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POISON SPYDER CUSTOMS INST-17-13-010_C • JK Body Mounted Tire Carrier 2

• Drill Motor with assorted drill bits

• Felt-tip ﬁne point marker or scribe

• Auto-punch or transfer punches and hammer

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

IMPORTANT: Completely install and remove the

product BEFORE painting or powder coating it. This

will allow you to check for tment or do any clearancing

or tting ahead of time, to reduce the chance of

damage to the nish during nal installation. Poison

Spyder Customs Inc. is not responsible for costs for

or damage to paint or powder coat nish under any

circumstances, including paint or powder coat of

incorrectly shipped or defective parts.

Several components of the JK Body Mounted Tire

Carrier come as unpainted, bare steel. You will want

to either powder coat or paint these items prior to nal

installation. If painting yourself, careful preparation

will make a big difference in the quality and longevity

of your paint job, even using “rattle can” aerosol

paints. Begin by thoroughly cleaning the bumper with

solvent or de-greaser, then make sure all residue is

removed. Even if you use cheap paint, try to use a

good quality primer. “Etching” primers are best to

use on bare, unpainted metal. Allow it to properly dry

before painting, and between paint coats.

INSTALLATION PROCEDURE

1. Park the Jeep on a ﬂat, level surface and set the parking

brake. Wear safety glasses from this point forward.

2. Remove the stock spare tire carrier if it is present.

It is recommended that a Poison Spyder Tramp Stamp or

Tramp Stamp II be installed in its place to clean up the

appearance of the tailgate, however this is not necessary

for installation of the tire carrier.

3. Use a 7mm nut driver to remove the license plate

from the stock license plate holder if it is present. Remove

the plastic license plate holder from the Jeep.

4. With the license plate holder unbolted, disconnect

the license plate light pigtail from the Jeep’s wiring harness

by pressing on the release tab on the plastic connector,

and pulling them apart.

5. Tuck the Jeep’s wiring harness back into the Jeep,

pop out the plastic screw retainers, and install the License

Plate Delete Cover into the hole left in the Jeep’s body.

6. Use a Phillips head screw driver to remove the

driver’s side taillight assembly. It is only necessary to

remove the screws from the top-inside and bottom-inside

corners. The two screws in the outside corners may be

left in place. With the screws removed, grasp the taillight

assembly and gently shift it toward the inboard side of the

Jeep and pull it away.

7. Disconnect the taillight assembly from the Jeep’s

vehicle wiring harness by pressing the release tab and

separating the two plastic plugs. Set the taillight aside.

NOTE: Some of the following photos were shot out of

sequence and depict the taillight still in place. Please

disregard the presence of the taillight in the following

shots.

8. Find “THIS SIDE UP” etched into the Latch Plate

Drill Template. Hold the template up to the Jeep’s body,

between the taillight and the tailgate, with the letters away

from the Jeep and the arrow pointing up as shown.