Hi - well after 6 months of trouble free ownership since the car arrived here in Oz I have finally got to experience the "Maserati" ownership fun and games. My 2005 Spyder was working like a dream until a couple of weeks ago when on a nice Melbourne spring day in the high 20's I tried to put the roof down. Initially the hood wouldn't unhook from the passenger side fastener, then with a bit of help it did, however the rear window section lifts up but then the roof storage compartment doesn't budge. I have tried many of the solutions posted here and on the US site such as the emergency buttons located just behind the seats in the storage compartment (they don't do anything, not even lift the rear window section), I also found the little circular hole behind the drivers seat and tried to turn the screw (not moving) and hitting it with a hammer which I believe can unlock the fasteners on the roof storage compartment. I did a battery re-set and I also checked the fuses. Interestingly fuses 15-18 are not as recommended in the user manual (in terms of fuse amps) but they worked before and don't appear to have blown.
Does anyone have any other ideas I can try before I have to take it to an independent? I really hate to take it in if it's just a cheap easy fix. Are there any other fuses or relays I should test or am I doing something wrong with the circular hole behind the drivers seat?
It's going to be in the 30's here soon so the roof working is top of my list (along with an air-con re-gas).
Rich
Does anyone have any other ideas I can try before I have to take it to an independent? I really hate to take it in if it's just a cheap easy fix. Are there any other fuses or relays I should test or am I doing something wrong with the circular hole behind the drivers seat?
It's going to be in the 30's here soon so the roof working is top of my list (along with an air-con re-gas).
Rich
is there likely to be an underlying problem or should it stay "fixed" now?
