beanmachine
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Hi All
I'm a newbie to this site and to Navara's. I hoping someone can help me out with this question.
I have a 97 D22 dual cab. I bought it a couple of weeks ago. Going great! I have also bought a canopy off Gumtree (Brahma brand) to fit on it. It came off another Nav and I have measured and it's the right size.
The problem is that there a factory fitted protector for the backlight (rear window). This is not a sports bar. I have attached a picture of it. This has to be removed to fit the canopy. I took out the bolts on the tub sides and all the bolts in a line underneath the backlight. I broke the paint seal and all looked set for it to come off. It didn't budge and I discovered a bolt each side at the end hidden between the cab and the tub in the one inch gap. The bolt is on the inside and the nut is spot welded to the frame. There is no way to access the bolt head!
Has anyone out there removed one of these before? If so, please let me know how. It seems like my only option is to undo the tub, move it back six inches to get enough space to undo the two bolts then put it all back. Is this a big job. I can see six bolts to undo under the tub but, if I'm only moving it a few inches do I need to consider any cables, the fuel filler etc?
I don't really want to cut off the bars to leave the base as i might like to sell the ute one day without the canopy.
It also seems that I will need to put something back in its place to raise the level under the backlight to the same as the tubs so that I get a good seal for the canopy.
Any advice gratefully received.
Thanks
beanmachine
I'm a newbie to this site and to Navara's. I hoping someone can help me out with this question.
I have a 97 D22 dual cab. I bought it a couple of weeks ago. Going great! I have also bought a canopy off Gumtree (Brahma brand) to fit on it. It came off another Nav and I have measured and it's the right size.
The problem is that there a factory fitted protector for the backlight (rear window). This is not a sports bar. I have attached a picture of it. This has to be removed to fit the canopy. I took out the bolts on the tub sides and all the bolts in a line underneath the backlight. I broke the paint seal and all looked set for it to come off. It didn't budge and I discovered a bolt each side at the end hidden between the cab and the tub in the one inch gap. The bolt is on the inside and the nut is spot welded to the frame. There is no way to access the bolt head!
Has anyone out there removed one of these before? If so, please let me know how. It seems like my only option is to undo the tub, move it back six inches to get enough space to undo the two bolts then put it all back. Is this a big job. I can see six bolts to undo under the tub but, if I'm only moving it a few inches do I need to consider any cables, the fuel filler etc?
I don't really want to cut off the bars to leave the base as i might like to sell the ute one day without the canopy.
It also seems that I will need to put something back in its place to raise the level under the backlight to the same as the tubs so that I get a good seal for the canopy.
Any advice gratefully received.
Thanks
beanmachine