Top motor
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Top motor what are the expected lifetime of these???
i just got my car about 4months ago and the top went up and down with no problems. it went into the body shop and it got repainted and a new top, now when i got it back, the top doesnt work. ive been taking it down manually, what should i check for???
i just got my car about 4months ago and the top went up and down with no problems. it went into the body shop and it got repainted and a new top, now when i got it back, the top doesnt work. ive been taking it down manually, what should i check for???
The switch on mine crapped out last year, one day she worked and the next day she didn't. Check it out, it's a much cheaper fix then a new pump.
BTW, mine took a dump at 25,xxx miles.
BTW, mine took a dump at 25,xxx miles.
Originally Posted by kbronSS
what are the expected lifetime of these???
i just got my car about 4months ago and the top went up and down with no problems. it went into the body shop and it got repainted and a new top, now when i got it back, the top doesnt work. ive been taking it down manually, what should i check for???
i just got my car about 4months ago and the top went up and down with no problems. it went into the body shop and it got repainted and a new top, now when i got it back, the top doesnt work. ive been taking it down manually, what should i check for???
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From: Imperial Valley, CA
i already took the car back to the place it got painted, the top was not installed their, they took it to an upholstery shop to get it done. both of them are telling me the top didnt work when they got it. now i dont know if they are lying, but i doubt it. the guys at the body shop didnt touch the car UNTIL the top was installed, so the upholstery guys tell me it didnt work when they received it and thats why they opened up some valve(i guess its the one your talking about) to open it manually, which is what ive been doing.
now ive checked the motor to see if it makes noise when the switch was being pressed, and it did not make any noise at all. before that, the top was moving well and normally, not slow or anything like that.
now ive checked the motor to see if it makes noise when the switch was being pressed, and it did not make any noise at all. before that, the top was moving well and normally, not slow or anything like that.
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Originally Posted by kbronSS
you say yours took a dump at 25k, was that the switch or the motor? how many parts are there....switch, motor and pump. or is the motor/pump the same?
Sorry about the motor and pump confusion, they are one and the same.