Manual opening a z4 convertible top. The direct answer is there is a z shaped tool that comes in the tool kit in your trunk. This is a hex ended key that will fit in the motor. Access the motor is also in your user Guide. In the center of roof near the rear view mirror is an access panel to motor area. pry lose the panel and access motor. Because of this, the car thinks the trunk is still open which restricts me from operating the hard top. It seems to work (seal shut) intermittently and sometimes even while I'm driving or when I close my car door, but 90% of the time it doesn't work. BMW quoted me $891.27 for "the entire rear trunk lock and mechanism" + labor. Forum Rules. Hey All, I just got my 2003 Z4 last week The tops been working fine but i washed it over the weekend and now the top wont go down. Its an automatic top and when i press the "go down" button, it just lights up solid orange. I searched a bunch of forums and i found two possible answers: Microswitch Luggage Compartment. Sharkfan. 9 posts · Joined 2012. #29 · Oct 27, 2022. We had this with ours - passenger rear window. Car was under full AUC warranty so took it to the stealer - they called to say the recess was full of water due to the drain hole being blocked and it had killed the window motor - and it wasn't covered by the warranty. Link to DB 192 Instructional roof repair video: 1. Windows rescind. 2. Motor runs but the hooks do not move to fully close the top. 3. The hex pin on the motor rotates fast in the counter clockwise direction and moves up and out of it's socket. 4. The red light on the switch remains the same red blinking and does not change. Hi All I had my 2005 E85 2.0 Z4 roof pump assembly refurbed and relocated to the boot. So the problem is the roof closes every time ie comes out of the boot like a jack in the box no problem! However, when i want to open the roof it unlatches from the screen then seems to stick. It clears the Convertible Top Problem Symptoms 06-08 model years) -Top will not open. - When pressing open button red light flashes and nothing happens. I hear no noises at all. - When pressing open button I hear noise from behind my head that sounds like the pump but the top doesn't move. pXOEvNK.