Leaky Targa

OldBlue · 01-13-2006, 01:59 AM

My '87 targa top leaks and I don't think it's the seals. Water fills the plastic moulding above the windows and I get drenched when I brake. Are there seals under the rain gutter that may be leaking? As soon as I get this fixed I'll work on the leak in the rear deck lid.

suprra_girl · 01-13-2006, 09:56 AM

it's the seals LOL

i laugh because i know that drenching feeling in my own supra hahaa

ok ppl, post up your solutions or aids you've found for your leaking sport roof

j3pz · 01-13-2006, 04:22 PM

i would say duct tape and trash bags

jimwww · 09-18-2006, 06:52 PM

Both seals on my targa are covered in Silicone so it does not leak much - need to repair it next spring.

SCRAMJET · 09-23-2006, 03:53 PM

I had my car converted to the targa. A scary concept having someone cut your roof down to door level. Mine was leaking so i put some plastic film over the seals on the car, siliconed up the seals on the roof and pressed them together for about a week. When i finally took the roof off again, all the silicone was moulded to the removable roof section and made it seal propperly again. A bit crude i know but you never see the silicone cause the roof is either on your car or in your boot. A lot better than paying rediculous prices for genuine seals.

01-13-2006, 01:59 AM	#1
OldBlue Stock Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2	Leaky Targa My '87 targa top leaks and I don't think it's the seals. Water fills the plastic moulding above the windows and I get drenched when I brake. Are there seals under the rain gutter that may be leaking? As soon as I get this fixed I'll work on the leak in the rear deck lid. Last edited by OldBlue; 01-13-2006 at 02:01 AM.

01-13-2006, 09:56 AM	#2
suprra_girl 7M POWAH! ;) Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,312	it's the seals LOL i laugh because i know that drenching feeling in my own supra hahaa ok ppl, post up your solutions or aids you've found for your leaking sport roof __________________ Please use the forum to ask your questions as they will get replied to much faster than pming me Pics of my build. "Good girls are just bad girls that don't get caught" Do a diagnostic first!

01-13-2006, 04:22 PM	#3
j3pz 500whp yet? Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Mechanicsville, MD, US of A, 20659 Posts: 1,060	i would say duct tape and trash bags __________________ 88 N/A w/ 5spd - stock - not running, bhg 87 turbo/targa w/ 5spd- fidanza light weight flywheel, new oem slave cylinder, apexi air filter, no ac and no heat

09-18-2006, 06:52 PM	#4
jimwww Stock Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Delta, BC Canada Posts: 9	Silicone Both seals on my targa are covered in Silicone so it does not leak much - need to repair it next spring. __________________ '90 Black Supra Targa Turbo, Auto, Sirius Satellite + Pioneer CD

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SCRAMJET 3" Exhaust Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: perth west aussie Posts: 75	I had my car converted to the targa. A scary concept having someone cut your roof down to door level. Mine was leaking so i put some plastic film over the seals on the car, siliconed up the seals on the roof and pressed them together for about a week. When i finally took the roof off again, all the silicone was moulded to the removable roof section and made it seal propperly again. A bit crude i know but you never see the silicone cause the roof is either on your car or in your boot. A lot better than paying rediculous prices for genuine seals.