FVCO SP0115B 170 Standard Rack Installation Guide

: October 30, 2023
: FVCO

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FVCO SP0115B 170 Standard Rack
Product Information
Product Usage Instructions
Tools
PACKAGE CONTENTS
HARDWARE PACK
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FVCO SP0115B 170 Standard Rack

Product Information

The Flatline Van Co Standard Rack 170 (SP0115B) is an aftermarket vehicle accessory that requires proper assembly and securing before attaching to a vehicle. The product package includes driver front, rear, and mid rails, passenger front, rear, and mid rails, crossbars, fairing, spoiler, ladder hatch, crossbar fairing bracket, fairing gasket, side rail coupler, center fairing
bracket, passenger fairing bracket, driver fairing bracket, installation guide, and sticker pack. The product also comes with a hardware pack with various screws, lock washers, T-nuts, flat
washers, spring lock washers, and nylocks. Improper attachment of the product to a vehicle could lead to an automobile accident resulting in serious bodily injury or death.

Product Usage Instructions

Before beginning the installation process, ensure you have the necessary tools: 5/32 Allen key, 7/32 Allen key, and 7/16 wrench.
Verify that you have received all the parts listed in the package contents and hardware pack.
Slide nine rail nuts into the passenger side factory roof rail and eleven into the driver side rail. Space out the rail nuts close to the final position using the reference dimensions in Figure 1.
Put together the fairing and spoiler subassemblies by loosely threading in the 1/4-20 button head screw, 1/4 spring lock washer, and T-nut insert into the crossbar fairing bracket, center fairing bracket, and spoiler. The center fairing bracket sandwiches over the crossbar fairing bracket in the center. Slide the crossbar onto the fairing to guide the T-nuts into the crossbar slot. Center the crossbar on the fairing/spoiler and tighten all of the 1/4-20 button head screws.
Follow the installation guide to assemble and secure the product to your vehicle. Check the mounting points and attachments prior to use and regularly inspect the product for wear or damage. We recommend using a professional to install any aftermarket accessories to your vehicle, especially if you have no mechanical experience or are not thoroughly familiar with the installation procedures. The responsibility is yours and must be taken seriously for everyone’s safety.

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ARE YOU EXCITED ABOUT YOUR NEW STANDARD RACK? HERE ARE A FEW THINGS TO DO BEFORE BEGINNING THE INSTALLATION PROCESS–

PLEASE INSPECT THE PRODUCT TO ENSURE THERE WAS NO DAMAGE INCURRED DURING SHIPPING.
IF THERE IS DAMAGE TO REPORT, PLEASE CONTACT OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
NEXT, USING THE “PACKAGE CONTENTS” PAGE, CHECK INVENTORY AND FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THE PARTS AND HARDWARE.
GATHER ALL TOOLS REQUIRED FOR INSTALL.
- 5/32 HEX KEY ALLEN WRENCH
- 7/32 HEX KEY ALLEN WRENCH
- 7/16 BOX WRENCH OR SOCKET

