So here is sad commentary from a former Crossfire owner ... I sold my beloved Crossfire before Christmas as part of grand compromise with my wife on auto-related issues. And, to be fair, as a consolation prize a got a delightfully sporty BMW M240i in a similar bright red color. Throughout the 4 years I had the crossfire, though, I puzzled over the convertible top control and its associated components. So, when I came across this thread shortly after Christmas I was compelled to read the first 10 Pizzaguy posts straight through. It's great Crossfire diagnostic and educational prose. In fact, I'm sure if there were Pulitzers for such things, that series would be a winner! So thanks Pizzaguy - even if you have turned me into a Crossfire diagnostic prose addict (as you can tell my my continued monitoring of this thread)!