Manual Convertible Top Cover
Convertible Top
Manual Convertible Top Cover
• Protect vehicle from paint damage by using suitable protective covers and fabric reinforced adhesive tape.
• To ease installation, observe assembly position as well as work sequence for assembly and disassembly of convertible top cover.
• Always use new staples if necessary.
Removing
- Remove side trim.
- Remove headrest cover.
- Open convertible top half way.
- Remove roof edge trim. Refer to => [ Convertible Top Front Latch Assembly Overview ] Convertible Top (Overviews).
- Pull front roof frame seal off roof frame - arrow -.
- Remove mounting bolt for convertible top cover - arrow -.
- Pull convertible top cover of sealing tubing out of side roof edge sealing channel - arrow -.
- Pull clamping strip out of front roof edge channel - arrow -.
- Unhook cable with ball - 1 -.
- Remove C-pillar roof frame gasket in - direction of arrow -.
- Pull tubing out of C-pillar channel in - direction of arrow -.
- If present, pull insert tubing - 2 - off water guide - 1 -.
- Pull headliner - 2 - from convertible top fabric retaining frame - 1 - out in - direction of arrow -.
- Remove convertible top cover securing bolts from each pillar/bow.
• To ease assembly, observe assignment of bolts to each bow/pillar.
- Loose convertible top cover strongly outward from C-pillar - direction of arrow -. Use commercially available pliers and protect convertible top cover from damage using rag.
- Drill out pop rivet on frame - arrow - and remove using drift and hammer.
- Drill out pop rivet on inner C-pillar - arrow - and remove using drift and hammer.
- Pull tension cable downward in - direction of arrow -.
- Remove convertible top cover detail-pad upward in - direction of arrow -.
- Pull tubing - 2 - out of rear window channel - 1 - - arrow -.
- Remove three mounting bolts on both sides on molding seal of rear upholstery pad and convertible top retaining frame - arrows -.
- Remove molding seal - 1 - of corner bow from convertible top retaining frame - 2 - in - direction of arrow -.
- Disconnect harness connector - 1 - for Heated Rear Window (Z1).
- Carefully drill out pop rivet - 4 - from retaining clip - 5 -.
- Remove securing clip - 3 - from ball socket - 2 -.
- Pull hinge - 6 - out of ball socket.
- Remove bolts - 3 - (10 Nm) and nut - 4 - (10 Nm) from body - 1 -.
- Remove convertible top retaining frame - 2 - from body - 1 -.
Sealing band between convertible top retaining frame and body can lead to light sticking of convertible top retaining frame.
- Bolt convertible top retaining frame to body using fitting bracket ( V.A.G 1887).
- Remove convertible top cover - 1 - from convertible top retaining rail - 2 - to side in - direction of arrow - (second mechanic required).
- Remove mounting bolt from roof edge - arrow -.
- Remove sealing tubing of padding out of roof edge - 1 -, bow 1 - 2 -, bow 2 - 3 - in - direction of arrow -.
- Fold convertible top cover to front in - direction of arrow -.
- Pull out convertible top to side in - direction of arrow -.
• To make installation easier, observe assignment of each sealing tubing of convertible top cover to each bow/roof edge.
Installing
- Slide convertible top cover in retaining rail from side (second mechanic required).
Use lubricant for pulling in (e.g. silicone lubricant spray (D 007 000 A2)).
- Insert molding seal of convertible top cover detail-pad - 1 - into channel of bow 1 - 2 - in - direction of arrow -.
- Insert convertible top cover tubing - 1 - into channel of bow 4 - 2 - in - direction of arrow -.
- To make work sequence easier, insert convertible top cover/hinge - 1 - into ball socket - 2 - in - direction of arrow -.
• Do not secure securing clip!
- Align center lines (broken lines) - 1 - with hole - 2 - of middle bolt - 3 - in - direction of arrow -.
- Thread bolt into bore of fabric edge strip - 4 - (as shown in illustration).
- Thread middle bolt - 1 - with fabric edge strip - 2 - and headliner tightening belt - 3 - into hole of middle belt.
- Using a plastic hammer, press attachment of detail-pad roof edge strip with convertible top cover into roof edge channel in - direction of arrow -.
- Insert sealing tubing of padding into roof edge - 1 -, bow 1 - 2 - and bow 2 - 3 - - arrows -.
• Observe correct seating of each sealing tubing.
- Install mounting bolt on roof edge - arrow -.
- Insert sealing tubing of convertible top cover into each bow.
- Secure tightening belt - 1 - to bow 2 - 2 -. To ease this work step, first thread mounting bolt - 3 - onto tightening belt - 1 - and onto headliner tightening belt - 4 -.
• Observe correct seating of tightening belt - 1 - (cross form, not twisted).
- Align marking (line) - 1 - of roof edge mounting strip with hole in roof edge - 2 -.
- Press roof edge mounting strip into roof edge channel.
- Pull tension cable into side convertible top cover using assisting wire.
- Bolt on tension cable at rear.
- Hook ball into front roof frame.
- Adhere padding onto C-pillar using double-sided adhesive tape - arrow -.
- Check sealing cord - 1 - on convertible top retaining frame, replace if necessary.
- Remove Fitting Bracket (V.A.G 1887) from convertible top fabric retaining frame and body.
- Position convertible top retaining frame and tighten nut - 4 - (10 Nm) first.
- Tighten bolts - 3 - (10 Nm) from center toward outside.
- Press hinge - 6 - into ball socket - 2 -.
• Previous work step is only for vehicles with electric-/hydraulic convertible top.
- Secure with securing clip - 3 -.
- Secure retaining clip - 5 - using pop rivet - 4 -.
- Connect harness connector - 1 -.
- Press tubing into rear window channel - arrow -.
- Press in convertible top headliner - 2 - on convertible top fabric retaining frame - 1 - against - direction of arrow -.
• Start at center.
- If installed, secure water guide - 1 - with insert tubing - 2 -.
- Using screwdriver, guide long tension strap - 1 - through securing strip of convertible top padding - 2 - and pull out. To do so, place screwdriver in hole of long tension strap and pull out long tension strap in - direction of arrow -.
- Place long tension strap - 2 - behind short tension strap - 1 -.
- Align mounting bores of both tension straps.
- Secure both tension straps to frame using pop rivets - 3 -.
• Observe correct position of tension straps (as shown in illustration).
- Open convertible top half way.
- Insert tubing into C-pillar channel in - direction of arrow -.
• tubing must be flush with upper C-pillar edge.
- Press clamping strip into front roof edge channel - arrow -.
- Press convertible top cover sealing tubing into side of roof edge sealing channel - arrow -.
- Install convertible top cover securing bolt - arrow -.
- Install front roof frame seal - arrow A - and C-pillar - arrow B -.
- Install roof edge trim. Refer to => [ Convertible Top Front Latch Assembly Overview ] Convertible Top (Overviews).
- Install side trim.
- Install headrest cover.