Removing Roof

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Fig 1: Roof Component Location

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Mill off the spot welds in the front and side roof areas.
1. 1.1. Mill off the spot welds of the front roof cross member -A- and in the area of the roof strips -B- using a spotweld cutter.
  
  Fig 2: Identifying Front Roof Cross Member And Area Of Roof Strips Using Spotweld Cutter
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Cut off the roof.
1. 2.1. Cut off the roof with the oscillating body saw in the area -C- on both sides.
  
  Fig 3: Identifying Oscillating Body Saw Area
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Mill off the spot welds in the rear roof area.
1. 3.1. Mill off the spot welds in the rear roof area -D- and in the area of the hinge mounting -E- .
  
  Fig 4: Identifying Rear Roof Area And Hinge Mounting
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Heat roof in area of the cross members and remove.
1. 4.1. Heat roof bonding in area of the cross members -F- and -G- using a hot-air gun.
2. 4.2. Remove the roof.
  
  Fig 5: Identifying Heat Roof Bonding Area
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Remove remaining pieces of the roof.
Information
- During separation make sure that the components beneath are not damaged.
1. 5.1. Cut off laser soldered joints on side panels (areas -H- ).
2. 5.2. Remove the remaining pieces.
  
  Fig 6: Identifying Cut Off Laser Soldered Joints On Side Panels
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