Hello all, my 06 350z roadster (Interlagos fire for those interested) has some convertible top troubles.

1. The top won't seal. It leaves a gap in the back between the cover/hatch. I tried to fix the pulldown for the rear latch but to no avail. The suspected problem with the pulldown was that the cable it has was crooked/misaligned and therefore not moving the mechanism. I fixed that so the cable was straight, but then it went back right to where it was, crooked. Better yet, the cover won't go down. Now instead of having the top with a 2 inch gap, the top is "down"/fully relaxed but the cover/hatch is up so I'm pretty screwed.

2. The top won't go down. I can unlatch it, the cover/hatch will open up, and all the windows will move down, but the top simply won't accordion itself back into the little home it has under the cover.

For both of these problems, it is important to note that I did install a new convertible top (I did this a couple of months ago) and the car has a quarter million miles on it so there's a chance every single convertible top motor and mechanism is too weak to move the new, tight convertible top. Also, I checked and the fuse for the convertible top is not blown at least to my eye. Lastly, unsurprisingly, the convertible top light is also on.

Any help is appreciated, and feel free to ask questions. I may be able to take photos of any areas of the car as needed.

- A desperate Z owner

 

Attached is the RF (roof) section of the FSM. Hopefully, it will help. There are also lots of threads in the roadster sub-forum about people having issues with the roadster roof as there are a lot of processes that must operate correctly for it to function.

 

Thanks! I've studied this for a little, but I'm not exactly comprehending most of what I'm seeing tbh. I think I'll have to fire up the parts cannon for this issue.
Also, I have replaced the notorious fifth bow motor but no luck. Lastly, if anyone knows of a guide to convert the automatic top to be fully manual, please reach out.