Targa Seals

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I'm now refurbing the Targa panels and prior to new coverings I've had to renew some (most ) of the location tangs as they were in very poor condition.





Anyway, cut the buggers out and resined in new ones and repaired the de-lamination that had occurred due to the metal in the tangs expanding.





I can identify the "D" shape rubber/foam seal that is used on the Targa overlap.



But not this one that is used on the outer edges of both panels (above the door glass on each side)



It's obviously meant to fit into a 90 degree internal corner but I cannot find it anywhere, I have used the useful links section and checked the usual suspects and still no joy, any idea's ???????????????????????????

Tim

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phillpot said:

Rare as rocking horse sh*t !

Guessed they would be, I think mine are a bit to far gone to re use so I'll have to find an alternative, fingers crossed !!!!!!!!!

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Hi Graham, thanks for the info, I have rung Neil and I'm just waiting for him to get back into the office, I'll give his seals a go, if they work on the Chim and griff they should be ok on the S.

Thanks again.

Tim

ps

she's back from the paint shop and looks stunning, now got to get her back together and running properly

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Thanks for all of your suggestions and help, I have ordered a couple of trims from Neil, he assures me that these are what replaced the defunct rubber trim on the S targa and was used on the Griff and the Chimp so we will see.

As for piccys, below is before paint (as if you couldn't guess)



And as she is now.



She was originally a Mica Blue (Toyota colour) but now is a Mercedes Met blue (forgotten the code but have it on a can of base colour) so now the really hard work begins putting it all together again.

Tim

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RayTVR said:

Has anybody but me noticed that the targa seal above the doors is shaped like;

a girl with pigtails riding a bike

(I was trying to draw it to see if I could source some!)

I think the results of your rorschach tests could be interesting

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BountyHunter said:

nice work on the tangs - what did you use for the new ones ?

Ordered new tangs from David Gerald, they still have them.

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phillpot said:

The guy who fitted my new hood (Dave the Trimmer) tried them, they hadn't got the correct stuff but sent two lengths of this to try.....




Think its Chimaera or Griffith (someone told me they're different), might work but as said earlier, originals not too bad so re-used

That's exactly what Neil supplied but along with a pair of aluminium strips that the rubber slides in to and then glues to the panel.