the ultimate cabriolet thread!

[ioBuddha]

Originally Posted by bje

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

Beautiful upgrades!

[A horse with no name]

Originally Posted by 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.

Here you go..

[bje]

Originally Posted by ioBuddha

Beautiful upgrades!

Thanks! I have the PO to thank!!!

[bje]

Originally Posted by A horse with no name

"VERY Nice!"

Thanks!

[bje]

Originally Posted by A horse with no name

Love the black! Paint looks very rich!

[A horse with no name]

Thanks 'bje'!...It's actually very easy to keep a black car this way, including that one just keeps waxing it whether it needs or not; keeps it under a car cover; it never sees the light of day unless it's a nice sunny late Spring, Summer, or an early Autumn day...I do think they refer to people like this as a 'sick puppy'...Like am I really just saving it for another owner one day or what eh! = Sick puppy

[wolds]

Just thought I'd add just one more factor to correct window seal adjustment. I replaced all the seals on my cab last year and while doing so I realized that the stop for upper travel of my windows were adjusted too high which allowed the door glass to travel well beyond the top edge of the window frame. This caused two things to happen. First because it went that high it ripped the small corner seal located at the corner of the vent window frame. Second, it also caused the glass to not clear the thin lip along the outside edge of the seal. If you adjust your window stop correctly and you have adjusted the lateral adjustment on the top seal itself you will be able to close the door without pushing on the glass while getting a good seal along the top edge of the door glass.

Originally Posted by 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

[1982911SCTarga]

Do you guys always drop and lower the glass when you shut the door? Newer cars do this automatically (mostly).

I do this on both my cab and my targa. It's easier on the seals. I also always leave the windows cracked when I park.

Brian

[A horse with no name]

Hi...I also did mine a few years ago - seals.

Trivia: I don't shut the doors completely due to the seals...I just push on the door handle to the first latch. - Another sign of a 'sick puppy eh!

[frannyB]

Yes, yes, yes! That is what is happening! My little seal is ripped as well. I'll have to look at it to see how to adjust the max throw. I have been leaving the window down a 1/4 inch or so and that is perfect, just hard to land on.

So, silly question: Those seals should be black, right? Mine are a light, light gray. Can they be stained, you think? The cloth is fraying a bit, but the underlining rubber seems good. I was thinking of re-covering them as well...

Thanks,

Franny

[JJ 911SC]

Originally Posted by frannyB

... So, silly question: Those seals should be black, right? Mine are a light, light gray. Can they be stained, you think? The cloth is fraying a bit, but the underlining rubber seems good. I was thinking of re-covering them as well...

Thanks,

Franny

$10 Job, check post 10 of http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/679234-cabriolet-top-seal-replacement.html

[frannyB]

Hi Guys,

I have another question... About the head liner. Mine must have disintegrated a while ago and looks like it was ripped (literally) out. There are small fragments still visible. Looks like a cross-hatched pattern of dark brown? Can anyone post a few photos of one intact and installed? I need to replace mine. What is the best place to get one that is as close to the original as possible?

Thanks!!

Franny

[BE911SC]

Spring is here! 65 miles yesterday, top DOWN. (Sunscreen ON.)

[Paul LeFevre]

Gone but never forgotten.

[Nico911]

Originally Posted by Paul LeFevre

Gone but never forgotten.

I think I prefer those wheels over the fuchs.

[Robbbyg]

Im going back to Factory Spec on my 77 930 so the Roof is going, the prev owner installed it (less than six months) so it is in as new condition.
If anyone is interested in purchasing it drop me a line, im in Sydney
Cheers Rob

[obrut]

Good work Rob, I nearly bought that car and would have put the roof back on too.

[G50911]

just curious how rare grand prix white w/blue cabs are? i don't see much of this combo around (unless they're hiding). anyone know where i can get this info? porsche registry?

btw, i asked some questions on this thread and figured i'd link it here since most cabriolet owners would see it: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/783568-request-cabriolet-owners.html

[xbrumossalesman]

[imcarthur]

Originally Posted by G50911

just curious how rare grand prix white w/blue cabs are? i don't see much of this combo around (unless they're hiding). anyone know where i can get this info? porsche registry?

Not that rare. I have seen a number around & on the net. And I own one. I don't think Porsche has ever released data on interior finish numbers.



Ian