2007 Convertible Top Hits Tonneau
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Instructor
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From: Round Rock TX
2007 Convertible Top Hits Tonneau
I've got a 2007 Indy Pace Car and when the electric convertible top goes through the open process the rear window portion of the convertible top hits the tonneau. I've had it into the dealer 3 or 4 times for this problem and it still does it. The most recent time I had it in, the service adviser told me that the technician said that it was because the seats were all the way back and they touched the convertible top during the open process and they problem didn't occur if the seats were pushed forward. Before I left the dealer, I tried it and sure enough the seats did make contact with the top during the open process. I moved the seats forward and the top still hit the tonneau. I called the service adviser out and showed him that the problem still happens when the seats are moved out of the equation.
Does anyone else have this problem?
Has anyone who had this problem gotten it fixed?
What was the fix?
Does anyone else have this problem?
Has anyone who had this problem gotten it fixed?
What was the fix?
Team Owner
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From: Ventura County, Calif
It's "kind of" a common issue, one of the few things that goes wrong with the power tops.
This thread has worked for several I've referred to it since it was posted, hope it works for you too.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...-solution.html
This thread has worked for several I've referred to it since it was posted, hope it works for you too.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...-solution.html
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From: Round Rock TX
It's "kind of" a common issue, one of the few things that goes wrong with the power tops.
This thread has worked for several I've referred to it since it was posted, hope it works for you too.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...-solution.html
This thread has worked for several I've referred to it since it was posted, hope it works for you too.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...-solution.html
In my operation, the top moves to a "middle" postion and stops before the tonneau opens. When the tonneau opens, it clips the convertible top right below the rear windshield.
Hopefully this explanation better explains my issue.
Team Owner
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From: Ventura County, Calif
Thanks! I read through the thread and I'm not sure that I'm having the same problem. I PMed the originator to ask some clarifying questions.
In my operation, the top moves to a "middle" postion and stops before the tonneau opens. When the tonneau opens, it clips the convertible top right below the rear windshield.
Hopefully this explanation better explains my issue.
In my operation, the top moves to a "middle" postion and stops before the tonneau opens. When the tonneau opens, it clips the convertible top right below the rear windshield.
Hopefully this explanation better explains my issue.
Anyway, here's another thread to look at, totally different issue but it's something easy to look for, you never know.
Keep up us posted.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...-top-help.html
Drifting
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From: TX
My car exhibits this same problem, and I've read about it on here before. The Toneau cover just barely brushes the rear glass. I've seen other reports on here about it as well. Some folks have posted that you can loosen the bolts on the toneau cover and slide it aft a few millimeters and fix it that way, but I haven't tried that yet myself. You would need to monitor the gaps between the trunk panel and toneau cover when doing this so you didn't get them too close, or else they might bind when opening the trunk.
I've also read on here that reducing the gap between the trunk panel and toneau cover can also reduce some of the wind noise you get in the cockpit with the top up, so it might also help with this issue as well.
You might also want to read over this post
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-t...tible-top.html
I've also read on here that reducing the gap between the trunk panel and toneau cover can also reduce some of the wind noise you get in the cockpit with the top up, so it might also help with this issue as well.
You might also want to read over this post
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-t...tible-top.html
Last edited by CSixDude; Apr 14, 2011 at 08:28 AM.
Burning Brakes
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From: Garner North Carolina
My vert does the same thing.....Your not gonna like the answer but its one of 6 modules thats causing the problem, Its a timing issue and its gonna be a pain and a headache figuring out which one it is to get it fixed. If your not too **** its and its not causing too much rub or marking to the cover....just leave it be and use that money to buy a mod....you raise and lower it in the privacy of your garage anyhow hopefully.
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From: Round Rock TX
My vert does the same thing.....Your not gonna like the answer but its one of 6 modules thats causing the problem, Its a timing issue and its gonna be a pain and a headache figuring out which one it is to get it fixed. If your not too **** its and its not causing too much rub or marking to the cover....just leave it be and use that money to buy a mod....you raise and lower it in the privacy of your garage anyhow hopefully.
I'll pass on any and all suggestions that I get from this forum. Keep 'em coming!
Instructor
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From: Denton Texas
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Actually there is one more thing missed in all the above (all the above is accurate though - and your dealer shouyld be able to fix any of them.)
When the tonneau goes up -- is the back glass pointing straight down? or is it angled forward ever so slightly?
If the glass is straight down - the motor is not staying on long enough (timing issue with the micro switches as stated above). If the glass is straight down - then it is not clearing enough room for the tonneau. The dealer can fix it.
This has happened twice to me over the years. The dealer has made adjustments to fix it each time. Due to the nature of the top (cloth, strings, hydaulic pumps), there will always be some "tightening" required as things loosen over time.
When the tonneau goes up -- is the back glass pointing straight down? or is it angled forward ever so slightly?
If the glass is straight down - the motor is not staying on long enough (timing issue with the micro switches as stated above). If the glass is straight down - then it is not clearing enough room for the tonneau. The dealer can fix it.
This has happened twice to me over the years. The dealer has made adjustments to fix it each time. Due to the nature of the top (cloth, strings, hydaulic pumps), there will always be some "tightening" required as things loosen over time.
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From: Ventura County, Calif
Actually there is one more thing missed in all the above (all the above is accurate though - and your dealer shouyld be able to fix any of them.)
When the tonneau goes up -- is the back glass pointing straight down? or is it angled forward ever so slightly?
If the glass is straight down - the motor is not staying on long enough (timing issue with the micro switches as stated above). If the glass is straight down - then it is not clearing enough room for the tonneau. The dealer can fix it.
This has happened twice to me over the years. The dealer has made adjustments to fix it each time. Due to the nature of the top (cloth, strings, hydaulic pumps), there will always be some "tightening" required as things loosen over time.
When the tonneau goes up -- is the back glass pointing straight down? or is it angled forward ever so slightly?
If the glass is straight down - the motor is not staying on long enough (timing issue with the micro switches as stated above). If the glass is straight down - then it is not clearing enough room for the tonneau. The dealer can fix it.
This has happened twice to me over the years. The dealer has made adjustments to fix it each time. Due to the nature of the top (cloth, strings, hydaulic pumps), there will always be some "tightening" required as things loosen over time.
Thanks for sharing. I'll save this for the future. 
Burning Brakes
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From: Long Island NY
It is not the seat position. It is an adjustment of the top and/or tonneau cover, not a timing thing. My mom's 2009 had this exact issue and after the dealer fixed it there is about a 1/2" of clearance now. There IS a TSB about it. I don't have the number for it, but GM knows it is an issue and is fixable.
