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When replacing the convertible top latches how does the top strip above the windshield come off to get to the locking bolt?
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∙ 12y ago
it's glued on with contact cement glue
AnswerI just replaced the latch on mine. There was no glue or rubber cement, at least on my model. In order to remove the old latch:
- Open the soft-top halfway, so it balances with the frontmost portion in a roughly vertical orientation. The goal is to let it balance on its own, so you don't have to hold it. Alternatively, get a friend to hold it for you.
- Starting on one side, carefully wiggle the top strip panel straight away from the rest of the soft top. There is an indentation in the side of it where the locking bolt fits, holding it on.
- You need to carefully slide the panel away, so that the indentation comes away from the locking bolt.
- On mine, the passenger-side locking bolt was smaller than on the driver's side, but yours could be reversed (or they could be the same size). Be careful, and try each side with increasing pressure, to minimize the risk of breaking the paneling.
- Once one side of the panel is free, carefully pull the rest of the panel free. Be careful not to bend it enough to break it.
- Slide the other side of the panel away from the soft-top.
- Remove the locking bolt on the latch (mine was a 10mm bolt on the driver's side, and a larger Phillips screw on the passenger side).
- Unscrew the two (Phillips) bolts on the bottom of the locking mechanism
- Slide the entire assembly out the front of the front
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