Targa Panel Repair.

[vladd]

While driving to work the other week I gave my S2 a bit of a bootfull up a dual carriage way and on hitting just over the ton my drivers side targa panel decided to take flying lessons. I managed to drive around the block and pick it up, thankfully in one piece, so no real harm was done. The tabs on the front and rear of the panel (that fit into the holes on the windscreen surround and the read hood) have been fairly well botched so I'd now like to get them in proper working order. Has any one done this and can I get proper parts or is it a custom job?

[vladd]

Thanks for the replies guys. Johno, the front tabs on my panels are just small metal tabs badly covered with insualtion tape. The one nearest the centre has never really connected well as the roof sits slightly higher there than one the passenger side, which I've never had a problem with, so I'm not hugely suprised that it didn't hold. I've got a new rear hood and the stays are very solid, so I'm guessing that that's not the problem. The panels need redoing anyway as the fabric covering is a bit scruffy, so I may as well do a full overhaul. I get round the problem now by driving with the windows down a bit to equalise the pressure.

[vladd]

I had the one on the drivers side attached, but the bit that the catch clips onto is loose, so it probably didn't help much.

[vladd]

Matt,

My struts require a fairly severe push to get them to lock. My rear hood is new so I'm guessing that it shouldn't be the cause of the problem. Are the rear tabs any good on yours?


Steve and Nick,

from your posts it seems as if the old metal tabs have to be removed rather than just attaching new bits on to the tabs. Is that right?

Cheers.

[vladd]

Almost forgot, I don't suppose anyone driving an F plate blue S was in the Exeter area this week as I saw one heading down the A30.