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> Bowed Targa Top, It's not the rear seal...
tomeric914
post Jul 10 2009, 10:59 PM
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Anyone have a problem with their targa top bowing? The PO put a big ol' piece of foam between the targa bar and top to keep it sealed. I'm just trying to understand WTF happened to bow the top so much.

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Mike Bellis
post Oct 29 2012, 06:11 PM
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The foam pushing on the latches could make it bow like that. All you need are several heat cycles to make a permanent bend. Like said above, lay it flat in the sun (or heat). If you put plywood to protect it, you could add weight on top to speed up the process.

If you take a little more arch out of the top, it will seal better with the new gasket... After a few heat cycles.
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