FD3S said:I am pressing the button to get the roof down, and it lights a red light and the roof is not moving. Also I don't hear a sound or something working. Any ideas before I go to the local dealer?
D4dawg said:As said
In your boot , there's a little shelf, designed for giving more room in boot,
Make this is fully down as wont open if not
Twist the oblong handles in then out to move it up and back down incase switch stuck
Hopefully that'll be it![]()
Russ59 said:FD3S said:I am pressing the button to get the roof down, and it lights a red light and the roof is not moving. Also I don't hear a sound or something working. Any ideas before I go to the local dealer?
Does it unlatch from the windscreen and do your windows drop?
If none of those happen it could be same issue I had with mine, got mine fixed today.
Mine was a broken wire from the motor at the front of the roof above the windscreen. A couple other wires had kinks in them too.
firebobby said:When my roof wouldn't work and I got the red light, it turned out to be the micro switch on the parcel shelf. I used electrical cleaner on the switch and it's worked fine since.
firebobby said:When my roof wouldn't work and I got the red light, it turned out to be the micro switch on the parcel shelf. I used electrical cleaner on the switch and it's worked fine since.
FD3S said:firebobby said:When my roof wouldn't work and I got the red light, it turned out to be the micro switch on the parcel shelf. I used electrical cleaner on the switch and it's worked fine since.
Firebobby thank you. Where is that microswitch and the parcel shelf?![]()
Russ59 said:firebobby said:When my roof wouldn't work and I got the red light, it turned out to be the micro switch on the parcel shelf. I used electrical cleaner on the switch and it's worked fine since.
Micro switch failure is an orange light, not red.
Russ59 said:firebobby said:When my roof wouldn't work and I got the red light, it turned out to be the micro switch on the parcel shelf. I used electrical cleaner on the switch and it's worked fine since.
Micro switch failure is an orange light, not red.
MikeMcG said:On the off chance that it is unfortunately not the switch and something more serious, I had a gent on this forum fit a new motor for me. He's a BMW technician based in the Surrey area.
He buys the motor from the main dealer where he works, then fits it at his home.
Takes about three hours to fit. £580 it cost in total and as its a BMW part has a warranty on it.
Ross was his name. Bowser134 is his forum name.
