 Targa Bar Re-hab-cracked., Do it yourself? Has anybody done it? |
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| 914_teener |
  Dec 9 2015, 02:50 PM
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914 Guru  Group: Members Posts: 5,198 Joined: 31-August 08 From: So. Cal Member No.: 9,489 Region Association: Southern California  |
While looking at what I'd like to do on my car, this one stands out to me.
Almost every car that I see has this is one that always seems to stand out. Is there a good way to fix this....meaning...process that anyone has tried? I know there are a few vendors out there. Looks like the factory used a foam layup fixture to manufacture these. The foam looks like a thermoset and then vacuum formed on some layup fixture. I watched a video from "Just Dashboards" and it looks like this may be more than I want to take on given all the stuff I want to do on the interior of my car. I've seen vaccum forming done and the results are amazing given the equipment and expertise. Any thoughts? Anyone done it themselves? How much did it cost? Who did you use if you had somebody do it? Rob |
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| TravisNeff |
Dec 9 2015, 05:38 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,082 Joined: 20-March 03 From: Mesa, AZ Member No.: 447 Region Association: Southwest Region 
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Craig Laughlin (camp914) had a few done a while ago. Try contacting him.
I would love to see these next on 914Rubber's offerings (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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| worn |
Dec 9 2015, 07:29 PM
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can't remember Group: Members Posts: 3,156 Joined: 3-June 11 From: Madison, WI Member No.: 13,152 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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QUOTE(914_teener @ Dec 9 2015, 12:50 PM)  While looking at what I'd like to do on my car, this one stands out to me. Almost every car that I see has this is one that always seems to stand out. Is there a good way to fix this....meaning...process that anyone has tried? I know there are a few vendors out there. Looks like the factory used a foam layup fixture to manufacture these. The foam looks like a thermoset and then vacuum formed on some layup fixture. I watched a video from "Just Dashboards" and it looks like this may be more than I want to take on given all the stuff I want to do on the interior of my car. I've seen vaccum forming done and the results are amazing given the equipment and expertise. Any thoughts? Anyone done it themselves? How much did it cost? Who did you use if you had somebody do it? Rob I just recovered one. Worked well, but if I did it again it would go better. I used vinyl fabric and contact cement as well as a bit of urethane rubber. If any one has some for me to practice on I would happily pay to have them shipped out to me. If I got to be good at it they might start going back out. But I ain't no 914rubber. |
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| Grump |
Dec 10 2015, 11:49 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 167 Joined: 26-April 06 From: Charlottesville Va. Member No.: 5,930 Region Association: None |
I'll send you mine to recover. Send me a pm with email and will send photos. Anything you could do will be an improvement.
Thanks.. Bill |
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| 914_teener |
Dec 10 2015, 06:33 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,198 Joined: 31-August 08 From: So. Cal Member No.: 9,489 Region Association: Southern California |
QUOTE(worn @ Dec 9 2015, 05:29 PM) QUOTE(914_teener @ Dec 9 2015, 12:50 PM) While looking at what I'd like to do on my car, this one stands out to me. Almost every car that I see has this is one that always seems to stand out. Is there a good way to fix this....meaning...process that anyone has tried? I know there are a few vendors out there. Looks like the factory used a foam layup fixture to manufacture these. The foam looks like a thermoset and then vacuum formed on some layup fixture. I watched a video from "Just Dashboards" and it looks like this may be more than I want to take on given all the stuff I want to do on the interior of my car. I've seen vaccum forming done and the results are amazing given the equipment and expertise. Any thoughts? Anyone done it themselves? How much did it cost? Who did you use if you had somebody do it? Rob I just recovered one. Worked well, but if I did it again it would go better. I used vinyl fabric and contact cement as well as a bit of urethane rubber. If any one has some for me to practice on I would happily pay to have them shipped out to me. If I got to be good at it they might start going back out. But I ain't no 914rubber. Any pics? How did you do it? Grind of the old vinyl and use utethane foam and then recover with vinyl? |
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