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Old Jul 31, 2020 | 05:57 AM
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Found a bolt......
Hi all,

Just noticed this loose bolt sitting in the seal at the top of the Rear window.

Going to start checking to see where from, but anybody got any ideas?




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There are many of those type screws near the convertible top mechanism.
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Yep, there's two of those screws holding the headliner to the roof if you open your top you'll see it.
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Yep, there's two of those screws holding the headliner to the roof if you open your top you'll see it.
Thank you it’s raining at moment so I’ll have a look when the weather improves
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OK, just to successfully close this off, the bolt had dropped out from the front leading edge of the roof section. It is one of a number of bolts along the edge holding the front of the interior trim panel. On checking, all the others were loose so I’ve had a bit of luck really. If it hadn’t dropped somewhere noticeable I’d never have known.

All tightened up now. Pic for future reference in case anybody needs. For the 1 min it takes to check, I’d recommend everyone have a check of these at some point.



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