Folding Top Cover: Removal
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Dodge Stratus and 2005 Chrysler Sebring. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
CAUTION:
To avoid damage to the sunvisors, rotate the driver's and passenger's sunvisor down before lowering or raising the convertible top.
- Release folding top latches and allow top cover to relax.
- Remove tack strip trim panel.
- Remove headlining screw to tack strip.
- Remove all convertible top storage area sections.
- Remove nuts holding tack strip to deck panel.
- Remove tack strip from deck panel.CAUTION: Cover all painted and upholstered surfaces to avoid damage while performing the following operations.
- Reposition tack strip above rear deck and quarter panels.
- Using a grease pencil, mark location of outer top cover on rear tack strip to aid installation.
- Remove staples holding top cover to rear tack strip.
- Fold rear of top cover, tack strips and rear window up and over the third (rear) roof bow.
- Remove screws holding roof rail tension cable springs to rear rail behind quarter glass opening.
- Pull side rail rear weatherstrips from weatherstrip retainer channels.
- Remove screws holding rear weatherstrip retainer channels to convertible top mechanism.
- Separate rear weatherstrip retainer channels from vehicle.
- Remove top cover listing from adhesive on roof rail.
- Raise folding top to the mid point.
- Remove screws holding convertible top header feature strip to header panel.
- Mark location of top cover on top header.
- Remove staples holding top cover to header.
- Remove screws in end of roof bow.
- Slide convertible top plastic retainer strips from channels in roof bows.
- Close folding top, do not latch.
- Slide tension cable out of cable pocket.
- Disengage roof rail tension cables from header.
- Remove top cover from vehicle.