Due to the lack of mounting options in the back wall of the pickup. This product requires drilling seven holes into the back wall of your vehicle. The base plates mount to the vehicle using factory locations. You will also have to bend the brackets that secure the factory jack below the surface of the base plate. If you are uncomfortable with modifying or drilling into your vehicle, you may want to consult your local Goose Gear dealer for an installation.

Taking the Front Support Leg, loosen the screws and t-nuts util there is a slight gap. Once loosen slide the Front Support Leg into place on the front extrusion channel. Loosely secure the leg in place, but do NOT tighten the bolts into place until all legs are in place.

Taking the Inside Infill Panel, loosen the screws and t-nuts util there is a slight gap. Once loosen slide the Infilll Panel into place on the front extrusion channel. Loosely secure the leg in place, but do NOT tighten the bolts into place until all legs are in place.

Taking the Outside Infill Panel, loosen the screws and t-nuts util there is a slight gap. Once loosen slide the Infilll Panel into place on the front extrusion channel. Loosely secure the infill into place.

Align the Front Leg between the Infill Panels and flush up the corners. Then tighten all pieces to the extrusion snug.

Taking two (2) L-Brackets, four (4) 1/4-20 x 5/8" screw, and four (4) Lock Washer secure the L-Bracket on the top of the Seat Delete.

Taking the Inside Infill Panel, loosen the screws and t-nuts util there is a slight gap. Once loosen slide the Infilll Panel into place on the front extrusion channel. Loosely secure the leg in place, but do NOT tighten the bolts into place until all legs are in place.

Taking the Outside Infill Panel, loosen the screws and t-nuts util there is a slight gap. Once loosen slide the Infilll Panel into place on the front extrusion channel. Loosely secure the leg in place, but do NOT tighten the bolts into place until all legs are in place.

Taking the Front Support Leg, loosen the screws and t-nuts util there is a slight gap. Once loosen slide the Infilll Panel into place on the front extrusion channel. Loosely secure the leg in place, but do NOT tighten the bolts into place until all legs are in place.

Align the Front Leg between the Infill Panels and flush up the corners. Then tighten all pieces to the extrusion snug.

Remove the appropriate seat(s) in the vehicle, either 40%, 60% or both if you are doing a complete seat delete. The removal process is quite simple but will require some assistance in removing the seats as they are heavy.

Place the Seat Delete Platform in place into the vehicle. Using four(4) M12 Bolts and four (4) Washers loosely secure the Seat Delete in place.

This step is the same for both the 40% and 60% Seat Delete.

NOTE: If installing both 40% and 60% Seat Deletes, to create a complete platform, you will need to install three(3) mending plates and four (4) 1/4-20 x 1/2" BHCS for each mending plate that will be used to tie the two sides together. The remaining two mending plate kits will be used on the back wall install.

Mending plate kits will be located in the hardware pack for the 40% Seat Delete.

Keep the Seat Delete base loosely in place. Do not tighten bolt, leave loose to make alligning the Back Wall easier.

Taking the Back Wall into the vehicle. Using four (4) 1/4-20x1" screw loosely attach the Back Wall to the L-Bracket, two(2) screws per bracket, on the Seat Delete base. If installing both 40% and 60%, loosely attach the Back Walls together using the two (2) mending plates kits.

Once the Back Wall is aligned and attached to the Seat Delete Plate System, tighten bolts to secure it in place.

Note: You will be removing and putting back into the vehicle multiple times to mark loctions prior to final install.

After removing the Back Wall from the vehicle, make certain that all marks are visble on the sound deadening. Using an auto trim removal tool or any flat tool to carefully remove the plastic anchors, removing the sound deadening mat from the vehicle.  

Keep pins holding sound deadening in place. The sound deadening mat will but put back into the vehicle prior to final install.

Upon removing the Goose Gear Back Wall revealing the marks left in the metal window access panel and the metal corners of the the factor wall. Removing the rear window access panel from the vehicle.

There are a total of 12 screws, one nut and the power window motor power wire. Disconnect the power wire and remove the screws and the nut. The panel must be lifted about 1” on the passenger side of the vehicle and then forward a bit to clear the bolt stud near the power connector. Then slid out towards the passenger side of the vehicle to disengage the plastic trim clip in the top right corner.

Place the window access panel on a flat surface to drill the marked locations. Using a ¼” diameter drill bit drill holes into the marked locations.

For the in cab drilling marks. Using a ¼” diameter drill bit carefully drill through. It is extreamly important use a stop collar on your drill bit so that the drill does not pull through and damage your rear roll up window in the vehicle.

Once the holes are drilled on the window access panel, take one (1) 1/4-20 x 3/4" Hex Head Bolt and one (1) Split Washer install through the backside of the rear window access panel. Take one (1) Flat Washer and one (1) Hex Coupler then tighten onto the protruding bolt. Repeat for each drilled hole on the window access panel.

See photo below for bolt and washer pattern. Window access panel goes between the Split Washer and Flat Washer with the Hex Coupler facing into the vehicle.

For hole drilled into the back wall panel of the vehicle cab, like the window access panel, take one (1) 1/4-20 x 3/4" Hex Head Bolt and one (1) Split Washer and insert into the hole fromt he backside. Using a 7/16” open end wrench and a 7/16” socket or wrench, install the one (1) Flat Washer and one (1) Hex Coupler and tighten into position.

Repeat on other side if installing both 40% and 60% Seat Deletes.

Reinstall the window access panel into the vehicle.

Reinstall the sound deadening mat back into place. The two uppermost corners have plastic inserts behind the vehicle interior trim. Reusing the inserts is optional.

Note for the last steps: You may have to adjust the alignment of the threaded couplers that you installed into the rear window access panel and the cab of the vehicle to get them to properly align with the holes in the back wall. This is normal and will not affect the vehicle or the performance of the Goose Gear system. Simply push or pull as needed on the threaded inserts to flex them into alignment if there are any alignment issues. The sheet metal in the rear window access panel and the rear of the cab will easily flex as needed.

Place Goose Gear Back Wall into place. Like in Step 5, using four (4) 1/4-20x1" screw loosely attach the Back Wall to the L-Bracket, two(2) screws per bracket, on the Seat Delete base. If installing both 40% and 60%, loosely attach the Back Walls together using the two (2) mending plates kits. Leave all bolts loose until all bolts.

Using one(1) 1/4-20 x 2" Button Head Cap Screws  and one (1) Flat Washer secure the Back Wall to the coupler nuts on the uppermost corner coupler nuts that are secured to the vehicle cab.

If installing both 40% and 60% side repeat this step for the other side.

Using the 1/4-20 x 1 1/2" Button Head Cap Screws and Flat washer to secure the back wall panels to the coupler nuts that are secured to the rear window access panel.

40% Side uses two(2) screws and two(2) washers.

60% Side uses three(3) screws and three(3) washers.

Lastly, go back and tighted all bolts into place.

If you have any questions regarding install please contact us at (844)466-7334.