@@RichManPoorMotors Any more videos planned for this car? My TT is in a bit of a mess the rear ECU needs cleaning/replacing, boot won't open currently and car will not start. Ordered an op-com today to hopefully sort some of the issues.
I have some servicing planned on twintop, might do ultrasonic cleaning injectors and timing belt, once I get a couple of my other cars back on the road, started work at work before lockdown so hope I can remember where I put everything I’ve used Opcom myself, when I purchased the car the boot wouldn’t open, and sorted that, I might have filmed some stuff that I haven’t edited as my farther was on them and passed away, so a bit hard to edit at the moment
@01Blagard Thanks for the advice, Vauxhall said the roof ECU is causing the starting issues (keyless entry), ever heard of that? Plan is to get the boot open , clean up the corrosion if salvageable otherwise get James out from Kent who does mobile repairs for TT roofs.
Finally someone has done a video showing this procedure. Ive also got a twin top with the roof stuck open and managed to figure out most of the manual closure procedure but couldnt find where the hydraulic relief valve was. I literally stopped working on it an hr ago with the thought of doing some more research then came across your video. I will have the roof up tomorrow without a doubt 👌🏾
Make sure that all the roof locks boot locking and rams in the boot are fully closed position or boot won’t open from Handel, or Disconnect plugs as shown in the manual to disconnect roof ecu as to access to the boot from boot switch I could use my laptop so didn’t think about it at time of filming otherwise you need to manually open the boot which is a pain
Don't know if it would still apply to you (or others) but I tied a thin rope from the loop on the plastic thing at the front of the netting to the side of one of the mesh storage compartments (very loosely) so I could grab that cable and pull it in to reach the netting again in case of it closing with the boot in (had happened before and isvery difficult to reach) - so a good idea to do before anyone gets this problem :)
omg what a lifesaver....I thought car was fit for the knackers yard...2 rac guys couldn't get it back up...took a while but following your instructions me and my tiny gf have the roof back up...I broke the boot latch but with help of a bungee cord I am on the road again..Will have that fixes for a LOT less price than getting g the roof up...thankyou...legend
Hi my boot won't open and now it's making a beeping/dinging sound which it never did before could they be due to the boot.. only happens when I go over 20mph
Hi jack if you have the beeping it means your boot latch IS open....I had same problem but mine wouldn't close...soon as do over 20mph the beeps start so be careful it doesn't come lose while driving....I had 2 bungee cords round mine till took it to garage
Even years after you uploaded this, you're still helping people. Mine was also stuck mid closing. However I did screw up the final part and now the trunk isn't fully latched yet I can't open it. But it did make my car drivable again untill I can get it checked out by a mechanic. You saved me a few for a rental car. The included instructions are rubbish indeed
To open your boot pull fuse (15 I think) under the bonnet this will allow you to open the boot to adjust latching, it is probably the hyd rams not fully up left and right but mack sure you replace fuse before driving as it also connects important other systems
thanks for the comment, In my experience it is quite often the wiring loom, on the left hand side so check for broken wires, mine is the wing flaps stuck i might be doing a video on that next
Thank you for this video! I followed every step in it. However, I can't open the boot now and after I pass 35 km/h the car stars to beep. Is there any chance you could help me? Thanks a lot!
Are you supposed to tighten the allen key screw after undoing it or leave it loose? on mine the boot lid went all the back and got stuck on up open position like your car. Do I still need to do everything as you have done? I have replaced the cogs with brass ones already.
Very clear, thank you. I've had lots of problems with the roof and the hand book is useless. I have to say that each time the problem has been different so I can't blame anything specific. It's getting the car to a repairer that's the biggest headache if you can't get the roof shut (as all readers no doubt know). I've had the same gears as you plus electric looms/computer, and now its one of the rams. It's a circlip that's gone and, no doubt, I'll have to get the whole ram because you can't get the cheap part! I still love the car though.
to solve the boot not locking at the end you need to push the big plate behind the plastic trim for the boot to latch as well as keep the pressure from the pump turned off and the rams pushed all the way up till they stop then lock the latches then turn the pressure release back on then itl work 1st time
Hello! Thank you so much for this video - we managed to close the roof manually following your video. But probably we did something wrong at the end - we closed the trunk and it's impossible to open now. At the autoservice they don't know what is the problem wit the roof and only for opening and accessing the hydraulic system to check the problem, they want to charge crazy money. I decided not to fix it just asked them to remove beeping (the cars beeps because it things roof is open). They also say to remove this beep, they need to access hydraulic system because fuses are there. From your experience, maybe there is easier way to reset electronic system or clean errors, so beeping stops? Thank you in advance.
The beeping is because something isn’t in the right place, to open boot pull fuse 14 I think from memory in engine bay an you can open boot but replace as it is needed for other systems, the most likely causes are boot locking tines in the catch or hydraulic rams left right c pillar area not fully up, a temporary way to stop beeping is to remove plug to roof mechanism on the boot lid this disconnect the educators beeping and allows you to operate the boot
Great video 👍🏻 and very informative. I’ve always fancied a twin top but this has always worried me if this happens when the roof gets stuck . Are they reliable & do you get many problems with the roof ? Cheers Terry
I’ve had a be eos that had no faults and this Astra, the Astra had mega mileage and I bought it with a fault, the wiring loom on the Astra is exposed compared to the hidden eos, which makes it more prone to being caught by something in the boot. But easier to repair, the main problem would be a broken wire but this can happen in any saloon, estate or hatchback, there is just more of them in a twin top.
