Removing Roof

Fig 1: Roof Component Location (Cayman, Cayman S, Cayman GTS, Cayman "Black/Style Edition", Boxster "Black/Style Edition", Cayman GT4)

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Remove spotwelds.

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1. 1.1. Drill out spotwelds using spotweld drill .
2. 1.2. Grind down spotwelds in area -A- using a spherical cutter.
Affix adhesive tape -1- along the edge of the roof on both sides at dimension -X- . → Distance: 2 mm+2 mm
Adhesive tape serves as cut line.

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Only make cuts in the top plate. Make sure not to damage the plate underneath when doing this.
Make cut on both sides.
Heat connection areas using the hot-air gun.

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Remove roof (with the help of two people).
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- During separation make sure that the components beneath are not damaged .
Remove remaining pieces of roof.

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1. 6.1. Cut off laser soldered joints on side panels.
2. 6.2. Remove remaining pieces.