doh! Convertible top Woes, Boxster

[mikey99n]

Hi all,

I need your advice. I have the SmartTop installed for my 99' boxster. Anyways, I hit the open button after releasing the hatch HOWEVER the freaking hatch's hook was still in a position that it can get caught.

So needless to say, the convertible top was stuck pulling for like 6 seconds because the hook got caught when opening when I realized what was going on, I quickly pulled the hatch to release it.

Where should I look to see if anything was damaged from this? Because when I released the hatch, it made a big noise but I don't remember if that was from the hatch being released or if something popped.

My top goes up and down fine, but when it is fully closed, it doesn't seal all the way like it used to, (say about an inch or two off), but after the hatch is applied, it seals fine because the hatch sorts of pull it into place.

Any pictures with arrows telling me where I can look for the most likely damage is appreciated.

- Mike

[ar38070]

This is one reason that the SpartTop is not a good idea. I know a lot of people use them but I cannot imagine what a mess there would be if you used one and you had a drive cable or transmission failure.