Disassembling hardtop: Preparation

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Place hardtop on the assembly fixture and lock with the latching levers and the locking lever at front.

Detaching cover strips and roof strip clips
Lift up the cover strip to the left and right -2- using a plastic spatula and pull it out of the hardtop body -1- . The roof strip clips are destroyed when they are removed.

Fig 1: Detaching Cover Strips And Roof Strip Clips
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Removing cover and bracket
Pull off cover -2A- and press out the bracket at the top and bottom using a plastic spatula.

Fig 2: Removing Cover And Bracket

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