How to Install Roush Styling Bar - Dark Charcoal (05-14 All) on your Ford Mustang

A) Locate the retainers securing the seat bottom into the vehicle, approximately 10 inches from the end of the cushion, either side. Use your thumb to push in retainer release tab. Lift the seat up to remove.  Refer to Figure 1. 

B) Remove the two 13mm screws securing the seat back, located on each lower corner. Lift seat upward to release seat back from brackets at the top. You can carefully prop the seat back under the retracted top. Refer to Figure 2.   Use caution if choosing this method not to damage or scratch the vinyl of the seat. You can remove the seat from the vehicle completely by disengaging the flanges securing the top of the rear seat to the fabric of the convertible top well.  Refer to Figure 3. 

A) Grip the Quarter Trim Panel Cap at the shoulder strap opening and lift up to dislodge the retaining clips.  Refer to Figure 4. 

B) The inside Quarter Trim Panels are two-piece panels. Remove the upper portion of the Quarter Trim Panel from the vehicle; it is not necessary to remove the lower portion. Pull the forward edge of the trim Panel over the pinch weld in the doorjamb. Use a Door Trim Tool (Fork Tool) to dislodge the pushpin retainer at the rear edge of the Trim Panel approximately 4” down from the top, pry Trim Panel toward the outside of car to release retainer. Refer to Figure 5. 

C) Use a Door Trim Tool (Fork Tool) to dislodge the pushpin retainer at the rear edge of the Trim Panel approximately 4” down from the top, pry Trim Panel toward the outside of car to release retainer. Refer to Figures 6 & 7.

A) Remove the shoulder belt guide retaining bolt with a T-50 Torx Bit. Remove the 10mm head bolt directly behind the shoulder belt guide.  Refer to Figure 8. 

B)  Install the Light Bar Bracket to the vehicle using the factory bolts removed in the above step.  Refer to Figure 9. 

C)  Remove the four (4) Speaker fasteners with a T-20 Torx bit and remove the speaker. Move speaker away from the general area to keep drill shavings from sticking to the speaker magnet. 

D) Remove the belt retractor retaining bolt with a T-50 Torx bit.  Refer to Figure 10.  Lift up on the base of the retractor and detach top hook.  Place retractor out of way of any debris. 

E) With the Light Bar Bracket in place and secured by the 10mm head bolt and the shoulder strap guide bolt reinstalled and tight, center punch through the two Bracket attachment holes. Drill ⅛” pilot holes through Bracket hole into sheet metal. Enlarge pilot holes to 5/16”.   Refer to Figure 11.

F) Using the Shop Vac, vacuum up any metal shavings. 
 
G) Reinstall belt retractor and torque T-50 Torx fastener to 30 lb-ft.  
 
H) Install the Button Head Screws through the Bracket, securing Bracket to the vehicle, and tighten to 18 lb-ft.  Refer to Figure 12. 

I) Reinstall the Drivers Side upper portion of the Quarter Trim Panel.  Install only the pushpin retainer portion or the Passenger Side Quarter Trim Panel. 

A) Verify that the correct wire and cavity location have been chosen.  Refer to Figure 14. 

B) Remove the locking insert by lifting its tab from both sides of the connector body.  Refer to Figures 15 & 16. Slide forward until both are fully into the body of the connector. Using a pick tool or paper clip, lift the locking insert out of the face of the connector. Refer to Figure 17.

(05-09 Mustang)

A) Locate the Decklid wiring connector under the trunk ledge on the passenger side of the trunk. Unplug this connector.   Refer to Figure 19. 

(05-09 Mustang)

B) Locate the Tan w/ Light Blue Tracer wire in cavity #2 (cavity #s can be found on the back edge of the connector body) of the car side of the connector.  Refer to Figure 20.  Depin this wire as per the General Wire De-pinning Procedure previous to this section.  Pull this wire back an inch or two loose from the rest of the harness removing any harness tape necessary. 

(05-09 Mustang)

C) Locate the pin on the supplied harness that is furthest from the small black connector that is also on the supplied harness (L11 is printed on the wire).  Insert this pin into cavity #2 in place of the pin you just removed.  Refer to Figure 21.  Cut off the pin from the Tan w/Lt. Blue wire and strip off 3/8” of insulation.  Insert stripped portion into the pink crimp connector and crimp the center, metal portion of the connector.  Using a Heat Gun or similar tool, Heat the pink crimp connector to shrink and seal the connector.

(05-09 Mustang)

D) Tape the new harness to the existing harness and route the new harness behind the carpeted trim panels and forward, following the factory harness, to the rear seat.  Refer to Figure 22. 

(05-10 Mustang)

E) Locate the Convertible Top Position Sensor harness in the passenger side quarter panel pocket just rear of the speaker.   Refer to Figure 23.

(05-10 Mustang)

F) Unplug this connector and locate the White w/Violet tracer wire (05-09), Yellow w/Gray tracer wire (2010) in cavity #2. De-pin this wire as per the General Wire De-pinning Procedure previous to this section.  Refer to Figure 24.  Pull this wire back an inch or two loose from the rest of the harness removing any harness tape as necessary.  
 

(05-10 Mustang)

G) Insert the remaining new harness pin (L12B is printed on the wire) into cavity #2. Cut off the pin terminal from the White w/Violet tracer wire (05-09), Yellow w/Gray tracer wire (2010) and strip off 3/8” of the insulation. Insert the stripped portion into the pink crimp connector and crimp the center, metal portion of the connector. Using a Heat Gun or similar tool, Heat the pink crimp connector to shrink and seal the connector. Plug in and reattach the connector.   Refer to Figure 25.