bwindom1

i have a 88 vert the top wont go down when i turn the **** to go up it makes the sound like its going up even tho its up when i turn the **** for it to go down it does nothing i should throw this in there to i know how to fix these problem but you will laugh the windows stopped working and the doors dont open from the outside

RotaryRocket88

iTrader: (7)

Make sure the parking brake is on before trying to move the top. If it's on, you hear beeping, but the top still does not move, the sensor for it may be corroded/disconnected.

Please use punctuation in your posts. It's very difficult to read when it's all a run-on sentence.

bwindom1

I've never have to put the e-brake up before to move the top. But before when the top was all the way up and you tried to turn the **** to make it go up it wouldn't beep and the same goes for down , if it was all the way down and you turn the **** for it to go down it wouldn't beep but now its all the way up and you turn the **** to go up and it makes the beeping like it use to make when it was moving if that makes any sense

RotaryRocket88

iTrader: (7)

The parking brake has to be up to move the top up or down. It's a safety feature to prevent people from moving the top while driving. It's possible that someone has disabled the switch in order to get around this. There should be a switch that makes contact when the brake is up, then breaks contact when the brake is down. I haven't gone looking for it myself, but it's bound to be right in the center console/e-brake area.

Check the area out to see if someone has jumped any wires together, or messed with it in some way. Maybe their modification has failed.

bwindom1

i will check that out but that still dont explain that beeping. do you have a convertible if so what does the beeping sound like when the e-brake is down and you turn the **** either direction

RotaryRocket88

iTrader: (7)

Yes, I have an '88 convertible. The beeping is about 1 time per second with the e-brake on, and about 3 times per second with the e-brake off (and the top won't move). You can also check for the brake warning light on the dash. If it's not on with the brake on, the switch is not making contact.

bwindom1

ok so i finally made it home and checked the fuse and it was blown. i changed it the top works but i still do not have to have the ebrake engaged to lower or raise it. i looked all around the ebrake and i didnt see anything out of the ordinary. also i have read that allot of people are having rust issues with these cars i have not found any rust on this car yet and i have been all under neath it changing the clutch so maybe i got lucky with this car

Problem_Drinker

This is interesting, I didn't know that was a feature. A guy down the street from me has a vert that wont go up, I'll have to talk to him