charlesshen;5407525 said:ive seen soft top targas for corvettes there light wight and fold do they make any thing like this for are cars? i think it would be even better with a tri fold <a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x188/charlesshen/targatop.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a>
soft top targas?
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There is/was a product called a CarBrella. It was not used for driving but when you want to park somewhere, run inside, and not have to bolt your top back on.
http://www.cstproducts.com/ - James N in CO has one for his 91T
I just checked and they do still list this for both the MkIII and MkIV. $139.95 + shipping.
http://www.cstproducts.com/ - James N in CO has one for his 91T
I just checked and they do still list this for both the MkIII and MkIV. $139.95 + shipping.
yeah, looks cool I guess. I wish someone would make one out of Fiberglass for cheap, probbaly wouldn't be that hard.
does it keep the rain out? I mean if it does rain when i'm inside at a resturaunt will it keep the water out? you know fl, pouring in your backyard clear & sunny in the front..
The CarBrella overhangs the windows as well as the front/back of the opening. Rain rolls off and down and doesn't get inside the car.
I have one of the WeeZlWings targa brackets and plan to just use some light fabric for the Summer and maybe vinyl when it may drizzle. Haven't got to that project yet, but will hopefully be drivin', sportin' the targa-off this Fall.
Figured I'd got to Michael's and pick up some fabric with either velcro or metal snaps to secure it. Mostly to provide shade and keep the interior from getting too hot... especially now that I have the leather seats...whew!
Figured I'd got to Michael's and pick up some fabric with either velcro or metal snaps to secure it. Mostly to provide shade and keep the interior from getting too hot... especially now that I have the leather seats...whew!
with this design you can drive with it on its made to fold and be light so you dont have to get out of your car and lug your have ass targa around if it starts to rain.
think in time if i got some spare cash to burn im gonna buy a top out the junkyard and cut center out over lap with vynal and find a way to get it to fold in to three,sounds risky though
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think in time if i got some spare cash to burn im gonna buy a top out the junkyard and cut center out over lap with vynal and find a way to get it to fold in to three,sounds risky though
heavy ass targa..?
unless you're weak, then yeah...
it takes me 30 seconds to take the targa out the back, put it on, and tighten down the bolts enough to keep someone from prying it open...
unless you're weak, then yeah...
it takes me 30 seconds to take the targa out the back, put it on, and tighten down the bolts enough to keep someone from prying it open...
its realy about get out of the car and going through the work ,im a lazy bastard and i would like to use space in my hatch for a system or one day a fuel cellRazoE said:
true, sometimes I get lazy too...I always pictured a clip on roll up targa like the roll up hatch shade, but I cant picture it looking nice...
I do agree with RazoE. I'd love to have a compact soft top that I could take off and still use the rear area to put stuff, like going on a weekend getaway or even grocery shopping. I think the Porsche 911 Targa is a folding type.
... just wanting to keeping things simple is enuff... It's not like we even have a "temporary" lockdown, like the MKIV has.
It'd really be nice if you can use thin rods, with properties like a camping tent nylon/fiberglass rod, to keep a non-flat structure of the fabric. In my case I have a targa brace that I will always have on when I plan to keep the targa off for awhile. I drove for tooo long without any bracing and ya'll know how that feels..
I have covered parking at work and know that the car is safe. So ,if rain wasn't in the forecast, I'd keep the cover/shade on at work at all day. Simply "roll-it-up" and i'm rolling. No need to pop the hatch, un-do bolts, move stuff around, etc. I used to just let it fall back into the back seat, but that's a PITA at high speeds.
Someone needs to fab-up a bracket that will drop the targa back and hold it place...as it rolls into the back seat. Think of the logos that can put on the shade/cover itself... talk about advertisiting for meet/forum sponsors (hint, hint)
It'd really be nice if you can use thin rods, with properties like a camping tent nylon/fiberglass rod, to keep a non-flat structure of the fabric. In my case I have a targa brace that I will always have on when I plan to keep the targa off for awhile. I drove for tooo long without any bracing and ya'll know how that feels..
I have covered parking at work and know that the car is safe. So ,if rain wasn't in the forecast, I'd keep the cover/shade on at work at all day. Simply "roll-it-up" and i'm rolling. No need to pop the hatch, un-do bolts, move stuff around, etc. I used to just let it fall back into the back seat, but that's a PITA at high speeds.
Someone needs to fab-up a bracket that will drop the targa back and hold it place...as it rolls into the back seat. Think of the logos that can put on the shade/cover itself... talk about advertisiting for meet/forum sponsors (hint, hint)
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well i came a cross a few hundred bucks this week so im gonna try to find a targa in the junk yard this weekend,then im gona try to fab something up at least something that can be made more compact or foldable
Satan: like the lotus elise has? it could be done pretty easy, but on the elise it's not a structural member, so bracing like yours would be required...