Fantastic! Wow, this is very, very, very helpful. For all you car owners of the Mini cooper and sun roof problems, you really need to watch this video First. Then watch the other videos to fix the sun roof hinges, motor, cables, etc. Did not know about the two hidden switches in the rear/boot. Thank you for explaining this and Great video.
Just purchased a Mini Cooper to be told the roof is not working, watched this and guess what it ? It works, The man obviously hadn’t been pushing the button properly. Thank you this really helped 😊
Absolutely brilliant tip, thanks guys, it took seconds to sort, when a roof goes wrong I think people just see £££ signs and don’t bother getting it sorted but tips like this are worth their weight in gold, i think I might bend the contact strip up a small amount to ensure of a positive contact continuously, that’s my tip
Literally I had this EXACT problem after a rear-end, and the repair shop told me that water had leaked into the motor of the roof and that I would need to replace the motor!!! Took me 2 minutes to fix it after this video 😄
wow Thankyou you sorted my problem !!!! I was thinking to myself I wish I had a mechanic and I have !!!!! wooop woop thank god for YOU TUBE , and brilliant guys like you,
HEY MATE!!! Thank you, This was a true Pay it forward video and dumb luck I clicked it first. Found my roof broke on the way home first sunny day in forever. I didn't even know that there was a way to raise the upper part of the boot. Thank You again from the USA
A big thank you in 2024 - went to collect something knowing I would need the roof down. Arrived to find roof would only go half way! About to give up, I googled and found your explanation and 5 mins later - furniture was in the car and I was on my way home! Lifesaver - thank yooooou ☺️
Thank you so much on this video, because I couldn’t get the roof to work on a Mini Cooper convertible, that I just bought, and I saw this video and checked the boot out and my roof, worked straight away. So thank you so much.
THANK YOU!!! In lockdown . . . one of my few pleasures is driving with my roof down! I can now once again enjoy my guilty lockdown pleasure . . .THANKS
thank you so much, I was looking for a mechanic to open my mini cooper car hood which was stuck for over a year and most of them said no. I was more than happy to spend money on it.....you guys made my day with this video....god bless you
Great video, feel v lucky to have found it before surely spending loads at the garage. I called a Mini Cooper specialist who wanted me to book it in for a full diagnostic workover.
Spot on resolution guessed it was something straight forward as clearly power was there as previous person mentioned didn't know levers were there to access parcel shelf ,that's a bonus . Mine has just had roof cleaned guess that's how it occurred. Thanks for video .
You ever had any problems with the boot not opening with the fob or latch I have changed the latch and checked the wiring but seems all ok? Cheers dan 👍
Mine is ok but small metal cable now and again I have to slide into position top left above passenger door .also water leak top right front. Any suggestions . many thanks.
My roof was working fine until a few months ago when I picked up a carpet cleaner and put it on the back seat. The roof was still closed at this point. A few minutes later, because it was a nice day, I decided to open the roof. However, I hadn't realized that the handle of the carpet cleaner was stopping the roof from retracting. As soon as I did, I obviously moved it and tried again. Nothing then and nothing since. It opens for the first part, but won't fold down. Any suggestions please?
Whoever you are, thank you for the info and the video. I was so stress with the first its mechanical problem and paid a lot to fix it. When I found could not open the whole root I was devastated. Also I found that I put the top cover in a wrong way when it came off one day. I can open the roof fully now. Yay I am so happy. So check the position of that top cover of the boots too when the same problem comes up. Cheers ❤️❤️❤️
Excellent Bro! Problem solved. Thank you so much! Have been driving like that for the last 4 month. Now at the beginning of summer we can go full open again!!
Is there a way to override/disconnect this sensor, I need to remove the parcel shelf and leave it out of the car but still want to operate the roof. thanks if you can tell me how to do this
Hello, my 05 Mini Cooper only retracts halfway. No red flashing light. I have tried resetting the latches and making sure the switches are being pressed.
T H A N K Y O U for posting this video. I had a 'mini' meltdown this morning when my roof wouldn't open when I needed to use the back. After watching this video it took me two seconds to get my roof working again. ✌️👍
Hello there..I'm in need of help and wondered if you were the man that just might be able to solve the problem. The boot on my 2010 Mini Cooper convertible is locked shut!! Prior to it locking shut I would be driving and then all of a sudden I would have a message on my dash on the round screen to say that the boot was open. I'd have to stop the car lock the car with the key fob a few times and it would eventually lock. Now it just won't open however many times I press buttons!! I'm thinking it might be an electrical fault...any ideas? Many thanks.
