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Hi everyone first post. Attempted to fit smarttop to e85 nothing worked , removed smart top module now the roof won't retract it unlatches and windows go down but then red light flashes and nothing checked boot levers and done manual open but still nothing it locks and unlocks the roof but will not move the roof up or down
Any help is really appreciated
Daz
Any help is really appreciated
Daz
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Whenever I’ve done something similar I find that if you put everything back where you found it you’ll find the problem
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Did you cut the wires or piggyback them? With a piggyback you could have actually cut the cable so check all connections.
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Welcome to the forum again Daz.
I really hope the forum can sort your problems for you. You have come to the right place TBH.
I really hope the forum can sort your problems for you. You have come to the right place TBH.
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
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I’m no expert but have you tried disconnecting the battery for a few minutes and then reconnecting it. The roof might just need a reset.
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Noticed yesterday there are 2 versions of the smart top
For the e85 one is plug and play the other is piggybacking a few wires , maybe that's the issue either way it doesn't help my current problem I have totally disconnected the smart top module I did have the battery disconnected at the time , but will disconnect rhe battery tonight and leave it 30 minutes
Thanks for your replies guys
For the e85 one is plug and play the other is piggybacking a few wires , maybe that's the issue either way it doesn't help my current problem I have totally disconnected the smart top module I did have the battery disconnected at the time , but will disconnect rhe battery tonight and leave it 30 minutes
Thanks for your replies guys
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Hi thanks for the replies any advice is very much appreciated, tried disconnecting battery for a hour but made no difference will put a multimeter across the terminals of the roof motor which has been relocated in the boot ( thankfully) can anyone recommend a easy obd scanner, don't really want to take it to garage as I like to have a mess myself, and really had some bad experience with garages, brake pipes zip tied worn through loose wheel nuts bolts missing etc
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Did you revert everything back to how it was?
No point in getting a scanner to tell you the circuit is incomplete?
No point in getting a scanner to tell you the circuit is incomplete?
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Yeah put everything back as it was , but roof motor still not moving it unlatches windows go down and that's it red light flashes, maybe loosened a wire in roof module possibly same thing when I press roof close it locks and windows go up,
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Can't help with your roof issue but I will suggest that your punctuation is absolutely atrocious!
'and' never comes after a comma in any circumstance.
'and' never comes after a comma in any circumstance.
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Thanks for the tips on punctuation ,,,, I'll bear that,, in mind,,, in any future,, correspondence,
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All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
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Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
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E89 20i Now fully dried
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Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
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Sorry old boy incorrect
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Fixed that for you!
Ignore Chris. He just likes being obnoxious. Bad day or time of the month; who knows?!
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
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Or, "On Monday I fell off the Eiffel Tower, on Tuesday I shat myself and visited the loo". Mon ami.
Now, Sterling grey Z4 2.2 with cup holders, stubby aerial and sport seats. Roadsters ‘cause they’re great with the roof down.
Ford Anglia, Red Sprite, a few MG midgets, MGB Roadster and yellow Ford Capri, all gone many years now.
Ford Anglia, Red Sprite, a few MG midgets, MGB Roadster and yellow Ford Capri, all gone many years now.