How to Install Black Horse Off Road Bull Bar w/ Skid Plate - Stainless Steel (97-03 All) on your Ford F-150

STEP1: REMOVE THE CONTENTS FROM THE BOX AND CHECK FOR ANY DAMAGE. VERIFY ALL PARTS AGAINST PARTS LIST.  

STEP2: READ AND UNDERSTAND INSTRUCTIONS COMPLETELY BEFORE BEGINNING INSTALLATION.  

STEP3: DETERMINE PASSENGER AND DRIVER MOUNT BRACKETS. FROM UNDERSIDE OF VIHICLE, REMOVE HOOK BOLTS AND TOW HOOK. NOTE: NUT PLATE INSIDE OF FRAME MUST BE REALIGNED WITH HOLES IN FRAME FOLLOWING REMOVAL.  

STEP4: HAND MOUNT BRAKCET IN POSITION BY PARTILALY THREADING IN FRONT BOLT. DOUBLE-CHECK THAT REAR HOOK HOLE IS STILL ALIGNED WITH NUT PLATE. POSITION TOW HOOK IN PLACE AND INSERT REAR TOW HOOK BOLT.HAND TIGHTEN BOLTS. NOTE: IF VEHICLE HAS FACTORY SKID PAN INSTALLED, REMOVE BOLT WITH 10MM SOCKET AND INSTALL MOUNT BRACKET OVER SKID PAN USING FACTORY BOLT,M8 HARDWARE WILL NOT BE USED.  

STEP5: INSERT M8 U-NUT INTO SQURE HOLE IN FRAME AT REAR OF MOUNT BRACKET. INSERT M8 HEX HEAD BOLT,Φ8 SPLITLOCK WASHER, Φ8 FLAT WAHSER THROUGH REAE HOLE IN BRACKET INTO U-NUT.LEAVE LOOSE SO BRACKET CAN BE ADJUSTED. REPEAT MOUNT BRACKET INSTALLATION FOR OPPOSITE SIDE.  

STEP6: BOLT BULL BAR TO MOUNT BRACKETS USHING M12×50 HEX BOLTS, Φ12 FALT WAHSERS AND 112 LOCK WASHERS.LEAVE LOOSE. 

STEP7. LEVEL AND ADJUST AS DESIRED . TIGHTEN AND TORQUE FASTENERS AS LISTED. M12 FASTENERS TO 65FT.LBS, M10 -32 FT.LBS,M8-17 FT.LBS. 

LIGHT INSTALLATION: WHEN INSTALLING LIGHT ON THE BULL BAR,INSERT THREADED STUD ON THE LIGHT THROUGH IN TOP OF CROSS TUBE. USING A RATCHET AND SOCKET FOR CORRECT SIZE OF NUT SUPPLIED WITH YOUR LIGHT, INSERT THROUGH LARGE CLEARANCE HOLE IN BOTTOM OF CROSS TUBE. THREAD NUT,ALONG WITH ANY WASHERS PROVIDED WITH YOUR LIGHT ON STUD AND TIGHTEN. SEE FIGURE 1 ( A SHORT SOCKET,NOT A DEEP WELL WORKS BEST TO GET THE NUT STARED).