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INSTALLATION GUIDE
75 minutes
Normal install time
PARTS INCLUDED:
Cab & T Panels Assembly
Tail Panel
TOOLS REQUIRED:
TOOLS REQUIRED:
Ratchet Wrench
T30 Torx/Star
Wrench
PREPARE THE CARGO BED & PLACE THE COVER
If you have a 2016–up Tacoma, you should affix the included
rubber gasket to your bulkhead prior to installing your cover.
Refer to the Bulkhead Prep Kit Installation Guide for details.
Remove the plastic cap from the tailgate end of the driver-side deck
1
rail by pressing its tab.
Use a T30 Torx wrench to remove the factory bolt near the
2
tailgate end of the deck rail.
Slide the driver-side lock-rod striker
3
bracket into the deck rail until its forward
hole aligns with the factory bolt hole.
Reinsert the factory bolt and
4
retighten it with the Torx
wrench.
Repeat steps 1–4 on the passenger side.
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Keep an eye out for these icons:
PRE-INSTALLATION NOTES:
TOOLS REQUIRED:
1. If you have a 2016–up Tacoma, you should affix the included rubber gasket to your bulkhead prior to
installing your cover. Refer to the Bulkhead Prep Kit Installation Guide for details.
2. If you are installing a Cross Bin, you should start that before you install the DiamondBack 270 (but,
9/16"
Socket
if you have a 2016–up Tacoma, after you affix the rubber gasket to the bulkhead ). Refer to page 2 of
the Cross Bin Installation Guide for details.
3. It's possible for one person to install a DiamondBack solo, but the whole process, especially positioning
the panels and adjusting the lock rods, is much easier with two people.
7/16"
Socket
IMPORTANT!
Important installation information
Lock-Rod Striker Brackets (2)
G-200 Cap Clamps
(4) for '16–up or (6) for '05–15
Place the cab & T panels assembly on
6
the front half of the bed so its
leading edge lines up with the
leading edge of the bulkhead.
Attach the tail panel by angling it 90° from the bed rails, sliding its
7
driver-side, loop-shaped hinge knuckle fully onto the correspond-
ing center-panel hinge pin, then dropping its passenger-side,
C-shaped hinge knuckle fully onto its corresponding pin.
FIRST
Lower the tail panel into the closed position.
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Center the DiamondBack side to side.
9
'05–up Toyota Tacoma
with the 60" cargo bed
Helpful Hints
Tips to assist installation
1/8"
Hex Key
G-913 Cap Clamps
(2) for '16–up
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CVR-270.5
Gas
Springs (6)
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