A vehicle top latch and seal assembly system, comprising: a vehicle top portion having a back portion, front portion, left portion and right portion; a back left L-latch attached to the back portion; a back right L-latch attached to the back portion; a front left L-latch attached to the front portion; a front right L-latch attached to the front portion; a left side windshield latch; and a right side windshield latch. The left side windshield latch and the right side windshield latch may each have a raised spacer, three screws running through and attaching the raised spacer to the vehicle top portion, a latch cushioning rubber and a latch handle with an open position and a closed position. There may be foam spacers and T-knob assemblies in communication with portions of the vehicle top portion.

A vehicle removable panel system including a fixed vehicle structure and one or more removable panels configured to removably engage with the fixed vehicle structure. The vehicle removable panel system providing increased configurability, modularity, and functionality and being easily configurable by a single user without the use of tools. The vehicle removable panel system including a seal with moisture resistance and edges suitable for sealing the removable vehicle panels to other vehicle components including the fixed vehicle structure.

A quick release system for a vehicle cover includes a housing and a locking member received within the housing, the locking member including a keyhole opening and a biasing mechanism. The biasing mechanism biases the locking member to a first, locked position within the housing whereby a locking pin received though the keyhole opening cannot be removed via an axial force exerted on the locking pin. The locking member is movable against the bias of the biasing mechanism to a second, clearance position whereby the locking pin can be withdrawn from the locking member.

A vehicle top latch and seal assembly system, comprising: a vehicle top portion having a back portion, front portion, left portion and right portion; a back left L-latch attached to the back portion; a back right L-latch attached to the back portion; a front left L-latch attached to the front portion; a front right L-latch attached to the front portion; a left side windshield latch; and a right side windshield latch. The left side windshield latch and the right side windshield latch may each have a raised spacer, three screws running through and attaching the raised spacer to the vehicle top portion, a latch cushioning rubber and a latch handle with an open position and a closed position. There may be foam spacers and T-knob assemblies in communication with portions of the vehicle top portion.

An apparatus and method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, providing a vehicle with a hard top option where a hard top can be attached to the vehicle, a soft top option where a soft top can be attached to the vehicle, and a dual top option where either the hard top or the soft top can be attached to the vehicle. A hard top applique is provided for the hard top and a soft top applique is provided for the soft top, and a common set of fasteners is used to attach the hard top applique and the soft top applique to a pillar as needed to attach the hard top or soft top to the vehicle.

A vehicle removable roof system including a fixed vehicle structure, one or more removable panels configured to engage with the fixed vehicle structure, and a water management system positioned between the one or more removable panels and the fixed vehicle structure. The removable panels may be formed of a composite sandwich panel assembly, which may include an open area core defining pores, a high gloss surface sheet adhered to a first face of the open area core by a first adhesive layer, and a structural skin adhered to a second side of the open area core by a second adhesive layer. The removable panels are configured for installation to and removal from the fixed vehicle structure by a single user and without the use of tools.

In a Targa top vehicle, a detachable roof unit is supported between a front roof arch along an upper edge of a front windshield and a rear roof arch along an upper edge of a rear windshield. The roof unit is fixed to the front roof arch and the rear roof arch by engaging an axially movable front fixing pin with a pin hole of the front roof arch and engaging an axially movable rear fixing pin with a pin hole of the rear roof arch, and an opening formed in a central part of the roof unit is opened and closed by a canvas that can be unfolded and folded. Accordingly, it is possible to achieve a balance between an open feel of the Targa top vehicle and convenience of simply opening and closing the opening of a roof.

A vehicle roof having a solid roof portion is provided, which is attached to the vehicle body and which delimits a roof opening, and at least one removable roof panel which covers the roof opening when in a closed position and which is detached from the solid roof portion when in an open position, the roof opening thus being uncovered, wherein the roof panel has at least one lock element on either side of a vertical longitudinal center plane of the roof, each lock element interacting with a respective lock slide which can be moved between at least one locking position, in which it retains the roof panel on the solid roof portion and the in roof opening is closed by the roof panel, and an unlocking position, in which the roof panel can be detached from the solid roof portion.

A locking device for fixing a top of a convertible vehicle at a front header of a convertible vehicle, including an actuating portion and an engagement portion, said actuating portion having a locking hook that can be pivoted between a cleared position and a closed position in which it is engaged with the engagement portion. A securing element is provided that assumes a rest position during normal operation and is pretensioned in the direction of a blocked position using a spring and that is secured in the rest position using a retaining element that can be adjusted by way of a trigger element in such a manner that the securing element is released and that the spring shifts the securing element into its blocked position so that it secures the locking hook in the closed position thereof.

An openable roof lock structure for an automobile includes an engaged member fixed to a front header, and an automatic lock device fixed to an openable roof, the automatic lock device being attachable to and detachable from the engaged member. The automatic lock device includes a hook member having a leading end portion in one end, the leading end portion to be engaged with the engaged member, and a drive part to which the other end of the hook member is coupled, the drive part turning the hook member to an upper side of a vehicle to engage the hook member with the engaged member. The hook member includes a buffering member that has elasticity and is abutted with the engaged member on the upper side of the vehicle in a state that the leading end portion is not engaged with the engaged member.