First let me say I've read alot on this subject on this forum and have tried many things that have been suggested. But nothing has ever worked so I'm just trying to get some advice and input before I go taking anything apart or spending any money because everything is crazy expensive on these cars.
When I get in the car from a cold start everything always works and operates completely perfect. I just recently took the hard top off for the first time since I've owned the car (2.5 years) and all they hydraulics are literally like brand new, the soft top is in near perfect condition. After I've driven the car for 60-90 minutes (sometimes more or less) the lights for both the Roll Bar on the dash and Top on the console blink, fade in and out. This will go on for a few minutes. While they're blinking and going crazy I can't operate any of those things and also the windows go dead. Then it'll all go back to normal for a minute or two then same thing over and over. Then finally the lights stop blinking and fading in and out but then everything is completely dead, windows as well. Then thats it until I shut the car off and don't drive it for many hours or until the next day. Then everything goes back to normal the next time I drive the car from a cold start. But, this doesn't happen every single time. It very sporadic. It doesn't blink in a pattern to give me a specific code. I feel that their may be a short some where or maybe the module, after a certain amount of time, over heats?
I'd like to give all the electrical components a wiggle test and make sure all the connectors are attached properly but I'd also like to inspect the module itself. Is the module in the compartment behind the passenger seat the brain for the top and roll bar? Is there anything in the dash or console that I should look at? Under the hood? This has been driving me nuts for a couple years now and I just want it over. If the module was bad, wouldn't it do this every single time upon start up of the vehicle? I'm all ears...thanks in advance everyone!
When I get in the car from a cold start everything always works and operates completely perfect. I just recently took the hard top off for the first time since I've owned the car (2.5 years) and all they hydraulics are literally like brand new, the soft top is in near perfect condition. After I've driven the car for 60-90 minutes (sometimes more or less) the lights for both the Roll Bar on the dash and Top on the console blink, fade in and out. This will go on for a few minutes. While they're blinking and going crazy I can't operate any of those things and also the windows go dead. Then it'll all go back to normal for a minute or two then same thing over and over. Then finally the lights stop blinking and fading in and out but then everything is completely dead, windows as well. Then thats it until I shut the car off and don't drive it for many hours or until the next day. Then everything goes back to normal the next time I drive the car from a cold start. But, this doesn't happen every single time. It very sporadic. It doesn't blink in a pattern to give me a specific code. I feel that their may be a short some where or maybe the module, after a certain amount of time, over heats?
I'd like to give all the electrical components a wiggle test and make sure all the connectors are attached properly but I'd also like to inspect the module itself. Is the module in the compartment behind the passenger seat the brain for the top and roll bar? Is there anything in the dash or console that I should look at? Under the hood? This has been driving me nuts for a couple years now and I just want it over. If the module was bad, wouldn't it do this every single time upon start up of the vehicle? I'm all ears...thanks in advance everyone!