Bolts Posted February 16, 2023 Report Share Posted February 16, 2023 Hi ive been having troubles with the hood on my 981 recently where it sometimes opens/closes fine sometimes sticks part way but not at any set point. im looking to take it to Cayman Autos for diagnosis and repair but wanted to see if anyone has used them in the past? Thanks Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolts Posted February 16, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2023 14 minutes ago, Bolts said: Hi ive been having troubles with the hood on my 981 recently where it sometimes opens/closes fine sometimes sticks part way but not at any set point. im looking to take it to Cayman Autos for diagnosis and repair but wanted to see if anyone has used them in the past? Thanks Steve https://caymanautos.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTSMarky Posted February 16, 2023 Report Share Posted February 16, 2023 Have a search on here as there are known issues with the roof switches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bike Loon Posted February 16, 2023 Report Share Posted February 16, 2023 I went there with my Alfa Spider... would not recommend them at all! The quote they gave me included insanely high mark up on parts. Roof flap motors at the time were £80 each and they quoted over £300 each and £200 labour to fit, they are held in with 3 screws and are a 5 minute job to change.... and did not even need replacing. They quoted over £140 each for hydraulic struts which are £20 each and again massively high labour when you can change all 4 in under half an hour. I declined their quote of work they said needed doing (in excess of £1,500). I did some research and worked out it was 2 struts that needed changing to fix the problem and did it myself for £40 in under half an hour. A lot of the work they advised was totally not needed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolts Posted February 16, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2023 8 minutes ago, Bike Loon said: I went there with my Alfa Spider... would not recommend them at all! The quote they gave me included insanely high mark up on parts. Roof flap motors at the time were £80 each and they quoted over £300 each and £200 labour to fit, they are held in with 3 screws and are a 5 minute job to change.... and did not even need replacing. They quoted over £140 each for hydraulic struts which are £20 each and again massively high labour when you can change all 4 in under half an hour. I declined their quote of work they said needed doing (in excess of £1,500). I did some research and worked out it was 2 struts that needed changing to fix the problem and did it myself for £40 in under half an hour. A lot of the work they advised was totally not needed. Thanks for the info. Anyone else had similar experience? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringmaster999 Posted February 16, 2023 Report Share Posted February 16, 2023 12 hours ago, GTSMarky said: Have a search on here as there are known issues with the roof switches. Search my posts to see my experience with a 981 roof problem. I think it could be a bit more problematic as these cars get older. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz05 Posted February 16, 2023 Report Share Posted February 16, 2023 No experience but based on the above 👎 an interesting name for a soft top expert. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolts Posted February 16, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2023 36 minutes ago, Ringmaster999 said: Search my posts to see my experience with a 981 roof problem. I think it could be a bit more problematic as these cars get older. Interesting read. Did the replacement micro switches fix the problem permanently? That sort of repair is way beyond me so might talk to my local indie (nine excellence) to see if they can do or have done the repair in the past Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolts Posted February 16, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2023 Do you know what the cost of this repair was? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickLS7 Posted February 17, 2023 Report Share Posted February 17, 2023 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringmaster999 Posted February 17, 2023 Report Share Posted February 17, 2023 19 hours ago, Bolts said: Interesting read. Did the replacement micro switches fix the problem permanently? That sort of repair is way beyond me so might talk to my local indie (nine excellence) to see if they can do or have done the repair in the past Yep it sure did. As the thread mentioned they tried the micro switch above the window first but that didn’t solve the issue. 19 hours ago, Bolts said: Do you know what the cost of this repair was? Yes it was a heavy bill considering the actual price for the two micro switches that cost IIRC just over a hundred quid. Total bill will depend massively on your chosen repair shops hourly rate. I paid just north of £800 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTSMarky Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 On 2/16/2023 at 9:06 AM, Bolts said: Thanks for the info. Anyone else had similar experience? That would be all I'd need to keep well clear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringmaster999 Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 On 2/16/2023 at 8:27 PM, daz05 said: an interesting name for a soft top expert. No expert just my opinion. Not sure where your coming from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bike Loon Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 Just looked on Trustpilot and they seem to be doing ok on there, I would still be wary of the cost they charge and whether the work really needs doing https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/www.caymanautos.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolts Posted March 25, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2023 Quick update on this. Just got my car back from Nine Excellence. They lubricated all the parts and say they reprogrammed the roof and all now good. It’s been up and down perfectly while with them 20-40 times. Fingers crossed it lasts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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