KitchenAid KUDE60FXSS Installation Guide - Page 16

Install custom panel, Remove the short screws, Attach plastic studs, Attach custom panel, Attach

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5 Attach plastic studs Plastic studs attached with 4 short screws Visible side Attach the 4 plastic studs to the wooden panel using the 4 short hex head screws provided. 6 Attach custom tape Open the door and align top edges. Predrill 2 pilot holes using a drill bit. Use tape to mark the drill bit to gauge hole depth. Drill pilot holes approximately 1¹⁄₂" (12.7 mm) into the top corners of the door using hole in liner as a guide. 9 Install custom panel Align top edges Drill through these holes Check custom tape alignment with metal door slots; verify tape is right-side up, and that the tape does not overhang the metal door on the top, bottom or side interfaces. Remove the backing from the custom tape by pulling straight down on the liner. Align the custom tape to the keyhole slots on the metal door (see image) and apply. Repeat steps for one side and then the other. NOTE: The adhesive on the tape is aggressive, so proper alignment and attachment to the metal door needs to occur on the first try. 7 Attach custom panel Customer-supplied panel Install 2 long screws supplied in top corners to secure custom wood panel in place. 10 Remove the short screws Wooden panel assembly Align the studs on the custom wood panel to the keyhole slots on the door assembly. Ensure that all 4 plastic studs are engaged in the keyhole slots. Slide wood panel down until the top surface of the wooden panel is flush with the top of the door. 16 Remove 2 short screws and replace with long screws provided. Align top edges Customer-supplied panel Remove the short screws (3rd from top) on either side of the inner door panel. Predrill 2 pilot holes using a drill bit. Use tape to mark the drill bit to gauge the hole depth. Drill pilot holes approximately 1¹⁄₂" using the door liner hole as a guide into the panel. Install the 2 remaining long screws.

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16
Install custom panel
9
Customer-supplied
panel
Align top
edges
Drill through
these holes
Remove the short screws
10
Customer-supplied
panel
Align top
edges
Remove 2 short screws
and replace with long
screws provided.
Attach plastic studs
5
Plastic studs attached
with 4 short screws
Visible side
Attach the 4 plastic studs to the wooden panel
using the 4 short hex head (
⁵⁄₁₆
") screws provided.
Attach custom panel
7
W
l
ooden pane
assembly
Align the studs on the custom wood panel to the keyhole
slots on the door assembly. Ensure that all 4 plastic studs are
engaged in the keyhole slots. Slide wood panel down until
the top surface of the wooden panel is flush with the top of
the door.
Open the door and align top edges. Predrill 2 pilot holes
using a
³⁄₃₂
" drill bit. Use tape to mark the drill bit to gauge
hole depth. Drill pilot holes approximately 1
¹⁄₂
" (12.7 mm)
into the top corners of the door using hole in liner as a
guide.
Install 2 long screws supplied in top corners to secure
custom wood panel in place.
Remove the short screws (3rd from top) on either side of
the inner door panel. Predrill 2 pilot holes using a
³⁄₃₂
" drill
bit.
Use tape to mark the drill bit to gauge the hole depth.
Drill pilot holes approximately 1
¹⁄₂
" using the door liner
hole as a guide into the panel. Install the 2 remaining long
screws.
Attach custom tape
6
Check custom tape alignment with metal door slots; verify
tape is right-side up, and that the tape does not overhang the
metal door on the top, bottom or side interfaces. Remove the
backing from the custom tape by pulling straight down on
the liner. Align the custom tape to the keyhole slots on the
metal door (see image) and apply. Repeat steps for one side
and then the other.
NOTE:
The adhesive on the tape is aggressive, so proper
alignment and attachment to the metal door needs to occur
on the first try.