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| Richard Casto |
 Aug 27 2006, 10:34 AM
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Blue Sky Motorsports, LLC  Group: Members Posts: 1,465 Joined: 2-August 05 From: Durham, NC Member No.: 4,523 Region Association: South East States  |
I need to remove my Targa bar pad. I have removed the shoulder belt, pads right behind the belts, Targa trim and now am stuck on the bar pad. There looks to be screws deep in the pad. I “believe” I have loosened those. Some look to be missing (not surprising as previous owner seemed to have lost about 20% of the fasteners for most everything I have disassembled so far). Anyhow, it just doesn’t seem to want to budge. Not sure which way it is supposed to come off (Out toward front of car? Down?) I assume that the latch hardware comes off after the pad is removed? Any tips on this?
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| PRS914-6 |
Aug 27 2006, 11:38 AM
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Excellence Magazine Project 914 3.6 Group: Retired Members Posts: 1,278 Joined: 20-May 06 From: Central California Member No.: 6,031 Region Association: None  |
I had the same issue. If it does not come right off you missed a screw or two. Get a flashlight and look in the holes. Sometimes the screw head is off to the side
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| computers4kids |
Aug 27 2006, 02:18 PM
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Love these little cars! Group: Members Posts: 2,443 Joined: 11-June 05 From: Port Townsend, WA Member No.: 4,253 Region Association: None |
Once you do it off, you better get a 6 pack of beer (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif) before you try to put it back on--it can be a b...ch! Try elisting someone with real little fingers.
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| Lou W |
Aug 27 2006, 02:27 PM
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"Here Kitty Kitty" my ass...... Group: Members Posts: 4,109 Joined: 9-May 04 From: Roseburg, OR. Member No.: 2,039 Region Association: Spain |
I just removed a pad today, there are 12 screws holding the pad in.
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| Richard Casto |
Aug 31 2006, 09:17 PM
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Blue Sky Motorsports, LLC Group: Members Posts: 1,465 Joined: 2-August 05 From: Durham, NC Member No.: 4,523 Region Association: South East States |
Thanks for the tips. I will try to see if I can find any missing screws. Once the screws are out, should it pop off pretty easily??
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| jdogg |
Sep 1 2006, 06:15 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 431 Joined: 28-January 03 From: Youngsville, NC Member No.: 204 |
Richard-
As long as you have the screws out, it should slide right out. IIRC there are also some screws under the trim plate where the targa latches pass through, make sure not to miss them. These guys are right, it is a bitch to get em out and get 'em back in. |
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| jk76.914 |
Sep 1 2006, 10:01 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 809 Joined: 12-April 05 From: Massachusetts Member No.: 3,925 Region Association: North East States |
The latch trim plates have to come off. These are the two plates on the top side at each end. The early ones were metal castings, the later ones are plastic, with a leather texture on them. The screws are at the two ends, down inside. You can reach them from the top with a long skinny philips screwdriver. Once you have them out, you can pull on the plate up and out.
Getting them off is much easier than putting them back on. You're in for a treat when it's time to reassemble! Jim |
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