Roof not "clicking" into place, when putting it down

[tal1481]

Hi guys,

I have a 53 plate Z4 with a slight problem that's nagging at the back of my mind! When I put the roof down, it goes all the way down - apart from the "clicking" which the roof does when it clips into place securely. A light gentle push clicks it into place and secures it - but I can't help but feel this could be a pre-cursor to larger problems.

I have inspected the roof whilst it's down half way, and the cause of it, is a crease in the roof as it goes down, now if i put my fingers underneath the crease and pop it upwards, the roof then closes and clicks into place - until the next day or a few hours of having the roof back up. I've inspected both sides and can't see a difference - except for what looks like a "black rope", that my guess, houses electrical wires and this seems looser i.e. more give on one side to the other, I've thought about taping the wire in line with the curve of the roof - thus stopping, the crease in the roof from happening.

Does that sound viable, has anyone else experienced this problem? Is it a pre-cursor of s**t to come?

Thanks for reading,

T

 

[cj10jeeper]

Most likely just the fabric creasing the wrong way as it folds down and creating extra bulk that prevents it locking down.

Stop the roof halfway and take a look.

Doubt it indicates future problems and if it does there's nothing you can do about it until it fails and then it will be a roof off new motor.

 

[srhutch]

The crease in the roof is a common problem, there have been previous posts about it, dont think there was a fix other than to train the roof to fold that way ie buy pulling the removing the fold.

Do a search and you find the previous posts.

 

[GAZA62]

Mine does not always click into place when folded but i just turn round and a gentle tap sorts it takes all of 2 secs so not bothered.

 

[cmpz4]

Hi,

I'm having exactly the same issue and it's so annoying, i thought the motor somehow moved the 'closed' parameter although a fold issue sounds much easier to fix.

Carl

 

[GAZA62]

Noticed mine never clicked in yesterday and was a little further away than last time must be dew to not folding the roof over the winter as said above just needs training to fold correctly

 

[aerojamesz4]

I had a similar problem after leaving my car in storage for a year with the roof up. For the past two weeks I've left it with the roof down (after manually clicking it that last little bit) and now the roof clicks in without assistance!