Almost Sealed the Deal, Installing Inside Windshield to Targa Top Seal |
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Almost Sealed the Deal, Installing Inside Windshield to Targa Top Seal |
azoldguy |
Nov 20 2013, 03:56 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 20-November 13 From: Arizona Member No.: 16,680 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I managed to get my replacement seal into the side channels and lined up correctly across the top where the Targa top would slide in. I cannot get the "metal grippers" to grab the body flange and secure the seal. There must be a trick to it that I do not know. All suggestions are appreciated...and needed.
I'm looking forward to learning here in your forum. Thanks. |
Jeffs9146 |
Nov 20 2013, 04:15 PM
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Ski Bum Group: Members Posts: 4,062 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Discovery Bay, Ca Member No.: 128 |
I managed to get my replacement seal into the side channels and lined up correctly across the top where the Targa top would slide in. I cannot get the "metal grippers" to grab the body flange and secure the seal. There must be a trick to it that I do not know. All suggestions are appreciated...and needed. I'm looking forward to learning here in your forum. Thanks. I used a block of wood and carefully aligned the clips to the metal and tapped the wood block with a hammer to push the clips onto the metal! Don't force it just take it a bit at a time being very careful not to miss with the clips. |
r_towle |
Nov 20 2013, 04:46 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,624 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States |
I managed to get my replacement seal into the side channels and lined up correctly across the top where the Targa top would slide in. I cannot get the "metal grippers" to grab the body flange and secure the seal. There must be a trick to it that I do not know. All suggestions are appreciated...and needed. I'm looking forward to learning here in your forum. Thanks. Possibly the metal is wider than the flange? Vice Grips? |
Dave_Darling |
Nov 21 2013, 10:34 AM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 15,048 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California |
I just grabbed the seal and pushed. If you're close enough, you can also put the top on and the two front latches will pull the top forward as you hook them and push the seal forward the rest of the way.
--DD |
Chris Pincetich |
Nov 21 2013, 03:10 PM
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B-) Group: Members Posts: 2,082 Joined: 3-October 05 From: Point Reyes Station, CA Member No.: 4,907 Region Association: Northern California |
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gothspeed |
Nov 21 2013, 04:41 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,539 Joined: 3-February 09 From: SoCal Member No.: 10,019 Region Association: None |
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