SL/R129: Top still won't work! HELP
11-16-2006, 01:18 PM
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Top still won't work! HELP
Just bought this 95 SL and when I attempted to remove the hardtop the front latches leaked like something fierce. I removed them and sent them to Dennis and had them rebuilt. He did a wonderful and professional job on them. Great service. But, (Why does there always have to be a But?), Now as the soft top comes up and the front comes super close to the header(but does not latch), the rear portion with the plastic rear window does not go down. Again, the main problem is the back portion with the plastic window does not attempt to go down and attach to the car. Can somebody direct me as to whats wrong now? Thanx in advance, Greg Z
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11-18-2006, 04:46 PM
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I pulled on the windshield portion of the top and got it to latch, then the back went down a lil but with the cover boot still up?, I manually lifted the back piece back up and manually lowered the boot so now everthing is close but the back section is inches from latching at the back and now I cannot get anything to happen, up, down, nothing, just simply won't move.
11-19-2006, 01:39 PM
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OK, Heres the update. Mechanic released the header manually, then adjusted it behind the visor. Now the top goes down properly. To raise the top it starts off correctly.
1. Boot comes up
2. Then top comes up & to the header but does not latch. But, then the boot does not go down on its own, so the whole operation simply stops.
3. So then if you get out and help the boot cover just a little it will catch then go down and finish the whole operation.
4. Once you've helped the boot go down the the back comes down & latches and the header latches.
what is keeping the boot cover from automactically coming down on the "raising the top operation". When lowering the top the boot works properly.
1. Boot comes up
2. Then top comes up & to the header but does not latch. But, then the boot does not go down on its own, so the whole operation simply stops.
3. So then if you get out and help the boot cover just a little it will catch then go down and finish the whole operation.
4. Once you've helped the boot go down the the back comes down & latches and the header latches.
what is keeping the boot cover from automactically coming down on the "raising the top operation". When lowering the top the boot works properly.
11-20-2006, 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Greg Z
Again, the main problem is the back portion with the plastic window does not attempt to go down and attach to the car.
Your problem is probably one of three switches in the windshield. At each latch there is a switch that signals the controller when the latch is locked, and another switch signals that the top is closed. This last switch is a reed switch that closes when a magnetic plate in the convertible top reaches the windshield (picture).
I would do a visual inspection of these switches, and if there are no obvious problems, then I would check their inputs at the connector to the soft top controller using a basic multimeter.
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