Hey mate loved the video. My astra has the exact same problem with the gears in the flap parts. What parts do I need to order and how do I go about changing them?
Hi just bought an astra twintop 2007 plate couple weeks back opened the boot the other day when I tried to close it wouldnt stay closed and now it opens about an inch or two and stops do you have any idea what the problem could be thanks.
Im in the same position. Roof half open. How do you re-pressurise after youve fixed it? Any idea where the fuse for the roof is? It doesnt show on my manual and want o check that first before I start taking it apart! Many thanks for putting this on. Much appreciated.
Thank you this helped me so much , I question how do You put the pressure back into it or does the car do that for you when running . I’ve tried looking a video on this
I just showed this video to the AA man who came to get my roof up - thank you that it's so clear to follow. Problem not fixed but at least the car is usable and weatherproof. One question, though, the boot has locked shut but what were we missing in getting it to lock? He unscrewed the motor on the book lock so I can't use the boot until the problem is fixed. It looks as though the nearside boot flap motor has stripped. I had new metal gears put in about two years ago and I thought they would last. Could it be the flap itself?
Could be flap motor could be wire broken in the loom that would be my 1st look, could be a microswitch hard to diagnose needs putting on a diagnostic to point in right direction don’t know why boot motor would have been disconnected pull fuse 15 in engine bay to open boot if boot switch is still working and replace fuse before driving
The beeping boot not opening is because the sensors are telling the car that the roof isn’t fully closed The sensors are the roof into a pillar left right The rams (c pillar) for lifting the roof not fully up left and right Or the boot catch rear centre not fully rotated These can be done but pushing catches with screwdriver fully closed a pillar, lifting rams in c pillar hydraulics this is a bit tricky but can be done again using a screwdriver or a socket under rams while you close roof, and the boot tines can be closed in the boot lock by pushing with a screwdriver. To open boot pull a fuse in engine bay I think for memory it is f14 or f15 this will allow you to open boot but replace fuse before driving as it also dose other important circuits once all done beeping will stop, fault is most likely a broken wire in the wiring loom attached to the boot mechanism on left hand side
I don’t know how to help you on this apart from usual checks, Check roof seals if from panels otherwise look at the arms are they fully locking is there excessive play
Hi, My roof is fully in the boot and stopped working with the boot lid just fractionally off closing fully so I am unable to access the boot like your video. I have viewed the boot lock mechanism through the ski hatch, but cannot access it to open it manually due to the glass. have you any ideas to operate the locking mechanism so I can open the boot.
This is from memory, pull fuse 15 or 14 in the engine fuse box to operate boot, there are pull loops in the boo operation hinges that can release the roof but through whatever gar you can get you would have to release hydraulic pressure as shown
I just purchased it and loaded up into a pc laptop and either it was in English or I selected English in the installation, I used maxi ecu as I can add more car brands so far it has worked fine
Hi Rich, Thanks for your video's they are a great help so thank you for posting them up, I still have an ongoing issue as follows, The roof works fine opens and closes, when the roof is down the boot opens normally but when closed the boot will open slightly and I get bonging when over 20 mph, when I close the roof I don't get the beep at the end of the sequence, is this problem still relating to the rams dropping as shown in your video or is this a different issue. Regards Andy
I’m not sure, if the rams are not in the right place the roof won’t open at all, is the boot catches (left and right ) locking the boot when the roof closes/ boot closes sorry wish I could have been more help
Good afternoon. Can you please tell me what to do. Opel Astra 2010 Twintop. The trunk is blocked and the standard alarm does not work. What do I need to do first. Thank you in advance. Alexei. Слава Україні
Great! do you know in your esperience how to solve a failure of the red button roof ifter mechanism (tha one that allows the packed roof to get lifted some inches to access the luggage beneath/below? i mean: my button activates the pump but the packed roof doesn't lift at all, i hear like if it tries to but is locked somehow and the pump after a couple of seconds trying to push gets released (probably by a safety overpressure valve or safety switch) .. so i was wandering if could be some of those black cables that control some locks you show here in your video that may act as to lock/unlock that maybe is just in a not correct position so to let it work properly... if you could help with some hints or suggestion that would be much appreciated, for years i look for someone that has your experience so i ask. Thank you in advance if you will answer
Hi there, great video but I think I'm being a bit thick. The section about putting a socket under the ram...how do I get the ram as high as you did? You say it can be done with a screwdriver so do I just put screwdriver where the socket went and lever it up? Also when you are trying to manoeuvre the boot at the end when you said 3rd time lucky, it's there a piece that attaches the boot section to the section with the window or it just clicks into the locking mechanism? The beeping is driving me crazy whenever I need to use the car. Regards Arty
Yes you can just lever the ram (body not the chrome rod) up with a screwdriver as this will drop when you try and close the boot mechanism ( socket under ram dose same thing,) the boot, window, and roof panel are all connected together and have to lock into there correct positions
Hi thanks for the video on how to close the roof manually it was very helpful, do you know how to open the roof manually so I can do the repair on my flaps thank you , Jimmy from Leicester 😁
Hi wondering if you can help my roof really struggles to open and sometimes just stops and I need to put it back up. It sounds like it doesn't have enough power or the motor is just struggling any ideas please would be a massive help. Thanks.
