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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ Have you broken the targa clips in the trunk

Posted by: zambezi May 5 2015, 11:32 AM

A while back I had the targa top stowed in the trunk and needed to get something from underneath it. I thought to myself.... I can get it out from underneath without completely removing the targa. I will just be carefull and pick it up just enough to get the item out. Then ... snap! The clip broke. Has that happened to anyone else?

Posted by: Tom_T May 5 2015, 11:38 AM

Old clips get brittle, but the trick is to slide it a 1/4-1/2" forward & lift.

Porsche actually designed them to do just what you are trying to do.

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Posted by: zambezi May 5 2015, 11:40 AM

So I came up with my version of a solution. I made the clips pivot.
I used a 1 inch stainless piano hinge. 3 inch long piece on each one. I drilled the holes to match the car being sure that the hinges are in alignment with each other on each side. The hinges are secured through the original holes with #8 x 32 x 1/2 inch long countersunk machine screws. The new targa clips are then riveted to the hinge using 3/16 x 1/4 inch pop rivets and a rivet washer on each one. It all works as I envisioned and will now allow me to access the trunk without lifting the targa completely out of the trunk. This is how it should have been designed from the beginning.

Posted by: zambezi May 5 2015, 11:41 AM

Heres a couple more pics

Posted by: zambezi May 5 2015, 11:42 AM

both installed and targa in place

Posted by: zambezi May 5 2015, 11:42 AM

Now it hinges like I need it to.

Posted by: Johny Blackstain May 5 2015, 11:45 AM

Yep, I broke one. The clip is still available, but the hard part is finding a matching rivet. Most people give up & just bolt the new one in, which is what I would do if originality didn't matter so much. In the pic below the new one is on the left & can clearly be distinguished from the original one on the right. They do get old, yellow & brittle.

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