Craig here; my wife and I have a 2003 Audi A4 with a
The hydraulics release pressure after a few minutes, perhaps five or seven, and the top moves.
1. Begin by removing the weatherstripping made of rubber from the
Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the passenger side. In fact, nearly
3. Take off the plastic molding from behind the convertible top’s lead edge.
(You are looking at the piece of plastic molding in the photo to the right.
4. Take away the keepers. There are three little ones
plastic wedges that retain the cloth’s lead edge (in the picture, the big one is vertical in the middle). One has a huge center.
5. I’ll call the strip of fabric at the corners a seam.
6. Take off the front panel’s side keepers. (I specify
7. Unzip the clothing. There is a zipper holding the
8. Continue unzipping the file and rolling back the
9. Remove the third panel’s roof (the fabric is not
a weather seal (In the photo, the weather strip is out). Metal slot guards are present in the
A piece of vinyl that extends toward the center is also sewed into the fabric.
10. Remove the cord from the cloth’s edge by pulling it out.
11. Disconnect the hot element’s electrical cord.
It has a vertical top. Locate the wire coming out of the back window. It will lead to a plastic.
12. Remove the weather strip from the rear’s bottom.
13. Take the fabric from the back of the frame.
14. Remove the headliner’s window clip. There’s a
15. The final component is what I refer to as a cable’s sliders. It enables the
Reinstallation:
16. Set the back window in position and attach the plastic.
Wire the electric heater, step 17. My wiring was put in.
18. Secure the window frame with the headliner. A number of
new clips ought to be in the window’s groove. If so, take the pieces out of the
19. Attach the cloth’s back edge to the frame and
20. As you proceed, re-zip each one. I was given a
21. Next, you must pass the cable through the
22. Attach the third panel by slipping the
23. Attach the initial panel. Where my replacement is located
24. Cross the front edge of the seam extension, creating
Fix the corners with glue. Perhaps you saw that at the
point. Try to avoid getting any adhesive on the outside of the object when applying the glue.
Put the front edge strip into the slot at number 26. Once more,
27. Pop the panel into position to complete the installation.
28. Your roof is nearly finished. Put the in advance
The rear window seal actually rose by approximately a quarter inch because it was so tight. Leave