Lazarus Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 I bought this new vehicle in February. Now, the roof opening cycle gets about 14 seconds into the cycle, but the roof will not completely fold up, neither therefore will the metal back drop down. Also very slight water ingress at front/top of drivers window. Anyone had similar please ? What would the warranty position be. I bought it from Crystals in Boston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BladesGrant Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 MartinMac has been having some problems with his roof. Check out his thread about it. Unfortunately its the time of year us roadster owners feel the weather. The other day my roof stoped just before fully dropping into its resting place and the cover not coming down. After I put it back up and then down again it went down fine. Just doesn't like the freezing weather unfortunately. Might need some grease on some of the moving parts to help it. I tend to not notice the roof not working during the winter unless I washing the car and need to put it down to wash the back. Unless its a major issue it should work fine once the warmer weather arrives! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus Posted December 8, 2009 Author Share Posted December 8, 2009 That's very interesting and helpful. It started when the wet weather kicked off, in fact the roof seems to have absorbed some of the rain, it feels damp inside the roof. I presume it is covered by warranty - I have not misused the car, mileage now still only 3,947, in fact I am the only person to have been in it since I collected it, unless you count my briefcase. Thinking back it was never reluctant to close in the summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Firstly check the joints are greased, from memory its the 5th and sixth joint that can be especially sticky. Secondly, Autoglym do a very very good two pack roof treatment, I got mine from Tesco in a great value two for one deal. Thirdly, dont take it to my local dealer If you have no luck then let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich5259 Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Thirdly, dont take it to my local dealer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanski Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Check on the fabric when trying to fold down there is a Velcro strip about 1/2 inch thick and runs across the roof inside near the window this sometimes catches on the hood and stops it folding all the way! You need to open and close about 5-6 times to get everything loosened up if you have not folded the roof down much in the past few weeks . Ask someone to watch it folding ad you press the button then you can work out where the issue lies most times, remember never fold the roof when fabric is wet always wait till it dries. Hope this helps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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