If it’s slow it might be either mechanism for moving freely or maybe you hydraulic pump might need replacing, check for corrosion around the mechanism pivot points and maybe add a bit of lubricant to aid this 1st
Ey man, first of all thanks for your video, but I do have a question, so I had to repair some cables cause my roof wasn't working anymore, I bought the car with an inoperable roof, so I managed to get it working and don't have any faults left using an opcom, but it just doesn't want to complete the cycle, so the trunk flaps unfold aswell as the front flaps and then the next step would be 2 lay down the front lid and trunk lid, but that doesn't happen somehow, I can still close the roof using the cars button, And whenever it seems to get at this position I can hear the pump spinning, but nothing really happens, Do u might have any idea what could cause these,? Yeah I know my explanation might be a bit weird, but I'm Dutch so yeah, 😂
I don’t know what would cause it, I would check hydraulic oil level, continuity of cables and sensor readings, and rams are fully in positions they should be before operation starts, sorry wish i could help more
@@RichManPoorMotors yeah it's a complicated system, as far as I can see the rams are in the right position,And i allready refilled the hydraulic oil,Could it be a broken pressure piston... That's what I'm thinking😊The only problem is I don't know how the sensors should read in this position, there's not to much info out there
Buzzer is because boot/trunk (or roof locks front window) is not closed properly, the boot is probably not closed either at the hinge (hydraulic rams not up fully) or the boot lock owing to the locking tines not fully rotated, therefore micro switches are not operating as they should, this needs to be done for the roof computer to know everything is ok, also roof needs to be locked in the front window frame then buzzer will stop, if you need to get into a locked boot pull fuse 15
sorry cant seam to reply to your latest comment but the buzzer is from the roof sensors not being fully closed properly this would include the microswitch sensors for the boot
Hey, thanks for the help! My roof got stuck almost at the end of the sequence while I tried to close it and it just wouldn’t move. I pressed the button, no three beeps, but it wouldn’t open nor close further. I could easily reach the pressure valve and after I released it, the roof fell into place. After that I pushed the close button and it locked the roof and closed the trunk normally. The trunk opens up easily as well. I didn’t have the courage to try and open the roof with the button since, what do you think the problem might have been? The flaps closed and the roof only got stuck near the end, and later it locked itself after I put it in place, so I cannot think of anything that might have been the problem. Also it always opened up fine, however it sometimes got stuck while closing, but continued after pushing the button again up until this point. Thanks for the help in advance!
Hard to diagnose without live data, try and think where it was when paused and what operation was happening, maybe you have a warn gear etc, also if it just stopped out of the blue also check wiring especially on left hand side in case there are any breaks or shorts when working was it slow if so hydraulics could be worth looking at sorry which I could be more help
Hello. The roof on my twintop was not opening automatically so the wiring was check and found a few breaks which were fixed. Now the motors are running and latches are disengaging but the roof still will not open. Do you have any suggestions?
My roof is operating fine however when i put it back up boot doesn't close properly yet it doesn't open either. It is pinging once i go over 20mph. Would you know how to go about such an issue please?
@@roora111 beeping will probably be a sensor telling the car that the roof/boot it’s fully closed. It probably isn’t a sensor fault but the part of operation not fully completed, on the the boot where the hand opens the boot you have the boot lock on the body of the car check that the latch has fully rotated and that the micro sensor is showing that it’s closed the physical tines can be pushed with a screwdriver but be careful if the switch, the other sensors are the rams left and right for c pillar make sure they are fully up, and roof to a pillar fully locked failing that it might be a brake in the wiring loom check 1st for continuity then for shorts in insulation
@roora111 the latch rotates one way to use like a standard boot on a saloon car and rotate the other way to use as a hinge for wen the boot opens at the front to allow the roof to fold into the boot
@villeviitanen1748 thanks for the comment, if you can’t get into the boot pull fuse 14 or 15 in engine bay and replace before you drive as maybe you need to adjust part of the roof mechanism so that the sensors are reading roof closed
Hello, thank you for your video, I have now subscribed, I got stuck locking the roof with the screwdriver and my boot no longer opens when I press the button, I have however managed to get the roof down thanks to your video, be nice to see the follow up
you can open the boot through the flap in the seats as shown then disconnect the roof ecu if you want to use the boot, video was just showing how to manually close the roof, while waiting to fix, eg temporary measure, untill you can get it fixed. you need to find fault, usually in the wiring, but could be motors or hydraulic etc, mine is flap motors
Thank you , yea I meant I managed to close the roof with your video, just locking it seems to be a pain but I will try with a screwdriver again today, maybe the boot won’t close because I haven’t locked the roof , could be a safety mechanism, I learned a lot from your video , thank you
Is there any chance you could tell us how to open the roof manually as there is no information I can find on how to do so. I'm sure I cannot be the only person who this would help. Many thanks.
for the love of god u have fallen from the sky strraight to my arms and my broken car which i couldnt close causing same problem yours did. Iam a student working now beacous of ending school. My friend from work wanted to see how it works and it brok. I had to drive all the way homme with open back. Thank you for help and fucking good shall bless you.
Hi I need a big help please how do open the roof manually, I closed it as your instructions but to fix the part I need to open the roof and it feels like it’s something wrong is stuck and can’t open it ??
I have closes mine. But now, the trunk doesnt close. when i’m locking the car, i still can open the trunk lid. Withouth using the switch. You showed in de last minute. That problem. How do i fix this?
@@RichManPoorMotors At the last moment of the video, you can open the boot, withouth using the switch. That problem is also with my car. Even if the car is locked, i can open the trunk. When its opend, and i closing manualle the "hook" , and when i'm using the switch, it does spring open. But when i'm closing the truck, it doesn't lock.
