Programming the speed at which the roof can be operated?

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KarlosG

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Is there a setting for the road speed that can be raised so that I can operate the roof at up to say 20mph? It's a pain having to come to almost a complete stop to do it.

Thanks,
Karl.
 
Nope

I believe gap tech overrides this mechanism though, but someone will need to confirm.
 
Liam-O said:
Nope

I believe gap tech overrides this mechanism though, but someone will need to confirm.
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It doesn't totally override my gap tech, just lets u go a bit faster
 
You still have to be stationary for the GapTech to initiate, but can then drive off as the roof closes.
 
yep.. the car has to be virtually still before the gaptech will start to work... and then you can go move upto about 10mph while it continues..... any faster and it stops hallf way - like a parachute :cry:

On the boxter you can go atleast 30mph while it works
 
ronk said:
Is the mechanism man enough tho? :?
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Should easily be man enough, it's a small hood and a modern car... My 1989 MK4 Escort cabriolet would quite happily put the hood up at around 25mph and that was huge! :D lol
 
Liam-O said:
Nope

I believe gap tech overrides this mechanism though, but someone will need to confirm.
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Not being rude but how do you know for 100% that there is no setting, have you perhaps just not seen it? Just want to be sure before I dismiss the idea completely.

I have the Gaptech RCH+ unit and no it doesn't override it.

Thanks.
 
I remember a story of a guy with an M3 convertible. He programmed an override so he could open his roof whilst the car was moving.

The car was written off when his friend opened the roof at 70mph.

Not good


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KarlosG said:
Liam-O said:
Nope

I believe gap tech overrides this mechanism though, but someone will need to confirm.
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Not being rude but how do you know for 100% that there is no setting, have you perhaps just not seen it? Just want to be sure before I dismiss the idea completely.

I have the Gaptech RCH+ unit and no it doesn't override it.

Thanks.
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I have been through all of the settings and not found anything myself and from previous discussions. While I said nope, I didn't mean it was impossible, just outside of what most would embark on trying to do, anything is possible with enough time and money.
 
As said standard car, need to stop but can then drive off slowly whilst raising or lowering. Handy in a traffic jam. :thumbsup:

But why would you want the roof up any way. :D
 
ronk said:
Its not just road speed that has to be considered. The important factor is air speed!
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Air speed is not monitored by the car so unlikely to find a setting for that mate?! lol
 
Liam-O said:
KarlosG said:
Liam-O said:
Nope

I believe gap tech overrides this mechanism though, but someone will need to confirm.
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Not being rude but how do you know for 100% that there is no setting, have you perhaps just not seen it? Just want to be sure before I dismiss the idea completely.

I have the Gaptech RCH+ unit and no it doesn't override it.

Thanks.
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I have been through all of the settings and not found anything myself and from previous discussions. While I said nope, I didn't mean it was impossible, just outside of what most would embark on trying to do, anything is possible with enough time and money.
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Ok cool thanks!
 
I guess there must be a setting somewhere as I believe one of the sequence of checks the car does before initiating movement of the hood is that it is travelling at less than 5mph... Not sure if that is 'hard-coded' or not though. To be honest, I am not sure it matters to me personally - given how fast the roof goes down, any junction or set of traffic lights... or even slow traffic... gives more than enough time to press the button and let the Gaptech unit take over, you just spend a few seconds accelerating slowly at worst.

Good point to test though - if you start the process stationary or moving very slowly, then hoon off halfway through, will it stop the roof movement ? If it does then that could be counter-productive with increasing air resistance against a half raised hood. Hmmm. Worth a test in a quiet car park methinks.
 
Adamski said:
I remember a story of a guy with an M3 convertible. He programmed an override so he could open his roof whilst the car was moving.

The car was written off when his friend opened the roof at 70mph.
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That's the reason the engineers interlocked the "open" button to prevent that sort of tom foolery!

I wonder if they stayed friends after that :cry:
 
KarlosG said:
ronk said:
Its not just road speed that has to be considered. The important factor is air speed!
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Air speed is not monitored by the car so unlikely to find a setting for that mate?! lol
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Oh I do uderstand that - My point was that operation at such a low road speed is limited in attempt to take into account that somebody will inevitably open the roof when in a headwind. ie 20mph into a 20mph headwind will create a decent force on the mechanism with the sail up!

Tears before bedtime i would think.
 
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