Fixing A4 cabrio roof storage box

[ricola]

Hi Guys,

On my 53 reg cabrio the roof storage box does not fully lift up, the first half of travel of the lever is just slack, you can manually lift the box into the top position so it isn't jammed or anything. It feels like a cable has come off a pulley or similar and I can't imagine it is rocket science to fix, I certainly don't fancy fitting a whole new roof box!

So, has anybody done this as a DIY job? Where abouts are the pulleys to check? I took off the trim panel around the top of the boot and the cables seem to disappear behind the side boot liner.

Any help would be appreciated, I've tried searching all over the place but I only seem to find people who have had it done under warranty or results about roof boxes!

Cheers,
Rich