Adjusting targa door glass angle/height

schoward · 05-07-2006, 08:57 PM

Plan on opening my driver side door up (81 SC targa) for a door stop replace, speaker update, alarm switch replace etc

While i'm in there i would like to adjust the angle of my drivers side window. It seems a little 'out' recently and does not lay against the vertical seal on the targa bar as snug as it used to leaving a gap for water and more notably, wind noise.

Ive heard the bentley manual has some info but alas i do not have one.

Can anyone point me to the screws/adjustment mechanism for adjusting window angles and max height inside the door? They arent the allen key ones in the jamb are they?

thanks in advance.

jtratza · 05-07-2006, 10:10 PM

Good question. Mine does the same. I adjusted the vent window height and fooled with the side window years ago. I can't recall how I adjusted the side window but however I did it it still isn't a tight fit against the targa bar. I've always thought it was the seal and not the window that caused the slight gap.

KCinBR · KCinBR's Garage

The Following document should help with the adjustments on the Targa:

Targa Top adjustments

you can download it to...............

05-08-2006, 05:44 AM

Thanks for the Targa link...

Tim Polzin · 05-08-2006, 08:13 AM

KC:

Thanks for the link. That is the best description of adjusting the door glass and frame I've ever seen. Should work just fine for Cab owners too.

Tim

myrddin · myrddin's Garage

can someone pm me that link... the one listed does not work... I would like to have it for future use....

khamul02 · khamul02's Garage

Right click on it and do a "save as" or save link as & you can download the pdf to your computer.

BLEW911 · 06:45 PM

That link dosen't work for me either. It sends me to a place called "radar hill"? Some sort of real estate co.

tcar · 08-23-2007, 12:27 PM

Is this what you mean?

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showthread.php?perpage=20&threadid=70519

dan79brooklyn · 08-23-2007, 04:29 PM

Also read up on the door stay replacement, the new ones require some modification to work smoothly. Either modifying the arm (sanding down the ridges) or the piece inside the door can be trimmed slightly. I put in a new one and realized this later and then took a dremel to the arm, but there is not a lot of space...

MattAlpha · MattAlpha's Garage

Make sure that you get some replacement copper plugs too, our host sells them as well.

I used some small set screws and little nuts, deffinantly not ideal. Next time I'm in my doors, I'll be replacing the screws with copper plugs.

While you're in there, replace the felt that the window slides through. Very ease to do espeically if you're going to pull the quarter panel anyway. You'll have to take at least pull some of the felt out of the way to replace the window block, might as well just replace it.

I posted a thread about this a while back, but I don't keep track of them like I should.

Here's a picture:

This is before I removed the quarter panel assembly. I didn't realize that the window guide rail would have to be removed to gain access to the channel block.

Here is a comparsion of the old block and the new one (before I installed it). You can also see the copper plugs that I dremeled out.

-Matt

ajmarton · 09-15-2007, 11:07 PM

I need to do the same job. Do you have any more pictures? I am wondering how to remove the old brass plugs and how do they go back in. It seems like you have to install them from the vent window side which means taking out the vent window?

Marc718B · 09-28-2018, 09:19 PM

Refloating this thread. Anyone has the documented mentioned above available? That link is dead and wondering if someone could reshare. Thanks!

SpyderMike · 09-29-2018, 09:15 AM

Google "Porsche Service School Targa Roof Repairs". Here is one source:

http://www.dimebank.com/misc/targa_roof_repairs.pdf

1ricardo · 09-29-2018, 09:51 AM

Dear Fiends,

s this link working? www.dimebank.com/misc/targa_roof_repairs.pdf
For me it just open the 2 first pages of it.

DRACO A5OG · DRACO A5OG's Garage

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SpyderMike · 09-29-2018, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1ricardo

Dear Fiends,

s this link working? www.dimebank.com/misc/targa_roof_repairs.pdf
For me it just open the 2 first pages of it.

Yes it is. It is slow though, so you have to be patient and give it time. I get 12 pages.

86 911 Targa · 08:43 PM

^^^^^
The first step is to place a strip of painter's tape across the
top of the closed window.

Then open the window to determine the window's
intrusion into the seal.

^^^^^
Then using the appropriate increments adjust the
window to provide the correct seal.

86 911 Targa · 09-29-2018, 04:50 PM

^^^^^
If of any help, I also have the factory Targa top manual.

However too large for this forum,
will need your email.

Best,

Gerry

raw.is.me · 10-02-2018, 11:28 AM

Thank you all for posting this. I'm having a few leaks in my Targa that I just purchased around the front where the window and Targa top connect. I figured I might as well replace all the seals, so this is going to come in handy as I replace the seals around the cabin.

The Service Manual that was posted in Dimebank, is it only supposed to be 12 pages?

Thank you again for posting this information,

-Ryan