Haven’t found a replacement for the sliding piece...yet. Still gonna’ look for it.

i cried “uncle” and sought out a European auto repair shop. My neighbor has had good experiences with Benz & Beemers in New Baltimore, Michigan. The owner Tom was very comfortable advising me he’ll be able to fix it. In the back of my mind I’m saying “they all would say that”.

Their mechanics had the latest scan tools (read this expensive) which allowed them to read all the sensors in the top circuit. True to form, they found the root cause quickly. Hats off to Tom and his crew!

Well, here’s the answer to my inoperative top. They found the sensor in the tonnaue cover latch assembly had a broken brass arm (who’d a thought) which resulted in the sensor being inoperative. It prevented the top from starting its cycle down as well as up. The shop verified the sensor on the top frame rail as well as the sensor at the divider we’re working properly, so left them alone. Once the top was raised the 8 inches and the divider was in place, the top cycle worked. The fact I have a missing piece on that switch turns out to be a non issue in the operation of the top.



May be hard to see but I’m pointing to the broken piece

​​​​​​Thank you all for reading my plight and advising/giving me insight on this top’s operation!

Regards,