smsshapiro

I have a nearly perfect 97 Audi Cabriolet with 19000 original miles and a power top. All of a sudden the power top stopped working. The brake is on, it's in park and the trunk is closed and still the indicator flashes and the top won't work. Any ideas before I bring it to a dealer and probably pay $500 to fix it?

Xel

is there a manual way to open/close it? can u use it, just to check tht mechanics is alright?

smsshapiro

Yep! I figured out how to raise and lower it manually so the mechanism works well.

cuatrokoop

You can manually open/close the top, BTDT. Chances are, one of the sensors went south or wiring in the trunk area has become broken, or both. We had a wiring problem caused by the dealer when replacing a tail lamp lens that they cracked after replacing the trunk lock cylinder/mechanism that they broke...

Mr. fix-it

Check the wiring in the trunk lid hinges.

zeems

All thanks to Nick (and Mr.Fix-It) for all the help! This is a picture showing the wires that were completely torn apart at the passenger side hinge. They had to be stripped and joined together again.

<img src="http://home.cogeco.ca/~audiquattro/milwaukee%20011.jpg">

Take a look at all the wiring along the hatch arches, and see if you see any broken wires.

Do you hear the pump working at all?

Goodluck,
-Azeem

Mr. fix-it

Kind of figured that was your problem.

wisconsin_quat

where are the rest of the pics?

smsshapiro

All the wires look intact. It must be the sensor that notes that the trunk is closed, wherever that is. I dont' hear any motor working at all

wisconsin_quat

that wire is on the other side... How did you check to see if the wires are good?