zorro1car

Is it possible to change the black targa bar to a stainless?

theiceman

I believe it actually started life as chromed on very early 911s so I don't know why not..

vincenttt

hello zorro1car, I am going to take off the black too . i'll let you know what worked for me . i got my eye on some paint remover .

zorro1car

Great....I look forward to hearing from you.....good luck!

S2TGART

When I bought my Targa, the paint was so faded that therre were two large spots where the metal was showing through. Now either it is galvanized metal or it is stainless under there, because there was no sign of rust on the exposed metal. I think Porsche just simply painted the stainless steel.

zorro1car

Now that would be terrific.....

theiceman

What year is your car ? I have seen some 78s that ae chrome .. my car for example has all chrome trim but the Targa bar is black ..makes me think it has been painted over ... could yours have too ?

zorro1car

I have a 1980 911SC Targa....it is red with black trim. My Targa bar's paint is "okay", but it could use either a fresh paint job or hopefully, I can strip it to a stainless look.

Doug&Julie

I think so too. I'm curious to find out for sure. Even though my 911 is for sale, I still haven't ruled out backdating it instead.

...but if not, I have a targa bar from a '73 I'll sell ya!

zorro1car

Is it difficult to replace a targa bar? I may be interested in purchasing a stainless bar......

Doug&Julie

Tough to say...when I pulled mine out, I was parting a car. I.E. I didn't need to think about putting it back in...so the rear windsheild was out and I was trashing all the seals, so I didn't need to save them. Maybe somebody else will pipe in...

autobonrun

Actually all you have to remove is the skin on top of the bar. It is either stainless or aluminum. The strength comes from the actual bar underneath the skin. There are two bolts on each side, accessed through the wheel well area that allow the skin to be removed.

I think Porsche used a multi coat polyurathane paint so you would need some type of paint remover to get down to the metal finish. Here is a link that shows what the skin looks like without the paint and some additional photos that show exactly what's involved in removing it.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showt...light=removing

vincenttt

The paint remover worked for me and i love the look of it . It was stainless under the black paint . I will post some pic as soon as i
find out how

zorro1car

Terriffic information.....I like the stainless look even though it does 'backdate' the car. Stainless looks more expensive...

zorro1car

Terrific information.....I like the stainless look even though it does 'backdate' the car. Stainless looks more expensive...