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Originally Posted by Parrotguy
I took my roadster in for service and asked them to move the wire harness on the top frame support, explaining to them everything on this thread and providing them with the links to this thread. I thought that was a reasonable request. They gave me the standard bs response, that until Nissan issues a warantee authorization they could not do the work under the warantee. I asked for an estimate of the cost to pay for it myself and they said they don't know, whatever that means. I'm going to have to think further about what to do. Write a letter to Nissan? - the problem there is my top is OK - what we're talking about is preventative maintenance. I may also ask a repair shop for an estimate. Meanwhile I don't like to put the top up and down more than I have to. Overall the service department, Poway Nissan, Poway CA, was inflexible, contrarian, and not customer orientated. Not particularly concerned with a happy customer.
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I can understand parrotguy's concern. This issue that has been plaguing our tops is very unnerving to say the least.
Maybe the best way to go would be to just operate the top as often as you like, and see how your particular top handles it. As a matter of fact, maybe it would be a good idea to operate it every day, even if you don't want to, just to see if your top needs the warranty repair.
IF you get an issue, Nissan has shown that they will fix it, and the latest fix seems to involve some improvements - IE: that "pivot pin" upgrade, although I don't really feel that the original pin was the culprit because of the many Roadster's that are fitted with the original pivot pin, but do not have an issue, plus, the more Nissan fixes the issue, the more they learn about how to do it to insure the best long term result.
Because of the fact that only a few tops have been affected, I still think it was an assembly glitch. That one pic of the wire trunk cable that rubbed through the top indicated to me that if your wire trunk cable was not bulging into the fabric, then you're not going to have the issue. I felt around that area and could not feel that cable, so I have to believe - at this point - that I will not have any issue with wear-through, that's just a guess, of course, but it's all I have to go on at this point.
Also, there was mention of a bent frame that caused a problem, which was either an assembly glitch, or other damage between manufacturing and delivery.
So, like it or not, we're stuck with this issue, and all we can do is to go ahead and enjoy our Roadster, and if the problem hit's us, then we go the warranty route.
Don't let this spoil your enjoyment of this great car. It's nothing that can't be handled.
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