Tools

PACKAGE CONTENTS

HARDWARE PACK

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SLIDE NINE (9) RAIL NUTS INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FACTORY ROOF RAIL, AND ELEVEN (11) INTO THE DRIVER SIDE RAIL.
SPACE OUT THE RAIL NUTS CLOSE TO THE FINAL POSITION SEE FIGURE 1 FOR REFERENCE DIMENSIONS.
USE THESE DIMENSIONS FOR ROUGH REFERENCE ONLY
NEXT, WE’RE GOING TO START PUTTING TOGETHER THE FAIRING AND SPOILER SUBASSEMBLIES. GRAB YOUR CROSSBAR FAIRING BRACKET, CENTER FAIRING BRACKET, AND SPOILER AND START LOOSELY THREADING IN THE 1/4-20 BUTTON HEAD SCREW, 1/4 SPRING LOCK WASHER, AND THE T-NUT INSERT AS SHOWN IN FIGURE 2 TO THE RIGHT. THE CENTER FAIRING BRACKET SANDWICHES OVER THE CROSSBAR FAIRING BRACKET IN THE CENTER. THERE ARE GUIDE SLOTS TO ASSIST WITH ASSEMBLY. SEE FIGURE 4 ON THE NEXT PAGE FOR A BETTER VIEW.
ONCE YOU’VE GOTTEN ALL THE HARDWARE THREADED IN, YOU WILL SLIDE THE CROSSBAR ONTO THE FAIRING; HELPING GUIDE THE T-NUTS INTO THE CROSSBAR SLOT AS YOU GO. (SEE FIGURE 3)
PRO TIP: YOU ONLY WANT TO ENGAGE A COUPLE THREADS INITIALLY TO KEEP THE HARDWARE AS LOOSE AS POSSIBLE TO EASE SLIDING THE CROSSBAR THROUGH. CENTER THE CROSSBAR ON THE FAIRING/SPOILER AND TIGHTEN ALL OF THE 1/4-20 BUTTON HEAD SCREWS.
NEXT, GRAB THE FAIRING (PLASTIC) AND THE FAIRING GASKET, AND BEGIN INSTALLING THE GASKET BY PRESSING IT ONTO THE LOWER EDGE OF THE FAIRING WITH THE BULB SIDE OF THE GASKET TO THE INSIDE (SHINY SIDE) OF THE PLASTIC. SEE FIGURE 4 & 5 TO THE RIGHT. ONCE YOU HAVE THE GASKET INSTALLED, GRAB THE FAIRING ASSEMBLY YOU PUT TOGETHER IN STEP 3, THE PLASTIC FAIRING, AND THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE FAIRING BRACKETS AND BEGIN BOLTING THEM TOGETHER AS SHOWN IN FIGURE 6 UTILIZING A 1/4-20 FLANGEHEAD SCREW, 1/4 FLAT WASHER, AND 1/4 NYLOCK FOR EACH MOUNTING HOLE. THE WASHER GOES UNDERNEATH THE NYLOCK NUT. DO NOT OVER-TIGHTEN THESE CONNECTIONS; SNUG IS PLENTY! THE MOUNTING HOLES ARE ALL SLOTTED FOR SMALL ADJUSTMENTS THAT MAY NEED TO BE MADE WHEN ATTACHING THE FAIRING ASSEMBLY TO THE ROOF RACK. FIGURE 7 SHOWS THE FAIRING ASSEMBLY COMPLETE, SET THE FAIRING AND SPOILER ASSEMBLIES ASIDE UNTIL STEP 7.
NEXT STEP IS TO START LOOSELY ATTACHING THE SIDE RAILS TO THE ROOF RAILS USING THE 3/8-16 BUTTON HEAD SCREWS AND 3/8 SPRING LOCK WASHER, BUT DO NOT TIGHTEN ALL THE WAY DOWN. THIS WILL EASE IN THE ATTACHMENT OF THE CROSSBARS. (SEE FIGURE 9 FOR DETAIL) IF YOU ARE INSTALLING A SIDE LADDER WITH YOUR ROOF RACK, DO NOT INSTALL THE LADDER HATCH.
BEFORE YOU START ADDING CROSSBARS YOU NEED TO ATTACH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE COUPLER PLATES. USE SIXTEEN (16) OF THE PROVIDED 1/4-20 FLANGE HEAD SCREWS, 1/4 FLAT WASHERS, AND 1/4-20 NYLOCK NUTS TO ATTACH THEM TO THE RAILS AS SHOWN IN FIGURE 10 & 11 PRO TIP- BUTT THE SIDE RAILS UP TIGHT TO EACH OTHER BEFORE TIGHTENING THE ATTACHMENT SCREWS.
PLACE YOUR CROSSBARS IN DESIRED LOCATION, LOOSELY BOLTING THE 1/4-20 FLANGE HEAD SCREWS IN PLACE. LEAVE THE REAR MOST FIXED LOCATION OPEN FOR THE SPOILER ASSEMBLY.
NOTE- KEEP IN MIND THE LAYOUT OF YOUR ROOF TOP ARRAY (SOLAR PANELS, FANS, TENTS, ETC.) YOU CAN MOUNT CROSSBARS IN THE SET PAIR OF HOLES (SEE FIGURE 12), OR YOU CAN PLACE THEM IN THE SLOTS WHICH PROVIDES YOU MORE FREEDOM OF LAYOUT. ONCE YOU’VE GOT THE CROSSBARS PLACED WHERE YOU NEED THEM; GRAB THE FAIRING ASSEMBLY AND SLIDE IT IN FROM THE FRONT OF THE RACK (A HAND TO HELP IS RECOMMENDED) AND ATTACH IT IN PLACE WITH EIGHT (8) OF THE 1/4-20 FLANGE HEAD SCREWS. THEN GRAB THE SPOILER ASSEMBLY AND SLIDE IT IN FROM THE BACK OF THE RACK AND ATTACH WITH EIGHT (8) OF THE 1/4-20 FLANGE HEAD SCREWS. (SEE FIGURE

TIGHTEN ALL CROSSBAR BOLTS USING THE 5/32 ALLEN KEY (SEE FIGURE 14)
NOTE- DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN! IF YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE BOLTS BACKING OUT, YOU CAN PUT A DAB OF BLUE LOCTITE ON THE BOLTS BEFORE TIGHTENING DOWN COMPLETELY.
NOW TIGHTEN SIDE RAILS TO ROOF RAIL USING THE 7/32 ALLEN KEY (SEE FIGURE 15)
IF INSTALLING A FIAMMA F45S OR SIMILAR AWNING; WE HAVE CONVENIENTLY PLACED MOUNTING HOLES AS SHOWN BELOW IN FIGURE 12 FOR YOU TO BOLT YOUR SUPPORT BRACKETS TO; MAKING INSTALLATION A BREEZE!

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