Originally Posted by pizzaguy
Speaking as someone who has fixed electronic equipment for 30 years in order to earn a living, let me respond.
I KNOW the divider switch is being engaged because i made sure that area is so plugged in that it has no other option but to be engaged. No clue what else I can do....any ideas?
Ok, I am not right there with you, but the history here is that messing with that switch fixed the problem. Sounds to me like the switch itself is flaky. Just because the switch is "engaged" does not mean it'll work IF the contacts of the switch inside are bad OR the wires attached to it have a bad connection. (I have not seen the switch, I suspect the wires are not soldered to the switch, which would assure a good connection - I am sure they used some kind of Crimp connector - which SHOULD be ok, but maybe not.
I really think that switch is bad. You MIGHT be brave enough to bypass the switch.
EDIT: Ok, if you can gain access to the switch, cut off the wires and splice them together. This will indicate, at all times, that the divider is deployed. If the switch IS the problem, the top will now work reliably. But just remember to KNOW for SURE that the divider is deployed before you put the top down!
well, we aren't on the road today and I see you are still having problems...do as pizza stated....this way you take the switch out of play...hot wiring it so to speak....it is there so something in the trunk doesn't get crushed or mess up the mechanicals while deploying the top...but taking it out of play will tell whether it is the switch or not...my money is on the switch...the tops are very realiable but that divider board and switch are a pain....good luck some switches make a circuit, some break a circuit, and I don't know which this switch is...I will assume it makes a circuit, so wire the wires together...