UK_350z

On 10/05/2019 at 19:28, cs2000 said:

Hey all, just as a reminder, I currently have 3 of these in stock fully built and ready to go, I also have several other modules part made and a ton more PCB's, so these should be "always" available now moving forwards.

 

Now, onto future developments. I have been working on and off for about 6 months now on a "upgrade" to this module, the new one would do all the same stuff, but would also allow the boosted guys to get in on the fun. It would allow Brake Boosting (build boost pressure on the line) and for the hoonigan in us all, it would also allow standing burnouts as it disables the throttle limit/cut when the brake is pressed.

 

Im getting the code finished up and have ordered some PCB's but no components yet, im just letting you all know what im working on

Hey there,  if you happen to have some units left, can I grab one? If not then put me down for the next batch.  Thanks! 

Hey, did this meet happen? Is there another one planned?  I'm just dien the road in Slough 

Hey peeege,  Apologies but I've only just see this post. 

You will notice that the latch (9) has two blue microswitchs on it. These tell the open/close actuators when to function in sequence. If these brake then you will get the issue you're experiencing.  I know this as one of my switches have broken.  

The bad news is these microswitchs are like hens teeth, I've been trying to source these seperately but they are not made anymore. You can try getting a new latch and hope the switches work! 

The only thing you can do is take the prong off, it's only 3 screws and when the roof is in its down position it remains firmly shut. 

Fascinating stuff.ill be following with interest!

On 07/08/2018 at 21:22, cs2000 said:

Thanks Martin for the post.

 

As Martin said, il be taking over for him for a few months.

 

i have agreed with Martin to sell exactly the same product, built exactly the same way at the same price so absolutely no difference for you guys. 

 

I have modules in stock ready to go, complete with brand new instructions written for both DE and Hr/Rev-Up cars (HR/Rev-up are the same, but different from DE). Instructions will be provided via a PDF link you can always access any time you want. Also makes it easier for me to make ammendments if ever required.

 

In the package you will get:

 

1x Mirror Fold Module

1x Wiring Harness with Bullet Crimps

6x Scotch Lock connectors (plenty for spares)

 

All this for the previously set price by Martin of £42.50 Plus £4.95 postage and packaging (1st class recorded)

 

If you want one, just reply to this, and il get in touch via PM.

Cs2000 I've read through the whole post just incase I was asking the wrong person,  buy I'm very much interested in getting this kit. I've sent you a pm and ready to pay it all in one go. 

Thanks! 

double post.. 

6 hours ago, CLASSIX said:

Chaffed wiring on the harness, & what ECU module was it ?

Thankfully there was no chaffed wiring,  the roof started working with a replacement roof module, which is located behind the rear storage box's. 

The reason The roof wasnt going down all the ways was because of a microswitch on the 5th bow latch that was not making contact at the correct time. All I did was bend it a little and hey presto. 

Boom!  

NISSAN and all so called specialists can go swivel on a Spike. 

Just in time for winter 

Hello all. 

Today has been a good day. A very good day. 

I've well documented the issues with my roof on every 350z facebook page and forum in existence in the hope that I can work out the issue with the roof. Many have helped with advise and a few have personally looked over the car. 

But I'm pleased to say that for the first time in 2 years, the roof has worked! (99.99999999999999999999999%)

Thr culprit? I changed the roof module for one that a forum member was selling, it took all of 2 minutes to change over and boom! I actually shed a tear (I cried like Ike a baby)

Have a look at the video, I think I come Across as quite pleasedb I just have to work out the last bit and I'll stop thinking about torching the thing. 

Thanks again to everyone who has help. You all get a mainly bear hug when we meet.

As the weather has been so good, what better way to spend Sunday than having a raging hissey fit because of the b*****d roof.

So I've been prodding and poking the tonneau lid more today and have made some progress, a small amount of progress but I'm getting closer to having the roof working. If I've not hung myself.

last weekend I took all the trim off around the tonneau lid, it gave me a little bit more access but not much
 

Removing the trim enabled me to see the 5th bow actuator working, video above in my first post .

this weekend I delved deeper to see if I could unlatch the back of the roof, I did....to a point.

The part circled in green is the end of the 5th bow LOCKING actuator, I removed the split pin and disconnected it from the latch.


 

this enabled the back of the roof to be raised, I was about to run down the street screaming like I've escaped a lunatics asylum with my tshirts over my head, as I thought I'd released that back of the hood. But no.

 

the problem still remains that it won't unlock completely , so I can't lift up the back of the hood and determine which of the 3 components below are not working. I'm almost certain it's either the latch (9) or the close actuator (11)
 

so as it stands, I'm edging ever closer. But not quite there yet.

Hello all ,

This post is more for reference in case it helps anyone else out in the future. i've been fiddling a little more with the roof and I can confirm that the actuator is doing its job, but the latch isn't. I've made a video with my new amazon purchase, everyone should get on of these endoscopes! 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01IQMJC2U/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_taa_P.NjBbYYJ8D4Z

Anyway, the video is below for your reference, but if you happen to know how I can get to these parts I'd really appreciate it.

I don't think it's any more difficult to work on than any other convertible,  the last place I wasted my time visiting (after travelling 1 1/2 hours traveling to)  everything from an MX5 to a 911 cab, an SL55 and SL350 Mercedes,  a Ferrari 360 and a few others I can't remember. I've spend close to a £800 giving my car to various "specialist" to fix, only to be told they can't but I still had to pay for their time. 

Maybe it's me, maybe people don't like big fat bearded man trying to make their job a little easier.  Maybe I need a petit busty blonde woman to get any worked done.  Anyone have one I can borrow?   

