Convertible Hose Fitting Details - TS Convertible Roof

This is a common email we get from time to time

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Hi, I have a Holden Astra convertible and the roof won't open.

I need to install a baby seat in the back have it to be bolted at the back of the cars back seat underneath the shelf at the back of the back seat. For that to happen the roof needs to be opened and which will then allow the back flap to open in order to do it. I know you can manually open my roof with an Allen key in order to do that. 

The only thing is when you turn the Allen key it no longer opens the roof that way and just makes a clicking sound can you please help me I am low on money so don't really have any/ much for repair but I do need my sons baby seat put in my car so I can start taking him out

Thanks

Lucy

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Our Phone Conversion

ALNO : How did you roof stop working ?

Lucy: Oh the roof stopped and my boyfriend watch a couple of you tube videos and he fixed with a couple of screws, It opened ok for a couple of weeks and now it just makes a clicking noise

 ALNO : So does the roof come off the windscreen ?

Lucy : No it does not move just clicks

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What is the point to fix some thing for it to have such a short life span.

When you don't fix something properly that you don't want to use your roof as you know it will break again and it takes the enjoyed out of owning an Astra Convertible 

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Why use ALNO for your convertible roof repairs

Knowledge base second to none in Australia / New Zealand terms of getting convertible roofs moving again

Quality roof components – Australian made components come with 2-year warranty yet many of our components outlast the OEM design in many cases. In the case where there is a sacrificial component in terms of plastic gears we replace the design intent with the same design intent.

Low cost repair – where our customer just wants to get the roof moving again and sell the convertible we call the second-hand car dealer option. Just get the roof moving so we can sell it.

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Smart mechatronic systems where one needs a mechanical engineering degree to understand the programing the system or even just fault finding in terms of errors and coding.

One can burn through quite a bit of money guessing that can be your money or the customer’s money. Guessing if it the fuse, rely, gear set, motor gear or wire harness, roof controller, the program in the roof controller is nor compatible with your convertible because you have replaced it. The team at ALNO have seen some of the simplest cases of repair such as replacing a broken rear window turning into a costly exercise due to the guess factor. 

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buying or using the correct oil in your Astra convertible will save you

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If the pump motor need to work twice as hard as it was design to

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all engage team ALNO to assist with Roof Repairs

The closest Holden dealership that does not engage ALNO to assist in Astra Convertible repairs is 

Commonwealth Holden in Canberra a long drive if you need you Astra Fixed on the Central Coast

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It was over 8 years ago when Holden dealership mechanics were trained on the Astra Twin tops with many of them with different jobs today 

These days many mechanics try to fix these Astra Twin tops by pushing and pulling parts trying to get them to work and in turn they do more damage to other parts

In general terms each mechanical system only stops due to one failure it does not continue working and another parts fails.

So if you mechanic tells you you need to replace two parts or more then it is time to change you mechanic

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The Team at ALNO repair Convertible Soft Tops

We repair Convertible soft tops and convertible hard tops. We don’t fix seats we don’t fix boat trims we get convertible roof moving again.

The Astra Convertible Soft Tops and Hard Tops are Electrohydraulic driven system so why would some take there roof to an auto trimmer to have it repaired.

The team at ALNO are manufacturing engineers we manufacture the parts we offer for sale our product are of the highest quality on offer.

Our team are train in Machine and Electrohydraulic maintenance with many of our employees with over 30+ years experience in maintaining electrohydraulic systems.

The team at ALNO have developed more cost effective products for sale many of these products are manufactured in Asian or China some of these manufactures offer warranties yet many without.

Over the past 10+ years of fixing these convertible roofs not only the Soft tops, Hose Latches, but flexible drives and roof controllers as well

We have seen many customers come across quick fixes, plastic parts or back yard mechanics and in some cases hose companies fix one end of a ten year old hose and the other ends blows a week later. 

So the customer ends up paying double or half the price of a new hose with news hose fittings.

As time has gone on many of the Holden or local dealership mechanics that have been trained to maintain or repair the Astra Convertible roofs have moved on in there jobs as 10+ years ago they were trained on the TS Astra Bertone Convertible ( Opel manufactured ) and 5+ Years ago they were trained on the AH Astra Convertible ( Vauxhall manufactured ). In today’s day and age it quite difficult to keep well trained mechanics.

When it comes to purchasing Astra Roof Hose the team at ALNO offer the largest range of Hydraulic Hose for the Astra Convertible.

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Locking Mechanisms and roof latches are manufactured form air craft grade billet aluminium, these products are the only products in the market place that don’t need to be replaced.

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