Clamshell not sitting flush when top is down - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Cbonilla · 08-31-2016, 04:39 PM

This problem just happened out of the blue,I have not had any work done to the top lately. The clamshell closes evenly, just doesn't close fully when the top is down. The back end of the clamshell is the area ingestion. No problem with the clamshell when the top is up. Have not had a chance to investigate it further' but I'm curious as to thoughts on why this could be happening

911monty · 08-31-2016, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Cbonilla

This problem just happened out of the blue,I have not had any work done to the top. lately. The clamshell closes evenly, just doesn't close fully when the top is down. The back end of the clamshell is the area ingestion. No problem with the clamshell when the top is up. Have not had a chance to investigate it further' but I'm curious as to thoughts on why this could be happening

My question is why would you see this happening and not investigate. What might have been an easy fix could potentially create additional i.e.. expensive, damage.

Cbonilla · 08-31-2016, 07:11 PM

I put the roof back up - as I would have to have done in any case, cycled it to confirm there was a problem - and then I have left it up since then. Before I tried to get in there and diagnose it I thought I would see if anyone else had been down this road before.

peterbrown77 · 09-01-2016, 07:03 AM

Does the car think the top is down (e.g., is the light on the dash off)? Or is it being blocked from fully down by an obstruction or damaged linkage?

If the light is on, you have an obstruction.

Cbonilla · 09-01-2016, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by peterbrown77

Does the car think the top is down (e.g., is the light on the dash off)? Or is it being blocked from fully down by an obstruction or damaged linkage?

If the light is on, you have an obstruction.

The dash light indicates that it thinks the top is down

Won't be able to play with it until the weekend, so any thoughts anyone might have are welcome

Cbonilla · 09-01-2016, 04:19 PM

Solved it!

Looked under the roof and found the problem: the piece that extends from the top and clips on to the firewall had come lose

Muskoka Minute · 09-06-2016, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Cbonilla

Solved it!

Looked under the roof and found the problem: the piece that extends from the top and clips on to the firewall had come lose

I have the same problem,

Can you post a pic?

Thanks