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Used Toyota Roof Soft Top Motors

All used Toyota Roof Soft Top Motors listed on Breakeryard.com are tested, original (OEM) manufacturer parts and come with a 14 day money back guarantee. Breakeryard.com list cheap new OES or aftermarket car parts at discounted prices and used OEM car parts up to 80% cheaper than main dealer prices for Toyota from premium breaker yards from across the UK.

About Roof Soft Top Motors

Whilst  the  roofs  of  many  soft  top  convertible  cars  are  retracted  manually,  in  others  - particularly  more  modern  vehicles  -  the  roof  is  raised  and  lowered  with  the  assistance  of  an  electric  or hydraulic  soft top roof motor. 

To  operate  the  raising  and  lowering  of  the  roof  involves  engaging  a  power  switch.  Certain  fabric roofs  have  a  set  of  clips  to  secure  the  roof  in  place  and  keep  it  water -tight.  These  need  to  be  unfastened  before  lowering  the  roof.  When  the  switch  is  engaged,  the  electric  or hydraulic  soft  top  roof  motor  causes  a  gear  to  turn  on  each  side  of  the  car, which  drives  the  roof  open.  These  gears  are  connected  to  a  bracket  which,  in  turn,  connects  to  the  roof  itself.

The  roof  is  constructed  using  various  brackets  and  arms  which,  when  the  opening  mechanism  is  engaged,  fold  inside  the  roof’s  structure  and  unfold  when  the  roof  is  closed.

The  soft  top  roof  motor  makes  the  process  of  operating  a  soft  top  roof  quicker  and  easier  than  doing  it  manually.  Many  vehicles  with  a  soft  top  roof  motor  do  allow manual  operation  in  the  event  that  the  motor  breaks  down.  Replacement  motors  may  be  purchased  but  they  can  be  an  expensive  component  and  the  fitting  can  be  complicated,  sometimes  requiring  the  complete  removal  of  the soft top.

Toyota trivia

  • Incredibly, there are more Toyota made cars on the world's roads than any other vehicle. It's not just high sales figures that make that viable either. Their durability means that even Toyotas that were sold 20 years ago are still on the road!
  • The first car company to produce over 10 million cars in a single year (which they did in 2013), Toyota also boasts the record-breaking sales of one Corolla sold every 37 seconds (every 27 seconds in 2013). That made the Corolla the best selling car of all time!
  • Although Toyota started making its first cars in 1937, these were specifically produced to contribute to Japan's war effort. It wasn't until 1947 that they started producing cars for civilians.
  • Without the US, Toyota very likely wouldn't exist today as we know it. In 1950, the car company was struggling to fight off bankruptcy and only managed to make 300 trucks until the Korean War kicked off. The US then put in an order for 5,000 vehicles, transforming the company and its future.
  • The company is proud of the fact (and very vocal about it, rightly) that it spends $1million EVERY HOUR on research and development.