Hi - sorry not sure on this one - sound like some switch / sensor problem. Long shot but you could disconnect the battery leave 10 minutes and reconnect - it can reset the body control ECU... as long as the battery is not in the boot !
Lol mate, me n the missus also hate her once loved Cowley lump. We had exactly the same prob and loosening those 2 side panel brackets did the job. Thank you for a brilliant video which got the crock of #@*# back running again.
Hi, I'm having a nightmare! so a year ago my mum's roof wouldn't release from the frame of the windscreen, The motor sounded but it would only move half an inch, I gave up as didn't want to burn the motor out. So the other day I cleared the boot out and by chance I tried it again and it opened, well the sunroof bit did, I went to close it and it shut a little then stopped and the motor went quiet again just a single light click sound each time i pushed the button, I went through the window resetting and disconnecting battery and worked once a little then stopped. So today after disconnecting the battery overnight I tried it again, firstly I did window alignment twice then tried the roof, it shut and reopened then stopped and the motor is making a loud buzzing noise and won't move when I try to move it. Any help would be greatly appreciated guys.
Hi there we have a new Mini Cooper convertible 2017 and the roof will not close....checked back still not working. It is going to rain!!! Not near a dealership....help
Ok we got it up!!!! Sensor was not connecting....stuff in the back and not in the proper position. This is not cool ....brand new should not have this problem .......rented a Camaro ss convertible in the winter and had no problems with the roof going up and down. This is obviously an ongoing issue with this car.
OMG!!! Thank you soooooo much. Something so simple, but with your help my roof works again. I never even knew you could open the parcel shelf bit let alone the problem switch 👍👍
Fantastic! Wow, this is very, very, very helpful. For all you car owners of the Mini cooper and sun roof problems, you really need to watch this video First. Then watch the other videos to fix the sun roof hinges, motor, cables, etc. Did not know about the two hidden switches in the rear/boot. Thank you for explaining this and Great video.
You're very welcome!
You are a life saver! Got a Cooper sat on my drive, roof was stuck down, now it's sorted thanks to your video! Excellent job 👍
Motor on !
Just purchased a Mini Cooper to be told the roof is not working, watched this and guess what it ? It works, The man obviously hadn’t been pushing the button properly. Thank you this really helped 😊
Lucky Lucy !
@@simonjefferson now I’ve just got to try and pull a dent out with a plunger 🙄 🤞it works
Absolutely brilliant tip, thanks guys, it took seconds to sort, when a roof goes wrong I think people just see £££ signs and don’t bother getting it sorted but tips like this are worth their weight in gold, i think I might bend the contact strip up a small amount to ensure of a positive contact continuously, that’s my tip
Good
Literally I had this EXACT problem after a rear-end, and the repair shop told me that water had leaked into the motor of the roof and that I would need to replace the motor!!! Took me 2 minutes to fix it after this video 😄
wow Thankyou you sorted my problem !!!! I was thinking to myself I wish I had a mechanic and I have !!!!! wooop woop thank god for YOU TUBE , and brilliant guys like you,
HEY MATE!!! Thank you, This was a true Pay it forward video and dumb luck I clicked it first. Found my roof broke on the way home first sunny day in forever. I didn't even know that there was a way to raise the upper part of the boot. Thank You again from the USA
You are most welcome... enjoy the nice weather !
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Brilliant. Saved me a lot of head scratching and probably money too! Thank you 🙏
Glad it helped!
A big thank you in 2024 - went to collect something knowing I would need the roof down. Arrived to find roof would only go half way! About to give up, I googled and found your explanation and 5 mins later - furniture was in the car and I was on my way home! Lifesaver - thank yooooou ☺️
You are welcome… making use of the generous headroom in the convertible
Amazing thank you, exact issue I had. Appreciate the short and concise video and fixed it in no time
Thank you so much on this video, because I couldn’t get the roof to work on a Mini Cooper convertible, that I just bought, and I saw this video and checked the boot out and my roof, worked straight away. So thank you so much.
Enjoy the sunshine - maybe you got a bargain - they may have thought the roof was broken !
THANK YOU!!! In lockdown . . . one of my few pleasures is driving with my roof down! I can now once again enjoy my guilty lockdown pleasure . . .THANKS
thank you so much, I was looking for a mechanic to open my mini cooper car hood which was stuck for over a year and most of them said no. I was more than happy to spend money on it.....you guys made my day with this video....god bless you
Good video straight to the point. No useless chatter. Thank you
Great video, feel v lucky to have found it before surely spending loads at the garage. I called a Mini Cooper specialist who wanted me to book it in for a full diagnostic workover.
