It's summer and my roof is ironically unusable; ran a vcds to figure whats wrong and still lost.

Has anyone one else come across / solved this issue with their convertible before?

Can you lower it manually? 

7 minutes ago, Steve Q said:

Can you lower it manually? 

Hi Steve,

I'm sure theres a way to manually close and open the roof however I haven't tried it.

I believe the issue is related to the switches inside the latching mechanism that are !Removed! - the motor has rapidly degraded in speed to open/close as well.

The manual control should be in the boot on one of the side panels. 

I think you're right with your diagnosis 

Just now, Steve Q said:

The manual control should be in the boot on one of the side panels. 

I think you're right with your diagnosis 

If I can lower it, what would this do?

Micro switches are often the culprit with these. Are you able to tackle this yourself if you know what switch/s are at fault?

If not, I would be searching Classic car trimmers in a doable radius - they are often versed in issues with such things. 
‘If I lower it (manually) what would that do’? 

The same end result as if you did it electrically! 
Regards,

Gareth. 

2 hours ago, AudiDriver25 said:

If I can lower it, what would this do?

Just one way of you getting the roof down to enjoy the sunshine