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Post by enzed4 » Thu May 17, 2018 7:05 am

Probably find the Audi owners figured out the BMW part was only 18 quid so there was a run on them. BMW got wise and jacked the price up to meet the new demand.... (yes, paranoid thinking again).
I suspect that could be illegal here - to go from 18 to 196 without some major justification. Have to prove the old price though, and since I've never bought one from BMW, I couldn't. :(
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Post by RobbiZ4 » Thu May 17, 2018 7:12 am

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Post by flybobbie » Thu May 17, 2018 7:31 am

would be interesting to cut open and reverse engineer.

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Post by RobbiZ4 » Thu May 17, 2018 7:41 am

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Post by Smartbear » Thu May 17, 2018 9:56 am

RobbiZ4 wrote: Thu May 17, 2018 7:41 am Yeah, but have to find a cheap one to disassemble. There is a screw on the backside.
Dietcokeman might have a few, he’s been known to fix these roofs.
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Post by RobbiZ4 » Thu May 17, 2018 1:58 pm

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Post by RobbiZ4 » Thu May 17, 2018 3:33 pm

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Post by Ducklakeview » Thu May 17, 2018 4:02 pm

I'm actually just replacing some hoses on one right now, and the hall sensors DO have a small locking tab on the connector, it needs to be pushed from the small hole on the back to release..
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Post by ihadablackdog » Thu May 17, 2018 9:11 pm

What does a hall sensor do?

...and how likely am I to have to know?
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Post by Smartbear » Thu May 17, 2018 9:49 pm

ihadablackdog wrote: Thu May 17, 2018 9:11 pm What does a hall sensor do?

...and how likely am I to have to know?
A hall sensor acts like a position detector, the roof mechanism only carries out its sequence after each separate motion has been detected/proven to have taken place. This enables the next stage to take place.
That’s my understanding of it anyhow :P
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Post by RobbiZ4 » Fri May 18, 2018 6:55 am

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Post by flybobbie » Fri May 18, 2018 7:38 am

Well you could drop dead at the wheel, but i wouldn't have sleepless nights over it.

If you get the roof as far as stowing in the boot, the boot lid will eventually fall under gravity as the hydraulic pressure eases, but won't lock.
Just have to drive with it going bong.

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Post by RobbiZ4 » Fri May 18, 2018 9:26 am

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Post by flybobbie » Fri May 18, 2018 9:34 pm

Amazing, look what this guy is holding in his hand.
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Post by RobbiZ4 » Fri May 18, 2018 11:22 pm

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