Hi guys,
A Newbie here with 06 S Cabrio.

I got my Mini used and didn't really have the chance to have this tested.

It seems like the window is abrassing w/ the soft-top structure somewhere and making this glass-clinging noise when I drive over the off-road sort of environments.
Does anyone's top+glass have this problem? Any found solutions for it?

Another, which I believe has the impact from the problem above, is that the rear defogger doesn't seem to work. I can only imagine that the abrassion would probably cause the defogger circuit cut off. If so, and I need to replace my rear window, is this gonna cost me a fortune to get it fixed?
Do I have to replace my entire top?

Thanks in advance for the infos that you're about to share!

 

I hate to the the bearer of bad news, but there is no replacement for the rear window. It is built into the convertible top, so you have to replace the entire top.

 

Well, I guess I hate to decide whether to get a new top or live with the broken rear defogger..

I kind of wanted to get a new top with different color anyways..

Thanks SMC!!

 

oh i'm actually curious since this topic has been brought up. Since the window is built in to the convertible top. Does that mean I have to replace it with a Genuine MINI top?

If not, would there be any disadvantages to replacing it with a non-MINI top.

 

Just repair the defogger. The copper lines that carry current along the glass surface don't work when they are worn through. You can use a voltmeter to check continuity across the lines, if you can't visually tell where a line is broken. Auto repair stores carry a brushable copper for defroster repair. You mask off the area you want to fix, then brush on a new copper "wire".

Of course the first things to do are to make sure you are getting current to the rear window. If the entire defroster is broken, you might have a different problem, but it is probably fixable for a lot less than the cost of a new roof.

lx.josh, I'm curious to know what non-MINI tops exist that would fit a MINI??

 

i'm not sure. I was just wondering IF there were any non-genuine MINI tops out there from top-repair shops. So i guess not huh? :P