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Old May 16, 2009 | 12:00 PM
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I put the top down yesterday. I went out. I came home and put it in the garage with the top down. I went to put it up this morning and it won't go up. I have power going out of both sides of the switch. I switched the relays and that didn't do anything. I'm guessing it's the motor. Any reassurance?
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Frank

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Old May 16, 2009 | 09:28 PM
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Update. There is power coming from the switch, but no power going to the motor. I hate electrical problems.
Old May 17, 2009 | 08:04 PM
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try manually lifting the top, (you might need a friend) and then try it. mine does that sometimes and i start to manually lift it and when i get it about half way i push the button (going up) and it starts to work. i'm pretty sure its the motor but i haven't searched that hard, i usually wait til something completely breaks before i replace something.
Old May 18, 2009 | 09:09 AM
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i believe there should be 2 relays, one for up and one for down. you should hear a click when you hit the switch. try looking back there and figuring out which one it is. i havent messed with the fox verts but it should be similar.
Old May 24, 2009 | 09:08 PM
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Thanks for the input guys. I figured out my problem. While I was disassembling the dash a few wires popped out of the connectors, dur to broken tabs holding them in. Well I had mixed up 2 wires. Once I switched them back it worked fine.
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