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Roof will open but won't close - any ideas greatly appreciated!

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YOUR RESEARCHRoof will open but won't close - any ideas greatly appreciated!

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micro switch located where the roof latches

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Reported cause

In our case the issue was a micro switch located where the roof latches to the header.

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Roof will open but won't close - any ideas greatly appreciated!
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Replace close and open relays over

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I've swapped the close and open relays over but still no joy.

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Roof will open but won't close - any ideas greatly appreciated!
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Leading evidence: 'micro switch located where the roof latches' (1 discussions report identifying this cause; no attributable repair resolution). Across 1 matching discussions, the most frequently mentioned possible cause is 'micro switch located where the roof latches' (1 discussions; 1 report identifying it and 0 suggest it). The most frequently discussed action is 'Replace close and open relays over' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.

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Replace close and open relays over

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I've swapped the close and open relays over but still no joy.

Original post Read captured discussion
Roof will open but won't close - any ideas greatly appreciated!

Test lamp

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With the test lamp to ground, if attach to one of the pins in each relay, I can get the roof to open and close.

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Roof will open but won't close - any ideas greatly appreciated!

Test lamp, i

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Suggestion

Using a test lamp, I checked that I'd got power to the relays, which I do.

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Roof will open but won't close - any ideas greatly appreciated!

Use switch

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Suggestion

So there's no issue with the roof mechanism itself, the motor is fine, the limit position sensors seem to work as the windows will auto close / open as required but I cannot operate the roof to close using the switch.

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Roof will open but won't close - any ideas greatly appreciated!
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Replace close and open relays over

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I've swapped the close and open relays over but still no joy.

Original post Read captured discussion
Roof will open but won't close - any ideas greatly appreciated!

Test lamp

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Suggestion

With the test lamp to ground, if attach to one of the pins in each relay, I can get the roof to open and close.

Original post Read captured discussion
Roof will open but won't close - any ideas greatly appreciated!

Test lamp, i

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Suggestion

Using a test lamp, I checked that I'd got power to the relays, which I do.

Original post Read captured discussion
Roof will open but won't close - any ideas greatly appreciated!

Use switch

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Suggestion

So there's no issue with the roof mechanism itself, the motor is fine, the limit position sensors seem to work as the windows will auto close / open as required but I cannot operate the roof to close using the switch.

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Roof will open but won't close - any ideas greatly appreciated!
Reported and suspected causes (1)

These are separate views of the same evidence. Frequency alone does not establish a fix, and these counts must not be added together.

micro switch located where the roof latches

No successful repair reported for this finding.

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0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

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Reported cause

In our case the issue was a micro switch located where the roof latches to the header.

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Roof will open but won't close - any ideas greatly appreciated!
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POST 1Original post

Hi All. I'm looking for a bit of help please. My 987 Boxster 's roof has been operating perfectly until last week. I opened the roof with out issue but when I came to close it, the dash displayed it was closing the roof but nothing happened. Eventually I had to detach the actuators from the roof and close it manually.On the morning of the issue, for the first time since I've owned the car, the alarm beeped once when I locked it - I can't help but feel this is related. Every time I now lock, I get the beep. I've checked that the bonnet and boot and glovebox are closed. After much searching, I located the relay support tray and managed to drop the relay box as I suspected the relay to be at fault. I've swapped the close and open relays over but still no joy. Using a test lamp, I checked that I'd got power to the relays, which I do. With the test lamp to ground, if attach to one of the pins in each relay, I can get the roof to open and close. So there's no issue with the roof mechanism itself, the motor is fine, the limit position sensors seem to work as the windows will auto close / open as required but I cannot operate the roof to close using the switch. This might suggest the switch to be at issue, but I do get a roof closing message on the dash when I press it. So I'm thoroughly confused...... Any ideas please??????? Many thanks Matt

POST 2Original post

I feel your pain but don't know enough to help.

POST 3Original post

Matt We've had some intermittent trouble with our 2010 Boxster . In our case the issue was a micro switch located where the roof latches to the header.

POST 4Original post

Ever figure out the issue with the top not coming up on your Boxter? I am having the same problem with my 2010.

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