Can anyone point me to the C6 convertible windscreen installation instructions?
12-28-2008, 10:43 AM
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Can anyone point me to the C6 convertible windscreen installation instructions?
It's the 19156012, the current accessory. I started to install it, and now cannot find the installation instructions sheet anywhere.
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08-12-2014, 06:57 AM
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08-12-2014, 11:25 AM
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Here is my old post from a year ago. Hope it helps - search internet for GM PI0476.
GM changed the trim bezel and fasteners beginning model year 2011 but the instructions supplied with the windbreak have not been revised. Talk about confusing! Search for GM PI0476 which is the "Revised Installation Instructions for Accessory Windbreak" and it explains that the Torx fastener has been eliminated and replaced with a trim clip etc. I agree with other posts that the originally supplied instructions are vague & misleading and being out-of-date made the situation very frustrating. I realized that I would have to drill-out where the old Torx bold went in order to install the new bolt but did not want to cut & drill without seeing it in writing and the revised instructions did that. Whew! I would like to clarify the location of the trunk panel harness for those with power tops. If you are standing at the rear of the vehicle staring inside the trunk you will see where the partition is attached on either side near the top of the trunk. The passenger side attachment activates a switch similar to the door switch in a refrigerator that allows the light to come on when you open the door. It is this circuit that you want to connect the bracket harness to. If you feel behind the passenger side attachment you will detect a wire that goes down below the carpet and insulation in the trunk. And it is there that you will find the connecter that allows you to complete the electrical. If a previous post had not alluded to this location I don't think I would have ever found this wiring and hopefully my directions are even more specific. I probably spent 3 hours on this install counting the time I wasted throwing my hands up in the air in frustration and searching the forums for advice. Now that I have done it I could complete the job in 45 minutes. Oh yeah, another bit of advice I took from a post was not to cut the carpet. Since the brackets are mounted next to each trim bezel I merely put the carpet back the way I found it. The slight change in geography created a tiny crease in the carpet on each side that is only noticeable to the person who did the installation - no one else would notice. And my carpet remains un-cut. For years my credo has been to "never lose to an inanimate object" but this project tested that motto to the limit. Had I not been able to find advice on the internet I would have given up and gone to the dealer. That's no fun.
GM changed the trim bezel and fasteners beginning model year 2011 but the instructions supplied with the windbreak have not been revised. Talk about confusing! Search for GM PI0476 which is the "Revised Installation Instructions for Accessory Windbreak" and it explains that the Torx fastener has been eliminated and replaced with a trim clip etc. I agree with other posts that the originally supplied instructions are vague & misleading and being out-of-date made the situation very frustrating. I realized that I would have to drill-out where the old Torx bold went in order to install the new bolt but did not want to cut & drill without seeing it in writing and the revised instructions did that. Whew! I would like to clarify the location of the trunk panel harness for those with power tops. If you are standing at the rear of the vehicle staring inside the trunk you will see where the partition is attached on either side near the top of the trunk. The passenger side attachment activates a switch similar to the door switch in a refrigerator that allows the light to come on when you open the door. It is this circuit that you want to connect the bracket harness to. If you feel behind the passenger side attachment you will detect a wire that goes down below the carpet and insulation in the trunk. And it is there that you will find the connecter that allows you to complete the electrical. If a previous post had not alluded to this location I don't think I would have ever found this wiring and hopefully my directions are even more specific. I probably spent 3 hours on this install counting the time I wasted throwing my hands up in the air in frustration and searching the forums for advice. Now that I have done it I could complete the job in 45 minutes. Oh yeah, another bit of advice I took from a post was not to cut the carpet. Since the brackets are mounted next to each trim bezel I merely put the carpet back the way I found it. The slight change in geography created a tiny crease in the carpet on each side that is only noticeable to the person who did the installation - no one else would notice. And my carpet remains un-cut. For years my credo has been to "never lose to an inanimate object" but this project tested that motto to the limit. Had I not been able to find advice on the internet I would have given up and gone to the dealer. That's no fun.
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