Rally Armor 09-13 Subaru Forester - Manual

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Rally Armor 2009+ Subaru Forester Rally Mud Flap Mounting Instructions
Please read the instructions thoroughly before attempting to install mud flaps. Rally Armor always recommends professional installation.
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To protect and extend the life of your rally mud flap set care must be taken during parking and reversing while running a mud flap of extended length.
Your mud flap set contains 4 flaps total for all four tires of the vehicle. Front flaps (3 mounting holes) – Rear flaps (4 mounting holes).
Your mounting hardware consists of:
Quantity Hardware Item Item ID
12 Polygon Edge Clips PolCl
14 Washers Wash
14 Stainless Steel Screws 1.5SS
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2 Plastic Inserts (fender liner)
Spacers Ins
.5Sp
Recommended Tools: Short Phillips Screwdriver; Offset/Ratcheting Phillips; Flat head Screwdriver; Metal Pick (to assist in alignment of clips)
Front Mud Flap Installation
1. Begin by parking the vehicle on an even surface. Turn the steering wheel towards the side you are working on to gain access.
2. Remove the 5 factory fasteners (#1‐5) that secure the fender liner to the vehicle. OEM splash guard equipped vehicles may also require
removal of #4 under the splash guard. The fasteners are a combination of OEM clips and or screws (Figure A).
3. Carefully pull fender liner away from the body of the vehicle. If present, remove existing OEM splash guard clips and position 3 polygon clips
(PolCl) over mounting points 1, 2 and 3 (Figure B). Reinstall fender liner over polygon clips (Figure C).
5. Match front mud flap against the vehicle mounting points (#1‐3) with logo facing the rear of the vehicle. Place a (1.5SS) screw through a
washer (Wash) and loosely thread mounting points.
*Do not fully tighten.* You will need to adjust the mud flap before final bolting (Figure D).
6. Align mud flaps by walking away to view the mud flap from the rear of the vehicle. Confirm the edges of the flap are perpendicular to the
ground. If needed, make slight adjustments by shifting the upper/lower portions of the flap. Check each adjustment by walking away from the
vehicle and assessing the mud flap in relation to the ground and the body of the vehicle (Figure E).
7. When flap is correctly aligned, tighten all hardware only until snug
(Figure F).
8. Repeat the instructions for the other side of the vehicle to complete front mud flap installation.
Tip: The hardware is quite strong and self threading but over‐tightening the clips beyond their limit is not recommended.
Tip: Always check for non standard wheel clearance, by turn the steering wheel from lock to lock while viewing the wheel well area at different intervals.