009-12 DODGE RAM 1500 REG. CAB, 2010-12 RAM 2500/3500 REG. CAB
PART # 205018-2/205018
PARTS LIST:
Qty Description Qty Description
1 Driver/Left Sidebar 4 12mm x 38mm OD x 3.5mm flat washers
1 Passenger/Right Sidebar 4 12mm x 35mm Bolt/10mm Nut Plates
1 Driver/Left Front Mounting Bracket 2 12mm x 40mm Bolt Plates
1 Passenger/Right Front Mounting Bracket 6 12mm x 32mm OD x 3mm Flat Washers
1 Driver/Left Front Support Bracket 6 12mm Lock Washers
1 Passenger/Right Front Support Bracket 6 12mm Hex Nuts
1 Driver/Left Rear Mounting Bracket 6 12mm Plastic Retainers
1 Passenger/Right Rear Mounting Bracket 4 10-1.50mm x 35mm Hex Bolts
4 12mm x 50mm Hex Bolts 4 10mm x 30mm OD x 2.5mm flat washers
4 12mm Lock Washers 4 10mm Lock Washers
Passenger Side
Rear Mounting
Bracket 12mm x 35mm Bolt/10mm Nut
Plate (pictured with Plastic
Retainer installed for example) Driver Side
Rear
Mounting
Bracket
12mm x 40mm Bolt Plate
(pictured with Plastic
Retainer and hardware)
Passenger
Side Front
Mounting
Bracket Driver Side
Front
Mounting
Bracket
Passenger Side Front
Support Bracket
Driver Side Front
Support Bracket
Passenger/Right Sidebar
Front of Sidebar
Driver/Left Sidebar
PROCEDURE:
1. REMOVE CONTENTS FROM BOX. VERIFY ALL PARTS ARE PRESENT. READ INSTRUCTIONS
CAREFULLY BEFORE STARTING INSTALLATION.
2. Starting at the passenger side-front of the vehicle, remove the tape covering the factory oval holes in
the inner body panel located by the front tire.
3. Select (1) 12mm Bolt Plate and partially thread a Plastic Retainer onto it, (Fig 1A). Insert the Bolt Plate
into the oval hole, (Fig 1B). Once the Bolt Plate is inserted, hold the Bolt end with one hand and tighten
the Plastic Retainer with your other hand until it is tight against the body panel. IMPORTANT: The
Plastic Retainer is designed to prevent the Bolt Plate from falling into the body cavity and to aid in
installing the Mounting Bracket.
4. Next, partially thread a Plastic Retainer onto the threaded end of a Bolt and Nut Plate, (Fig 1C).
Insert the Bolt and Nut Plate with Plastic Retainer into the factory oval hole, (Figure 1B).
5. Select the passenger side front Mounting Bracket. Position the Mounting Bracket onto the (2) Bolt
Plates. Secure the Bracket to the Bolt Plates with (2) 12mm Flat Washers, (2) 12mm Lock Washers
and (2) 12mm Hex Nuts, (Figure 2). Do not tighten at this time. Rotate the Bolt and Nut plate until the
threaded Nut end lines up with the remaining hole in the Mounting Bracket and body. Thread (1) 10mm