Convertible roof not opening, jammed

[kramix]

Hi!

This is my first post, hello to everyone on here

My 04 cooper convertible is not opening properly. It opening to the first sunroof point and then tries to open fully. However the drivers side mechanical clip which locates in the windscreen pillar disengages ok but the passenger side doesnt move and seems to be jammed in place... The motors are wining away trying to put the hood down but since the passenger clip hasn't released the hood doesn't move.

Hope you can help as the MINI is out of warranty!

Many thanks

Kramix

[South Shore Lad]

Hi kramix.

Welcome to MINI2. Sorry your first post is of a bad experience. Can't help either as I have a hatchback.

It might help if one of the mods moves this post over to the 'faults/fixes' forum, someone's bound to offer advice over there.

SSL

[slider]

yes i had the very same thing happen to my 04 coopers works. i had to have a new roof frame as the whole thing twisted . However the guy said that the fault was caused by a faulty ram.

[roni]

it sounds like you need frame from the sunroof portion,

i wish i could help you

mini tech

[Rakey]

Quote: Originally Posted by roni (original)

it sounds like you need frame from the sunroof portion,

i wish i could help you

mini tech

Check the date of the thread

[Milano]

Kramix, this is also my first post. The VERY same thing just happened yesterday with my Wife's Mini Cooper convertible, you have described the exact same sequence. She also has an 04 plate. Did you get it fixed and what was it ? i am told there is a re-set micra button switch in the boot ? but one side does attempt to work while the passenger side stays firmly in place. Vehicle is also out of warrranty, Any help would be appreciated.

[minicabme]

I too have a mini cooper cab 04 plate - its roof had been struggling for a while - but on 29/8 gave up the ghost - opened to sunroof but would do no more

I was unable to wind manual so had to return to my dealer - who have said that a cable is snapped & needs repairing

I am currently waiting for Mini to reply to my dealer re a goodwill gesture to contribute to this cost.

I have always said my vehicle was a friday afternoon car - but this would appear to be a more regular fault

[Geoff & Gill]

Did you ever get it sorted? What was the outcome?
And yes - it has just happened to us!

[tofto]

Just happened to us as well, any news on BMW goodwill would be much appreciated!

[Geoff & Gill]

I had the roof replaced under warranty less than two years ago - and made a small contribution to the cost so that I would get the two year warranty.
Does this mean I should get it done under warranty - or is the cable not part of the roof?

[martind74]

Hi tofto,
Same problem as you the day before you!
Took my out of warranty 04 One to the MINI dealer on Saturday and they told me I have to have the frame replaced for about £800 plus £400 for work. Sounds quite steep to me. Wonder if anyone on this forum had the problem fixed out of warranty, where, when and how much for? Many thanks, Martin

[Mini Fay]

Hi everybody,
6 months ago same thing happen to my '05 convertible. The front part open, then 1 side doesn't want to unlash. The car was just out of warranty and the dealer explain that I needed to have half of the frame replaced for +/- $2500 (Orlando, Florida dealer). My dad couldn't beleive it. So he looked at the roof frame and found a broken plastic part that make the latch lock in the front. Called the dealer, can't buy that part, took the part to a machine shop that copied the part in aluminum and OVERCHARGED us $400 make 2 of it. Guess what, last week the other side broke, so my $400 investment made me saved $5000.

[nosey26]

Hi all,

After a full day, my mums car hood wouldn't fully go down, it started to go down but stopped at the second stage. We searched a trawled lots of posts, took out the parcel shelf and tried various rituals and pressing different buttons in different sequences . But it was a simple as the parcel shelf was on a higher level. It needs to be on the bottom level to use the roof, as it rests on a button on the left hand side of a boot that tells the roof it is ok to fully retract. The manual spoke nothing of this button. So hope this saves someone 7 hours of various prayers, dances, trips to the dealer like it has us, then great. Thanks sooooo much to another post on this site.

[Sevmedia]

Quote: Originally Posted by nosey26 (original)

Hi all,

After a full day, my mums car hood wouldn't fully go down, it started to go down but stopped at the second stage. We searched a trawled lots of posts, took out the parcel shelf and tried various rituals and pressing different buttons in different sequences . But it was a simple as the parcel shelf was on a higher level. It needs to be on the bottom level to use the roof, as it rests on a button on the left hand side of a boot that tells the roof it is ok to fully retract. The manual spoke nothing of this button. So hope this saves someone 7 hours of various prayers, dances, trips to the dealer like it has us, then great. Thanks sooooo much to another post on this site.

Ah - the solution seems from this post to be simple, but I don't know what the parcel shelf or a boot is (yes, I'm a yank). my roof seems to be jammed on the passenger side and won't even retract to the sunroof position....

Any more information would be most welcome!

[MINIAC]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sevmedia (original)

Ah - the solution seems from this post to be simple, but I don't know what the parcel shelf or a boot is (yes, I'm a yank).

The boot is the trunk. The parcel shelf is the shelf behind the rear seat which prevents people from looking into the trunk.