Broken Roof Motor
- Thread starter Siftah
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Sounds concrete like a failed roof motor, draining from the holes will help but ill doubt it comes back again.
If the microswitch in the boot were to blame, you'd get an orange light, not red.
iirc an amateur would probably find this to be a 12hr job. might be some mileage in both cars hooking up and a few bods helping, but i bet you wouldn't get both done in a day.
for my money id call that number above and find urself a motor too.
If the microswitch in the boot were to blame, you'd get an orange light, not red.
iirc an amateur would probably find this to be a 12hr job. might be some mileage in both cars hooking up and a few bods helping, but i bet you wouldn't get both done in a day.
for my money id call that number above and find urself a motor too.
With the roof up and windows up I get a red light when I press the roof down button. The red light stays lit whilst the windows drop and the catch unlocks. I then hear a click of a relay under the dash as the hydraulic motor is presumably actuated.
The light stays red, but nothing happens.
Releasing the button causes the light to continue to flash red. If I re-press the button the light stays lit red and I can hear the relay clicking again.
To my mind, that sounds like the motor is bust - the relay clicking (I think) shows it's trying to power the motor (hence the microswitch must be ok).
I agree with Andy, it must be a 12hr plus job for an amateur. I'd book a monday/friday off and take a stab at it over a few days. I'll do the drain holes first though and give them a go, I've a feeling the motor should survive once dried out as it's been fine up until now and was still strong. But again, without a garage to de-humidify it in I'm probably going to struggle to dry it without removing it from the car.
The light stays red, but nothing happens.
Releasing the button causes the light to continue to flash red. If I re-press the button the light stays lit red and I can hear the relay clicking again.
To my mind, that sounds like the motor is bust - the relay clicking (I think) shows it's trying to power the motor (hence the microswitch must be ok).
I agree with Andy, it must be a 12hr plus job for an amateur. I'd book a monday/friday off and take a stab at it over a few days. I'll do the drain holes first though and give them a go, I've a feeling the motor should survive once dried out as it's been fine up until now and was still strong. But again, without a garage to de-humidify it in I'm probably going to struggle to dry it without removing it from the car.
problem is, to get to it you'll need the whole roof out..
at that point it's probably easy to get it out and attempt repair.. i used to work donkeys years ago for a company that refurbished alternators and starter motors. i would have thought somewhere like that might be able to have a go for next to nothing? if they fail you'll need the new part anyway.
at that point it's probably easy to get it out and attempt repair.. i used to work donkeys years ago for a company that refurbished alternators and starter motors. i would have thought somewhere like that might be able to have a go for next to nothing? if they fail you'll need the new part anyway.
Siftah, I've got the exact same syptoms.after the latch unclips i sometimes briefly hear the motor make a small whinning noise.
Shame we live so far apart... we could have fixed both together.
So any plans to come to London for the weekend or something? I have a double garage we could use to fix and store the cars!
Shame we live so far apart... we could have fixed both together.
So any plans to come to London for the weekend or something? I have a double garage we could use to fix and store the cars!