American Car Craft Corvette Convertible Dress Up Hoops 1998-2004 C5 - Manual (Page 2)

1. The first step for a successful installation is the preparation of the painted
area to be mounted. This is VERY critical for the long term installation of
these parts. To begin you must thoroughly scrub clean the areas to be
mounted with a wax and silicone remover or any other professional
adhesive remover of surface prepping agent. We recommend 3m
adhesive remover found in most auto parts stores. If these agents are not
available you can proceed with rubbing alcohol but it will be absolutely
necessary to rescrub the area several same to insure the paint has been
stripped of any and all surface treatment such as wax, paint sealants and
any other such type of surface protections. Once you have thoroughly
stripped the surface, give it a little test to see if masking tape will stick to it.
If not, clean it some more. Once the tape sticks properly, swipe the two
areas ONCE with the adhesive promoter packet provided with your hoops.
PLEASE NOTE that this promoter is NOT a cleaning agent and must not
be used to clean the painted surface.
It is a mounting agent that MUST be use to insure a good long lasting
bond. Simple swipe the areas to be mounted once and ONLY once. This
will create a nice bondable surface.
2. Before you permanently mount the hoops set each one in place just
behind the seat head rests so they are centered and sit just in front of the
deck lids roll. A properly set hoop will measure 7'' from the center of the
outside leg to the black roof gasket, 7 ¼” from the center of the inside leg
to the black roof gasket and 6 ¼” from the center of the outside leg to the
side of the black roof gasket. SEE PICTURE: Once you have the hoop
nicely in place mark the location using a pencil marking the very edge of
the hoop to the paint and also the center of the hoop to the paint as well
as the center to the hoop itself. With these marks in place you should be
able to remove the hoop and reposition it in exactly the same spot. Now
that you have your locations marked simply peel the red release liner from
the bottom of the hoops and then set the hoop back in place lining it up
with your marks. With the hoop perfectly in place firmly press directly
downward to set the hoop to the paint. Press firmly and maintain the
pressure for a couple of minutes. This will cause the adhesive to set to the
paint. Repeat the same process for the opposite side. DO NOT GET WET
FOR 24 HOURS.