Tonneau Cover - Available for Service Installation

Group
6

Number
8401

Model
911
Cabriolet

Part Identifier
N/A

December 17, 1984

The optional tonneau cover for the 911 Cabriolet is now available through the Parts Dept. for service installation.

Parts required

Quantity Part No. Description
1 911.561.923.00 Tonneau cover
1 911.561.921.00 mounting parts kits

Installation procedure

- remove trim covers from upper portion of door (screws located under trim caps)

- mount brackets and holders on doors in approximate positions
- slide self-tapping nuts onto holders at front of door

- cut out 60 mm section of door recess seal for clearance at rear bracket mounting
- drill 3.5 mm holes in tops of brackets for installation of bottom sections of Tenax snaps

Note

Hole locations to be determined by 600 mm dimension in top photo.

- check to fit of door upper trim covers. Cut out foam on back of trim if necessary
- mark location of holes for Tenax snaps in trim covers

- drill 3.5 mm holes in trim covers

- install trim covers and screw in bottom sections of Tenax snaps

- remove trim caps from instrument panel and screw in bottom sections of Tenax snaps

- pull back carpeting from heel plate and shift tunnel at rear

- cut away insulation and install bracket on center of heel plate to dimension indicated. Fasten bracket with four screws

- cement carpeting back over heel plate and bracket
- puncture carpeting at mounting holes
- install two trim screws in outboard holes and one Tenax snap bottom section in center hole

- mount Tenax snap bottom sections on side members

- install tonneau cover to rear of opening on naps (Tonax and standard)

- stretch cover forward and mark location of existing Tenax snap bottom sections which are directly behind doors on each side

- cut 9 mm holes in tonneau cover and install upper sections of Tenax snaps (use special key supplied)
- fasten Tenax snaps at this location

Note

Tenax snaps are fastened and unfastened only with the upper section of snap pulled out

- mark location of mounting points on rear of doors
- cut 9 mm holes in tonneau cover and mount upper sections of Tenax snaps
- fasten Tenax snaps at this location

- stretch center of cover forward to instrument panel and mark location of mounting point
- install upper section of snap to cover and fasten to instrument panel

- stretch cover forward and outward. Mark locations of mounting points at sides of instrument panel and front of doors
- install upper sections of snaps to cover and fasten to instrument panels and doors