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Posted by: pat4 Aug 9 2004, 03:16 PM

Hi all,

I just watched my targa roof and discovered that there was an important space in the center of the roof between rollbar and roof seal.

at left and right, the roof fits perfectely on the rollbar but not at center point.

Whats the problem ? Rear seal ? It seems nice... Roof deformation ?

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Posted by: Headrage Aug 9 2004, 04:59 PM

Looks like either your roll bar is pushed downforward or the top is warped. How hard is it to set the latches?

Posted by: SLITS Aug 9 2004, 05:07 PM

Mine looked like that after I hit a concrete wall with the driver's side rear going backwards about 50 mph. I was going the correct direction until I hit the water.

Posted by: Sammy Aug 9 2004, 08:58 PM

Something is warped. A new seal will prolly not fix that problem. I've seen this once before, I'm wondering if all roofs from all years are identical. They are supposed to be but I'm not sure.
Could be the roof is wapred or the roll bar, or maybe the latches are seriously out of adjustment.
Try to see if you can move the roof latches farther together, maybe slot the holes.
Or try a friend's roof on your car to see if it does it too.

One other thing you might want to try, put some surgical tubing or hose on the rear roof latches and see if that tightens things up.

Is there any chance that the front of the roof is being deformed where it meets the windshield frame and is causing the problem in the back?

Posted by: McMark Aug 9 2004, 09:05 PM

Take off all the latches and see if it sits flat.

Posted by: pat4 Aug 10 2004, 01:00 AM

Hello,

The roof perfectely fits in front. In fact, rear latches are really slack. May be something to search and adjust there...
I cannot believe the rollbar is warped, my coachbuilder told me that the car never crashed. BTW, can somebody tell me the spacing between the decklid and the center rollbar ... to check if mine is normal or lowered ?

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