Pluriel convertible top

[lgirola]

I have a 2005 Citroën C3 Pluriel. Love the car. The convertible top stopped functioning years ago. Looks like a couple of the guides are broken per the image and video, though these are probably are not the only issue with the top. The video only shows the broken right guide, the left side is also broken. Replacement parts are no longer available, new or used. I face 2 options: (a) put the top back on and forget about retracting it or (b) take the top off, garage the car, and use it when the weather is nice. I live in a place where 85% of the time the weather is fine. Anyone know of any other options for this car? Seems like there would be a manual override of the electronics or other solutions, so I can use the roof when weather is bad and have the option to remove it completely. I never cared about the partial retraction feature either.

[xantia_v6]

You may be able to get one 3D printed. There appear to be 3D print models available at: https://www.yeggi.com put "citroen c3 pluriel" in the search box on that page.

[Stickyfinger]

"I want to reinstate something which is inherently unreliable"

I concluded that was a bad idea

Umm....I went down the road of disengaging the roof mechanism and installing "clips" to secure it when closed....= converted it to a manual slider.