Wednesday, July 6, 2011
97-04 Dodge Dakota Sniper 6 Piece Ground Effects PKG
Clean the lower portion of the truck where the Sniper skirts will attach, with wax and grease remover. Locate the factory body line on the lower side of the truck. With a tape measure or ruler, measure 6-½’’ down from the lowest body line on the cab and mark it with tape. Remove the bottom screw on the front factory flare. This is an installation point for the Sniper side skirt. Open the doors and hold the cab skirt in place. Line up the top edge of the skirt with the tape marks that were previously made and reinstall the bottom flare screw. Then close the door You must have a 1/8’’ gap between the bottom of the door and the skirt. Open the door, drill holes through the side skirt and into rocker with a 1/8’’ drill bit and install 3 tap screws provided in the hardware packet. On the bottom of the skirt is a 1/4’’ hole. Club cab skirts have 2 holes. Install bracket Part # TEM-027 with 1 trim retainer provided in the hardware packet. Align the bracket with the pinch weld, then drill a 1/8’’ hole through the 1/8” hole in the bracket and through the pinch weld. Install the tap screw provided in the hardware packet. Install the 2-sided tape along the guidline in the back of the skirt, after the skirt has been painted.
