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grille installation instructions

30" e-Series

It is strongly recommended that this product be installed by a professional.

Installation of this product requires cutting of your factory installed grille. Your factory grille will be unusable after it has been cut.

This product may have more surface area than your factory grille. It may reduce air�ow. Reduction in air�ow can potentially lead to overheating or other mechanical issues.

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kit includes

Rigid Light Bar Grill

Stainless Steel Mounting Tabs

Mounting Nuts

½” Mounting Screws

¾” Mounting Screws (8)

Optional Self-Tapping Screws (20)

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(4)

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(8)

(20)

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f250 & f350 grille

Always disconnect battery before servicing any fuses or electrical system.

Remove grille shell from vehicle

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step 2

Before you can mount your new Rigid Industries® grille, you need to remove the factory grille from its shell. Use the following procedure for removal.

2a. Place the grille shell face down on a �at surface.2b. Cut plastic snap-�t tabs holding chrome u-shaped trim pieces in place. Remove trim pieces.2c. Cut along perimeter of grille. Leave the four corner shelves in place, cut around them.2d. Use a Dremel tool or �le to take down any sharp edges on the remaining grille shell.

Be sure to leave these corner shelves in place for new grille to sit on.

2b. First, cut the the tabs on the back of this trim piece and remove.

2c. Second, cut along this line to remove grille.

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Your grille has been bent to match the contour of the 2011-2013 Ford F250/F350 grille shell. It was tested in a sample grille shell and adjusted by hand to mount ascleanly as possible. However, the metal is easily bendable when not attached to aframe, so it may have slightly �attened during storage or shipment. We recommendthat you adjust the bends in your grille to ensure a clean �t.

Place grille shell face up on table. Set your new grille in place.

Examine the mounting tab locations. Note where the face of the grille will sit in each location. Hold the grille in place as you intend to mount it and look for any gaps.

Make smooth, large radius bends by gently pressing the grille over your knee or any soft surface. Rework the grille as needed to get the �t you want.

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Your new grille attaches to your factory grille shell using stainless steel screws. In most mounting locations, you will simply need to drill a hole through the plastic grille shell and secure the grille with a nut & bolt. In other locations, you will use custom hardware “tabs” to clamp onto the grille shell. It may be necessary to create space for the nut and bolt or mounting tab by removing some plastic with a Dremel tool. It may not be easy to use a nut & bolt in certain locations. We haveprovided self-tapping screws to be used as needed – but you should try to use a nut & bolt wherever possible.

Place grille shell face down on table. Set your new grille in place. Make sure it iscentered on the grille shell and situated how you want it.

Examine the mounting tab locations. Note where the bolt and/or mounting tab will go in each location. Trim plastic from the area outside the mount location as needed.

Bend all of the grille mounting tabs inward or outward as needed to get them all �ush with the grille shell surface. If this is not done, your grille may be pulled out of the desired positioning when you start to tighten the screws.

Drill holes through grille shell at all standard nut and bolt mount locations. Insert and tighten all nuts and bolts.

Assemble four mounting tabs as shown below. Insert #8 x ¾” screws into holes in mounting tabs. Attach and tighten #8 nylon insert lock nuts. A second lock nutwill go on each screw when the tab is mounted.

Install each assembled mounting tab into the four slotted grille “tabs” along the top. The thin plastic rib on the grille shell should be sandwiched between the tab and the grille.

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This is how mounting tabs should be assembled with hardware.

Insert assembled mounting tabs into place as shown here.

Install your Rigid Industries® LED Lights onto the light mount tabs on your grille. It may be necessary to bend the tabs inward or outward to get a �ush �t (use pliersover a thick towel). Just aim the lights forward at this point. You will adjust the aimonce the grill is mounted on the vehicle.

Reattach the grille shell to your vehicle.

Wire your light(s) using the wire harness and switch provided. Take care to avoid any sharp or abrasive surfaces when routing the wire.

Once your lights are wired, position your vehicle on a �at surface, facing a wall. Adjust aim on your lights so that the beam is pointing in the vertical direction you want.

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Once grille is secured, insert 30” E-Series™ light and tighten hardware.

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Your installation is now complete.Welcome to the Rigid Nation!

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