Electric hood resistance

Post Fri Dec 23, 2005 12:48 pm

I have a problem with my convertible hood. The motor seems to struggle at the beginning and end of the sequence when the bars are at their most extended. It works if you give it a hand by pushing the roof but on my other car, it worked seemlessly with no help. Any ideas on why this might be the case?

Thanks

Post Fri Dec 23, 2005 5:00 pm

as I said before you gotta push it up and help it down ,,,,read the manual i am sure it says so there

Post Sat Dec 24, 2005 2:42 pm

Dave, thanks mate, I guess it was you on Planete30, my last resort when the zone was down! I have read the manual and I do help it along, but my last car needed nothing more than the tension taken off it by pushing the bar up enough to slacken everything, then it would just fold away easy as piss!

Post Sat Dec 24, 2005 2:45 pm

Also check all the pivot pionts and lubricate, any resistance will lead to the gearbox being overstressed and the casting will crack leading to a real bend up of components.
Its a common weakness in the E30 Cab hood mechanism.
Worth spending a weekend of maintenance on. The motor is Ãƒ”šÃ‚£900 from BMW and rare on the zone or ebay. A repair kit is available from Germany on ebay.

Post Sat Dec 24, 2005 3:29 pm

I beleive Jason in Walsall is doing a repair kit also..if you need any bits for cabs he is THE man

Post Sat Dec 24, 2005 4:06 pm

Do you have contact details for Jayson mate? What kind of repair kit is this, one for when your mechanism is broken like the one you get on German ebay, or something more maintainance based?