electrical problems

[j.fro]

Today was going to be a beautiful day for a top down ride...but the top won't go down. I've checked the parking brake switch, it's not that. When I flip the latch open, the top indicator light on the dash doesn't light. As a matter of fact, it doesn't light when I'm starting the car. However, occasionally just driving along, it will momentarily blink on, stay lit, then blink off. As well, the front trunk light is not working ( the bulb is good). Everything else seems to work fine. I will add that recently my battery died and I replaced it with a Braille 2015 all-season battery (15# model).
Any thoughts or similar experiences???