the ultimate cabriolet thread!

[COLB]

Just ordered a new black top. The burgundy wasn't available anywhere reputable.

[rnln]

So the top pic is the new bumper and the second pic is the old bumper? THen do you have more pics with the new bumper?

Originally Posted by alancitooo

on my profile if you click on my garage theres a pic of my old bumper

[frannyB]

Hi all,

Can someone post a few photos of how the door glass should sit in the trim molding around the top? On my car, it seems that if the window is all the way up and you shut the door, the glass sits on the outside of the trim and has to bend out a little. If the door is shut with the glass down and then the glass is raised, it tucks in nicely at the top. Do you guys always drop and lower the glass when you shut the door? Newer cars do this automatically (mostly).

Also, all my rubber seals with the cloth cover has faded to a light gray. Can I just re-dye it?

Thanks,

Franny

[rnln]

I leave it a little below when I shut the door. And closing the door by pushing at the glass beside the door handle.

[donagain1]

The height of the horizontal rubber trim on a properly adjusted top, and a properly adjusted window only allows for glass/rubber contact on the the thinner, very bottom part of the rubber lip. It is flexible enough at that point to temporarily displace the rubber as it passes, and allow it to "flick" back over the glass when the door is fully closed. Sorry about having no photos to illustrate the point.

[alancitooo]

yeah ill have one up tomorrow

Originally Posted by rnln

So the top pic is the new bumper and the second pic is the old bumper? THen do you have more pics with the new bumper?

[ioBuddha]

[BE911SC]

From the 1984 full-line brochure, Cabriolet section:

"What is the thrill of driving the world's fastest production convertible? To begin with, there is the pleasure of driving a high-performance sports car that is in no way second in performance to the Coupe or the Targa. With the top in place, the 911 Carrera Cabriolet is capable of a top speed of 146 mph. Secondly, there is the fascination that comes from the knowledge that the 911 Carrera Cabriolet is without a doubt the most logical way of satisfying a desire for a Porsche and a yearning for the pleasures of open-air motoring."

[JJ 911SC]

Originally Posted by frannyB

...

Also, all my rubber seals with the cloth cover has faded to a light gray. Can I just re-dye it?...

You can recover them for less than $10. Check post 10 of http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/679234-cabriolet-top-seal-replacement.html for the how to.

[ioBuddha]

My wrench told me that the bar must fold in and the boot must always be on the car or the top will parachute. The problem is my boot has shrunk a bit and needs a stretching (somehow) as I cannot put it into one of the spikes and it drives me crazy. I live in So Cal and the Cabriolet was made for Pacific Coast Highway. I found a seller on Ebay that custom cuts new boots and I may hit him up as I am planning at trip to Napa this Summer and I want the boot to keep that top secure.

[Joe Bob]

Originally Posted by ioBuddha

My wrench told me that the bar must fold in and the boot must always be on the car or the top will parachute. The problem is my boot has shrunk a bit and needs a stretching (somehow) as I cannot put it into one of the spikes and it drives me crazy. I live in So Cal and the Cabriolet was made for Pacific Coast Highway. I found a seller on Ebay that custom cuts new boots and I may hit him up as I am planning at trip to Napa this Summer and I want the boot to keep that top secure.

Get it good and wet.....it will stretch. If not in the mood to try....come by the OC near Didneyhell and I will help.

[look 171]

Budda, where in So Cal are you? We cab guys otta get together. I don't go the tech form anymore so I am out of the loop.

[Synchro Joe]

"Secondly, there is the fascination that comes from the knowledge that the 911 Carrera Cabriolet is without a doubt the most logical way of satisfying a desire for a Porsche and a yearning for the pleasures of open-air motoring." That sort of sums it up nicely.!

[A horse with no name]

Convertibles are 'Fun Cars' [/I]-If you are not in agreement; please speak to these two 'Duderinos' about it

[A horse with no name]

[wolds]

+1

Originally Posted by A horse with no name

[ioBuddha]

Originally Posted by Joe Bob

Get it good and wet.....it will stretch. If not in the mood to try....come by the OC near Didneyhell and I will help.

I live about 1 Mile from Disneyland!

[Joe Bob]

You have a PM....send me your number....gonna go for a bike ride soon...

[bje]

Here's mine...after a fresh rainstorm and wash. 83 911SC (964 Wide Body)

[A horse with no name]

"VERY Nice!"