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Soft Top: Removal

  1. Disengage the retainers attaching the rear window to the body.
  2. Remove rear window, unzipping from right to left.
  3. Disengage J-straps at soft top rear corners. See Fig 1.
  4. Unzip quarter windows, disengage J-strap and remove quarter windows.
  5. Starting at the rear of the upper door opening frame and working forward, disengage drip rail retainers attaching the soft top to the door opening frame.
  6. Unlatch top at windshield frame.
  7. Lower the top to the rearward position.
  8. Remove the screws attaching the roof bows to the pivot bracket. See Fig 2.
  9. Lift up bows at pivot bracket to disengage from pivot bracket.
  10. Remove the top. See Fig 3.
Fig 1: SOFT TOP J-STRAPS
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1 - SOFT TOP CORNER J-STRAP
2 - QUARTER PANEL
Fig 2: ROOF BOW REMOVAL
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1 - SPORT BAR
2 - REAR ROOF BOW
3 - SIDE ROOF BOW
Fig 3: SOFT TOP
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1 - HALF DOOR WINDOW
2 - DOOR OPENING FRAME
3 - QUARTER WINDOW
4 - SOFT TOP
5 - ROOF BOW
6 - LATCH REINFORCEMENT
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