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Audi A4 Cabriolet Roof Stuck - Motor Fault

Hi folks, just wanted to write up about what happened to the Roof Motor of my 2009 Audi A4 Cabriolet. Basically one day when the car was only 3 years old, the roof got stuck while going up. It went up half way and then no further. I put it down and then tried going up again. This time it worked. I put it down as just "one of those things".

A few weeks later it happened again. This time it wouldn't go up no matter what I tried. With the roof fully down, pressing up on the switch only unlocked the roof compartment - no sound from the motor. However various forum posts suggested that the roof needed resetting by raising it using the manual method (using the red key hidden in the dashboard on the driver's side), dropping it manually, then using the power roof operation. That seemed to work.

But a few weeks later it happened once more, and this time the manual reset method made no difference. In desperation I took it to my local Audi Dealer, Harrogate Audi. The diagnosis was a faulty motor, and I was charged 400 quid to have it fixed as it was just out of the 3 year warranty. OUCH.

Anyway, I asked to keep the broken part. Here it is, the electric roof motor , Part Number 8H0 959 755 A.

I noted these odd indents on the rotor.

But more importantly, when I opened the case, bits of broken magnet were loose inside, seemingly chipped off the magnetic surround. Looking inside, here's where they came from.

Now how on earth did that happen?

Anyway, since I wrote this post I've become aware that a company in Harrogate regularly fixes these motors and may be able to save you some dosh instead of giving it all to Audi for a replacement. Check them out: www.autoelectron.co.uk

Nice Burgers

Pack of mince
Whisk 2 eggs.
Add a red onion, coriander, and loads of herbs and spices and ting.
mix it all up, make patties and grill for 15 mins.

Serve with dijon mustard, salad and roasted haloumi for the ultimate boyger!

Chicken and Rice

Chicken Drumsticks and thighs
Marinade in Nandos Spicy marinade for an hour or so
Put in a foil-lined tray in the oven on max whack for 45 mins. DONE

Serve with mexican rice (try bachelors) and salad. NICE.

Spooky stuff to see near Penzance

Madron's Well (and cloutie tree!) : http://people.bath.ac.uk/prsrlp/kernunos/england/madron.htm

Chyauster Ancient Village : http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/chysauster-ancient-village/

TV Code for Humax Foxsat RM-F01 remote with an LG 42LM620T TV

To make the Humax remote control the LG LM620 / LM660 TV:

• With your LG TV on, hold down the TV button on the remote for 3 seconds until it lights solidly.
• Type 1663 on the remote keypad
• The TV should turn off
• Press OK on the remote
• Press the power button on the remote to turn the TV back on

That's all folks. The remote is pretty nicely set up for the LG, works way better than it did with my old Sony and Toshiba TVs.

Humax FoxSat PVR RM-F01 Remote OK button stopped working

Did the OK button on your original Humax RM-F01 remote stop working? Mine did - I could tell because the red light on the PVR button stopped flashing unless I really pressed that sucker. Started working intermittently, then conked out altogether. I was loathe to buy a new remote, so decided it was worth a shot taking the old remote apart.

Friends, after removing the batteries I used a sharp knife to carefully prise apart the two halves of the remote along the seam down one side. This is the only way to do it, there are no screws. You will damage the plastic a little in doing this. Like mine, you may break off a couple of the plastic tabs. You have to persevere and go all around the remote to complete this task. However, in doing this I successfully took it apart. Happily the little springs in the battery compartment slide out by themselves so the two halves of the remote aren't connected. Once the back of the remote is off you will see the brown circuit board. Carefully free this from the clips on the front of the remote. I can testify that it bends sufficiently without breaking. The circuit board will come free. The button membrane may come free too - not a problem, it's all in one piece and you can easily refit the buttons through their holes later.

Now locate the circuit board location where the OK button makes contact - on mine it was marked with the number 42. Now here's the crazy bit. You need to clean that location on the circuit board. Use a little isopropyl alcohol on a cloth if you have it. I had run out so I just used vodka. I know, it's not the right stuff, it'll leave a residue etc. I don't care, I'm just trying to save 20 quid here. Afterwards I used a clean cloth and cleaned and dried the hell out of the circuit board. Then I just reassembled it all and snapped the remote back together. It clipped back together fine. Then I drank the rest of the vodka.

And now my OK button is fully functional again! I think this approach is worth a shot if you don't want to give Humax any more money for their stupid remote. But if you really have to, you can get a new one here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/HUMAX-RM-F01-REMOTE-GENUINE-MADE/dp/B002ECV8P8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1352245416&sr=8-1