Who's going to be the first to build this for our cars?, power removable top Options

[Demick]

Power Removable targa top

[Demick]

I think it's cool. I'd love to get in the car and stow the targa top at the push of a button. I'm not a big fan of getting in and out of the car multiple times to stow the top. I guess I'm just lazy.

[bperry]

I think it's cool. I'd love to get in the car and stow the targa top at the push of a button. I'm not a big fan of getting in and out of the car multiple times to stow the top. I guess I'm just lazy.

I guess I don't understand the "getting in and out of the car multiple times" thing.

I do it all from the drivers side and only get out of the car once.

While sitting in the driver seat, I usually but not always roll both windows down.

I undo the drivers front latch, driver rear latch, passenger rear latch,
passenger front latch.
Then I get out and open the rear trunk.

Then I walk forward and stand right next to the drivers door.
If you are worried about the top falling down, leave the drivers side
front latch for last after you open the trunk.

If the windows are up the, drivers door must be open for this next step.

I then lift the top slightly and slide it back slightly so that I can
grab the top with the left hand at the center of the front edge and the right
hand at the center of the rear edge.
I then lift off the top.
While taking the 3 steps to the back of the car, I rotate the top in my hands
so that I'm gripping the top from the sides rather than the front and back.

I then put the top in the trunk, close the trunk and get back in the car.

While the Del-Sol automatic top definitely has a coolness factor about it,
it seemed pretty complicated and kind of slow.
I think I normally do the 914 top in about the same amount of time or
probably even a bit faster than the 50 seconds to 1 minute that it took.

Hmm..... perhaps this could be a tech article? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

--- bill