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This video is about Astra Convertable Roof Latches and replacing the damage latch component.
Manually opening the roof
1. Lower the windows. This is important and easily forgotten. Failing to lower the windows can damage the roof mechanism and may even result in the windows breaking.
2. Open the roof latches using the supplied hex tool through the grommet in the centre of the front edge. It takes a lot of turns, so be patient, and the latches appear to stop moving a long time before the mechanism has fully opened - the side “flipper forks” move during this time to raise the front edge of the roof by about 10cm. When the latch is fully open, the mechanism should feel a little stiffer, but don’t force it as this will break the plastic blocks or damage the flexible drive shafts! Do NOT use a power tool to drive the mechanism - this will almost certainly break the latches.
3. Open the boot.
4. Push the release lever on the left-hand side of the boot fully forward and wedge it there.
5. Close the boot lid.
6. Raise the rear windscreen.
7. Open the tonneau cover and clip the Vauxhall/Opel supplied plastic clip onto the ram (or some other means) to keep it open.
8. Lower the rear windscreen.
9. With a helper, slowly move the front edge of the roof up and backward until the roof folds into the storage compartment.
10. Close the latches - again, this takes a lot of turns. Make sure the latches are pointing at each other since they will hit the tonneau cover and damage it if they are pointing upwards.
Full credit for these instructions goes to a third party.