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You are awesome - that helped me solve my problem

Awesome - thx much for sharing!

Good informative video.

Great video

Thanks a lot for your advise and clear instructions! Due to these fortunately my roof is working smoothly again 😀

David - have 2004 325ci that like you I raise and lower the top almost daily. 2 days ago upon lowering the top everything stopped just as the header raised just above the top of windshield and red light began blinking. Thanks to your video, rather than beginning hours researching function of the pump, the hatch mechanism under rear seat, fuses, etc, I opened the harness at that bend

wow. great video. I must check mine... I'm getting lots of codes. my rear deck locks aren't working... do you think this could be caused by the same broken wires?? it's saying the locks aren't working... and Deck position can't be read .. I'm thinking it's the hall sensor but .. I've no idea really

David you are amazing,i have exactly the same problem,the roof yesterday stopped exactly where stopped yours,red light flashing,but does not work at all anymore ,i put it in manually,tommorow i m gonna do what you are doing in this video,one question i have,i need to calibrate the engine again or....motor is for sure not the problem because is replaced last year ,thank you for this kind of video,helps a lot a loottt,you are smart.very smart.

Muchas gracias por tu video tutorial. Con el he podido solucionar en problema de mi BMW e46 del 2001. Buen trabajo

thanks for sharing my e46 roof is folding but the back isn't realising i am thinking coud be these wires as well as you can hear the motor working

Did this repair last through the years? A word to the wise, putting an inflexible solder joint anywhere near that area where the top hinges will increase potential future failure.

@David Bartholomew Great video, Just one detail missing on how the trunk flap opens? My e46, everything works but the trunk flap doesn't open and the top gets stuck midway. What do I need to diagnose/fix?

Great video!

I know this is an old video but I have a similar problem it it stops before the back deck opens, would it would be the same problem? Or only if the deck opens then Doesn’t go further?

good video thx David!

Brilliant, exactly what was wrong with mine.

Just found this, great video and thanks for sharing, my e46 has a similar issue but it’s the closing that’s the issue in a similar place, I will check my wires though too 👍🏻👍🏻

Really nice troubleshooting approach ad repair work, using logic and common sense along with a dash of confidence in your ability to fix it, to resolve the problem. I suspect this level of self-reliance was the norm in mid 20th century America, but is exceedingly rare these days.

so can I bring my car to you with a case of beer and a large pizza of your choice

My bmw is making a ticking noise from the rear passenger wheel no ABS light on .. could be the ABS ring

Nice 👌

Hey my roof goes up halfway and stop do you think it is a broken wires

this vid has solved my roof issue, thanks you

Yesterday, the top on my e46 convertible stopped 2 or 3 times at about the point marked at about 0:06 in your video (thats a guess, but definitely sooner than yours). Each time, I clicked the close button and it went back down and locked into place. I drove it over to my mechanic, and it happened again. He gave it a little help, and it went down. I then drove home, tried it a few times, and it went down no problem. Same thing this morning, no problem. The only other thing I noticed different is that your's seems to be initially quicker. to separate from the frame. My mechanic replaced the motor with a new one a few years back, so he said it is almost certainly not that. I assume that my situation means its not likely the wiring, both because it wasn't at the 90 degree bend, and I'm not sure why the little help would matter if it was the wiring. Thoughts?

This is awesome thank you!!!!!

Mine had the exact same problem thank you dude so much for the video you saved my life. Seriously can't thank you enough

Excellent video! Thank you for taking the time to share!

Fantastic video, I am going to try it...

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Thank you so much man my m3 e46 2005 had the same problem and the dealer asked alot of money so i did exactly what you did and now i can enjoy my car again thanks alot

Was your button flashing red?

Great Video, Sorted my Issue of cover not locking into place. HUGE THANK YOU for your clarity, explanation and step by step coverage of issues. Solved the problem, mine being an Alpina B3S convertible 2004

You can get scrap multi strand winded wire from the wreckers,preferably selfserve

Thank you David. Great video that helped me fix my top.

Dave, Great video. One of the best I’ve seen. I checked wires in same location and they were ok. Maybe you can help me decipher my issue. My E46 roof stops 6 inches from the latches, but pump continues running for a few seconds, increasing the noise as it runs until it suddenly shuts down. Question... if a wire is broken, would the pump continue running after roof stops? If not a wire, what else could it be?

Worst video i ever saw

Thank you David. I have the exact same issue and followed your video. Thanks a lot for taking the time to record it.

Nice job

Well done my friend, thanks for sharing

Dang !! what a good video. Thank you for taking the time to upload this and sharing your experience. I definitely learned a lot.

David - this video is gold. Fixed my 2004 325. On mine it was also the brown wire broken completely, and the green / yellow one was almost broken. I patched those two only and it works now for the first time in over a year. Thanks! If you are ever near Raleigh I owe you a 6-pack!

Thanks. I took my e46 M3 to 2 shops . They couldn't figure it out having the car each time for more than a week. Most likely they didn't even look at it. And other shops just told me they didnt want to waste their time with it. And forget even considering the dealer. I scan the codes to a faulty hall sensor. So I cut the loom and lo and behold broken wire. Did the fix pretty quick. Thanks. The car was parked for 7 months with a cover

Hi dave, very instructional video. My car's top only opens from the latch but does not move at all. When I manualy opened it some more to expose the wire harness and inspect the individual wires, there is no visibly broken wire although they all had a bend or permanent crease at the point of where they bend. Do you suggest I strip the wires and look at the inside or could it be something else altogether?

Fixed my 2004 E46 318 in 1 hour after seeing this! Thanks so much. I had already spent £300 at a garage who'd read the fault codes and just swapped out switches and sensors and couldn't fix it. I used super flexible 18AWG silicone wire that I got from ebay. One wire had severed completely and another one had cracked through the insulation all the way around it.

I don't know why I just watched this whole video, I don't even have a bmw

Thank you so much !!!!! Bmw wanted a hell of a lot of money to tell me what they think is wrong. I looked at what you did and went outside and sure enough found the light brown wire broken apart. Thank you !!!!

would this apply to 1999 e36 M3 verts with similar trouble?

Thank you so much

Super!!! Thanks for the excellent video, same problem with my wife's 2002 330 Ci. Less than 30 minutes repair time. Great tip about the loom! Thanks, now 'Happy wife...Happy life'! ;-)

Very good job. You should work for BMW 😃