Hi fellow targa owners. Ive had my Targa for 4 years and have noticed recently that the roof was getting slower to close. Then one day it made a weird noise and I decided to keep it closed and booked it into Northway Reading as they are one of the few independents who can tackle the Targa roof.
On inspection, it was concluded that the chains needed replacing as well as part of the unblind mechanism (we managed to save the motors!)
AS the same time I decided to get the back boxes replaced on the PSE as these were blowing.
Picked up the Targa this week and the roof is now perfect and the exhaust is LOUD! They have been wired up to the PSE button on the dash too.
Northway have done a great job (Paul is their Targa roof expert) and looking forward to enjoying the Indian summer (given i missed the whole of July and August weather with the roof closed!)
My view is that all the targa roofs will eventually break down at some point and investing in a refurbishments will give them a new lease of life with new parts and a complete clean out. Not sure Paul wants to do many in a year but he is worth looking at if you have concerns on the roof.
In terms of the Top Gear Valved back boxes, my first thoughts (in addition to the loudness) is that the character of the car has changed. I'm noticing a deep bass drone at just over 2000 revs which is different from the original PSE. I'm not a fan but it doesn't last long before reverting to a great sounding build to higher revs. Im expecting the exhaust to bed in too so it should change slightly over the next few weeks.
Northway were impressed with Top Gear as they have had bad feedback on the DesignTek versions.
I'll upload some sound bites in due course.
On inspection, it was concluded that the chains needed replacing as well as part of the unblind mechanism (we managed to save the motors!)
AS the same time I decided to get the back boxes replaced on the PSE as these were blowing.
Picked up the Targa this week and the roof is now perfect and the exhaust is LOUD! They have been wired up to the PSE button on the dash too.
Northway have done a great job (Paul is their Targa roof expert) and looking forward to enjoying the Indian summer (given i missed the whole of July and August weather with the roof closed!)
My view is that all the targa roofs will eventually break down at some point and investing in a refurbishments will give them a new lease of life with new parts and a complete clean out. Not sure Paul wants to do many in a year but he is worth looking at if you have concerns on the roof.
In terms of the Top Gear Valved back boxes, my first thoughts (in addition to the loudness) is that the character of the car has changed. I'm noticing a deep bass drone at just over 2000 revs which is different from the original PSE. I'm not a fan but it doesn't last long before reverting to a great sounding build to higher revs. Im expecting the exhaust to bed in too so it should change slightly over the next few weeks.
Northway were impressed with Top Gear as they have had bad feedback on the DesignTek versions.
I'll upload some sound bites in due course.
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