I was driving for about an hour or so today and I wanted to lower the roof. I pulled it back and hold, but nothing happened. So I shut off the engine and pulled the key out. And started it back up again, this time it went down, but then again I drove for a little bit more then it was time to put the top back and it won't go up. I had to repeat what I did previously twice or so then it went up. Does this ever happen to your car?

 

Nope. Ebrake cable loose?

 

or is your ebrake even up?

 

You know the sound (click) when press on the button to lower your windows and also when lowering the top. I didn't hear that sound. Weird.

 

You need to pull the ebrake up to lower the top?

 

It needs to be up in order to put the top up or down.

 

NO, THAT'S NOT IT!!

DON'T DO IT AGAIN!!

What you have are elastic bands that have lost their elasticity. It doesn't pull the middle bar down and when this happens FIST SIZE HOLES APPEAR IN THE TOP JUST BEHIND THE LATCHES.

Modifry has replacement bands.

 

(That's what I was thinking, but didn't want to assume the noob was that noobish)

 

if your ebrake isn't already up then some cables is probably loose or something around that realm

 

Your ebrake needs to be up and then you press the button for the top.

2 years ago in the middle of winter here in Montreal I put the top down for a few minutes because I just got the car.... and it was freezing...I didn't know how to put the top back up with the e-brake thing so I had to drive 30 mins in -15 degree C weather to get back to my garage....

so there you'll feel better now