[grkguy89]

those are the kinds of "techs" that make me wish i could easily come to those with convertible top issues
ive been able to fix more tops without the use of my tech2 when the dealer claimed there being the need to reprogram everything
i havent dealt with a mech soft top in a while

do you know how to disengage the vert motor and re-engage it?

 

[grkguy89]

yes it is involved in the whole top movement in a sense

i wasnt asking if you did that, but if you knew how to
and since you do

try this

try to semi engage the motor
in other words get it engages to the point where you get power to it again when hitting the top's switch but dont let the splines interlock (you might need two ppl)
that way you can hit the top switch in the close position a couple of times to almost reset the top
that can sometimes save you from having to reprogram the top
its not a sure thing cuz we dont know what the previous owner has tried