Removal Procedure
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2003 Chevrolet Corvette. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Remove the lock pillar upper trim panel. Refer to TRIM REPLACEMENT - LOCK PILLAR (UPPER CONVERTIBLE or TRIM REPLACEMENT - LOCK PILLAR (COUPE) or TRIM REPLACEMENT - LOCK PILLAR (LOWER CONVERTIBLE AND HARD TOP) in Interior Trim.
- Position the #1 bow and the #5 bow in an up position.
- Disconnect the rear defogger electrical connections.
- Using a grease pencil mark the folding top mounting locations on both sides.
- Remove the folding top pillar bracket bolts with an assistant.
- With an assistant, slide the top slightly up and then rearward and out of the pillar bracket.