Spot on resolution guessed it was something straight forward as clearly power was there as previous person mentioned didn't know levers were there to access parcel shelf ,that's a bonus . Mine has just had roof cleaned guess that's how it occurred. Thanks for video .
thank you so much, roof goes down now but the red light is still on but its not flashing ,any ideas?
You ever had any problems with the boot not opening with the fob or latch I have changed the latch and checked the wiring but seems all ok? Cheers dan 👍
Thanks mate. Saved me a trip to the garage. Virtual beer on its way. 🍺
Thanks buddy - i am enjoying the beer right now !
Mine is ok but small metal cable now and again I have to slide into position top left above passenger door .also water leak top right front. Any suggestions . many thanks.
Thanks! Mine wasn’t opening for a month and fixed the problem because of this video. So simple, yet not obvious lol 😂
Glad it helped!
My roof was working fine until a few months ago when I picked up a carpet cleaner and put it on the back seat. The roof was still closed at this point. A few minutes later, because it was a nice day, I decided to open the roof. However, I hadn't realized that the handle of the carpet cleaner was stopping the roof from retracting. As soon as I did, I obviously moved it and tried again. Nothing then and nothing since. It opens for the first part, but won't fold down. Any suggestions please?
Interesting - pretty sure it is linked to this parcel shelf switch
@@L663 I’ll have a look and hopefully that’s all it is. Thanks for the reply.
Whoever you are, thank you for the info and the video. I was so stress with the first its mechanical problem and paid a lot to fix it. When I found could not open the whole root I was devastated. Also I found that I put the top cover in a wrong way when it came off one day. I can open the roof fully now. Yay I am so happy. So check the position of that top cover of the boots too when the same problem comes up. Cheers ❤️❤️❤️
Glad it helped you.... just need some nice weather in the UK now to enjoy driving mine !
Excellent Bro! Problem solved. Thank you so much! Have been driving like that for the last 4 month. Now at the beginning of summer we can go full open again!!
Is there a way to override/disconnect this sensor, I need to remove the parcel shelf and leave it out of the car but still want to operate the roof. thanks if you can tell me how to do this
Not sure but i guess you can bridge the wires if you can find them
Hello, my 05 Mini Cooper only retracts halfway. No red flashing light. I have tried resetting the latches and making sure the switches are being pressed.
Try and close the roof then disconnect the battery and reconnect after 10 mins - this may cause a reset and fix the issue
Thank you so much for sharing this video . That's exactly what are mini was doing !!!!
Enjoy the sunshine !
Thank you so much! You fixed the problem! I am RELIEVED!
Great!
Anyone know where to buy replacement foot mechanism? My girlfriends one has a foot on one side but no the other we need it on
T H A N K Y O U for posting this video. I had a 'mini' meltdown this morning when my roof wouldn't open when I needed to use the back. After watching this video it took me two seconds to get my roof working again. ✌️👍
THX a lot. This has solved my problem with the roof as well on our Mini.
Thank you very much you saved me paying some one to charge for 3 mionutes work, and you are correct it worked
my gfs minis roof opens but doesnt get locked down.. it feeld like there is not enough pulling force..
Superb, thanks so much. My wife was sure she had bought a duffer and wanted to sell it until seeing this 👍👍
Happy wife - happy life !
Thank you for making this video, very helpful and saved me a lot of time diagnosing the problem.
Thanks so much for the tip! Back to working in a couple of minutes!
You saved my bacon mate!! Thanking you big time
Enjoy the sun buddy
Hello there..I'm in need of help and wondered if you were the man that just might be able to solve the problem. The boot on my 2010 Mini Cooper convertible is locked shut!! Prior to it locking shut I would be driving and then all of a sudden I would have a message on my dash on the round screen to say that the boot was open. I'd have to stop the car lock the car with the key fob a few times and it would eventually lock. Now it just won't open however many times I press buttons!! I'm thinking it might be an electrical fault...any ideas? Many thanks.
Hi - sorry not sure on this one - sound like some switch / sensor problem.
Long shot but you could disconnect the battery leave 10 minutes and reconnect - it can reset the body control ECU... as long as the battery is not in the boot !
thanks
This was AMAZING!!!! I cannot thank you enough! I really appreciate the video
Awesome video. But my light begins flashing after the Windows go down. What else could it be? My mini is an 06
Hi - not 100% sure - could be some contacts that check the rear windows are down is faulty ?
