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I changed my 2005 C6 convertible top and took a lot of pictures. Here is a HOW-TO INSTALL. It's easy.
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This was the Tan top that was on my car but it was to dirty to get the stains out. So I replaced it.

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posted this and I'm working on it again because of photobucket problem with pictures.@&%#

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The Black one that I installed.

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Now for the install. I'm post pics and details for the drivers side of car, so just do the same for the passenger side as you go. Put the top up like this. Bow 1 and 5 up.

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Remove the rubber piece thats at front top of the quarter panel. It splits apart. It also has 2 push in pugs in the front in door jam. Pull them out and remove rubber.

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Next
Put the top all the way down but the top lid open. Now remove the 5 Torx screws that holds the front of the top to the top frame and remove metal strip that hold down. Sorry but this pic is from pass side.

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Raise the top back to bow 1 and 5 up. Pull the rubber out of the bottom side of bow 5. it just pulls out easy. Later on you'll see that the rubber here holds the back of top in place.

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The rubber that was pulled out of bow 5 wraps around the the bottom of the top. Nothing is holding it to the bottom of top now but it connects to the vertical piece of rubber that runs up the back edge of the door glass.

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Now remove the piece of rubber that bumps up against the vertical piece of rubber. It'll just pulls out.
Now remove the Torx screws that holds the metal vertical rubber retainer. I think there is 3 Torx screws.

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Now remove the rubber that is at front most side of the top. It just pulls out. Then remove the 3 Torx screws that holds the metal rubber retainer on to the top.

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The front edge of top now needs to be pulled off the front edge of the frame. The top will now fold back and if you look at the 2 pics you can see the Tension Belt end sticking out of the top. The Tension Belt looks like a piece of wire with a small flat oval end on it.
It runs from the front corner of the top frame along the frame above where the door glass would roll up and then hooks to the top frame at back of frame top. ( Last pic)Disconnect the defroster wires by just pulling the connection apart. One on each side of back glass.

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With top still in the bow 1 and 5 up its time to remove the rear of the top that hooks to bow 5 (the rear bow of top). The rubber has been removed from the rear of the top earlier so it will just pull out of the grove in bow 5.
Pic below is what the top looks like at the end of bow 5

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Rear of top pulling out of bow 5

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Now remove the 3 Torx screws that holds the the upper door glass seal rubber metal retainer that goes above the door glass. This is the one that goes at the rear top edge above where the door glass would roll up to.

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Now there is still one Torx screw in the top of the vertical door seal rubber so pull the top till it stops at the top corner.

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Remove the Torx screw that is back in a hole in the top of rear vertical rubber.

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The top can now be pulled back.

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In this pic below you can also see the Tension Cable that runs from the front of the top to the back on each side. Silver wire.

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Pull the Tension Cable out thur the rear area of the top now.


I have a power top so I should mention that my top would fall down after awhile of being in the bow 1 and 5 up position. Be ready as you are working with the top because it will drop down every now and then. Just run it back into the position you need as you work. I constantly had to raise the top to the position that was need. Top should now be in the up position. You can now see the bows in the top frame. The top has to now be slid out of the 3 center bows in the top frame. I slid the top from the drivers side out the pass side. Just one grove per bow that the top slides into. Bows 2, 3 and 4.

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Should have put this in before last post.
Slides out