I'm afraid you're very very limited for places you can take your Roadster to get it checked out, I know from 1St hand experience.  If you can think of a soft top specialist in the UK then I've already called them and its the same thing I hear each time "...sorry, we don't touch the 350z, 370Z no problem..."

The nismo centre in London had my car for a week and even they couldn't diagnose the fault correctly, they plucked the figure of £1200 out of the air to change something that wasn't broken and still couldn't guarantee it would make the roof work. 

Now that I have pinpointed the issue with my roof,  finally, none of these so called specialists seem skilled enough to work out how to do the job even though I've shown them what the issue is. 

There is an abundance of sources for parts, just no one capable of doing the work. 

My only option now is to minimise the loss I'll make by selling the car as there is very little point in keeping it. I would suggest that your friend think about doing the same. 

On ‎08‎/‎06‎/‎2018 at 22:29, DICKO74 said:

I have a 2005 roadster, your welcome to have a look at the roofs operation live if you want?

 

Regards

Thank you Dicok74, that's a nice offer, where abouts are you based? i'm In Windsor, which i'm hoping isn't that far from you! :) 

On 07/06/2018 at 08:38, Paul K said:

I thought there was a manual release process somewhere.

 

I'll check

 

Thank Paul. I do have those manual release cables but they are for the two clips that are either side of the main latch and looks like the photo below. Thankfully they work as when I pull those the roof unclips and triggers the dash light to come on. 

It's looking more and more likely I may have to take a hack saw to the prongs (circled above) and look for a replacement.  

Thanks.  

On 06/06/2018 at 19:38, Kryptek49 said:

Hey, I'm new here & don't own a Z just yet, but from what I understand the latch isn't unlocking meaning that the U shaped hook is locking the top in place.

 

Looks  like you've got about an inch of access to that hook.  Would the best option not be to cut the metal hook?

 

Do you know how the hook is fastened on? If it's bolted on then cutting it wouldn't be to much of an issue as replacement would be fairly straightforward.

 

I've tried to find photos of it on line but I'm not having much luck

Hey kryptek49, firstly welcome to the group!

Your assumption is correct in that the hook that's locked shut is not releasing.  I'm trying not to get to the point where I have to cut that off.  Although that part is riveted on I don't think that part is available as a separate part. There's no part number for that. 

I'll keep looking for a solution but I appreciate your response 

So no one is available to offer any assistance at all? Or even acknowledge the request for help? 

I would have thought there was enough expertise on here to,  at the very least, offer some suggestions.  Perhaps I was wrong.  

Thought I would give this a bump,  still none the wiser. 

I just wanted to add the picture below as it perfectly shows how and where mine is stuck. If I can release the roof from there then everything else will be easy to fix. 

The Last resort is going to be hacking those two prongs, which will enable me to repair the components within the tonneau cover and then finding a new roof. 

So close yet so far.

So I spent most of the day with the legendary Dave Gibson (not sure if he's on here or not) but after a few hours of pulling my car to bits and lots of head scratching we finally pinpointed the cause if the mofo roof not working.  I thought I'd start a new post so that it's easier to find for reference,  should anyone have the same issues.  

All our focus was on the tonneau cover latch and why this was not unlatching when the roof switch was pressed. If you look at diagram 1 below you can see that there are 2 parts that enable the tonneau lid to latch and unlatch.

No. 9: this is the 5th bow latch lock. Photo 2 below 

No. 10: this is the 5th bow UNLOCKING actuator. Photo 3

The 2 parts above are located within the tonneau lid. Either the latch has failed, the actuator had failed or the wire cable has failed. The problem I have is that because the tonneau lid is stuck shut I cannot lift the tonneau lid to take off the cover shown below. Under this cover is where the above parts are and are what is causing my roof to not work.  

Thanks to Dave I'm almost there with sorting my roof out. I just need to find a way of opening the 5th bow latch manually and the rest can be sorted. And once this has been done I can stop bugging you all about my roof!  

Is there a way of manually opening the 5th bow latch? To enable me to open the tonneau lid? 

14 hours ago, ZMANALEX said:

Yes, the power has to come from the control unit.

brilliant,  thanks.  

And the last question (hopefully)  is there a way of manually opening the latch under the 5th bow? ?  I'm here with a friend trying to get to the control unit,  unsuccessfully so far 

Thank you Alex, just what I needed. 

Does my logic seem, er, logical?!  If the control unit is faulty then it could cause the issues I'm having, right? The power to the latch lock and bow motor needs to come from somewhere, would it be here? 

31 minutes ago, SuperStu said:

Try Zmanalex, he’s taken a roadster to pieces and put it back together again, at least 5 times. He’ll probably have a used module too.

Thanks SuperStu,  I'm really hope sees this.  

I'm so sorry I've posted this in the wrong section.  Please move to the right place. Thanks 

Evening all. 

So it's been a year I've had the car and the roof issue has yet to be resolved.  It's been to 4 roof "specialist",   nissan nismo centre and a number of parts have been replaced.  Still nothing, but I'm going to keep persevering until I can't preserver anymore.  

Would anyone happen to know the location of the soft top control module on a Roadster?  I've gone through the parts catalogue and couldn't see it. Picture1 for reference.  

I've got a new theory for why my roof isn't working and it may have to with the module.  My thinking is that the roof module supplies power to both the 5th bow motor and to the roof lid lock latch (picture 2) if a faulty module is the case then that would explain why no power is getting to both the 5th bow motor and roof lid latch. Replacing the module with a working one *could* work. Although I stand to be corrected I really, really hope this is the case 

I'm I barking up the wrong tree or is there any logic in my theory? 

A fellow group member has very kindly offered to help me out this weekend and work on my roof, so everyone cross everything for your fellow Z owner.