Smart Top hood relay for sale

[mac99]

Anyone interested in a Smart Top relay - fits 2000 model year onwards?
For those who don't know about the Smart Top relay it lets you raise and lower the hood without having to be stationary - just like the later models.
Current best price £232 from USA. I have one for sale that was fitted to my V reg Boxster for 3 months only. Best offer in region of £100
Contact Mac @ mackmackenzie@tiscali.co.uk or Tel 07792 390518

[ramo80]

why are you selling. Are you willing to ship?

[Nuts 986]

there is a quick hack on the relay so you can do the same thing and it dont cost a cent.........

[cvhs18472]

Originally Posted by Nuts 986

there is a quick hack on the relay so you can do the same thing and it dont cost a cent.........

Please enlighten. Thanks, Ed

[ramo80]

http://www.pedrosgarage.com/Site%203/Top%20Operational%20while-in-motion%20%20%20.html

[ekam]

Originally Posted by Nuts 986

there is a quick hack on the relay so you can do the same thing and it dont cost a cent.........

But the hack on the relay does not do.

- One touch up/down
- Stop the top automatically when speed exceeds 25mph/40km/h

And you bend the pin on the OEM relay, which to most people wouldn't be a problem but I like the drop-in solution of the SmartTop.

[GT_YellowJacket]

for the hack to work, you still have to have the e-brake up at least one click, which is just annoying.

The one-touch is the most valuable benefit of the SmartTop. BahnTech AutoTop would be the other, less expensive way to do this, but it too requires to e-brake switch to be activated.

[bigb]

Originally Posted by GT_YellowJacket

for the hack to work, you still have to have the e-brake up at least one click, which is just annoying.

I believe the pin 15 hack (along with the pin 18 hack) takes care of that, so that you don't need to pull on the brake prior to operating the top in a moving vehicle. The downside of course that there it'll work at all speeds.

[bigb]

Originally Posted by ekam

And you bend the pin on the OEM relay, which to most people wouldn't be a problem but I like the drop-in solution of the SmartTop.

You don't need to bend the pin -- simply wrap pin 18 with some (thin, not electrical/thick) tape. Using a thick tape such as electrical, re-insertion is an issue.