targa top
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St. Jude Donor '12-'13-'14
On the windsheild side on the left and right you can lower the mount by loosing the 2 bolts on the left and right side and tapping the mount down just a bit., It doesn't take much.
Mr.Bill
Both the front and rear latches can be made to clamp down the top tighter. In the front, you need to loosen the two bolts on each latch plate. These are 10 mm bolts located at the top of the windshield, behind the plastic trim. Once the bolts are loosened, tap the whole plate down as far as you like, then tighten the bolts back up. The farther you tap the plate down, the tighter the top will be pressed down when latched. To tighten the rear latch, locate the set screw that holds the hook in place. Loosen it with an allen wrench (can’t remember the size, but it was a small metric one). Once the set screw is loose, simply turn the hook (it is threaded) clockwise as many turns as you like. This makes the effective length of the hook smaller and therefore increases clamping force when engaged. By the way, the combination of these two adjustments solved the loud tapping noise that my top was making when going over bumps.
Mr.Bill
Both the front and rear latches can be made to clamp down the top tighter. In the front, you need to loosen the two bolts on each latch plate. These are 10 mm bolts located at the top of the windshield, behind the plastic trim. Once the bolts are loosened, tap the whole plate down as far as you like, then tighten the bolts back up. The farther you tap the plate down, the tighter the top will be pressed down when latched. To tighten the rear latch, locate the set screw that holds the hook in place. Loosen it with an allen wrench (can’t remember the size, but it was a small metric one). Once the set screw is loose, simply turn the hook (it is threaded) clockwise as many turns as you like. This makes the effective length of the hook smaller and therefore increases clamping force when engaged. By the way, the combination of these two adjustments solved the loud tapping noise that my top was making when going over bumps.
Last edited by Mr.Bill; Mar 26, 2012 at 06:40 PM.
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Heel & Toe
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From: sun city az
On the windsheild side on the left and right you can lower the mount by loosing the 2 bolts on the left and right side and tapping the mount down just a bit., It doesn't take much.
Mr.Bill
Both the front and rear latches can be made to clamp down the top tighter. In the front, you need to loosen the two bolts on each latch plate. These are 10 mm bolts located at the top of the windshield, behind the plastic trim. Once the bolts are loosened, tap the whole plate down as far as you like, then tighten the bolts back up. The farther you tap the plate down, the tighter the top will be pressed down when latched. To tighten the rear latch, locate the set screw that holds the hook in place. Loosen it with an allen wrench (can’t remember the size, but it was a small metric one). Once the set screw is loose, simply turn the hook (it is threaded) clockwise as many turns as you like. This makes the effective length of the hook smaller and therefore increases clamping force when engaged. By the way, the combination of these two adjustments solved the loud tapping noise that my top was making when going over bumps.
Mr.Bill
Both the front and rear latches can be made to clamp down the top tighter. In the front, you need to loosen the two bolts on each latch plate. These are 10 mm bolts located at the top of the windshield, behind the plastic trim. Once the bolts are loosened, tap the whole plate down as far as you like, then tighten the bolts back up. The farther you tap the plate down, the tighter the top will be pressed down when latched. To tighten the rear latch, locate the set screw that holds the hook in place. Loosen it with an allen wrench (can’t remember the size, but it was a small metric one). Once the set screw is loose, simply turn the hook (it is threaded) clockwise as many turns as you like. This makes the effective length of the hook smaller and therefore increases clamping force when engaged. By the way, the combination of these two adjustments solved the loud tapping noise that my top was making when going over bumps.
Racer
Joined: Feb 2003
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From: Evansville IN
I used Bill's method above on a NEW targa top I bought from a forum member. It worked great
I still have a slight leak on the passenger side and the adjustment being kind of tedious has prevented me from messing with it.
But, like I said before wasting all the bytes, Bill method works fine, just take your time.
HTH
I still have a slight leak on the passenger side and the adjustment being kind of tedious has prevented me from messing with it.
But, like I said before wasting all the bytes, Bill method works fine, just take your time.
HTH
