Discussion
I braced myself for an expensive fix. This morning I thought I would look under the trim that covers the tracks the roof runs in. Difficult to see in because with the roof closed you can't really see the lower track, so I was feeling my way along the drivers side track when I came across a bit of rubber that was loose. I felt on the other side and there is a rubber bush that sits on the end of the track I guess as a buffer. Anyway on the drivers side it had split and come off and was getting caught when the roof retracted. So having removed it the roof works fine. I will try and get a new one but what a result!
Reading up on them, don't lubricate the cables, don't open them when car is not level. I've had six years near daily use so far with the roof being opened and closed several tiems a day, but to quote another forum 'everytime you open the roof put a US$100 bill in the glove box for future maintainance'. OPC hates me calling in with a roof, blind, wind deflector problem. Still dreading the call to go collect it and payup.
It is a daunting thing but from what I could see when I moved all the trim the mechanical bits are well made. They say don't lubricate but while I wouldn't use oil, a quick squirt of silicon spray actually into the exposed tracks which you can see with the roof open would appear to be a good idea. Wipe off any excess and check the movement of the wind deflector up front which should move easily and benefits from a bit of silicon spray too. I think you'd have to be really unlucky for it to really fail. I wonder how many failure are caused in the same way as mine was
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