How To Adjust Roof Panel On 1999 Corvete

Place the new roof on a blanket on the ground with the bottom facing up.

How to adjust roof panel on 1999 corvete. Raise the windows and look for water leaks as a friend hoses down your roof. Tighten front mounting bolts. Unlatch and latch the rear handle several times to get a good feel for how tight this should be. Set the roof on the car and tighten rear center bolts.

Changing c4 1984 1989 corvette roof weatherstripping. The one on the bottom is a pain to get out. Remove the old roof. If bolts are being difficult to start recheck to make sure roof os centered and have a second person push roof towards back of car to help compress the new weathertstrip.

If it s water tight pat yourself on the back. Proper adjustment procedure for 1984 1996 corvette c4 top installation. Tighten the outer two rear locator bolts on each side. Adjust the door you will need to remove the lower rocker vent panel the piece behind the front wheel to gain access to the lower door hinge bolts.

Roof tighten the hook one turn at a time until it is tighter than your old roof and then loosen it one turn. If there are leaks you re on your own. Tighten the set screw using the 2 mm allen wrench. Rear of roof is now done.

Loosen the set screw perpendicular to the hook on the rear latch with the 2 mm allen wrench so that the hook can be rotated a full turn. Then there is a 10mm bolt on top of the panel and one on the bottom. Turn the front wheels all the way to the right to access the fenderwell torx bolts. Go to roof and make sure front plate assembly on roof is loose enough to move by hand.

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.