It’s hard to find a better value set of vehicle mounted drawers in Australia, but do you know how to instantly improve the fit and finish, to make your drawers that much more practical?

We’re going to go over just how simple it is to give your Titan Rear Drawers a professional looking finish and also give you some hidden locations to store your ute’s spare parts and even to hide your 12v system!

The Titan Drawer Universal Wing Kit is fairly simple to install and if you follow the steps can be knocked out in an afternoon after work with some simple tools found in most garages!

REQUIRED TOOLS:

• Marker
• Adhesive
• Drill
• Small Diameter Drill Bit (Eg. 2.5mm)
• 6.5mm Drill Bit
• 51mm Hole Saw
• Saw (for straight cuts & curved cuts)
• Knife or Scissors
• Phillips Screw Driver
• 10mm panner/Socket
• Optional – Centre Punch

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

1. Open packaging and check that all required components are included – please refer to the included manual!
2. If Titan Drawers are already installed into the vehicle, they will need to be taken out to make the installation of the Universal Wing Kit much easier. To remove your rear drawers out of the vehicle you will need to remove the top panels off, by unscrewing all bolts.
3. With the tops off, remove the tubs. If your drawers were already installed into your vehicle, you will need to first remove the stoppers on the tubs – You should be left with just a frame. Note: If the drawers are new, the stoppers will not yet be fitted and the tubs will slide straight out.
4. Flip the drawer chassis onto it’s side and grab all of the included wing brackets. You’ll notice the brackets are designed to suit left and right sides.

• The carpeted bracket will sit at the front of the drawers (opening end), ensure that the carpeted front faces forward.
• The bracket with the two threaded inserts and two slots is positioned in the middle of the drawers with the slots facing toward the opening of the drawers.
• The bracket with only two threaded inserts, sits flush at the back of the drawers. The pre-existing holes will provide enough clearance for the hex-headed bolt.

5. Align the brackets with the pre-cut holes in your drawers and ensure they are sitting square and flush with the top of the drawer unit.
   
6. With a marker, mark the locations of the drilling holes on the ‘thin’ and ‘thick’ brackets. There should be three holes for each bracket.
7. Using a small diameter (2.5mm) drill bit, drill a pilot hole for each mark. You can use this pilot hole to double-check that all your holes align with drawer’s pre-cut holes. (We suggest using a punch to indent each hole first to stop the drill from slipping)
8. If you’re happy with the alignment, use a 6.5mm to drill out the larger mounting holes.
   
9. With the holes drilled, but brackets not bolted in yet, flip the drawer chassis over and repeat steps 5 through 8 for the remaining brackets for the other side.
10. Due to the bulk and size, get a helping hand to lift the drawers into the back of your vehicle.
11. Bolt on all 6 brackets. The carpeted brackets require 3x dome headed bolts. The “thin” and “thick” brackets require a dome headed bolt, a flat washer, split washer and nylon locking nut.
12. Install drawer chassis as per the Titan Rear Drawers fitting instructions. Fasten to vehicle and then add tubs, stoppers and tops.
13. Using the 4 lengths of plywood (2 short and 2 long), cut out 4 cardboard templates to match the 4 pieces of plywood.
14. Using your cardboard templates of the included ply panels align them with their respective mounting brackets and trim them down so they fit snug and neatly against the side of your Ute tub. Repeat this for both sides.
    
15. Once you’re happy with the shape and size of your cardboard templates, factor in the thickness of the included marine carpet around all edges and trim the templates with a gap around both sides, this will make sure that when the template is transferred to the ply, that the marine carpet will wrap easily around all edges making the panel fit exactly into place!
16. Transfer the template dimensions to your plywood panels using a clear and easy to see marker onto the the wood side of the panel also ensuring your templates are the correct way up (carpet side down) then cut the plywood to shape using a jigsaw.
17. With the ply panels cut to size, you can now thread in the Counter Sunk Screws from the bottom of the brackets, exposing a few mm of thread. These will be used to transfer your screw holes to the ply wood by aligning your ply panel exactly where you want it mounted and giving the panel a sharp tap with a hammer immediately over the top of the mounting brackets, the screws will leave an indentation on the ply which are perfect for aligning your drill holes – drill through using the 6.5mm drill bit.
    
18. Using a suitable adhesive, glue the carpets onto the top of the plywood boards. Making sure it is wrapped securely and firmly to the top and sides of the board.
    
19. While the glue is drying move onto the two front wings.
20. Using the front templates, place them onto the middle & front brackets. Trim them to the shape of your tub, taking into account the thickness of the carpet and making sure they are centred in position.
21. Mark the position of the slots on the middle bracket, along with the hole on the front bracket. Do not move the template during this process to ensure correct positioning.
22. Transfer this shape, the slots and hole onto the plywood.
    
23. Using an adhesive, glue the carpet onto the plywood and allow it to dry.
24. Once the glue has dried on all four wings, trim off the excess carpet and cut out the holes for the bolts.
25. With the front brackets, position the tabs onto the marked slot lines. Fasten the tabs with 1 screw, test fitting them onto the middle bracket.
26. If they fit well, screw in the remaining screws into each tab.
27. Using the marking for the front bracket hole, drill a 51mm hole for the locking screw assembly.
28. Insert the screw plug mount into the plywood.
29. Slot the wing’s tabs into the bracket and then screw the plug into the front bracket. Repeat for both sides.
30. Screw in the back wings using the counter-sunk bolts.

With your drawers wings now neatly installed you can kick back and admire your handy-work, if you needed to install your 12v system, you now have perfectly fitted drawer wings to hide the wiring underneath.

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