It is recommended that threadlocker be used on all bolts to ensure the nuts don't come loose due to vibrations while driving.
All fairings come with mounting brackets, nuts and bolts to attach fairing to brackets, rubber straps, and rubber bulb seal. If you need additional nuts or bolts for your installation you must add them to your order.
The rubber washer should be placed on the carriage bolt first and then put through one of the pre drilled holes in the front of the fairing first. The rubber washer will keep the bolts from spinning as you tighten them.
We do not supply t track hardware since there are so many versions in the market, please make sure you have what you need for your particular system prior to recieveing the fairing.
Please scroll down for other installtion options on other vehicles and campers.
Step 1 (vehicles with crossbars on roof)
Loosely bolt the short side of all three metal brackets against the non artwork side of the plastic fairing. Start by using the widest holes at each end of the fairing.
The rubber washer needs to be between the bolt and the front on the fairing and the thumb nut on the back side to secure the metal bracket to the fairing.
Insert the elongated end of the rubber through the slit in the metal bracket, and twist to secure.
If you have T Track use your hardware to mount your bracket to the crossbar. For larger fairings the bracket can be reversed so the long end is on the fairing and the short end on the crossbar. The brackets can go on the top or bottom of the crossbar.
Place assembled fairing onto vehicle roof, with metal bracket on TOP of crossbar to start, you may need to place the bracket on the underside of your crossbar depending on how the fairing sits.
Make sure the rubber bulb strip is touching your roof, this will protect your paint from the fairing rubbing against it.
The mounting brackets are pre-bent on a 45 degree angle, altering this angle may cause the rubber bulb to not be in contact with the roof, which may cause damage to painted surfaces. We do not reccomend altering the angle and the customer agrees that CFC will not be held responsible for misuse of materials that may cause damage to the customers property.
You may have to remove your rack sports carrier in order to attach fairing hardware.
Situate the fairing where you would like it on the car making sure it is centered. Take the rubber straps and stretch under crossbar and feed back through metal bracket to secure. Twist to lock. Make sure rubber strap is secure. Very little movement side to side should occur but the fairing will be able to lift up by hand. This is normal, and when driving the wind will be pushing the fairing down onto the roof.
Do not overtighten the straps. This may cause the straps to crack or split, which can result in failure of the strap. We recommend that customers check the mounting hardware on a regular basis to ensure all parts are secure and working properly.
For T Track customers, you can loosly secure the brackets to the crossbar and then slide them until the fairing is centered on your vehicle.
(If you have a straight bottom fairing there is no need to push the center of the fairing forward. If you have a reverse smile shaped fairing, you will not need to push the center forward and if you do it will be very minimal just to bring the front corners down)
Once all three to four metal brackets are secure to crossbar, slide the brackets forward in the middle and back on the sides in order to achieve a curve to match the vehicle profile.
Tighten bolts at plastic fairing to achieve a curve (as viewed from the top of the car) and touching in the middle and as much as possible on the side (as viewed from front of car).
A slight gap in the corners of the fairing is okay. To minimize the gap at the corners, push the tightened bracket and rubber towards the center of the vehicle to pull the corners down. This may take a few attempts to achieve a good fit.
(non drilling method below this method)
Step 1
52" x 9" fairing with smile shape.
Mount the brackets to your fairing and center the fairing on your roof so you can mark where the two pre-bent brackets meet the metal air dam on the front bottom portion of the rack. You will have to drill two holes to mount these brackets. Once this is done you can set the two side brackets on the bottom front corners of the rack by drilling two holes and bolting them on. Note: We DO NOT SUPPLY THE BOLTS TO ATTACH THE BRACKETS TO YOUR ROOF RACK UNLESS YOU ORDER AN ADDITIONAL SET- You will need 4 bolts, 4 washers, and 4 lock nuts. Loctite is always recommended or lock nuts.
Step 2 Below
The side brackets now need to be secured by driling a hole in the lower portion of the rack. Secure the bracket with bolt and lock nut and fine tune the fairing into position. Check all hardware and make sure everything is secure. We suggest checking hardware on a regular basis to make sure nothing has come loose.
Step 1
The fairing in the picture is 52" x 12" with a smile shape.
Attach the long end of the regular bent bracket to the fairing leaving it slightly loose to adjust as needed during installation.
Step 2
Attach the short end of the flat extension bracket to the short end of the regular bent bracket. Leave it slightly loose for adjustment while installing.
Step 3
Attach the extension bracket to the t track on the first crossbar. T track hardware is not provided and you must purchase 4 extension brackets and one additional bolt set for this application. All other mounting brackets are included with the purchase of a fairing. Link to T track hardware needed.
Step 4 Below
Center the fairing and adjust the height as needed making sure the fairing is on the recommended 45 degree angle and then tighten all hardware.
Step 5
Enjoy a quiet ride!
The purchaser acknowledges that CFC has no control over the attachment of its products to vehicles or the attachment of items to other products. Accordingly, CFC cannot assume responsibility for any damage to any property arising out of the improper attachment or use of its products. We suggest checking your mounting attachments regularly to ensure nothing has come loose or moved during driving. CFC does not cover consequential damages of any kind that may arise from the use or misuse of any CFC product.