AlfaRomeo Spider Roof Repairs. Alfa Romeo Spider 916; Alfa Romeo Spider 939; Aston Martin Roof Repairs. Aston Martin DB9 GT Volante Roof Repairs; Aston Martin DB11 Volante Roof Repairs; Unlike soft top folding roofs, if there is an operational fault and roof failure, the system can get itself into a muddle and can refuse to lift and Hi I know that there are several posts on putting the spider roof up manually, but I need some help getting one down. My roof starts to open by dropping the driver and passenger windows, then stops. Youcan use a plastic hammer lock lightly several time on the the near the motor which control the wire of the roof . ( inside the room behind the seat. ). because SupportedAlfa Romeo Models. Alfa 159, Brera & Spider. Follow Forum Create Post Alfa spider roof problem. Yet another one! evans; Aug 23, 2023; 2 3. 62 2K 4d ago. by evans. J. Spiders galore! Johnny Smithson; 4d ago; 2 146 4d ago. by spiderroof not working. I have a 2003 Alfa Spider with an electric roof that doesn't work. As soon as i initiate the sequence by pressing the button next to the arm rest, the Red light starts to flash (which i believe indicates either the roof or hood aren't closed properly). To get round this i have to press the over-ride button to release Spider916 (electric) roof does not fully close. Initially I had issues as my roof was fully open and I could not close it even though the motor was rotating. For that reason, with help from the forum, the suspect was that the nylon gear of the motor was seized. I have ordered a new aluminium upgraded version. TheMercedes C Class cabriolet is a smartly styled convertible with a multi layered fabric roof that can activate in less than 20 seconds at speeds of up to 30mph. The fully automatic fabric soft top can be opened and closed using a matt chrome curved switch on the centre console. After opening, it folds down quietly and is stored in the soft 916Spider roof problem Firstly, I've spent quite a few hours reading the spider roof horror stories on here. So far it has been very helpful. I've gone from a poor manual bodge on my electric roof when I first bought the Spider to fixing most issues. I've progressed from the roof not working at all to the point where the clamshell lifts Ifyou do a search on Spider roof problems you’ll find there’s nearly 500 pages of them. You might find it useful to have a perusal of some of them pending a reply from someone who has experience of the problems and answers you require. The friendly Alfa Romeo Club - If you are looking to buy or you are already an Alfa Romeo Checkthe operation of the roof, which should be go up and down smoothly. Some owners complain that it doesn't, and there are reports of the lining inside the well PmxhYd.