Roof Problems - Update

[Anthony1]

Following on from my previous post re. Roof Problems and lots of useful advice.

After a bit of messing about by a local garage (who claim to specialise in German Vehicles), the error codes are now 2001 and 1000. They then said they could do nothing to help.

I have just been quoted £2166.00 to fix the roof. By a full on VW garage.

Do I go for the fix myself route and save £2000 with the possibility of messing it up, or fork out a small fortune? I am leaning towards the DIY route.

To make matters worse, I am retired with a total income of half the national average wage.

 

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@Anthony1
there's a place in Cornwall who are well recommended with our pop tops, they even have a campsite opposite them. Kernow Conversions i thin is their name. ive seen them mentioned on here quite often - good luck

edit - i think it's these www.kernowtransporters.co.uk or Kernow Conversions near Penzance. they might even be the same company (?)

 

[Azteccamper]

Following on from my previous post re. Roof Problems and lots of useful advice.

After a bit of messing about by a local garage (who claim to specialise in German Vehicles), the error codes are now 2001 and 1000. They then said they could do nothing to help.

I have just been quoted £2166.00 to fix the roof. By a full on VW garage.

Do I go for the fix myself route and save £2000 with the possibility of messing it up, or fork out a small fortune? I am leaning towards the DIY route.

To make matters worse, I am retired with a total income of half the national average wage.

Where are you based?

 

[Anthony1]

Where are you based?

Worthing

 

[Lambeth Cali]

Hi Anthony, I can assure you I am not particularly gifted engineer/DIY expert. I definitely never do any mechanical work on my van that I've owned since 2009. I have a good garage for that. I previously fitted a new plug socket in a kitchen and blew the master fuse for the block of flats I lived in. If something seems straightforward I'm prepared to give it a go. I don't own a multimeter and I just twisted the wires together after watching a Youtube video and was very careful to wrap a lot of electrical tape over everything when finished. I didn't even solder. The sensors I got from BMW are identical to the ones fitted - with same red a brown wires as the originals. This made it all seem doable. I think you mentioned your son may help. Read the instructions and with good weather, you will be fine.

I'm afraid I don't know how you get the roof up - I didn't have that problem - but there seems to be a few threads advising methods. Personally I might do the screw driver slot option rather than putting a voltage across the motor. That is the VW manual approved way to raise the roof I think.

Good luck.

 

[Azteccamper]

Worthing

Ah. OK.
I’m too far away otherwise would’ve come to give you a hand.
By the way, I didn’t disconnect any batteries I just pulled two fuses - roof hydraulics & control panel (both under passenger seat).

 

[larrylamb]

@Anthony1
there's a place in Cornwall who are well recommended with our pop tops, they even have a campsite opposite them. Kernow Conversions i thin is their name. ive seen them mentioned on here quite often - good luck

edit - i think it's these www.kernowtransporters.co.uk or Kernow Conversions near Penzance. they might even be the same company (?)

Great company, will sort your roof cheaper than VW, very knowledgeable with California roofs.

 

[Anthony1]

Hi Anthony, I can assure you I am not particularly gifted engineer/DIY expert. I definitely never do any mechanical work on my van that I've owned since 2009. I have a good garage for that. I previously fitted a new plug socket in a kitchen and blew the master fuse for the block of flats I lived in. I something seems straightforward I'm prepared to give it a go. I don't own a multimeter and I just twisted the wires together after watching a Youtube video and was very careful to wrap a lot of electrical tape over everything when finished. I didn't even solder. The sensors I got from BMW are identical to the ones fitted - with same red a brown wires as the originals. This made it all seem doable. I think you mentioned your son may help. Read the instructions and with good weather, you will be fine.

I'm afraid I don't know how you get the roof up - I didn't have that problem - but there seems to be a few threads advising methods. Personally I might do the screw driver slot option rather than putting a voltage across the motor. That is the VW manual approved way to raise the roof I think.

Good luck.

Thank you

I previously fitted a new plug socket in a kitchen and blew the master fuse for the block of flats I lived in. I did something very similar many years ago.

Van in for an MOT tomorrow, then I am going to set too. I am not too fazed. I think I've got the gist of it. I printed out your info. The VW places wanted to put in a whole new loom and quoted 10 hours for the work and at £160 per hour labour!

 

[Anthony1]

Great company, will sort your roof cheaper than VW, very knowledgeable with California roofs.

Thank you

I live about 280 miles away but my brother lives in Cornwall, but he is going away for a couple of months soon so cannot use his house or cars.

Van in for an MOT tomorrow, then I am going to set too. I am not too fazed. I think I've got the gist of it.