Problems with moving hood, red light on dash on. Wont come off

[denverpete]

Okay.

So you've unlatched it, attempted to open and/or re-close and re-latch and the light is still on?

Since you're getting a clunk it sounds like the motor is still working. I'm just trying to narrow down whether it's the clamshell or the top itself which is the problem.

The top itself won't move right away until the clamshell (thing in the back) starts to open up. Does it move at all? If there's a clunk - it sounds like it might be moving.

From outside of the car - does the top and clamshell look completely closed? Does the clamshell look like it could go a bit further? You should be able to see the arms for the top from inside the car (near your head by the door) - do these move at all?

There are several typical problems with the tops. One is the cables (don't know anything about this), another is a problem with the tracks the arms slide in (ditto), your top's motor (seems to be working), and retaining pins on the arms which hold the arms to the body (this happened to me).