Opel Frontera UBS. Manual - part 2895

SUN ROOF/CONVERTIBLE TOP

8I–3

3. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
4. Remove eight sun roof glass fixing screws to remove

the sun roof glass(3).

NOTE: If shims are used between the sun roof set plate
and the glass, note the number of shims used.

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Installation

To install, follow the removal steps in the reverse order,
noting the following points.

1. Clean the body panel of the weatherstrip fixing

portion.

D

If the protective film(1) of the body panel is peeled, it
cannot be reused.
Install the new protective film around the body
panel(2).

2. Install the new weatherstrip(3).  

D

Always replace with a new one.

D

Be sure to install the sun roof weatherstrip so that
the white marking location(4) of the weatherstrip is
on the front side of the vehicle.

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3. Temporarily install the glass to the sun roof frame.
4. Open and shut the sun roof four to five times to

position correctly the sun roof weatherstrip and the
glass in the longitudinal and latitudinal setting
positions.

5. Insert the original shims between the sun roof set

plate and the glass.

6. Tighten the sun roof glass fixing screws to the

specified torque.

Torque: 10 N·m (1.0 kg·m/87 lb in)

7. After the sun roof glass is installed, check the roof

panel and sun roof glass for vertical install position.
If out of standard, adjust with shim.
For the installation standard, refer to the Body
Dimension in Body Structure section.

8. Install the decoration cover.

8I–4

SUN ROOF/CONVERTIBLE TOP

Sun Roof Deflector

Removal

1. Open the sun roof.
2. Remove the fixing screws(2) to remove the sun roof

deflector(1).

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Installation

To install, follow the removal steps in the reverse order.

Sunshade

Disassembled View

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SUN ROOF/CONVERTIBLE TOP

8I–5

Legend

(1) Sunshade
(2) Sunshade Stopper

(3) Decoration Cover
(4) Sun Roof Deflector

Removal

1. Remove the decoration cover.
2. Open the sun roof half position, remove the sunshade

stopper screw and pull out the sunshade(6) until its
front side protrudes a little from the sun roof glass(2)
to remove the sunshade  stopper.

3. Remove the sun roof deflector.

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Refer to the Sun Roof Deflector in this section.

4. Open the sun roof completely.
5. Remove the sunshade guide rail stopper(5), and pull

out the sunshade up to the rail edge.

6. Remove the guide pin(4) in the sunshade through the

notch(7) of guide rail(1) and then draw the sunshade
out of the roof by pushing inward the retaining clips(3)
on both sides.

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Installation

To install, follow the removal steps in the reverse order.

8I–6

SUN ROOF/CONVERTIBLE TOP

Sun Roof Frame Complete Assembly

Sun Roof Frame Complete Assembly and Associated Parts

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Legend

(1) Sun Roof Drain Hose
(2) Sun Roof Frame Complete Assembly

(3) Headlining
(4) Sun Roof Drain Hose

Removal

1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2. Remove the headlining.

D

Refer to the Headlining in Body Structure section.

3. Disconnect the sun roof drain hose at the sun roof

frame side as shown in the figure.

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4. Disconnect the sun roof harness connection.