Convertible Top Moulding / Trim: Service and Repair

Header Rail Upper Trim Panel (76.86.20)

Removal

1. Power convertible top to fully lowered position.
2. Remove battery cover and disconnect ground cable from battery terminal.
3. Remove roof console.
4. Where fitted, disconnect microphone harness multiplug.







5. Remove the sun visors.
6. Remove sun visor retaining clips.
7. Remove 'A' post upper trim finishers.
8. Carefully remove and discard fir tree fastener retaining trim finisher on header rail and remove finisher from header rail.







9. Carefully remove and discard retaining stud from LH end of header seal.







10. Lift rear edge of seal for access and slacken and remove latch cover LH securing screw.







11. Remove and discard retaining stud from RH end of header seal, lift rear edge of seal and slacken and remove latch cover RH securing screw.
12. Slacken and remove the latch cover centre securing screws and remove latch cover from header rail.







Installation

1. Position latch cover on header rail and fit and tighten centre securing screws.
2. Lift RH edge of header seal for access and fit and tighten the latch cover RH securing screw.
3. Fit and fully seat new retaining stud to RH end of header seal.
4. Lift LH edge of header seal for access and fit and tighten the latch cover LH securing screw.
5. Fit and fully seat new retaining stud to LH end of header seal.
6. Ensuring that microphone flying lead is routed towards harness multiplug, position trim finisher on header rail and secure with new fir tree fastener.
7. Fit 'A' post upper trim finishers.
8. Fit the sun visor retaining clips.
9. Fit the sun visors.
10. Connect microphone flying lead to harness.
11. Fit roof console.
12. Fit ground cable to battery terminal and fit battery cover.
13. Power convertible top to fully raised position.