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Removing Roof

CAUTION: Pointed or sharp objects
  • Risk of cracks, pricks or cuts
    • Wear personal protective gear.

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Cover adjacent areas.

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The cutting thread must be placed on the outside around the seal holder

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Seal holder

  1. Unscrew nuts -1-  .
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    Nuts

  2. Cut through guide pin -1-  using > V.A.G 1561B - electric cutter  and > Length 25 mm  .
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    Guide pin

  3. Cut through inner adhesive bead -1  - using > V.A.G 1561A - electric cutter  and > Length 25 mm  .
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    Inner adhesive bead

  4. Cut through front adhesive bead -1-  on the roof using > VAS 861 001A - Window removal set  .
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    Adhesive bead at the front

    1. 4.1  Cutting cord > Length 3.5 m  must be unwound from the reel. Then cut it off.

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      • Protect paint area of the side panel using protective film from the tool set while piercing/cutting.
      • Press evenly without using too much force.
      • Get another person to monitor the process from outside.
      • If the scratch awl can be seen at the outside, stop immediately and re-position the awl using less force.
    2. 4.2  Pierce front adhesive bead -2-  at the right.
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      Adhesive bead on roof, front

      1. 4.2.1  Insert scratch awl -1-  past the bracket and threaded bolt -3-  from inside the vehicle to the outside.
    3. 4.3  Pull cutting cord into the passenger compartment.
    4. 4.4  Guide cutting cord -1-  along under the windscreen sealing -2-  (-Arrows-  ).
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      Windscreen sealing

    5. 4.5  Pull cutting cord -1-  at the front left into the passenger compartment.
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      Cutting cord

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      • Protect paint area of the side panel using protective film from the tool set while piercing/cutting.
      • Press evenly without using too much force.
      • Get another person to monitor the process from outside.
      • If the scratch awl can be seen at the outside, stop immediately and re-position the awl using less force.
      1. 4.5.1  Guide the scratch awl -3-  sideways at a sharp angle from the inside out.
      2. 4.5.2  Guide cutting cord -1-  along under the plastic bracket -2-  .
      3. 4.5.3  Pull cutting cord -1-  with scratch awl -3-  into the passenger compartment -arrow-  .
    6. 4.6  Pull cutting cord at the front left -1-  as far as the centre into the passenger compartment -arrow-  .
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      Cutting cord

    7. 4.7  Knot hook -1-  on the cutting cord in the passenger compartment -2-  and hook the hook -1-  into the centring bore -3-  .
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      Hook on cutting cord

    8. 4.8  Guide loose end of the cutting cord -1-  out of the passenger compartment -arrow-  .
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      Cutting cord

      Information 

      • Protect paint area of the side panel using protective film from the tool set while piercing/cutting.
      • Press evenly without using too much force.
      • Get another person to monitor the process from outside.
      • If the scratch awl can be seen at the outside, stop immediately and re-position the awl using less force.
      1. 4.8.1  Guide loose end of the cutting cord -1-  at the front left out of the passenger compartment using the scratch awl -2-  .
      2. 4.8.2  Guide cutting cord -1-  along under the plastic bracket -3-  .
    9. 4.9  Loosen roof at the front.
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      Adhesive bead at the front

      1. 4.9.1  Position suction cup on the windscreen.
      2. 4.9.2  Feed cutting cord into the spooling device.
      3. 4.9.3  Cut through front adhesive bead
  5. Cut through rear adhesive bead on the roof using > VAS 861 001A - Window removal set  .
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    Adhesive bead at the rear

    1. 5.1  Cutting cord > Length 3.5 m  must be unwound from the reel. Then cut it off.

      Information 

      • Protect paint area of the side pa ne l using protective film from the tool set while piercing/cutting.
      • Press evenly without using too much force.
      • Get another person to monitor the process from outside.
      • If the scratch awl can be seen at the outside, stop immediately and re-position the awl using less force.
    2. 5.2  Pierce rear adhesive bead at the left -2-  .
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      Rear adhesive bead on roof assembly

      1. 5.2.1  Insert scratch awl -1-  past the bracket -3-  and threaded bolt from inside the vehicle to the outside.
    3. 5.3  Pull cutting cord into the passenger compartment.
    4. 5.4  Guide cutting cord -1-  along under the windscreen sealing -2-  (-Arrows-  ).
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      Windscreen sealing

    5. 5.5  Pull cutting cord -1-  at the rear right into the passenger compartment.
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      Cutting cord

      Information 

      • Protect paint area of the side panel using protective film from the tool set while piercing/cutting.
      • Press evenly without using too much force.
      • Get another person to monitor the process from outside.
      • If the scratch awl can be seen at the outside, stop immediately and re-position the awl using less force.
      1. 5.5.1  Guide the scratch awl -3-  sideways at a sharp angle from the inside out.
      2. 5.5.2  Guide cutting cord -1-  along under the plastic bracket -2-  .
      3. 5.5.3  Pull cutting cord -1-  with scratch awl -3-  into the passenger compartment.
    6. 5.6  Pull cutting cord -1-  at the rear right as far as the centre into the passenger compartment -arrow-  .
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      Cutting cord

    7. 5.7  Knot hook -1-  on the cutting cord -2-  in the passenger compartment and hook the hook -1-  into the bore -3-  .
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      Hook on cutting cord

    8. 5.8  Guide loose end of the cutting cord -1-  out of the passenger compartment.
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      Cutting cord

      Information 

      • Protect paint area of the side panel using protective film from the tool set while piercing/cutting.
      • Press evenly without using too much force.
      • Get another person to monitor the process from outside.
      • If the scratch awl can be seen at the outside, stop immediately and re-position the awl using less force.
      1. 5.8.1  Guide loose end of the cutting cord -1-  at the rear right out of the passenger compartment using the scratch awl -2-  .
      2. 5.8.2  Guide cutting cord -1-  along under the plastic bracket -3-  .
    9. 5.9  Detach roof at the rear.
      1. 5.9.1  Position suction cup -1-  on the rear window.
      2. 5.9.2  Feed cutting cord into the spooling device.
      3. 5.9.3  Cut through rear adhesive bead -2-  .
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        Adhesive bead at the rear

  6. Remove the roof.
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