How To Take The Roof Off A 1987 Corvette

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How to take the roof off a 1987 corvette.

Jeff alexander from hare chevrolet shows you how to lower a manual convertible top on the chevrolet corvette. Your vette should have come with a tool for removing these bolts. If bolts are being difficult to start recheck to make sure roof is centered and have a second person push roof towards back of car to help compress the new weatherstrip. Never fear techmattic is here to help.

Make sure front cone plate assembly is loose enough to move by hand. The c7 corvette comes standard with a removable top it is a great design that makes it easy to remove and install its great fun to take the top off during the summer days and feel the wind. Pull the target top forward and upward simultaneously. It was a sad day for many drop top corvette owners when gm dropped the convertible option from their lineup in 1976.

Insert the targa top in the rear hatch lining up the outside front edges of the top with the floor latches near the front of the hatch. Stand on the driver s or passenger s side of the corvette and firmly grasp the targa top along the side edge. Many corvette owners feel a convertible is the only way to go. The headliner repair will be it s own video.

The bolts by the windshield do not come out just loosen them. Set the roof on the car and tighten rear center bolts. Just wanted to stress the importance of a crucial step when installing the roof panel on your corvette to help insure that you latch your roof panel each and. There are two by the windshield hidden up in the holes behind the sun visor and the other two are toward the rear.

Can t figure out how to take the roof off your new corvette.