The rams on the hinge need to be fully up and the hinge needs to be locked down (where you have pull straps) the boot lock needs to have locking mechanism fully closed (rotated) so that micro switches have been operated I tried to show this in my boot video
after years of brand loyalty I'm buying Opel ever again, that's how much this car has pissed me off. the engineering flaws in this system are completely unacceptable. it's like it was made for one time use.
I here what your saying but to be honest Vauxhall/Opel is now Peugeot since 2017 even though there was talk about Peugeot going bust in 2014, they somehow had the money to buy Vauxhall/Opel just 3 years later so it wont be the same brand anyway.
@@RichManPoorMotors I'm aware that it's an overreaction based on spite rather than logic but I'll most likely keep my word just because. you can definitely relate to that on some level right
I don't think its an over reaction at all, i have bought a few BMW 3, 5 and 7 series when i was younger, but 20 years ago my coupe started accelerating at full pelt in rush hour traffic all by itself, in the centre of coventry. it turned out to be water that got into its ecu, after that i have never purchased another BMW.
@@RichManPoorMotors Jesus that's horrible, glad you made it out okay. Also finally got my roof down now. took me 2 hours to do the things in this 10 minutes video 😅 i had some extra problems this video didn't touch on though
@@WadaMalone heavy isn’t it, It usually takes me two to four times as long doing a job when I film, I had a video on my tech channel shaker style wall, it took me 10 days to do the job with stopping for home schooling, I started with 5 hours of filming that I eventually edited it down to 30 mins that took me another 2 days
Wish you video was around 3 weeks ago would have saved hundreds.
Thank for the comment, I wish I didn’t have to do this video at all but I hope it helps people in the future
@@RichManPoorMotors Any more videos planned for this car? My TT is in a bit of a mess the rear ECU needs cleaning/replacing, boot won't open currently and car will not start. Ordered an op-com today to hopefully sort some of the issues.
@@RichManPoorMotors thanks, good video for future reference shared with FB owners group.
I have some servicing planned on twintop, might do ultrasonic cleaning injectors and timing belt, once I get a couple of my other cars back on the road, started work at work before lockdown so hope I can remember where I put everything
I’ve used Opcom myself, when I purchased the car the boot wouldn’t open, and sorted that, I might have filmed some stuff that I haven’t edited as my farther was on them and passed away, so a bit hard to edit at the moment
@01Blagard Thanks for the advice, Vauxhall said the roof ECU is causing the starting issues (keyless entry), ever heard of that? Plan is to get the boot open , clean up the corrosion if salvageable otherwise get James out from Kent who does mobile repairs for TT roofs.
And that is the real precious of you tube. People like you that share the knowledge! Great job!
Thank you for your comment
Finally someone has done a video showing this procedure. Ive also got a twin top with the roof stuck open and managed to figure out most of the manual closure procedure but couldnt find where the hydraulic relief valve was. I literally stopped working on it an hr ago with the thought of doing some more research then came across your video. I will have the roof up tomorrow without a doubt 👌🏾
Make sure that all the roof locks boot locking and rams in the boot are fully closed position or boot won’t open from Handel, or Disconnect plugs as shown in the manual to disconnect roof ecu as to access to the boot from boot switch I could use my laptop so didn’t think about it at time of filming otherwise you need to manually open the boot which is a pain
@@RichManPoorMotors where abouts is the roof ecu?
Thank you. Saved my life. The netting came loose whilst I was closing it. Read the books and it makes this process so much harder. Thank you x100
Thank you for your comment, I’m glad it had helped
Don't know if it would still apply to you (or others) but I tied a thin rope from the loop on the plastic thing at the front of the netting to the side of one of the mesh storage compartments (very loosely) so I could grab that cable and pull it in to reach the netting again in case of it closing with the boot in (had happened before and isvery difficult to reach) - so a good idea to do before anyone gets this problem :)
omg what a lifesaver....I thought car was fit for the knackers yard...2 rac guys couldn't get it back up...took a while but following your instructions me and my tiny gf have the roof back up...I broke the boot latch but with help of a bungee cord I am on the road again..Will have that fixes for a LOT less price than getting g the roof up...thankyou...legend
Glad it helped, fault is usually broken wiring on the left hand boot arms
Hi my boot won't open and now it's making a beeping/dinging sound which it never did before could they be due to the boot.. only happens when I go over 20mph
Hi jack if you have the beeping it means your boot latch IS open....I had same problem but mine wouldn't close...soon as do over 20mph the beeps start so be careful it doesn't come lose while driving....I had 2 bungee cords round mine till took it to garage
You did a great work sir . Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for you comment
Unreal. I wouldn't be able to do it and I was afraid of it, and I'm a craftsman and I'm not afraid of everything. Good work 👍
Thank you for your comment
Even years after you uploaded this, you're still helping people. Mine was also stuck mid closing. However I did screw up the final part and now the trunk isn't fully latched yet I can't open it. But it did make my car drivable again untill I can get it checked out by a mechanic. You saved me a few for a rental car. The included instructions are rubbish indeed
To open your boot pull fuse (15 I think) under the bonnet this will allow you to open the boot to adjust latching, it is probably the hyd rams not fully up left and right but mack sure you replace fuse before driving as it also connects important other systems
24.000 views so 24.000 times people closed roof manually for 7 months around the world. Thank you for video and thanks to Opel for Astra TT.🙂
And thank you for your comment
The joy of having a hardtop... Great video. Hope everything went well.
Thanks 👍
Just looking through the comments noticed your a Mann as well keeping the name going
Thanks for making this video! Due to you we’re able to close the roof. The manual is not for a non-car mechanic unfortunately…
They might as well have made the manual in Latin, with hieroglyphics for as much use it was
God bless you for making this video. You have really helped me out. I'm grateful. Thank you Sir.
