The result is a very bright and light feeling cabin area while on the outside the targa is very pretty.
Porsche 997 targa roof problems.
The targa version is essentially all glass from windshield to trunk with the cabin section of the roof removable.
The seals between the plastic pipe and the engine block degrade quicker than expected.
The targa had the body of the cabriolet with the targa glass roof replacing the fabric roof.
Porsche 997 cabriolet 4s.
The 911 targa continued with the all new 996 model and gained a lifting hatchback glass window.
The top will balloon up and the noise of the wind over it will be loud.
The noise from my targa roof was it lifting like a wing at speed.
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I went through all the above and it made little difference.
The 997 needs large n rated tires.
A clever wind deflector keeps most wind noise and buffeting to a minimum.
In a slight twist the rear section also acted as a tailgate that opens.
The porsche 911 targa was briefly a hatchback seriously the short lived turn for the iconic 911 body style was available on 996 and 997 models.
After time some of them can go wrong and here at precision porsche we are highly experienced at fixing porsche 993 996 and 997 targa roofs.
Porsche decided to fit the 997 1 turbo engine with plastic water pipe outlets.
Targa roofs are pretty tight when new and it s normal for the roof to move slowly and in all instances you.
This in turn was used on the later 997 model of 911.