# 2012 BMW 328 - hard top

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-bmw-328-hard-top/146024>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** bmw, 328\
**Created:** [August 5, 2019, 4:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-bmw-328-hard-top/146024 "2019-08-05T04:35:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Alfredo54](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Alfredo54](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Alfredo54)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2019, 4:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-bmw-328-hard-top/146024/1 "2019-08-05T04:35:57Z")

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So I left my convertible 328i bmw 2012 hard top open last night and it rain when I got up I was able to close it but it was acting up the next day I try it agai and now it won’t even flash the little light to the switch so what could be wrong I don’t think it has to do with anything big except for the switch going bad or the fuse or relay going bad what do y’all think could be

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**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2019, 3:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-bmw-328-hard-top/146024/2 "2019-08-05T15:35:46Z")

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I think water got into the electronics in and under the dashboard.

You could try using DampRid inside the car with it closed up for a few days and hope for the best, kind of like putting a wet cellphone inside a bag of rice so the rice can soak up the moisture (which sometimes works and sometimes doesn’t).

You might need a lot of DampRid, or maybe an electric dehumidifier, and a lot of luck.