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06-13-2012, 09:03 PM | #1 |
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Roof stopped working after installing Vario Roof
Just wanted to share and see if anyone has experienced the same.
I recently purchased the vario roof module from mods4cars and installing it was a real breeze however my roof is now stuck in the position below At first I thought I didn't have the back latched correctly but I checked and tried again and again and it still didn't work, including restarting the car. Even when I put everything back together back to the way it was the roof was still stuck at this position I ended up calling BMW and the car is now at their shop. Has anyone experienced this? I'm hesitant to try again. I e-mailed mods4cars and only got some sort of automated response which didn't help. I am driving a 2012 35is. Has anyone experienced the same problem?
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06-18-2012, 09:44 PM | #2 |
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I have the SmarTop which is by the same company and I assume the same thing as you have. I had it installed for about 9 months and did fine until the roof got stuck in the trunk and would not come up. I had to take it to the dealer and pay $250 dollars to get the top back up so I could then uninstall the SmarTop. It still would not work and I then had to pay $1200 to get a shorted out trunk release latch replaced and now it works fine. This of course was not covered by warranty since it was POSSIBLY related to the SmarTop. I really loved all the advantages provided by it but am afraid to get another now...
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06-18-2012, 11:28 PM | #3 |
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I was lucky as my car has only been on the road for less than a month so everything was covered, otherwise I'm sure that I'd be paying the same fees. I was lucky enough as the roof malfunctioned when I have access to the module otherwise I will have to leave it in and I'm guessing the charges will be similar. I've spoken with Stefan the General Manager there and he assured me that there are no problems with the unit and I should try and reinstall it once I got the car back but of course I am quite skeptical about this as I have installed this module in my prevoius SLK and I've been working with car electronics for quite a while.
Are you going to do the same? If I was Stefan I'd ask for our units to be sent back to do some diagnostics on the unit itself.
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06-19-2012, 07:16 PM | #4 |
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I asked this in the other smarttop problem thread but did this got stuck while you were trying to open or close the roof or did it just open/close by itself and it got stuck (someone in the other thread mentioned other brands opening/closing by itself)?
Also, did yours actually work after the install? timwhayden had his for 9 month before the problem occurred and since yours Z is only a month old, i'm just curious how long it took before it malfunctioned or if it got stuck during installation (a few had this problem too but was fixable)?
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Was it the PNP or the pin out?
Mine have all been pin outs so maybe it's best that I never switched to PNP....?
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07-18-2012, 03:39 AM | #6 |
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Just wanted to follow up and say that I have resolved the problem. The issue lies in the programming of the module before installation. I have reprogrammed the module back to factory default and redone the install and everything has worked fine. I assume that one of the preprogrammed settings has interferred with the signal from the on board computer causing it to negate the internal latch which tells the computer the inner compartment is closed, so the computer things the inner compartment cover isn't closed and will not let the roof open or close.
Anyway this brings this case to a close. My advise to anyone doing this install is to install the entire module first and program using the blinker system.
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Or the best piece of advice is don't dick around with the car and keep it they way it was meant to be...save yourself the money and uneccesary worry of faults occurring. All for raising and lowering the roof while driving etc .....it's not worth it.
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The PnP harnesses simply make any wiring errors practically impossible. We've installed a large number of the modules here (including yours ) without a hitch.
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I never even use mine for that. Just being able to release the open/close button is great, not to mention being able to open/close the roof from a distance (albeit a short one) and the comfort-loading feature on a non CA car.
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