Targa storage problem
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Targa storage problem
Took my Melrose targa top off of my '89 coupe and tried to store it under the hatch back where it belongs. I can't get it to slide far enough forward so it will drop down enough to engage the locking bolt mechanism. It needs about another 1/4" to work. I took the rubber things out of the receiving brackets behind the front seats and carefully tried to slide the top a little more forward. Still a no-go. Anyone else have this problem and ,if so, how did you resolve it?
Thanks, Kim
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I know that the bolt slides back and I make sure that it's totally retracted before I try to push the Targa top down into position. The "lip" on the Targa that has the bolt hole in it just won't clear the raised portion of the plastic at the rear of the hatch opening. There's a shelf that the Targa is supposed to rest on but the Targa "lip" is just barely hanging up on the raised portion of the plastic just to the rear of this shelf. If I could just get the Targa to go forward another 1/8" all would be well. This is the first time I've tried to stow the Targa since I lowered the car, so maybe there is some minor tweaking going on. Even before I lowered the car it was a real tight fit but I could get the Targa to eventually drop down onto the shelf. Now I just can't get it to go. It seems that it just shouldn't be this difficult.
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I have this problem occasionally, the u-clips in the brackets seem kinda of stubborn some times. I have stood on the side of the car and pushed the top in from the side, this seems to get it all the way into the clips and then it will lock in with the bolt.
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I think I've got the direction right, Joe. The hole that receives the locking bolt is on the front of the Targa so the rear of the Targa slides into the brackets behind the seats. I might just try putting it backwards though just to see if it will fit in the allotted space. I wouldn't be able to lock it in place though.