Thank you for your comment m, I hope it helped
I would love to see a video where we can see how you fixed the issue.
Super video - makes this must less daunting as I am thinking of buying a twintop with a broken roof :-)
thanks for the comment, In my experience it is quite often the wiring loom, on the left hand side so check for broken wires, mine is the wing flaps stuck i might be doing a video on that next
Thank you for this video! I followed every step in it. However, I can't open the boot now and after I pass 35 km/h the car stars to beep. Is there any chance you could help me? Thanks a lot!
Thanks for your help just happened to my neighbour today ,had seen video in past as I also own one 😂
Thanks for the comment
Thank you bro, you safed my life 🧬
Are you supposed to tighten the allen key screw after undoing it or leave it loose? on mine the boot lid went all the back and got stuck on up open position like your car. Do I still need to do everything as you have done? I have replaced the cogs with brass ones already.
This roof is causing me problems every year. Thanks for video going to do it now.
Thank you for your comment
@@RichManPoorMotors Are you still planning to do the video about roof sensor sequence for issue debugging?
I am but I’m busy doing swirl flaps at the moment
Thank u wery wery much , 1 day of worki but i'm nade it , pozdrowienia z Polski !!! Thank U !!!
Thanks for the comment I’m glad I helped
I unscrewed with 5mm allen wrench but something is still holding the roof so I cant lift it out. Could you guess what could it be?
Thank you i sorted out my with your video
Great news
Very clear, thank you. I've had lots of problems with the roof and the hand book is useless. I have to say that each time the problem has been different so I can't blame anything specific. It's getting the car to a repairer that's the biggest headache if you can't get the roof shut (as all readers no doubt know).
I've had the same gears as you plus electric looms/computer, and now its one of the rams. It's a circlip that's gone and, no doubt, I'll have to get the whole ram because you can't get the cheap part!
I still love the car though.
You should be able to get circlips from a motor factors or Amazon
Ah, OK, I've only just seen this reply - as you can see above, another problem!
This video helped a lot. Thank you.
I’m glad it helped you
to solve the boot not locking at the end you need to push the big plate behind the plastic trim for the boot to latch as well as keep the pressure from the pump turned off and the rams pushed all the way up till they stop then lock the latches then turn the pressure release back on then itl work 1st time
Hello! Thank you so much for this video - we managed to close the roof manually following your video. But probably we did something wrong at the end - we closed the trunk and it's impossible to open now. At the autoservice they don't know what is the problem wit the roof and only for opening and accessing the hydraulic system to check the problem, they want to charge crazy money. I decided not to fix it just asked them to remove beeping (the cars beeps because it things roof is open). They also say to remove this beep, they need to access hydraulic system because fuses are there.
From your experience, maybe there is easier way to reset electronic system or clean errors, so beeping stops?
Thank you in advance.
The beeping is because something isn’t in the right place, to open boot pull fuse 14 I think from memory in engine bay an you can open boot but replace as it is needed for other systems, the most likely causes are boot locking tines in the catch or hydraulic rams left right c pillar area not fully up, a temporary way to stop beeping is to remove plug to roof mechanism on the boot lid this disconnect the educators beeping and allows you to operate the boot
Great video 👍🏻 and very informative. I’ve always fancied a twin top but this has always worried me if this happens when the roof gets stuck . Are they reliable & do you get many problems with the roof ? Cheers Terry
I’ve had a be eos that had no faults and this Astra, the Astra had mega mileage and I bought it with a fault, the wiring loom on the Astra is exposed compared to the hidden eos, which makes it more prone to being caught by something in the boot. But easier to repair, the main problem would be a broken wire but this can happen in any saloon, estate or hatchback, there is just more of them in a twin top.
Tnx so much🎉
Thanks thinking of buying one of these but roof issues seem common so I'm unsure
Hey mate loved the video. My astra has the exact same problem with the gears in the flap parts. What parts do I need to order and how do I go about changing them?
Hi just bought an astra twintop 2007 plate couple weeks back opened the boot the other day when I tried to close it wouldnt stay closed and now it opens about an inch or two and stops do you have any idea what the problem could be thanks.
Im in the same position. Roof half open. How do you re-pressurise after youve fixed it? Any idea where the fuse for the roof is? It doesnt show on my manual and want o check that first before I start taking it apart! Many thanks for putting this on. Much appreciated.
Thank you this helped me so much , I question how do You put the pressure back into it or does the car do that for you when running . I’ve tried looking a video on this
Hi do you know how to repair the hydraulic pump for this Astra
If you help it up it close’s
I think the pump is not pumping properly
I just showed this video to the AA man who came to get my roof up - thank you that it's so clear to follow. Problem not fixed but at least the car is usable and weatherproof.
One question, though, the boot has locked shut but what were we missing in getting it to lock? He unscrewed the motor on the book lock so I can't use the boot until the problem is fixed. It looks as though the nearside boot flap motor has stripped. I had new metal gears put in about two years ago and I thought they would last. Could it be the flap itself?
Could be flap motor could be wire broken in the loom that would be my 1st look, could be a microswitch hard to diagnose needs putting on a diagnostic to point in right direction
don’t know why boot motor would have been disconnected pull fuse 15 in engine bay to open boot if boot switch is still working and replace fuse before driving
my roof doesn’t go down- do you have any idea how to fix it so it goes down
Good job
ya have a tutorial tonreplace window drivers side
Thank you very much, guys! Great job!
