Re: Spoiler and top issues!
Top won’t go down ---- trunk latch problem
There is a micro-switch located within the trunk latch that is not replaceable. Unfortunately it fails after several years because it is activated when the trunk is closed, which is most of the time.
The actuating lever on the switch lever will become malformed over time due to being activated all the time. See the attached diagram.
This circuit uses reverse logic in that when it is activated, the circuit is open telling the controller that the trunk is closed and latched and it is safe to put the top down. This is in addition to all the other safeguards previously mentioned. Fortunately, there is an easy, but risky, fix. Just disconnect it and be sure the trunk is closed before operating the top..
The connector is located behind the plastic cover on the inside of the trunk lid. Just to the left of the emergency pull. I believe it is a brown connector, however check the wiring, Dark Green with white tracer (DG/WT).
I checked several used latches and everyone of them had this problem. Either get a NEW latch or do as I did and put a mercury switch between the two wires on the connector and install it on the trunk lid so that it is open when the trunk is closed and closed when the trunk is raised.