New Targa Seals Causing Issues Options

[HiroProtagonist]

Hey all! I'm new here, but I have a 1970 914, and I have replaced all of the Targa seals with 914 Rubber seals, but am running into some issues:

• The front lower seems to be pushing the Targa out - it's super tough to lock the top into place, and if I push one side in, the other pushes out.
• The windows no longer meet the seals
• As mentioned before, it's super tough to lock it into place

It seems like the root of the issue is the front lower in the center, but it does have the notch cut out.

Anybody run into this issue and have any advice?

Thanks all!

[Superhawk996]

Hey all! I'm new here, but I have a 1970 914, and I have replaced all of the Targa seals with 914 Rubber seals, but am running into some issues:

• The front lower seems to be pushing the Targa out - it's super tough to lock the top into place, and if I push one side in, the other pushes out.
• The windows no longer meet the seals
• As mentioned before, it's super tough to lock it into place

It seems like the root of the issue is the front lower in the center, but it does have the notch cut out.

Anybody run into this issue and have any advice?

Thanks all!

Yup been there done that.

In my case it was a combination of modification to 914Rubber parts and reuse of the lower seal. Had to remove some of the suffers in the new seals where they were too stuff vs the OEM stuffers.

Modify what you have accordingly to make it work or seek better seals (hard to find). I can probably dig out some pictures but the reality is that each car is a bit different and what worked on mine may not be the fix for yours.

Window to seal fits can be tweaked to a degree by adjusting the window frames - adjustment at bottom of doors. Similarly there is some adjustment in the targa latches that may alleviate your hard to latch issues.

With rework I was able to get pretty decent fit but not as good as original was.

Here’s an example of 914Rubber suffer on left - hard rubber and way too long vs OEM stuffer (compressible neoprene - closed cell foam). The hard rubber stuffers keep the window glass from settling into the seal properly.