Rear hood section removal and replace
Discussion
Hi all
MyS3`s rear screen got breoken and targa paneses also were aging dameged.
And then I bought rear section and targas replace to try to refurb them.
Please let me know, how to removal and replace rear hood and targa.
If possible with pictures.
Especialy, I want to know how to removl rear hood
A web site that told how to refurb hood and targa could not be found out.
Thanks a lot.
MyS3`s rear screen got breoken and targa paneses also were aging dameged.
And then I bought rear section and targas replace to try to refurb them.
Please let me know, how to removal and replace rear hood and targa.
If possible with pictures.
Especialy, I want to know how to removl rear hood
A web site that told how to refurb hood and targa could not be found out.
Thanks a lot.
JapS said:
Especialy, I want to know how to remove rear hood
Take the bolts out!There is one bolt either side that form the pivot, access to the nuts is through a slit in the carpet. on the left hand side you should also find the wires to the interior light, disconnect or cut.
Rear of targa top is held down to the body by six or so M6 bolts, access these from the boot. If they are rusty and seized there is a good chance the bolts will "spin". If you are recovering the easiest way is cut through old fabric to access bolt heads.
And, of course, remove the hood stays.
Your targa should now come off
Just to add to the advice Phillpot has given you.
It isnt a particularly difficult job but it does need care or you risk damage.
When you take out the two pivot bolts you should be careful, there may be spacers and you will need to keep them in the right order.
The small bolts holding down the rear of the hood are almost certain to spin. I agree with Phillpot, carefully put very small slits in the vinyl where you can feel the screw head, when refitting use nice stainless steel screws with large heads, right through to cover the tiny slits.
I believe it is more likely on earlier cars but there may also be two 'self tapping' screw holding the front ends of the rear section down to the bodywork, screwed directly into the fibreglass.
The 'hoop', and also the section across the bottom of the rear of the hood, are grp. Between the inner vinyl and the grp is a thin layer of foam padding. If yours is an old car, or has had a lot of sun, that foam will have started to disintegrate and you are likely to have a lot of brown 'dust' appearing. If you are careful you should be able to peel off the vinyl, glue in new foam, and glue the vinyl back using a good quality contact adhesive. Use a solvent based one, the newer water based 'safe' glues can fail when they get hot, which is b....y annoying!!! (
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If the white lining to the actual black hood material is starting to fail, sorry, there is no real solution other than a new hood and they have to be custom made as each car is slightly different. If anybody goes down that line, INSIST the installer uses a solvent based glue!
Good luck
It isnt a particularly difficult job but it does need care or you risk damage.
When you take out the two pivot bolts you should be careful, there may be spacers and you will need to keep them in the right order.
The small bolts holding down the rear of the hood are almost certain to spin. I agree with Phillpot, carefully put very small slits in the vinyl where you can feel the screw head, when refitting use nice stainless steel screws with large heads, right through to cover the tiny slits.
I believe it is more likely on earlier cars but there may also be two 'self tapping' screw holding the front ends of the rear section down to the bodywork, screwed directly into the fibreglass.
The 'hoop', and also the section across the bottom of the rear of the hood, are grp. Between the inner vinyl and the grp is a thin layer of foam padding. If yours is an old car, or has had a lot of sun, that foam will have started to disintegrate and you are likely to have a lot of brown 'dust' appearing. If you are careful you should be able to peel off the vinyl, glue in new foam, and glue the vinyl back using a good quality contact adhesive. Use a solvent based one, the newer water based 'safe' glues can fail when they get hot, which is b....y annoying!!! (
)If the white lining to the actual black hood material is starting to fail, sorry, there is no real solution other than a new hood and they have to be custom made as each car is slightly different. If anybody goes down that line, INSIST the installer uses a solvent based glue!
Good luck
Try this website :
https://web.archive.org/web/20130718131727/http://...
Choose "Rear roof section removal" in the menu on the left
Good luck, Han
https://web.archive.org/web/20130718131727/http://...
Choose "Rear roof section removal" in the menu on the left
Good luck, Han
, there is so much info recorded on the S, just a shame it isnt all recorded in one place!
Pity that the original website www.tvrsseries.com is now offline ;-((((
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