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AGod
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I'll find out Neil.
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Because the roof was not responding they sent it to BAA for testing. Unfortunately it is not repairable, as the electric board is badly burnt! 100% the guy who sold me the car swapped the ECU for the broken one he talked about!! I am sure karma will catch up with him...!!
So either i splash out on a brand new ECU (approx £1,200) or i find a second hand unit.
Neil, does your friend still have that unit for sale?
So either i splash out on a brand new ECU (approx £1,200) or i find a second hand unit.
Neil, does your friend still have that unit for sale?
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I've managed to find a roof ecu from a breaking SL where the roof was functioning ok. I disconnected the -ve battery and swapped them over... The roof switch light has gone out 
however the roll bar light flashes and the roll bar light is still on the dash. I've tried reading the codes, but get nothing.
When i move the roof switch back, with the windows open, it tries to pop the hardtop up... the only section not to raise is the front passenger side. I've tried doing this with the engine running in case the battery is low.
I'm trying to get my hands on the tools to remove the hard top manually.
Any ideas anyone??
however the roll bar light flashes and the roll bar light is still on the dash. I've tried reading the codes, but get nothing.When i move the roof switch back, with the windows open, it tries to pop the hardtop up... the only section not to raise is the front passenger side. I've tried doing this with the engine running in case the battery is low.
I'm trying to get my hands on the tools to remove the hard top manually.
Any ideas anyone??
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*Problem Resolved*
Took the car (with the new 2nd-hand roof ECU) to Cayman Auto Services in Dorking at the weekend - he read all the codes and re-sync the windows. Finally the roof now works! Just in time for the snow to arrive!
Just need to get the rear coil spring sorted & the front bearing re-greased, then i can fold away my cheque book for a while...
I would be more than happy to share my experience with anyone that has a similar issue. One thing i'm still not clear on however, is reading the codes. I followed all the instructions, but i was obviously not doing something correctly, as the indie was able to sorted it...
What would be very useful; is if someone could video how to read the codes and post it on YouTube.
Took the car (with the new 2nd-hand roof ECU) to Cayman Auto Services in Dorking at the weekend - he read all the codes and re-sync the windows. Finally the roof now works! Just in time for the snow to arrive!
Just need to get the rear coil spring sorted & the front bearing re-greased, then i can fold away my cheque book for a while...
I would be more than happy to share my experience with anyone that has a similar issue. One thing i'm still not clear on however, is reading the codes. I followed all the instructions, but i was obviously not doing something correctly, as the indie was able to sorted it...
What would be very useful; is if someone could video how to read the codes and post it on YouTube.
stoneage
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glad every thing sorted, ill ask some one from .org the usa forum to post on you tube,enjoy this superb car keep in touch
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I think that would be a great help to eliminate any uncertainty, as it does seem a simple solusion!
Just for the record the indie did the following: Read the fault codes, which advised that the roof was out of sync - in otherwords the car didn't know what position the roof was in. By clearing the codes the indie was able to start the cycle again and the hydraulic roof popped up no problem.
Just for the record the indie did the following: Read the fault codes, which advised that the roof was out of sync - in otherwords the car didn't know what position the roof was in. By clearing the codes the indie was able to start the cycle again and the hydraulic roof popped up no problem.