Thank you so much!!! Thought I had a problem, turns out we don’t. So very helpful.
Does any1 know if a 05 convertible roof will fit on a 04?
Lol mate, me n the missus also hate her once loved Cowley lump. We had exactly the same prob and loosening those 2 side panel brackets did the job. Thank you for a brilliant video which got the crock of #@*# back running again.
Thanks Dude, you saved my nerve system! :)))
OMG I can't believe this worked, thank you so much!
Thank you so much for posting this buddy
Just had this problem
What if it still doesn’t work?
Hi, I'm having a nightmare!
so a year ago my mum's roof wouldn't release from the frame of the windscreen, The motor sounded but it would only move half an inch, I gave up as didn't want to burn the motor out.
So the other day I cleared the boot out and by chance I tried it again and it opened, well the sunroof bit did, I went to close it and it shut a little then stopped and the motor went quiet again just a single light click sound each time i pushed the button, I went through the window resetting and disconnecting battery and worked once a little then stopped.
So today after disconnecting the battery overnight I tried it again, firstly I did window alignment twice then tried the roof, it shut and reopened then stopped and the motor is making a loud buzzing noise and won't move when I try to move it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated guys.
Thank you so much for this video! Super helpful!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for the info! Immediately fixed the problem
All I was looking for! Thank you!
Hey guys! I followed this video exactly and it’s still not working :( any thoughts?
This will not fix all issues - but is the most common failure mode ! if one of the motors etc has failed then this will not fix it ! sorry
Such a life saver honestly thank you so much
Glad it helped... no sun around here in the UK at the moment - just rain and snow !
Hi there we have a new Mini Cooper convertible 2017 and the roof will not close....checked back still not working. It is going to rain!!! Not near a dealership....help
hello Clair, i was wondering if you fix the problem? :) because i have the same problem on my 09 mini cooper :(
Thank you so much man! You solve my day!!!!
Sunshine here we come !
Muchas gracias amigo 👍 hello from Juárez mexico 👍
Thank you so much for this video!!!
Thank you guys sooo much!!! Just fixed mine in under 3 minutes 😊 made me day!!!!
Also didn’t even know about those extra handles either 😂🙈 xx
Do you have sun in your part of the world ? we don't right now !
This WORKED, thank you so much
You're welcome!
This just allowed me to fix my roof! Thanks
Worked for me. Thanks for making the effort. 🖒
You absolute Legends!
Thank you so much, so glad you did the video you are amazing, can't believe it worked, I was so upset as only just got the car so thank you again xxxx
Brilliant tip this solved my problem too. Thanks guys.
Thank you!! I would have gone crazy
Thank you! Very helpful.
Cheers that worked, took a while, but it's working! yeehaw
Fixed my problem , thanks for the video !
Cool - hope you enjoy the sunshine !
Omg too xx thanks so much, I tried what you said and it worked 👌🏻😂amazing. Again thx so much.
Thanks you it's work From 🇹🇭
Thank you so much brother🫶🏼😀
Wow very good this worked for me
Just the thing!! My 07 Cooper roof has just done this!! And in a heatwave - sob!
Thanks so much you solve my problem
Happy to help
Thanks for help really u help me thanks a lot 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
it,s not a problem at all , to fully open you have to have those levers in .that's the way it works
you guys are the best
U deserve a fucking medal..thank u
Very helpful video!!
Thank you I will see if that’s my problem
I hope it is !
Absolute hero
THANK YOU YOUUUUUUUUUU TUUUUUUBE...😂😂😂😂
Worked a treat thank you :-)
Great video, thank you man
Great one!👌
Thanks 🔥
Thanks, Mate!
Muito Obrigado.. ótima dica! Thanks!
Tanks
Ok we got it up!!!! Sensor was not connecting....stuff in the back and not in the proper position. This is not cool ....brand new should not have this problem .......rented a Camaro ss convertible in the winter and had no problems with the roof going up and down. This is obviously an ongoing issue with this car.
Hi - glad you fixed the problem. Thanks for sharing the solution !
Wow thank you!!!
OMG!!! Thank you soooooo much. Something so simple, but with your help my roof works again. I never even knew you could open the parcel shelf bit let alone the problem switch 👍👍
Me neither 😂👌🏻
me too
Thank you!!!!😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘
Thank you 👏🏾
You’re welcome 😊
Excellent
Cheers for that.😊
No problem
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Lool happy now
Gonna try this later
good luck
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Thank you
You're welcome
Top it works many Thanks
Thank you 🥳