I think I will set mine on //////// but a brilliant video thank you.
Thank for the comment 👍
Thanks for the video.. I done this earlier.. but no my boot won't open and when I drive past 20mph it keep making a bleeping/dinging sound
The beeping boot not opening is because the sensors are telling the car that the roof isn’t fully closed
The sensors are
the roof into a pillar left right
The rams (c pillar) for lifting the roof not fully up left and right
Or the boot catch rear centre not fully rotated
These can be done but pushing catches with screwdriver fully closed a pillar, lifting rams in c pillar hydraulics this is a bit tricky but can be done again using a screwdriver or a socket under rams while you close roof, and the boot tines can be closed in the boot lock by pushing with a screwdriver. To open boot pull a fuse in engine bay I think for memory it is f14 or f15 this will allow you to open boot but replace fuse before driving as it also dose other important circuits once all done beeping will stop, fault is most likely a broken wire in the wiring loom attached to the boot mechanism on left hand side
OK brilliant thanks for letting me know I'm gonna pay to just get the whole thing fixed... cheers mate
Thnx for the helpful Video
Your welcome hope you enjoyed it
this video is going live about the boot tomorrow ruclips.net/video/8UNmt3ZJwv8/видео.html
Hi we managed to close roof somehow but now boot doesnt close..any idea?????
Hi do you have a link for the new brass bits you be bought to repair?
Thanks.
Help! I have a cracking noise above the driver seat and a little backwards. I can t find any solution
I don’t know how to help you on this apart from usual checks, Check roof seals if from panels otherwise look at the arms are they fully locking is there excessive play
How can hydraulic pressure be restored?
Thxs so much! You save my day❤
thanks for the coment
Absolutely amazing stuff thank you very much for your help couldn’t have done it without you massive thank you
Your welcome thank you for your comment
Hi, My roof is fully in the boot and stopped working with the boot lid just fractionally off closing fully so I am unable to access the boot like your video. I have viewed the boot lock mechanism through the ski hatch, but cannot access it to open it manually due to the glass. have you any ideas to operate the locking mechanism so I can open the boot.
This is from memory, pull fuse 15 or 14 in the engine fuse box to operate boot, there are pull loops in the boo operation hinges that can release the roof but through whatever gar you can get you would have to release hydraulic pressure as shown
Worked a treat. Thanks buddy 👌
Thank you for your comment
Great to here thanks for the comment
I saw you use the Maxiecu and tried to view it on youtube. It is all in Polish with no english version to view. How do you get it to work in English?
I just purchased it and loaded up into a pc laptop and either it was in English or I selected English in the installation, I used maxi ecu as I can add more car brands so far it has worked fine
Thanks a lot
my roof has stuck...i close it manualy i change the interior switcher...still sometimes doesnt close or open...any idea?
Check that boot locking tines fully closed, rams fully closed, roof fully locked then roof should open, might need error code reset cleared
where can I buy the brass cogs for the parcel shelf wing drive gear box?
EBay / Amazon
Very helpful. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
Hi Rich, Thanks for your video's they are a great help so thank you for posting them up, I still have an ongoing issue as follows, The roof works fine opens and closes, when the roof is down the boot opens normally but when closed the boot will open slightly and I get bonging when over 20 mph, when I close the roof I don't get the beep at the end of the sequence, is this problem still relating to the rams dropping as shown in your video or is this a different issue. Regards Andy
I’m not sure, if the rams are not in the right place the roof won’t open at all, is the boot catches (left and right ) locking the boot when the roof closes/ boot closes sorry wish I could have been more help
Good afternoon. Can you please tell me what to do. Opel Astra 2010 Twintop. The trunk is blocked and the standard alarm does not work. What do I need to do first. Thank you in advance. Alexei.
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I wonder how many miles the car had done , before the roof seized on the car ????
On Astra in video it was something like 170k
Thank you very much!
thank you for the comment
Great! do you know in your esperience how to solve a failure of the red button roof ifter mechanism (tha one that allows the packed roof to get lifted some inches to access the luggage beneath/below? i mean: my button activates the pump but the packed roof doesn't lift at all, i hear like if it tries to but is locked somehow and the pump after a couple of seconds trying to push gets released (probably by a safety overpressure valve or safety switch) .. so i was wandering if could be some of those black cables that control some locks you show here in your video that may act as to lock/unlock that maybe is just in a not correct position so to let it work properly... if you could help with some hints or suggestion that would be much appreciated, for years i look for someone that has your experience so i ask. Thank you in advance if you will answer
Or even the gray pistons you mentioned that could be in non a correct position? could their wrong position be the cause?
Hi there, great video but I think I'm being a bit thick. The section about putting a socket under the ram...how do I get the ram as high as you did? You say it can be done with a screwdriver so do I just put screwdriver where the socket went and lever it up?
Also when you are trying to manoeuvre the boot at the end when you said 3rd time lucky, it's there a piece that attaches the boot section to the section with the window or it just clicks into the locking mechanism?
The beeping is driving me crazy whenever I need to use the car.
Regards Arty
Yes you can just lever the ram (body not the chrome rod) up with a screwdriver as this will drop when you try and close the boot mechanism ( socket under ram dose same thing,) the boot, window, and roof panel are all connected together and have to lock into there correct positions
Hi thanks for the video on how to close the roof manually it was very helpful, do you know how to open the roof manually so I can do the repair on my flaps thank you , Jimmy from Leicester 😁
I started to operate my roof and stopped at the flaps position
I hope whomever designed that engineering monstrosity and not let loose on vehicle design ever again.
