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Old 05-25-2015, 08:44 PM
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Soft top stopped working

I had my hard top on for about a year after not having it on the past 10. Yesterday, I rolled down the windows and took off the hard top.
When trying to close the soft top today, a small click click click can be heard and the dashboard icon flashes. Additionally, the back windows won't roll up now.
I had fluid added about two years ago and it had been fine.
Any help would be appreciated.
 
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Old 05-26-2015, 03:11 AM
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Try the 'key in thew driver door' method . Hold the key to the right and hopefully that might 'do the trick'. Let me know if that works please.
 

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Old 05-26-2015, 06:44 AM
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Thanks for the reply. Same thing though. Click click click noise, and the dashboard icon showing the soft top flashes.
 
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Old 05-28-2015, 03:27 AM
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try it again tomorrow. Mine acts up just the same then the next day it 'rights itself'. Mine has been working daily for about 2 weeks now. I am still waiting for it to 'jib' again. It's coming. It's not knowing when that pisses me off.
 
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There is usually a gradual loss of hydraulic fluid over time.
I had mine topped off last year and it worked fine after that.
Cost $200.
 
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I had a similar problem with my buddies Turbo Cabriolet we wound up swapping out the battery and I found some reset process I believe you open all the way and then continue to hold the button down for 15-20 seconds and then try to cycle it closed and do the same thing with the button when it's in the fully closed position. I am just guessing as this was a few years ago but it was something close to that. Once we did this the top worked fine.
 
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