I have edited this to do it right. Hi Krumz Thanks for the reply! When checking the brushes I found that one of the brushes was not moving freely in the carrier, leading to poor contact and in turn more arcing. You could also wire tie it or find some other way to connect it. It's general construction is very similar to the other two canvases. They are not rubber but plastic and a bit rigid.
There are a lot of components located under the driver side dash including but not limited to the brake pedal switch, pedal cluster and brake booster actuator arm. Remove tool from the ski storage area by reversing procedure above. Go ahead and put the top up. The A4 is a compact executive car produced by German automaker Volkswagen and is sold through its Audi division. Hello All, I tried closing the hood one day and it did not want to budge. Select Convertible Top:The links on this page will take you to your Audi convertible top selections. At the corners, a strip of cloth I will call a seam extension is folded over and screwed down to hold it.
Now there are some other things that happened that I would tell you about. Retract the roof to a point where the third panel is close to vertical. It has a cord attached to it and it is riveted into the frame at the end. I can't tell you specifically how to enter it on the Audi radio, since I have an Audi Navigation system, and the controls are different. A couple of years ago we noticed that the wind ow in the back was separating from the cloth. Install the electrical circuit now. If your motor cannot be repaired, you'll get a refund or you can put this purchase toward the price of a new motor.
Then have your car key in the ignition and switched in the on position not engine start position. I was unable to push the cable through due to crimping of the tube and the length. The flat ribbon cable has a spade connector. I brought it to Audi Service Unit in Dublin and they maintain they've never seen this problem before. As you can see from the scan of this fabric, it is an exceptionally rich looking material. Can't recall if you go clockwise or counterclockwise, but it will be evident. Remove the plastic molding under the lead edge of the convertible top.
You will notice that the cloth right there is not very flat and there is a potential leak point. Stayfast canvas is a sleek, beautiful canvas, usually less expensive than Twillfast, but it does not have the dobby backing offered in Sonnenland and Twillfast Sonnendeck. This left few choices so I attempted to glue the window in with Epoxy first. See white arrow Click to expand. When you are done, send me an email. Dont write much english since school and auto correction is on swedish. April 25, 2015 Followup from the Pelican Staff: Thanks for the additional info and feedback.
This did the trick but the hood still struggled which was down to the pump not having enough hydraulic oil in the reservoir. If you are having issues with your roof, especially if sopmetimes it works and sometimes it doesnt, then follow these instructions and check your motor commutators. A year went by and things were getting worse. My rear windows is going from 100% to about 10% when full down. It completely surprised me that this worked as thought it would be down to some sort of mechanical problem costing hundreds.
Twist the tool to unlock the rear deck. Once the roof is then closed, the warning light on the dash keeps blinking and the very annoying alarm sounds every half minute or so as it thinks that the roof is not secured, even though you just closed it with the special tool. Please perform these steps exactly as they are written, in the order they are written. Replacing our Audi A4 Convertible top My name is Craig and My wife and I own a 2003 Audi A4 with a convertible top. I tried everything but this prove to work every time. Thus, lift with that friend the rear window portion up and forward takes some effort.
Do this a couple of times with the ignition on. It continues to open automatically successfully and fail to close in the same manner. Figure 1 The driver lower storage compartment is a single large piece that stretches from the drivers' door, under the steering column to the center console. I consulted the forum and came across an excellent article from Krumz in relation to cleaning the hood motor. I am kind of stuck. I will look at replacing the motor, kids have rinsed my account from xmas so havent got the money at the moment. Did your roof not move at all or? In 2006 74,000 vehicles were recalled because of a faulty fuel pump that could cause the engine to stall.