 Removing Targa latch cups, Any ideas? |
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| ahdoman |
  Mar 5 2007, 08:35 PM
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It's phonetic...Ah-D-O-Man (Audioman)  Group: Members Posts: 667 Joined: 7-November 05 From: Santa Clarita, Ca. Member No.: 5,084 Region Association: Southern California  |
I need to remove the targa latch cups so I can paint but don't want to break 'em. Any ideas as to how to do this?
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| TROJANMAN |
Mar 5 2007, 08:44 PM
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Looks nice in pictures......... Group: Members Posts: 5,271 Joined: 5-March 04 From: Colorado Member No.: 1,753 Region Association: None |
Mine just pop out
You can also push a bit on them from inside the engine bay |
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| johnlush |
Mar 5 2007, 09:02 PM
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What's all this then? Group: Members Posts: 371 Joined: 26-May 04 From: Cheyenne, WY Member No.: 2,108 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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Heat, within reason, will be your friend. If I remember, there is a groove in the cup that needs to pop over the lip of the sheet metal. Get the plastic nice and warm and see if you can carefully pry it off from the top.
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| jagalyn |
Mar 5 2007, 09:06 PM
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True Patina Group: Members Posts: 414 Joined: 31-January 06 From: Scandia, MN Member No.: 5,503 Region Association: None 
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The targa latch cups in my car have yellowed and are pretty black and dirty. Does anybody know how they can be cleaned up?
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| markb |
Mar 5 2007, 09:41 PM
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914less :( Group: Members Posts: 5,449 Joined: 22-January 03 From: Nipomo, CA Member No.: 180 Region Association: Central California
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Brute force & ignorance works well for me.
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Yes, that's a joke. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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| So.Cal.914 |
Mar 5 2007, 09:50 PM
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"...And it has a front trunk too." Group: Members Posts: 6,588 Joined: 15-February 04 From: Low Desert, CA./ Hills of N.J. Member No.: 1,658 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(jagalyn @ Mar 5 2007, 07:06 PM)  The targa latch cups in my car have yellowed and are pretty black and dirty. Does anybody know how they can be cleaned up? Use a heat gun or blow drier and heat cups up (careful they are thin) to remove. Use a mild cleanser, no chemicals, and elbow grease. |
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| PRS914-6 |
Mar 5 2007, 10:35 PM
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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 paid $1.28 for brand new ones right from Porsche. Not worth the trouble to clean....
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| andys |
Mar 5 2007, 10:45 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,165 Joined: 21-May 03 From: Valencia, CA Member No.: 721 Region Association: None
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I have yet to try to remove one, but it seems to me that if you heat the cup, it will expand making it more difficult to remove. Putting a couple of ice cubes with water in the cup will shrink it to the point that it just might pop out...........Of course this is all just a bunch of useless theory if the heat gun works.
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| jd74914 |
Mar 5 2007, 11:17 PM
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Its alive Group: Members Posts: 4,780 Joined: 16-February 04 From: CT Member No.: 1,659 Region Association: North East States |
QUOTE(andys @ Mar 5 2007, 11:45 PM) I have yet to try to remove one, but it seems to me that if you heat the cup, it will expand making it more difficult to remove. Putting a couple of ice cubes with water in the cup will shrink it to the point that it just might pop out...........Of course this is all just a bunch of useless theory if the heat gun works. Andys I think the idea it that heat makes then pliable so they don't crack (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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| boxstr |
Mar 5 2007, 11:40 PM
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MEMBER:PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION Group: Members Posts: 7,522 Joined: 25-December 02 From: OREGON Member No.: 12 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Your local PORSCHE dealer can still get the targa latch cups. While you are in their renew the top holders.
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| TINCAN914 |
Mar 6 2007, 06:49 AM
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Summer's Commin... Group: Members Posts: 2,440 Joined: 18-August 05 From: Colorado Springs, CO. Member No.: 4,611 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
QUOTE(TROJANMAN @ Mar 5 2007, 07:44 PM) Mine just pop out You can also push a bit on them from inside the engine bay That's how I got mine out the other day.. |
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| Matt Romanowski |
Mar 6 2007, 09:26 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 878 Joined: 4-January 04 From: Manchester, NH Member No.: 1,507 |
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