Convertible top has trouble going down
Convertible top has trouble going down
When I release the latch the windows go down. Then when I hit the top switch it just beeps. I stick my finger in the latch opening on the windshield header on the passenger side and after a few tries the top goes down. Is there a switch in there that may be needed to be replaced? The top goes up with no problems. If there is a switch does, anyone know the part number?
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Re: Convertible top has trouble going down
It is mounted on the top frame just above the passenger's right ear.
I has a plastic slider that actuates it when the front portion of the top is raised from the windshield header that signals the pump module that the top is ready to be lowered.
I has a plastic slider that actuates it when the front portion of the top is raised from the windshield header that signals the pump module that the top is ready to be lowered.
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I wrote a long description of how the entire system works, can't find it now.
The switch above the passenger's head closes when you unlatch the top and push it away from the frame -this tells the controller that it is now safe to run the pump, but the divider switch in the trunk also has to be closed. If these two switches are closed, when you hit the button, if the trunk is fully closed, the TCM will lock the trunk and start the pump and off you go....
The switch above the passenger's head closes when you unlatch the top and push it away from the frame -this tells the controller that it is now safe to run the pump, but the divider switch in the trunk also has to be closed. If these two switches are closed, when you hit the button, if the trunk is fully closed, the TCM will lock the trunk and start the pump and off you go....
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Re: Convertible top has trouble going down
I think someone managed to find one at MCM Electronics online. Another option is Digikey online.
I think, somewhere, there is a thread here where someone came up with a part number - not an automotive parts store part number, but a manufacturer's part number that works with the online electronics parts distributor's websites.
I think, somewhere, there is a thread here where someone came up with a part number - not an automotive parts store part number, but a manufacturer's part number that works with the online electronics parts distributor's websites.
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