Was showing my son-in-law how the top opens and he says stop. This was why, actually missing from both sides only one was trapped. The washer was missing. Anyone else seen this? Stopped at the dealer and they order replacements.

 

I have a 2018 Targa, so I thought why not... let's look. The driver's side was ok. Checking the passenger side... I think I found your washer!

 

Seems like you are missing bumper stop on the right hand side?

 

Hmmm...I will have to take a look at mine now. Where is this? Wider view?

 

I noticed that too. I will check both sides.

Bob, these are the parts that become exposed when the Targa hoop top corners pull back to allow the fabric portion of the top to pass by. Please let us know if you find an extra bump stop. I call first dibs!

 

Thanks, I assume you can stop the movement at that location when going into maintenance mode?

 

From inside the car and using the open or close Targa roof button, you should be able to stop the center fabric movable section mid flight. Doing this will keep the Targa bar top "winglets" open so you can inspect the rubber bump stops. Can you report back if you have one, two or no rubber pieces. I wonder what the loose metal washer is from in my car. I am also anxious to get back to see if I am missing a rubber bump stop that should be in the left vacant hole. I cannot tell from the manual this level of detail.

 

Thanks, and yes, I will report back when I look at it over the next couple of days.

 

I checked both sides again. There appears to be only one bump stop per side; the rear most hole has the bump stop. The forward hole is empty.
The extra washer that I found is a plastic compound and approximately 1/8" It is too small for any of the structural fasteners. Maybe the factory staff use this location to place pieces while assembling? It seems too coincidental that both cars had extra pieces in the same spot.

 

To clarify, there should be 2 grommets on each side. In my photo you can see that there is one in place and the other is loose. Porsche dealer had to order a pack of grommets (about $40) to get the missing parts. Not sure this is a big deal but these were put in from the factory so they must serve a purpose.

 

This is good to know. I only had one installed on each side; the aft ones. The most forward facing holes were both vacant.
Let's see what Bob has on his Targa.

Curious, and thank you again for your alert. It is much appreciated!
Other Targa owners might want to check and report.

 

How could I NOT check after seeing this thread? Both sides on mine have the rubber bumpers, front and rear.

DaveGee

 

I too have 4 rubber parts in my 2018.

On a separate note I have a rattle seemingly coming from the inside of the passenger side Targa bar. With the top in this "half open" position it all of a sudden becomes apparent how one would remove the inside panel as the metal clams are visible/accessible.

 

Hey Swede, I am about 5 minutes from you in Rye. If you figure out how to get in there, I too have a vibration. Maybe coffee at Starbucks

 

Hey,
Cool, more than happy to meet up for a coffee! Still under warranty so was hoping to get the dealer to try resolve the rattle before poking around myself 😬. Think I remember seeing Bob asking around for how to get in there so was mostly thinking of him. Let me know when you want to catch up!