Roof hydraulic rams

[Nev]

Hi everyone, Seasons Greetings !

Does anyone know of a source for the roof hydraulic rams? Or at least what other cars they were used on?
I have identified a small leak on one of mine, may just be the joint, I have not investigated fur5er yet to see, but would be handy to know where to look for replacements if needed.

Many thanks,
Nev

[DGoose]

Nev,

Happy New Year,

My assumption would be the rams come from the Peugeot 306 cabriolet, same as the pump, but can't be 100% sure as haven't compared them.
I can find pumps for sale on Ebay but I can't find any rams listed for visual comparison with those used on the Ace.

David

[paho]

As for as I recollect the rams are not the same. The pump is the same except that the Ace has a 12 pipe manifold, the Peugeot 306 has 6 pipes. See for peugeot examples https://roofmotors.co.uk/ and http://www.peugeotlogic.com. Note that the Ace's rams have sensors embeded to indicate the state of the ram (closed or extended). Can't promise but I'll see what info I can find when I get home next week.
/Paho

[Nev]

Thanks for the info so far,  hopefully we can confirm.
I only know of one place that will service these rams, and they are on the West Coast of the USA, so not so convenient...... is there anywhere in the UK ?

[paho]

Hi Nev,
I have looked at the info I have collected and I have not been able to identify who made the hydraulic rams more than the manufacture's name plate "Detec GmbH" who are no longer trading. I needed a hydraulic pipe repaired here when the steering pump pipe burst, and was advised to search for a hydraulic service workshop that did farm and transport vehicles. Found one that fixed the pipe while I waited.

I suggest you search using "hydraulic service center uk". When I did a search a number of companies based in different parts of UK were listed who do repairs.
Good luck /Paho

[Wally]

I haven't used this company but have heard good reports about them, may be worth a phone call, if they can't help they may be able to advise.
https://www.pirtek.co.uk/