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Old Mar 12, 2011 | 01:55 PM
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Has anyone redone there targa top, replacing the tinted glass with a cloth/canvass covering to look like a convertible using an original frame, maybe putting in a billet aluminum brace in the middle compared to the soft top available from several suppliers? I would think it be lighter and thus easier to remove and possibly with stand higher highway speeds than the one listed in the catalogs. Any thoughts??
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Old May 16, 2011 | 01:30 PM
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I think it's a great idea.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-g...targa-top.html
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Old May 16, 2011 | 02:50 PM
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A guy here in Phoenix took his cracked targa and had someone put one of those wraps on it that looks just like carbon fiber. It really came out looking like a carbon fiber top, very professional. He said it cost him $30.
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Yeah, once my acrylic gets really bad, I'll probably wrap it in CF or matte black vinyl.
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