Targa Panel

[greyhulk]

Hi guys,
bit of bad luck on the motorway, my chim was on the back of the trailer & some mad wind blew the targa right off down the motorway at 70mph! Hit someones car an then got trampled, does anyone have or know where i could purchase a spare from?

thanks
Steve

[greyhulk]

Cheers mate, just spoke to a few people needless to say i will NOT be paying £600 from stevestrange on ebay nor the 800+ from tvr-parts

Hopefully just secured full hood (which i needed anyway)

When the targa was still intact!

[greyhulk]

yep, to be honest looking back at the pics now i should of noticed the targa werent fitted flush myself ive managed to get some money back from the seller so fair enough, ill get a new one & hood (look at the bodge job on the rear screen urgh)

Does anyone know the size of my alloys, think there 16"? I believe there 'oz split rims', looking to refurb them.

cheers
Steve

[greyhulk]

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

As you say, you can see roof is nowhere near shut properly! Doh!

definitely a Doh moment got it sorted now so panic over, the £930 from tvr-parts had me worrying

sgrimshaw said:

Big clue to the wheel size will be the tyres

R16 = 16", R15 = 15"


You could always forget the Targa panel and get a Surrey Roof. I've had mine for many years and it's still as good as new, can't even remember the last time the Targa panel was on the car.

oh is that what they mean... just kidding its not actually infront of me otherwise id have a gander, I had it dropped off straight to the garage to begin resto.
Im just getting the bits ordered ready for next week, new spark plugs, oil filter, fuel filter, brake discs, pads etc but any help would be greatly appreciated.

Edited by greyhulk on Sunday 21st August 15:48

[greyhulk]

phillpot said:

So Chimaera roofs do come off then? .........


not a good start Steven but hopefully no more "glitches" !




Was thinking front wheels look "big", maybe you've got 16" all round?

to be honest it nearly ended up in my audi windscreen! Yeah they do look about 16's, so are you coming over to the darkside as well mike? I see it as bringing 'balance' to the force, owning both an 'S' & a chimaera..

[greyhulk]

davepen said:

I must have been a few cars behind you then (in my GTI). I thought the hood didn't look right at the back. I was surprised at the height it reached. It landed just in front of the Ford (?) in the outer lane. We left, as planned at the next junction (A43).

Had a similar issue on my S1, I was able to pick up the panel and then a catch as fitted to the S2/3.

Blimey it did go some height didn't it, was like a speeding bullet! I was trying to justify stopping somewhere safe but it flew out into the outer lane & I didn't fancy playing 'why did the chicken cross the road'
Sadly will cost me a few hundred for a replacement one now