Convertible Top Cover, Removing And Installing: Removing

-- Remove the convertible top headliner. Refer to CONVERTIBLE TOP HEADLINER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the front convertible top seal. Refer to OVERVIEW - CONVERTIBLE TOP SEAL, CONVERTIBLE TOP TRIM PANELS .

-- Remove the rear convertible top seal. Refer to OVERVIEW - CONVERTIBLE TOP SEAL, CONVERTIBLE TOP TRIM PANELS .

-- Tape off the clamping brackets of commercially available wide jaw locking pliers -3- with felt strips -1 and 2- to protect the convertible top cover.

-- Using the wide jaw locking pliers, remove the retaining strip -2- on the convertible top cover -1- from the tensioning bracket frame -3- starting from the outside.

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• Before assembling the clips from the tensioning bracket -3- must be removed. Additionally is it necessary to replace the clips and before installing in the depressions and to replace the retaining strip -2- from the convertible top cover -1-.

-- Open the rear lid and push back the convertible top by hand until the area of the main bearing is accessible.

-- Depending on the version: remove the bolt -item-  22 and the guide in addition guide out the guiding eyes -4 and 5-.

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-- Remove the bolt -1- for securing the guide cable -3-.

-- Remove the guide cable -3- and guide it out of the guiding eyes -4 and 5-.

-- Disengage the convertible top cover tabs -1- on the retaining strip from the main guide -2- in direction of -arrow-.

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-- Fold the cover on the inside of the front rail to the side and remove the adhesive tape -3-.

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-- Disengage and free up the guide cable -2- from the front rail -1-.

TIP:

The guide cable can be tensioned by opening the convertible top farther.

-- Guide the guide cable -4- out of the convertible top cover tensioning cable pocket -3- and the retaining strip -5-.

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-- Loosen the acoustic insulation -1- Velcro fastener -2- from the bows 2.

-- Remove the rear roof frame trim. Refer to OVERVIEW - CONVERTIBLE TOP SEAL, CONVERTIBLE TOP TRIM PANELS .

-- Disconnect the upper connector on the antenna amplifier. Refer to COMPONENT LOCATION OVERVIEW - ANTENNA SYSTEMS .

-- Guide out the antenna amplifier wire from the guide strap and free it up.

-- Disconnect the connector -2- on the rear window. Pull through the housing toward the rear and at the same time counterhold on the window connection.

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-- Remove the bolt -1- on both sides.

-- Disengage the retaining strip tabs -2- for the acoustic insulation -1- at the rear side of the front rail.

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-- Remove the bolt -3-.

-- Guide the tension cable -5- out of the guiding eyes -4 and 6-.

-- Carefully warm the convertible top cover at the bows 1, 2, 3 using the :VAG1416  .

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-- Carefully remove the convertible top cover -3- at the bows. At the same time start at the bow 3 and follow the sequence bow 3, 2 and 1.

-- Loosen the convertible top cover -3- at the top side of the front rail.

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TIP:

The convertible top cover is secured on the front rail with adhesive film.

-- Disengage the convertible top cover tabs on the retaining strip -1- from the front rail -2- in direction of -arrows-.

-- Bring the convertible top into the "closed" position by hand.

-- Fold up the convertible top cover and remove.