YOUR RESEARCHsoft top stopped working
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i have an 04 and the top stopped working...no warning, no noise just stopped. spent about 1 hour sorting out to manually put the top up. the windshield clamp and the tonneau work but the motor for the top isn't...fuses are all ok. any ideas ?
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Ideas? If you've done all the normal common sense things like checking fuses and turning off the car and restarting and still the top is still silent, then... Save yourself a lot of heartache and take it to a convertible shop that has experience working with these complex systems. Too many people I know have tried and regret the day they tried to "fix" their convertible top mechanisms. Even Jake Raby will tell you it's about the only time he'll advise you to take it back to Porsche for repair. Good luck!
If you looked at the most obvious things, maybe the motor is KAPUT.
Trade it in...buy a coupe.
Have you tried the key in the drivers door method? hold left to open/lower. Hold right to close/up the top. Could be a glitch in the system.
We need some more detailed information if you want some ideas on what to try next. What's the exact sequence that happens/doesn't happen. i.e. press button, windows go down, clamshell (tonneau?) opens... and then what? Did the side flaps move? How do you know the windshield clamp works if the top won't move? Anyway, if you moved the top manually via the hand crank method, you are going to need to go to a Porsche dealer (or properly equipped indy) to have the top recalibrated anyway. (after the current problem is fixed.) Maybe the suggestion of heading to an expert isn't a bad one.
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