Hi wondering if you can help my roof really struggles to open and sometimes just stops and I need to put it back up. It sounds like it doesn't have enough power or the motor is just struggling any ideas please would be a massive help. Thanks.
If it’s slow it might be either mechanism for moving freely or maybe you hydraulic pump might need replacing, check for corrosion around the mechanism pivot points and maybe add a bit of lubricant to aid this 1st
Ey man, first of all thanks for your video, but I do have a question, so I had to repair some cables cause my roof wasn't working anymore, I bought the car with an inoperable roof, so I managed to get it working and don't have any faults left using an opcom, but it just doesn't want to complete the cycle, so the trunk flaps unfold aswell as the front flaps and then the next step would be 2 lay down the front lid and trunk lid, but that doesn't happen somehow, I can still close the roof using the cars button, And whenever it seems to get at this position I can hear the pump spinning, but nothing really happens, Do u might have any idea what could cause these,? Yeah I know my explanation might be a bit weird, but I'm Dutch so yeah, 😂
I don’t know what would cause it, I would check hydraulic oil level, continuity of cables and sensor readings, and rams are fully in positions they should be before operation starts, sorry wish i could help more
@@RichManPoorMotors yeah it's a complicated system, as far as I can see the rams are in the right position,And i allready refilled the hydraulic oil,Could it be a broken pressure piston... That's what I'm thinking😊The only problem is I don't know how the sensors should read in this position, there's not to much info out there
Hi, after i have closed the roof manually i can't close the trunk and i have the buzzer after 30 km speed. Any suggestions for this problem? 😔
Buzzer is because boot/trunk (or roof locks front window) is not closed properly, the boot is probably not closed either at the hinge (hydraulic rams not up fully) or the boot lock owing to the locking tines not fully rotated, therefore micro switches are not operating as they should, this needs to be done for the roof computer to know everything is ok, also roof needs to be locked in the front window frame then buzzer will stop, if you need to get into a locked boot pull fuse 15
sorry cant seam to reply to your latest comment but the buzzer is from the roof sensors not being fully closed properly this would include the microswitch sensors for the boot
Hey, thanks for the help! My roof got stuck almost at the end of the sequence while I tried to close it and it just wouldn’t move. I pressed the button, no three beeps, but it wouldn’t open nor close further. I could easily reach the pressure valve and after I released it, the roof fell into place. After that I pushed the close button and it locked the roof and closed the trunk normally. The trunk opens up easily as well. I didn’t have the courage to try and open the roof with the button since, what do you think the problem might have been? The flaps closed and the roof only got stuck near the end, and later it locked itself after I put it in place, so I cannot think of anything that might have been the problem. Also it always opened up fine, however it sometimes got stuck while closing, but continued after pushing the button again up until this point. Thanks for the help in advance!
Hard to diagnose without live data, try and think where it was when paused and what operation was happening, maybe you have a warn gear etc, also if it just stopped out of the blue also check wiring especially on left hand side in case there are any breaks or shorts when working was it slow if so hydraulics could be worth looking at sorry which I could be more help
Hello.
The roof on my twintop was not opening automatically so the wiring was check and found a few breaks which were fixed.
Now the motors are running and latches are disengaging but the roof still will not open. Do you have any suggestions?
@RichManPoorMotors
My roof is operating fine however when i put it back up boot doesn't close properly yet it doesn't open either. It is pinging once i go over 20mph. Would you know how to go about such an issue please?
@@roora111 beeping will probably be a sensor telling the car that the roof/boot it’s fully closed. It probably isn’t a sensor fault but the part of operation not fully completed, on the the boot where the hand opens the boot you have the boot lock on the body of the car check that the latch has fully rotated and that the micro sensor is showing that it’s closed the physical tines can be pushed with a screwdriver but be careful if the switch, the other sensors are the rams left and right for c pillar make sure they are fully up, and roof to a pillar fully locked failing that it might be a brake in the wiring loom check 1st for continuity then for shorts in insulation
@@RichManPoorMotors thank you so much. I'll test it asap.
@@RichManPoorMotors i have no idea tbh. It looks like latch doesn't let go and holds on. I don't know how to tackle it
@roora111 the latch rotates one way to use like a standard boot on a saloon car and rotate the other way to use as a hinge for wen the boot opens at the front to allow the roof to fold into the boot
@@roora111 you can rotate the tines by pushing with a screwdriver or a pin punch you should see the micro switch operate one way or the other
Thank you!!
Thanks for the comment
Can you please tell me does this also work for astra twintop from 2006?
I would think the 2006 is exactly the same as 2008
@@RichManPoorMotors yea I did this and worked, thanks man
@villeviitanen1748 thanks for the comment, if you can’t get into the boot pull fuse 14 or 15 in engine bay and replace before you drive as maybe you need to adjust part of the roof mechanism so that the sensors are reading roof closed
Once you have got roof closed. How do you open again to fix cog in parcel shelf flap.
Reverse of closing
Most of the twintop problem is the plastic Gears. Use the plastic versions not the bras. I can see you're Wiering is to tight. It Wil break
thanks for the coment
Hello, thank you for your video, I have now subscribed, I got stuck locking the roof with the screwdriver and my boot no longer opens when I press the button, I have however managed to get the roof down thanks to your video, be nice to see the follow up
Glad it helped
you can open the boot through the flap in the seats as shown then disconnect the roof ecu if you want to use the boot, video was just showing how to manually close the roof, while waiting to fix, eg temporary measure, untill you can get it fixed. you need to find fault, usually in the wiring, but could be motors or hydraulic etc, mine is flap motors
Thank you , yea I meant I managed to close the roof with your video, just locking it seems to be a pain but I will try with a screwdriver again today, maybe the boot won’t close because I haven’t locked the roof , could be a safety mechanism, I learned a lot from your video , thank you
Meant the boot won’t unlock
this video is going live tomorrow about the boot, hope it helps you ruclips.net/video/8UNmt3ZJwv8/видео.html
Well done that man😁oh and the Great wife😄 have you a link to the brass gears? Have you put them in yet?
