03-17-2007, 06:48 PM
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Just a shot in the dark, but I think the dash switch may be going out. Pry off the panel with your handy dandy butter knife or paint scraper and pop the switch out of the panel.
Mine worked when I grasped both sides (front and back) and mashed it really tightly. It didn't work though when I just pressed it. $19 later, I was good to go with a new one, and it took all of five minutes to install.
This issue could also be a failing sensor in your handbrake or at the base of the center latch.
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03-17-2007, 07:07 PM
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Randall,
The switch makes sense. I could pull it out and test it with a multimeter. I could also bypass it by shorting the wires with jumpers...
The problem definitely seems to be something electrical... something not making good contact.
I'd lean more toward the top switch than the parking brake switch, since the brake dash light has been coming on, and was on solidly when the operation of the top was failing. And the center latch switch seems to be working... if I trip it with my finger, the door windows start raising. Come to think of it, I threw on my Red Clip when I stopped with the top down, and the windows raised then, too.
I'll take any more ideas and try to test what I can during the week. Thx!
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03-17-2007, 07:17 PM
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how about switching the buttons with the locking button and see if it works
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03-17-2007, 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by djomlas
how about switching the buttons with the locking button and see if it works
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Could definitely try that.
It's a bugger since the switch is intermittant. If I swap with the lock button and it seems to work, I'll probably just order a switch. Can't hurt anything!
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03-17-2007, 09:26 PM
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Any other electrical weirdness going on?
If it is not the top switch.... and you are having some other random strange electrical stuff going on, such as windows not going up completely at times, etc... then consider taking a look at the ignition switch....
Doug S.
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(Guards Red - of course)
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03-18-2007, 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by dougster01
If it is not the top switch.... and you are having some other random strange electrical stuff going on, such as windows not going up completely at times, etc... then consider taking a look at the ignition switch....
Doug S.
01 Boxster
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Doug, that would be a great suggestion, but the top is the only thing acting weird, other than the p-brake light not wanting to come on that one time. It's worked fine since. (I think I'll probably get at the switch and clean it up. Maybe just replace it if I end up having to replace the top switch)
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03-18-2007, 12:27 PM
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Hi,
The Switch is the most likely culprit. But, the second most likely would be the Top Relay. The PN# for pre-'03 cars is 986.618.111.02, don't have the PN# handy for post-'02 cars, but it's readily available.
The fact that disconnecting the Battery had the effect it did leads me to believe it's the relay. This is how faulty relays often manifest themselves. Hope this helps...
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99
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