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YOUR RESEARCH99 996 cab top dead
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The PARK light comes on, the break light works, so I assume the last culprit is the switch in the top latch part.
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Over the weekend I plan to manually unlock the latch just to check for broken pieces and what not, but anyone have any ideas??
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I've searched and searched, checked everything, and just seem to have nothing. Press switch and nothing happens. No click noises, no nothing. Fuses seem fine.
Over the weekend I plan to manually unlock the latch just to check for broken pieces and what not, but anyone have any ideas?? Im a bit worried though if I unlatch it it either wont latch back or something becomes misaligned et al.
There seems to be several fuses associated with the top..
PARK light does come on. The hatch light does turn off, so it seems the microswitches are functioning. Just no top activity.
Opening the latch manually will most likely cause the micro-switches to lose timing. Then it's off to the Dealer.
You could get a Durametric and investigate things yourself. One job and it will pay for itself.
Diagnostic Tool for Porsche | Durametric
maybe something here?
http://forums.rennlist.com/rennforums/996-forum/656646-996-convertible-top-not-working-light-just-blinks-2.html
really cant figure this out. There appears to be no power to the system as the dash indicator does not light up with the key on. It seems to be it would always light up before (?), but I cant remember.
The PARK light comes on, the break light works, so I assume the last culprit is the switch in the top latch part.
But if its a microsensor, wouldnt the top warning light be blinking??
anyone have any idea?
Have you tried to override the switches? Our host has a nice article on this:
Pelican Porsche Tech Article - Convertible Top Mechanism Repair - Porsche 911 Carrera - Porsche 996 Carrera (1998-2005), Porsche 997 Carrera (2005-2008)
The top could be operated manually, it just has no power at all. Perhaps a visit to the dealer to hook up to the system and see whats happening, but Im a DIYer: i havent admitted defeat in years, and I really want to get this one figure out.
Start with the basics, is the switch working in the dash? You just need a multimeter to test it. Do you have power to the motor? But it's likely worth the hour of dealer time to pull the codes for the top.
switch is good. Im pretty certain since there is no power to the dash light, theres no power getting anywhere else.
Yes, dealer trip may be in near future..
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