I installed the ladder tonight. Ran into a few problems which might have been user error.
First, measure about 3 and 3/8 inches from the inner portion of the rubber roof gasket.
Then line up the plate and pull it toward you and tape in place.
Next, you lay the ladder on the plate and level it and mark it with tape
Then you take off the ladder and head back up to clean up the area under the plate and tape it down.
This is where I had some issues. The directions say to pull the plate towards you so the metal bend catches the body work as you press on the double stick tape. The problem I had with mine is that the plate bend rested right on the tailgate hinge and in turn would not lay flat enough for the tape to adhere. I bended the plate a little which initially let it lay flat enough for the tape to stick but then when I lifted the tailgate, the plate lifted up again. This might be because I had to initially restick the tape to put the added bend in the metal once I noticed it, or because the metal was still hitting the hinge, I couldn't tell for sure.
This is after I bent it a little.
Then it kicked back off.
Needless to say I continued on and for now it doesn't seem to make that big of a deal. Either I royally screwed up or directions are made to be broken.
Next, you clean up and tape the metal band on the inside of the tailgate and do the same with reinstalled ladder on the bottom.
Then you clamp everything together and finish off the bolts on the top of the ladder.
One other thing the directions aluded to at the end was the possible need for heavier duty tailgate struts. This was the first thing I noticed opening the tailgate. It noticeably did not spring up as quickly or as high, so I will definitely be getting those. Hope this helps.
Later
First, measure about 3 and 3/8 inches from the inner portion of the rubber roof gasket.
Then line up the plate and pull it toward you and tape in place.
Next, you lay the ladder on the plate and level it and mark it with tape
Then you take off the ladder and head back up to clean up the area under the plate and tape it down.
This is where I had some issues. The directions say to pull the plate towards you so the metal bend catches the body work as you press on the double stick tape. The problem I had with mine is that the plate bend rested right on the tailgate hinge and in turn would not lay flat enough for the tape to adhere. I bended the plate a little which initially let it lay flat enough for the tape to stick but then when I lifted the tailgate, the plate lifted up again. This might be because I had to initially restick the tape to put the added bend in the metal once I noticed it, or because the metal was still hitting the hinge, I couldn't tell for sure.
This is after I bent it a little.
Then it kicked back off.
Needless to say I continued on and for now it doesn't seem to make that big of a deal. Either I royally screwed up or directions are made to be broken.
Next, you clean up and tape the metal band on the inside of the tailgate and do the same with reinstalled ladder on the bottom.
Then you clamp everything together and finish off the bolts on the top of the ladder.
One other thing the directions aluded to at the end was the possible need for heavier duty tailgate struts. This was the first thing I noticed opening the tailgate. It noticeably did not spring up as quickly or as high, so I will definitely be getting those. Hope this helps.
Later
