Omg thank you! My top hasnt opened for a year on my 2011 spider, i cant find ANYONE who can fix it! Im going to have my son look at this video and hopefully it will work! Thanks again! 🤞
Also had major problems with top. Dealership was absolutely no help. Recommended more than $4k in repairs. Took it to an actual mechanic who fixes things. Note there is a wiring harness on the right had side that is in a bad place that stresses the electrical wires every time you open or close the top. My top had two broken wires. Mechanic repaired the wires and repositioned the harness to minimize movement stress. PROBLEM SOLVED for fraction of what the dealership wanted to charge me. Also be aware that Mitsubishi no longer carries some of the critical parts for this top mechanism. So before you completely lose it, try checking the wiring harness for wire breaks, it is apparently a common problem.
I have a 2009 orange spider, blacked out headlights and tail lights, black rims, having the same problem with my top until my son found this, hopefully he can fix it.......thank you
Yes, how did you lift the "tonneau"? (not sure what that called. My car is sealed shut and there is no getting in there. what / where are these plastic panel buttons you forced open with a butter knife? Maybe I didn't follow what you were describing either. great VID either way,. trying to find a soft top specialist near Atlanta to service mine. no luck so far. thanks again!
How can you get it up like that? Bc my is closed. But it will tell me that it's open. But it's close. I never opened it up since I bought the car off someone.
I'm sure by now you figured out your fix. The hydraulic part you were asking about is called a "tonneau" hydraulic cylinder. If you look right above the guy's name (Donnie Shew) you will se the transcript. Click on it and it will open at the top right of the video. Then you can read it without having to back up the video. Maybe this might help somebody else who found their way here!!
@Teniche J there is a half moon mechanism behind the subwoofer that has to be adjusted with a little tool that should be on the speaker cover, it's a video on it explaining it. Mines was making the same noise but when I replaced my top they must've adjusted it and it works fine, no annoying noise.
Omg thank you! My top hasnt opened for a year on my 2011 spider, i cant find ANYONE who can fix it! Im going to have my son look at this video and hopefully it will work! Thanks again! 🤞
Also had major problems with top. Dealership was absolutely no help. Recommended more than $4k in repairs. Took it to an actual mechanic who fixes things. Note there is a wiring harness on the right had side that is in a bad place that stresses the electrical wires every time you open or close the top. My top had two broken wires. Mechanic repaired the wires and repositioned the harness to minimize movement stress. PROBLEM SOLVED for fraction of what the dealership wanted to charge me. Also be aware that Mitsubishi no longer carries some of the critical parts for this top mechanism. So before you completely lose it, try checking the wiring harness for wire breaks, it is apparently a common problem.
I have a 2009 orange spider, blacked out headlights and tail lights, black rims, having the same problem with my top until my son found this, hopefully he can fix it.......thank you
How did you get the metal piece up? Mine won’t open due to a leak and no fluid to push it
When he says push that ring in to fix the problem he does no explain what he does😂 that’s the whole reason I clicked on video
How did you take off the plastic cover. 😂. It would of been kinda helpful to show that step but thanks for the information.
there are 4 or 6 (I can't remember) plastic panel buttons on the vertical surface that pop off then the plastic well lifts out.
Yes, how did you lift the "tonneau"? (not sure what that called. My car is sealed shut and there is no getting in there. what / where are these plastic panel buttons you forced open with a butter knife? Maybe I didn't follow what you were describing either. great VID either way,. trying to find a soft top specialist near Atlanta to service mine. no luck so far. thanks again!
Please add a link to the product you used for the headlamps. Got that milky sheen on my 2007.
How can you get it up like that? Bc my is closed. But it will tell me that it's open. But it's close. I never opened it up since I bought the car off someone.
What is that hydraulic part called thats lifting up the cover of the roof when it goes in and then closes
I'm sure by now you figured out your fix. The hydraulic part you were asking about is called a "tonneau" hydraulic cylinder. If you look right above the guy's name (Donnie Shew) you will se the transcript. Click on it and it will open at the top right of the video. Then you can read it without having to back up the video. Maybe this might help somebody else who found their way here!!
On 3:34 that hydraulic holding the cover up
I spent about $1k getting some of my hydraulics rebuilt from seals leaking. Its nothing short of a shit show having a vert.
Thank you
How to put it in manual
My top be closed but my car be saying close top and ringing loud and stopping my music, someone help
Literally searched everywhere and no answer
@Teniche J there is a half moon mechanism behind the subwoofer that has to be adjusted with a little tool that should be on the speaker cover, it's a video on it explaining it. Mines was making the same noise but when I replaced my top they must've adjusted it and it works fine, no annoying noise.