Originally Posted by DP XFIRE
I need some help on this one guys. I have been working on wiring in my new wind restrictor tonight. In this process I have had to get to the wiring in where the convertable top goes, so I have had it in the half up and half down position. Every 10 minutes the buzzer would go off and the tounnea (sp) cover would automatically close. (That was interesting the first time when I was in there working on running the wiring, lol) The last time this happened when the back of the top came down it did not latch into the deck.
Now I can't get the top to do anything (the console switch light stays on red/ solid), I can't get the trunk to open. So I am totally screwed. I have read the manual, it tells me the back of the top is not latched, but not how to fix it. I have tried turining the car on / off several times. Trying to lock and unlock the doors several times.
HELP ME IF YOU CAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE
I had exactly the same experience when I installed my Windrestrictor a couple of days ago. It is a pain in the rear. I almost had the deck cover collapse on my head, but the top was collapsing at the same time the deck cover and they held met in the middle and held each other up (no good way to explain this deal....you just have to experience it).
To correct the situation, I manually raised the deck cover to the verticle position (same as before it started to collapse when the system lost pneumatics or whatever) and also raised the top as much as I could. I then hit the open/close switch (I forgot whether the switch worked in the open or close mode) but the top and deck cover operated normally and everything was fine. I did this several times until I finished my work with the wiring above the driver's side wheel well. However, my deck cover never totally collapsed, so I was able to raise it back to the verticle position.
Hey, it was worth the effort the lighted Windrestrictor is about as cool as it gets.