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Convertible Top - Tensioning Wire Visible

87VW2

GROUP

61
NUMBER

87-04 December 21, 1987
MODEL(S):

Cabriolet, all m..y.
SUBJECT:

Tensioning wire visible - convertible top
If the tensioning wire for the convertible top slips out of the U-channel, perform the following repair:

^ Loosen the top tensioning wire lock nuts on the left and right rear of the vehicle, then remove the top and the tensioning wire out of the U-channel.

^ Trim the leatherette strip bonded in the U-channel up to the top edge of the channel.

^ At this time, any uneveness of the U-channel should be corrected.

^ Re-install tensioning wire and top.

See Repair Manual - Group 61 - Convertible Top, for further information.