Removing and installing canopy — AUDI

🧭 Before you start

Extend the canopy and remove the two bolts on the support arms that hold it to the aluminium rail. Retract it carefully to the stop, push it up at the outer end and lift it out of the bracket with a helper supporting the other end. To remove the brackets, take out the central bolt and the three upper bolts on each side. Installation is the reverse.

Fits: platform code SG

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• The rail bolts are only reachable with the canopy extended, so wind it out before anything else.
• Have a second mechanic support the far end; the canopy is long and awkward to lift alone.
• Retract the canopy right to its stop before lifting it out of the bracket.
• Use a stepladder for the bracket bolts rather than reaching from the vehicle step.

Written for this job from the workshop steps below · TorqFix editorial.

📋 Procedure

1. Extend canopy
2. Unscrew 2 bolts (arrow) for canopy from aluminium rail. [Note: The bolts are located on the extended canopy support arms.The bolts are only accessible when the canopy is extended.]
3. Carefully retract canopy as far as stop.
4. Push canopy up at outer end and lift out of bracket.
5. A second mechanic supports canopy at other end and then removes it from bracket. [Note: A stepladder is required to remove the canopy bracket.]
6. Unscrew centrally positioned bolt (arrow) from canopy bracket on both sides.
7. Unscrew upper three bolts (1) on both sides.
8. Remove canopy bracket on both sides.

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