How to Remove your Soft Top.....56k Beware

Great write up with very detailed instructions, thanks.
My question is what adhesive should be used on re-assembly when attaching the 'hoop' to the body. There's residue of a cream substance which I assume is some type of adhesive/sealant. I'm thinking non setting panel sealant as used on caravans. Any thoughts or advice?
Cheers Tony
 
Replaced the motor and hydraulics on 2003 Z4. I tested the top before putting in. It went up and down. Installed the top but now it will go down but not up. Any ideas? What did I miss?
 
Anyone got the pdf for reinstalling the top?

I've been trying to do my first motor relocate and some of the wires were stuck on the mechanism so I had to start removing the roof.

I've gotten it all loose and sorted the issue without having to actually lift it fully out of place. So now I want to put it back together but I'm a bit worried about the following. These steps seem to be skipped over pretty quickly in any videos without detail.

A. Getting the roof seal back on correctly to the bodywork ( are you meant to use any sealer or just push it back into place?) Also is it easier with the roof up or down? Oh and the clips? I have no idea what they are meant to clip to or how to do it.

B. Getting the wires plugged back in properly. I already forgot which came from where and it doesn't look intuitive.

Cheers for any advice or if there are any other threads worth checking out.
 
No sealer needed, pushes back in place.
You can see where the clips go back in from the trunk. They push back in from the outside of the car. Pretty easy actually.
Can't screw up the wiring. Only go in one way.
 
Thanks Ill try again in the morning. I think I got most of it back in place but its really stubborn right in the middle of the boot.

BTW managed to get access to the pdfs using archive.org is there a good place to rehost them?
 
OK I've got the seal nearly all the way on so that's something. There's a few kinks in it so may have to hit it with the heat gun or something.

Got most of the cables plugged in too. Only issue is with the hard top sensor wire, there doesn't seem to be a socket for it to go into on passenger side?

Do the clips need doing before the 7 bolts on the rail?

Feel like I'm getting there.

Edit -

Feel like ive done everything now apart from get the seal decent its definitely going to leak as is. Someone must have had issues getting it back into place before? Ill get some pictures
 
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