Removing Roofliner

Fig 1: Identifying Roofliner Position

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Information 

• Some of the repair illustrations show only one side of the vehicle  .
• Naturally, some steps also have to be performed on the opposite side of the vehicle as well  .

1. Loosen rear fastening points.
   1. 1.1. Unscrew screw -2-  .
   2. 1.2. Remove expansion rivets -3-  on the tension bow -4-  .
   Fig 2: Loosening Rear Fastening Points
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   3. 1.3. Release wire harness.
      1. 1.3.1. Disengage cable clip -2-  .
      2. 1.3.2. Remove retaining strap -3-  on the control arm -4-  .
      Fig 3: Releasing Wire Harness

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   4. 1.4. Loosen Velcro connections -1-  on the rear window frame -2-  . -arrow- 
      Fig 4: Loosening Velcro Connections On Rear Window Frame

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   5. 1.5. Pull off strip -2-  on the roofliner.
      Fig 5: Pulling Strip On Roofliner

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   6. 1.6. Release zip -2-  in the corner bow area.
      Fig 6: Releasing Corner Bow Zip

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   7. 1.7. Release zip -2-  in the main folding top bow area.
      Fig 7: Releasing Main Folding Top Bow Zip

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2. Loosen fastening points at the side.
   1. 2.1. Pull the roofliner -3-  aside -arrow-  and drill out rivet -1-  on the inner retaining strap -2-  .
      Fig 8: Loosening Retaining Strap

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   2. 2.2. Drill out rivet -2-  on the control arm -3-  .
      Fig 9: Drilling Out Rivet On Control Arm

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   3. 2.3. Drill out rivets -2-  on the main control arm -3-  .
   4. 2.4. Unscrew fastening screw -4-  .
   Fig 10: Drilling Out Rivets On Main Control Arm

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3. Release tension rope.

   Information 

   Do not pull on the rope. This wedges the molded piece.

   1. 3.1. Lever the molded piece -2-  off the control arm -3-  using a small screwdriver.
      Fig 11: Releasing Tension Rope

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   2. 3.2. Disengage tension rope -2-  at the eye -4-  .
   3. 3.3. Drill out rivet -3-  .
      1. 3.3.1. Remove tension rope -2-  and eye -4-  .
      Fig 12: Disengaging Tension Rope On Control Arm

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   4. 3.4. Pull tension rope -2-  through the eyes -5 and 6-  and remove it.
      Fig 13: Removing Tension Rope

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4. Loosen fastening points at the front.
   1. 4.1. Loosen cover strip.
      1. 4.1.1. Unscrew fastening screws -3 and 4-  .
      2. 4.1.2. Pull cover strip -2-  in the middle downwards. -arrow A- 
      3. 4.1.3. Pull cover strip -2-  at the corners inwards out of the rubber. -arrow B- 
      4. 4.1.4. Remove cover strip -2-  together with the roofliner.
      Fig 14: Loosening Cover Strip
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   2. 4.2. Pull off piping -3-  on the cover strip -2-  .
      Fig 15: Pulling Piping On Cover Strip

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   3. 4.3. Remove trim -2-  .
      Fig 16: Removing Trim

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   4. 4.4. Release tension rope.
      1. 4.4.1. Unscrew fastening screw -3-  .
      2. 4.4.2. Remove tension rope with spring -2-  .
      Fig 17: Releasing Tension Rope

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5. Loosen fastening points in the middle.
   1. 5.1. Loosen fastening screw at the right -3-  .
   2. 5.2. Pull piping -2-  with roofliner -1-  to the right and out.
   Fig 18: Loosening Fastening Points In Middle

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6. Remove roofliner.