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If you just have a hard top and either want a soft top or the option of both, you’re going to have to fit the soft top. Here is the soft top assembly. Thankfully it’s a self contained unit just waiting to be bolted into the car. You will also need the 2 removable side bars.
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Fitting The Soft Top Assembly
This retrofit was done on a Roadster coupe but the standard Roadster is almost exactly the same but with far less room to work and a missing tie bar between the B pillars. So, if you have a coupe, remove the tie bar. Pop the rubber cover off the bolt and remove the bolts.
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We will have to remove the cover panel…
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…so unbolt the seat belt guide…
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…pull the 3 plastic pegs out…
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…and remove the single Torx 20 screw from the back.
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The panel can now be removed.
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Fold the carpet out of the boot to allow better access. There is a black cover…
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