Removal

Removal
1. Remove carpet from top stowage compartment.







2. Disconnect backlight heater harness multiplugs.
3. Ensuring that backlight heater harness is clear, power top to fully lowered position.
4. Remove rear seat cushion. Refer to Body and Frame, Seats. Seats
5. Remove rear seat squab. Refer to Body and Frame, Seats. Seats
6. Remove LH and RH rear quarter trim cappings.
7. Remove LH and RH rear quarter trim panels.
8. Remove rear speaker assemblies. Refer to Radio, Stereo, and Compact Disc. Speaker






9. Slacken and remove nuts securing squab panel stiffener bracket to BIW and remove bracket from vehicle.
10. Remove heated backlight from roof. Refer to Windows and Glass. Heated Glass Element






11. Noting their positions, remove staples securing cover to backlight frame and release cover from frame.


12. NOTE: Do not allow top to latch.


Power top to 3/4 closed position.

13. Remove battery cover and disconnect ground cable from battery terminal. Service and Repair







14. Position trunk RH liner for access and turn hydraulic pump valve fully counter-clockwise to manual operation position.







15. Remove LH cantrail seal and carrier.
Slacken and remove screws securing LH cantrail seal to frame and withdraw seal.
Slacken and remove screws securing LH cantrail seal carrier and remove seal carrier from vehicle.
16. Slacken and remove screws securing RH cantrail seal to frame and remove seal.
17. Slacken and remove screws securing RH cantrail seal carrier and remove seal carrier.







18. Remove LH main column seal and carrier.
Withdraw LH main column seal from carrier.
Slacken and remove screws securing seal carrier and remove carrier from vehicle.
19. Release and remove RH main column seal from carrier.
20. Slacken and remove screws securing RH main column seal carrier and remove carrier.







21. Remove latch striker and guide pins.
Slacken and remove latch striker securing screws and remove striker from header plate.
Slacken and remove screws securing latch plate guide pins to frame and remove guide pins.







22. Slacken and remove screws securing latch plate to frame and remove latch plate.
23. Noting positions for installation, release bonded sections of cover from frame.







24. Disconnect convertible top side tension cables from frame.







25. Release cover front retaining rod from retaining clips in frame and remove rod from cover.
26. Manually close but do not latch top.







27. Slacken and remove screws securing headlining rear quarters to main column bracket cover plates.







28. Release and remove headlining rear securing rods.







29. Slacken and remove bolts securing rear tack strip to BIW.







30. Withdraw tack strip from vehicle and remove end covers from tack strip.
31. Apply protective tape to adjacent painted areas of BIW.







32. Position tack strip clear of BIW and drill out pop rivets securing tack strip to cover.







33. Release cover from tack strip and withdraw side tension cables through cover piping.
34. Remove cover from vehicle.
35. Remove sealing strip from backlight frame and clean off any residual sealant.
36. Noting positions for installation clean residual adhesive from frame.
37. Using white spirit, ensure that frame is grease free and dry.