Roof switch issues

MICHREMZI

MEMBER
2011 BMW 320I
2.0L
MANUAL
48,500 MILES

My convertible roof switch works fine to lower the roof, however when i'm raising it the switch doesn't seem to have any movement and I am having to force it down to get the roof back up.

Thursday, April 18th, 2019 AT 4:52 AM

1 Reply

SCGRANTURISMO

MECHANIC
4,897 POSTS

Hello,

This sounds like the switch is going bad. Switches have contacts in them and over time the contacts in these switches wear out. When they do they will not make proper contact to close the circuit and send the electricity to wear it needs to go. When this happens, the switch needs to be replaced.I have included the directions for OEM testing, removal and installation, as well as reprogramming instructions in the diagrams down below. Special Tools will be required for this. Please go through the instructions and get back to us with how it turns out.

Thanks,
Alex
2CarPros

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