Well they said it wouldnt happen but it did, roof motor has

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MAGiK

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 Warwickshire
hey guys,

Right then on the 1st of january 2013 my cars soft top decided it was going to do absolutely nothing in the way of moving! now before this the rear left side of the soft top near the glass has been ratteling a large amount and more so over bumps, there has also been a roof leak into the driver compartment which I none too pleased with... :thumbsdown:

So im after some advice on somewhere in the midlands that I can get all the work needed for my soft top done? and does anyone know how much this will cost roughly?

also if all of that is broken is there anything else that I might as well get done while she is in the garage?

thanks in advance

MAGiK
 
Oh bad luck

Sorry to hear about your roof motor :(

Good to see you back online though

Sam

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Autotech in Telford have a few followers on here, though I haven't used them personally. You will be looking around £600 for a new roof motor with fitting from them I believe.
 
Nice to see you too sam ;)

yeah it is really bad luck, there have been two nice sunny days and the roof has had to stay closed....

but she will be getting the proper treatment this summer with a lot of new toys and work done to her to make her better :)

thanks for the recomendation PaulG, I shall check them out, think i might need a new roof as well as it seems to shake an awful lot? but is that normal? I have a very loud rattle from the one side of the car?

thanks for the help guys
 
ring a$b specilists on 08719761368 roof motor £368 or do what i did take motor off clean it in side as well wd it wrap it in bubble wrap or any plastic drill big holes in the pot where it sits blow out the drainage holes make sure motor works before you put it all back, did mine * months ago still works i my have saved £1000
 
Sopers Lincoln will do you a discount on the motor and housing if you ask for Jamie in parts and mention the forum. I then had an Indy fit it, total outlay just under £700. If you do it yourself you can save the install ; if you try to fix it then a) you need to completely dry out the housing and soundproofing which will be full of water, and b) be prepared for it to stop working again. I chose new motor / professional install for piece of mind.

My Indy drilled the drain holes bigger and removed the rubber plugs at the bottom. When I asked about drilling holes in the housing he said that would be counter-productive, better to seal the housing at the top. The way they fill is that the drains get blocked, the area round the housing fills with water, then it reaches a point where it gets into the top of the housing. If you drill holes in the bottom of the housing and the drains get blocked, water will get in faster. It could in fact get in under normal conditions with enough rain if the car is sat outside.

Hope that helps, and don't forget you an still enjoy topless motoring as you can manually operate the hood - I had to for about 6 weeks when mine gave in :thumbsup:
 
thanks for the replies guys, I shall check them all out and ask my indie if he can fit a motor for me, one very silly question is, how do you operate the hood manually? I havnt had the car long and have never noticed a method to do so?

thanks for the help guys :)
 
:rtfm:

:D

However, in the spirit of sharing...

There is a bypass mechanism in the boot - open the boot, look up under the lip at the back on the left, it is a red circular handle, about 3cm diameter. Pull it to the right - doesn't move far - and twist towards you, about a quarter turn. When you let go it should not go back where it started. This is the only time you need to do this, just leave in this position. The hydraulic fluid will now move freely in the system allowing the roof to move by hand.

Now press the roof down button to unlatch the front (I assume it still does this). Let go and the light will flash red. You can push the roof up and back down from in the car reasonably easily if you have no wind deflector in place, but it is quite heavy so you might want to get out. Grab in the middle, or with two people one at each side, and lift and push down.

Get in the car, press the open button again to lock the hood in place - the light will stop flashing.

Putting it up, press the close button to release the hood, out, grab the hood in the middle (never the side with one person as you could twist the mechanism) and lift up and over to close. Try not to let it slam down at the front and mind your fingers.

Get in and press the close button again to lock the catch down. Job done :thumbsup:
 
Bing said:
:rtfm:

:D

However, in the spirit of sharing...

There is a bypass mechanism in the boot - open the boot, look up under the lip at the back on the left, it is a red circular handle, about 3cm diameter. Pull it to the right - doesn't move far - and twist towards you, about a quarter turn. When you let go it should not go back where it started. This is the only time you need to do this, just leave in this position. The hydraulic fluid will now move freely in the system allowing the roof to move by hand.

Now press the roof down button to unlatch the front (I assume it still does this). Let go and the light will flash red. You can push the roof up and back down from in the car reasonably easily if you have no wind deflector in place, but it is quite heavy so you might want to get out. Grab in the middle, or with two people one at each side, and lift and push down.

Get in the car, press the open button again to lock the hood in place - the light will stop flashing.

Putting it up, press the close button to release the hood, out, grab the hood in the middle (never the side with one person as you could twist the mechanism) and lift up and over to close. Try not to let it slam down at the front and mind your fingers.

Get in and press the close button again to lock the catch down. Job done :thumbsup:
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And this, ladies and gentlemen, is why Bing was voted forum member of the year :poke:
 
Thanks inkey$ :oops:

Just had a thought though... The red handle may actually be flush to the top of the boot, and need pulled and twisted down - so away from you - a quarter turn, meaning you can see it with the boot open when the bypass is engaged. I shall go check...
 
Okay, confirmed - pull the red lever out and twist down / away from you to disengage the hydraulics.

Pic of the bypass in the normal position, hydraulics engaged :

IMG-20130107-00108.jpg


Pic of the bypass in the 'activated' position, hydraulics disengaged so the roof can be moved manually :

IMG-20130107-00109.jpg


:thumbsup:
 
Thank you very much bing :) I will try it out whent he weather next permits

thanks for all the help guys, I will post up when it is all fixed up :thumbsup:
 
Bing said:
Okay, confirmed - pull the red lever out and twist down / away from you to disengage the hydraulics.

Pic of the bypass in the normal position, hydraulics engaged :

IMG-20130107-00108.jpg


Pic of the bypass in the 'activated' position, hydraulics disengaged so the roof can be moved manually :

IMG-20130107-00109.jpg


:thumbsup:
Click to expand...


Brilliant!! Cheers Bing! Top post! :thumbsup:
 
You do need to be a little careful - its possible that the fluid bypass that this engages can be stuck so that no bypass takes place. I had this problem with mine when the motor failed and trying to raise the roof was a nightmare. If you feel anything other than light resistance when trying to move the hood by hand, don't move it. Lock it in place until you get the motor replaced.
 
thanks for all the help guys :)

Will check out autotech in telford to get a price, going to have to wait till summer though :P and ill be careful about the roof as you said PaulG :thumbsup:
 
PaulG, good point - I did not have that problem, but excessive corrosion could cause this :thumbsup:
 
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