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The windows are the same piece as the roof and it can be hard to get them removed the first time, but it comes much easier with practice.

The secret to getting these apart is to squeeze the windows in from the bottom or sides instead of trying to reach over the top... hold the car in front of you with the side windows facing to your left & right between your hands.

Press in on the notched/raised rear windows with both index fingers using a pushing up motion at the same time to "unlock" the raised tabs from the windows. Switch to the front windows and do the same. Repeat on back windows again... usually by this time you have opened up the roof enough to get a grip on the roof panel and raise it straight up & out of the car.

Don't mar the finish by using wedges or screwdrivers to pry the roof up or the window frames out - it just isn't necessary.

Boy, Rob.... good idea on this post/photo!  Keep it handy as the question seems to repeat about 10 times a year... especially at Christmastime!  Sometimes I can open the roof with thumbs on the "front" window notches & index fingers on the "back" window notches..... then exert a simultaneous squeeze & upward push motion.   

One trick i've used on this type of car is to take a small (narrower than the window opening) strip of index card stock and insert it at the top of each window opening after squeezing it in at the bottom. i do one at a time this way, and after doing all 4 i can easily pull the roof up and off. This way i can both hold the car more securely and apply the necessary pressure with more control to each window tab. Works like a charm.

jackson

Thanks, I'll try this tonight !