Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

16

Time Required

                          2 - 3 hours

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What you need

Step 1

              RAV Tool Box
    1. Vehicle Preparation
  • Remove all loose items from the cargo area. Remove the cargo floor, spare wheel and tool tray.
  • Remove rear seats as in WIS instructions (Save seat mounting hardware)
  1. Vehicle Preparation

Remove all loose items from the cargo area. Remove the cargo floor, spare wheel and tool tray.

Remove rear seats as in WIS instructions (Save seat mounting hardware)

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Step 2

  • Remove bolt from rear deck sill plate
  • Unclip rear deck sill plate and remove.

Remove bolt from rear deck sill plate

Unclip rear deck sill plate and remove.

Step 3

  • Remove plastic covers
  • Remove Felt liner

Remove plastic covers

Remove Felt liner

Step 4

  • Remove side consoles and center support (T30 10 Bolts)

Remove side consoles and center support (T30 10 Bolts)

Step 5

  • Install and bolt down center support bracket (2 Bolts M10 x 1.5 x35mm 6mm Allen cap, 10mm flat washers)
  • Pay attention to the pin to align properly
  • NOTE: To service TPMS control module remove drawers ad service through access door in bottom plate.

Install and bolt down center support bracket (2 Bolts M10 x 1.5 x35mm 6mm Allen cap, 10mm flat washers)

Pay attention to the pin to align properly

NOTE: To service TPMS control module remove drawers ad service through access door in bottom plate.

Step 6

    1. Installation of Front Box
  • Place box inside vehicle. It fits through the rear doors. This is a 2 person job.
  • Mount front legs on front consoles, tighten loosely (2 Bolts M10 x 1.5 x35mm 6mm Allen cap, 10mm flat washers). Pay attention not to break off the alignment pin, which will be inside the post after mounting.
  • DO NOT mount the box to the center bracket at this point
  1. Installation of Front Box

Place box inside vehicle. It fits through the rear doors. This is a 2 person job.

Mount front legs on front consoles, tighten loosely (2 Bolts M10 x 1.5 x35mm 6mm Allen cap, 10mm flat washers). Pay attention not to break off the alignment pin, which will be inside the post after mounting.

DO NOT mount the box to the center bracket at this point

Step 7

    1. Installation of the rear plate
  • Install 6 rear support brackets and tighten finger tight
  1. Installation of the rear plate

Install 6 rear support brackets and tighten finger tight

Step 8

  • Set plate on brackets and align, overlapping the base plate of the front box on the center support bracket.
  • Use punch tool to align holes and drop in 2 bolts M8 x 1.25 x 40mm in holes on each side and one bolt M8 x 1.25 x 30 in the center hole.

Set plate on brackets and align, overlapping the base plate of the front box on the center support bracket.

Use punch tool to align holes and drop in 2 bolts M8 x 1.25 x 40mm in holes on each side and one bolt M8 x 1.25 x 30 in the center hole.

Step 9

  • Secure plate to center support bracket with 2 bolts on the outside and on in the middle, align and finger tighten

Secure plate to center support bracket with 2 bolts on the outside and on in the middle, align and finger tighten

Step 10

  • Install 3 bolts securing base plate to vehicle frame
  • and 4th bolt securing the tool box rail to the base plate and vehicle frame.
  • Put bolt sizes in

Install 3 bolts securing base plate to vehicle frame

and 4th bolt securing the tool box rail to the base plate and vehicle frame.

Put bolt sizes in

Step 11

  • Install and loosely tighten 3 M8 black oxide bolts on each side until L bracket touches the underside of the base plate

Install and loosely tighten 3 M8 black oxide bolts on each side until L bracket touches the underside of the base plate

Step 12

  • Fully tighten M8 (20 Nm)
  • Fully tighten M6 (8 Nm)

Fully tighten M8 (20 Nm)

Fully tighten M6 (8 Nm)

Step 13

  • Fully tighten M10 bolts (35 Nm)

Fully tighten M10 bolts (35 Nm)

Step 14

    1. Install box
  • Remove drawers and slide box on rail guides, align with bolt holes
  • Install 6 (M12) bolts and fully tighten to 66 Nm
  1. Install box

Remove drawers and slide box on rail guides, align with bolt holes

Install 6 (M12) bolts and fully tighten to 66 Nm

Step 15

  • Install drawers.
  • After drawer is installed move rail clip to locked position

Install drawers.

After drawer is installed move rail clip to locked position

Step 16

  • Fasten seat belt with bolt to floor

Fasten seat belt with bolt to floor

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