My new to me convertible will not secure all the way down Someone outside this forum said maybe the brace thing needs to be moved slightly one way or the other. I don't think so. I read elsewhere there is a motor that clamps down on this "hook" to secure it to body of car. I know it is not urgent as the car stays in the garage and does not get driven in rain. Nonetheless I need this fixed. Is there some sort of motor or mechanism I can access and repair myself i.e. if in fact it is a small motor I can pull, plug in and replace? Thank you for any help as you guys are the experts!. .

 

Where is exactly is it getting hung up and not closing all the way? Is it at the very end of the sequence when the U-shaped metal latch goes into hole in the tonneau/storage lid cover and the back of the top doesn't get pulled down flush?

EDIT: Assuming this is the issue you're describing, attached is a TSB which may resolve your issue. If not, it sounds like it may be the deck lid latch motor. I would start with the TSB first (since that's easiest with just some window regulator grease) and then look to the motor.

Also: check out this guy's fix:

 

It stops closing just like at the 3 minute mark of the video. Man I am not sure I want to cut open plastic. ARe there any videos of greasing the mechanism you speak of? Thanks.

 

For you, it's probably a situation where the rear of the top is not closing enough for the hook to catch the U-latch or the hook is not engaging to pull it down which may be the latch motor.

And no - you don't have to hack it apart like that guy did to do his spring fix. There are plastic covers and other trim pieces that you can remove to gain access. I've also attached the roof section of the FSM so you can see the diagrams and where everything is located.

 

You hit the nail on the head. It doesn't "close enough" to reach/engage the hook This means it cant be the spring clip. Does this mean it is some motor up top? I don't see how it can be a motor down low where the hooks connects and locks down, because the hook never gets there anyway. It must be some sort of motor that pushes the hook down? Man I appreciate your help this is pissing me off and it is a beautiful car with barely 70k on it. Thanks.