Been busy with other Astra related problems, and my mum having a accident hope to get round to filming it in the next few weeks
@@RichManPoorMotors Poor mummy. Keep on keeping on 👍🙂
Is there any chance you could tell us how to open the roof manually as there is no information I can find on how to do so. I'm sure I cannot be the only person who this would help. Many thanks.
It is done in reverse, the hydraulic pressure would need to be released 1st
@@RichManPoorMotors Thanks for the quick reply. I'll give it a try.
for the love of god u have fallen from the sky strraight to my arms and my broken car which i couldnt close causing same problem yours did. Iam a student working now beacous of ending school. My friend from work wanted to see how it works and it brok. I had to drive all the way homme with open back. Thank you for help and fucking good shall bless you.
Thank you for your comment, I’m glad it helped you
hello sir I need some peace for the back roof wher can find it ?
try your local motor factors, of try eBay of google the part you need
Hi
I need a big help please how do open the roof manually, I closed it as your instructions but to fix the part I need to open the roof and it feels like it’s something wrong is stuck and can’t open it ??
I have closes mine. But now, the trunk doesnt close. when i’m locking the car, i still can open the trunk lid. Withouth using the switch.
You showed in de last minute. That problem. How do i fix this?
Look at my video ruclips.net/video/E6K2iQsaBMo/видео.html shows how fix boot
@@RichManPoorMotors At the last moment of the video, you can open the boot, withouth using the switch. That problem is also with my car. Even if the car is locked, i can open the trunk. When its opend, and i closing manualle the "hook" , and when i'm using the switch, it does spring open. But when i'm closing the truck, it doesn't lock.
The rams on the hinge need to be fully up and the hinge needs to be locked down (where you have pull straps) the boot lock needs to have locking mechanism fully closed (rotated) so that micro switches have been operated I tried to show this in my boot video
Hi there, does anyone know what size is the Allen key?
5mm
10:20 pull on the catch it just releases it... I cannot find this catch at all... Please help mate 🤣
Try pulling fuse 15 in engine fuse box try boot then replace fuse
Try this tomorrow mine's closed bar an inch and the windows wont go up , wish me luck
Good luck, let me know how you got on
@@RichManPoorMotors I will do , daddy duty at the minute awaiting misses finishing work
@@RichManPoorMotors i managed to get the roof to go up and lock in place , the windows wont go up any ideas
Hello I have problems with my roof , how I can ask you some questions ? Please I need some help . Good video .
No, you are not spanish...
Thanks man, worked fine. Well almost, now boot will not open... there is no sound of the release mechnism working.
Watch my boot video for closing times, pull fuse 15 if you need to get in
Rich Man poor motors‽ 😳😳😳
after years of brand loyalty I'm buying Opel ever again, that's how much this car has pissed me off. the engineering flaws in this system are completely unacceptable. it's like it was made for one time use.
I here what your saying but to be honest Vauxhall/Opel is now Peugeot since 2017 even though there was talk about Peugeot going bust in 2014, they somehow had the money to buy Vauxhall/Opel just 3 years later so it wont be the same brand anyway.
@@RichManPoorMotors I'm aware that it's an overreaction based on spite rather than logic but I'll most likely keep my word just because. you can definitely relate to that on some level right
I don't think its an over reaction at all, i have bought a few BMW 3, 5 and 7 series when i was younger, but 20 years ago my coupe started accelerating at full pelt in rush hour traffic all by itself, in the centre of coventry. it turned out to be water that got into its ecu, after that i have never purchased another BMW.
@@RichManPoorMotors Jesus that's horrible, glad you made it out okay. Also finally got my roof down now. took me 2 hours to do the things in this 10 minutes video 😅
i had some extra problems this video didn't touch on though
@@WadaMalone heavy isn’t it,
It usually takes me two to four times as long doing a job when I film, I had a video on my tech channel shaker style wall, it took me 10 days to do the job with stopping for home schooling, I started with 5 hours of filming that I eventually edited it down to 30 mins that took me another 2 days
it's safe to say that you better have a go at that blue eyes blonde who is out of your league than doing this 😅😅😅
Hello
Hello
You in cambridge?
God... im about to pee my pants....😳😳😳😳.....
I think you best go to the toilet then
@@RichManPoorMotors didn't have time... Im sorry so i used your car as such..🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@truthisthenewhatespeech9572 that explains the wet puddle in the back
@@RichManPoorMotors correct!🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@RichManPoorMotors dont drink it! 😅😅🤣🤣
What a nightmare.
Gives you a workout as well
I sold it and I’m HAPPY. worst car ever. Opel should be shamed and give us back the. Money.
What have you replaced it With?
Hello, can I contact you on Facebook
Send any messages to email
Could you send me the e-mail
@@abdalkreemalkhresat2676 email address is shown om my home page it is info@richmanpoor.com
@@RichManPoorMotors My friend, I did not find your page on Facebook. Can you give me your email address?
@@abdalkreemalkhresat2676 info @richmanpoor.com