I'll be surprised if it isn't either the levers, or the shelf sensor. Mine were a little hinky today. Had to unlatch and relatch both levers, and re-seat the shelf. Then all was fine.

Check it all again before you take it in...

 

I did unlatch and then re-close those two levers.

Shelf sensor ??

 

i think from ae. but yah, i would just place it over the clearbra. it's
almost impossible to cleanly cut the clearbra straight while it's on the
car because it stretches.

 

You don't know about the shelf sensor?

Then I bet $20 that sir is your problem...

You know the shelf back there that separates the retracted top from the boot.... it can sit in two positions... with the top up, you can move it into an "upper" position that gives you another couple of cubic feet of space - you unlatch the levers, flip up the back of the top, and use the levers to prop it up. Then remove the shelf from its forward pivots and move it to the upper position.

The catch is... in this position there isn't room for the top to fold down. How does the car know not to try? There is a pressure switch under the (I think) left side of the rear "foot" of the shelf in the lower position. When the shelf isn't sitting on it, the sunroof will work, but the top won't retract.

If the shelf has gotten bumped while putting stuff in and out of the boot, it can get hung tilted a bit and not push on the switch...

Go check the shelf. Then paypal me my $20. I just saved you a trip to the stealer.

 

Well, Paul... that did the trick. I unseated and reseated the shelf. The top goes all the way down again.

But it sounds like it's not quite lined up right, or something. Makes a bit of noise going up and down, clicking and cracking noises. I'll take a better look at it tomorrow in daylight.

Thanks !

 

That's the bag of Tostitos you left on top of the shelf.

 

Oy... stupid me.

Anyone need a jar of queso dip ?

 

from a week ago?

 

Yeah... and ???

 

ewwwww...



pulling out my G in a little bit. nice and sunny, only 58F
i need to pressure up the tires this week if this continues. im at the
minimum now at 35.5psi... factory is 35psi, my center is 36.5 +/-1 psi.

 

63 degrees here this morning. Lots of clouds though... which makes it nice when you're washing cars. Two down, one to go. Then it's time to do some motoring of my own. Then back to mow the lawn before the afternoon baseball game starts.

 

Had a big club meet here yesterday - over 60 cars... I'd been able to keep Blimey clean since last weekend's wash, so just did an interior detail and QD and Nero treatment, and engine bay wipedown.

Here's most of the cars... photo by Catseye... we had a about 30 more before it was done...

 

Now THAT is what I call a club event, Paul !

Good on your club that you can get that many people and their MINIs out there. That makes for a great and fun event !!

Great pic, too.

 

We got the stripes from Aesthetic Creations.

The main reason we are going over the bra is the old ones faded were they are not under the bra, but still look like new under the bra. Plus I figure it will hard to cut the bra so that the new stripes fit in between the cuts and not have any gaps. I also figure less seams to worry about when polishing/waxing.

I'll post pics later.

Mark

 

How long did it take to get those stripes ?

Seems Mike is taking longer and longer to fill orders. I think he needs to hire on an assistant.

Yep, looking forward to the pics.

 

My MCS got stranded at a friend's house last night.

Not sure what the problem is but the engine wouldn't start. Going back over to get more details now.

 

It took about 2 weeks to get them.

Is it cranking over, but not firing, or is it not even cranking over?

Mark

 

Two weeks ? It'll be three weeks tomorrow since I placed my order. And no word on shipping yet.

And nothing in my order was custom.

 

Oy vey. Hope it's nothing serious, FVR. Electrical problem, I would bet.

 

got back motoring my G was a nice drive.
QD'ed and clarity'ed the glass. will slick the wheels later on the day
and spot SprayOn wax.

also washed my dd's.

 

It's been a productive day here, too, Ken. Washed all three MINIs. Hydro'd the PW one, Speed Shined the CR and JB ones. Slicked the wheels on all three. Wiped down the interior of the convertible and hit it with the 303.

Took it out for a little motoring with the top down (still making a weird clicking noise as it starts to go back).

Mowed the lawn. Did the trimming. Clipped a couple of bushes back. Got the sprinkler out now as one of my beds was looking poorly.

I'm a little tired now. Shower time and then it's time to kick back with a cold one whilst watching the ballgame.

 

dang, that's a lot of work, CR&PW&JB!

went out to lunch with the kids and wife and did some grocery shopping.

now im enjoying some dietpepsi (the PDR tech's drink ) and
going to polish the FitS's exhaust tips later on.

 

Yeah, it was a lot of work. I normally don't have to wash all three MINIs the same morning but since I had to work yesterday... And now I could use a nap. The baseball game is being delayed by rain but I don't want to risk falling asleep and missing a good chunk of it.

So, you drink Diet Pepsi because you saw professional PDR guy drinking it ?

 

yah, naps are pretty risky.

yep, the guy that trained me was drinking diet pepsi so i thought
that was the ticket to getting better at PDR. and i think it was.

slicked the G's wheels, spot sprayon waxed, pressured up the tires
on 3cars. my 3yr old wanted to help so i let him hit the power on/off
button on the compressor. also cleaned the arches and so on
so forth on the MCS.

 

damn, ken... you trying to make me look lazy ??

And yeah, afternoon naps are risky for me... I might end up sleeping three hours !