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YOUR RESEARCH986 top doesn't drop, replaced microswitch and checked fuses. - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
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Checked fuses, removed and reinserted relay, replaced microswitch for the latch receptacle, and the e-brake light does come on.
986 top doesn't drop, replaced microswitch and checked fuses. - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
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Checked fuses, removed and reinserted relay, replaced microswitch for the latch receptacle, and the e-brake light does come on.
986 top doesn't drop, replaced microswitch and checked fuses. - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
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Have you tried checking the information that can be found on RennTech and Mike Focke's pages?
986 top doesn't drop, replaced microswitch and checked fuses. - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
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986 top doesn't drop, replaced microswitch and checked fuses. - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
Use pair of needle nose pliers
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Just use a pair of needle nose pliers to pull the retaining clips off while rotating them back and forth; be careful and they can be reused for the new microswitch.
986 top doesn't drop, replaced microswitch and checked fuses. - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
Use pair of needle nose pliers
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Just use a pair of needle nose pliers to pull the retaining clips off while rotating them back and forth; be careful and they can be reused for the new microswitch.
986 top doesn't drop, replaced microswitch and checked fuses. - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
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Windows don't drop, clamshell doesn't move. Checked fuses, removed and reinserted relay, replaced microswitch for the latch receptacle, and the e-brake light does come on. I've tried being a little rough with the e-brake as well, and manually trigger microswitch to no avail.
ideas? I don't even mind having to manually move it, I'd just like to get the clamshell open for servicing and sunny days.
Have you tried checking the information that can be found on RennTech and Mike Focke's pages? A guy named Maurice has written some good info on the soft tops.
Yep, I have cross posted on Reddit and Renntech, as well as combed through every thread. No car has the same issues as mine does, go figure.
Only thing I can think of is that I got a faulty microswitch, but that just doesn't seem likely - the old one really didn't seem to have any issues when I took it out. There was another module in the overhead light area though, but I think that was the alarm?
The switch in the winshield that you see in the overhead light probably has loose or corroded contacts -- need electrical contact cleaner. Check for instructions on Pelican to remove.
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Instructions from forum member TheStone
"To get to the top microswitch, remove the two alarm covers (black plastic ovals) from the center windshield cover - they wll just kind of pop out with your fingernail or a very small screwdriver. Then use a Torx bit to take out the two screws. This will allow the center cover to drop down.
There will be three wire bundles - one for the courtesey light, one for the alarm module, and one for the top microswitch. Remove each of them by pressing the clips and pulling. The microswitch is a black module with two silver bars across it and the pressure switch for the latch is underneath.
Just use a pair of needle nose pliers to pull the retaining clips off while rotating them back and forth; be careful and they can be reused for the new microswitch. "
