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*5 M8 split washers (lock washers)
*10 M8 flat washers
*Glue (I used [http://www.gorillatough.com/index.php?page=anti-clog Gorilla Glue] because that is what I had lying around but other adhesives like Super Glue should work just fine)
*7/8" Spade Bit
*23/64" Drill Bit
##Use your Utility Knife to remove the excess plastic.<br />[[File:Strut_Channel_Liner_Hole_2.jpg|400px]]
##Use the Deburring Tool, followed by the Fitting Brush to clean up the hole<br />[[File:Strut_Channel_Liner_Hole_3.jpg|400px]]
##Replace the bedliner for the last time! Congratulations! The Truck is now Prepped. If you did a good job, the holes look like they belong and that they came from the factory that way (just like the holes for the 4 corner cleats)<br />[[File:Strut_Channel_Liner_Holes_4.jpg|400px]]
##Then go back and, using a 23/64" Drill Bit drill out each pilot hole. The photos below shows the finished product. You can see the pencil marks as well.<br />[[File:Strut_Channel_Bolt_Holes_1.jpg|400px]][[File:Strut_Channel_Bolt_Holes_2.jpg|400px]]
#Mounting the Spacers & Flat Washers.
##Place a Spacer on top of a bolt hole and put a drop of glue on each side. You don't need much. This isn't meant to be structural, just to hold the spacer in place. We will remove the glue later. Make sure the Spacer is properly centered. Repeat for all 5 holes. <span style="color:#55E439">Let this dry for several hours before moving on to the next step.</span><br />[[File:Strut_Channel_Spacer_1.jpg|400px]][[File:Strut_Channel_Spacer_2.jpg|400px]]##Once the glue has dried we're going to tack a Washer on top of each spacer (I wanted a Washer against the truck to ensure that torquing on the Spacer wouldn't damage the truck body.) Because of the way Washers are made (stamped out) they have a smooth side and a sharp side. Put the glue on the sharp side so the smooth side contacts the truck. Place a single, teeny-tiny, drop of glue on a washer and place it on top of the spacer (we use a tiny amount of glue because we want the washer to be able to come apart in case everything doesn't line up quite perfectly.) Make sure it is centered. Repeat for all 5 holes. <span style="color:#55E439">Let this dry for several hours before moving on to the next step.<br />[[File:Strut_Channel_Spacer_3.jpg|400px]][[File:Strut_Channel_Spacer_4.jpg|400px]][[File:Strut_Channel_Spacer_5.jpg|400px]]#Congratulations! The Strut Channel is now Prepped! Time to install! ===Putting It All Together===<span style="color:#55E439">During this entire procedure be very gentle and careful not to knock your Washers off the ends of your Spacers.</span>#Stage your Bolts by placing a Split Washer and then a Flat Washer onto each of your 5 M8x1.25 bolts.#Take one Bolt Assembly and place it through a Hole/Spacer/Washer in your Strut Channel Assembly. Slide the entire thing into place in the bed of the truck (you will have to put each Spacer into the hole you drilled in the bed liner.#Using your fingers screw the bolt into place but leave it very loose. Repeat this procedure for all 5 bolts.#Go back and tighten everything up. I like to do this in 2 pass. The 1st being kinda tight. The 2nd being really tight.#Now go back with your Utility Knife and cut/pry the Gorilla Glue blobs off where they are showing (this shouldn't be too difficult).#Congratulations! You're done! You know have a really usefully, really good looking install of Strut Channel in the bed of your Nissan Frontier!<br />