Targa Top Project = Complete

Nice collection in that garage!

 

Very nice Eric! I did the same thing many years ago. Bought an extra top and painted it, I still have the originals one and the Saratoga lexan top as well.

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The red collection, like the mix of different cars

 

Welcome to the club. I think the painted top looks great. I did my second one a few years ago as well. Image Unavailable, Please Login

 

I did that too with a second targa... love the look. For awhile, I also wore an extra set of rear quarter louvers I had modified to add to the GTB look, but I've since gone back to my originals.

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I’m also part of the club,,

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I like the colour coded top - Never been a fan of GTB window louvres on a GTS though (I think it's just a case that, having seen so many GTS' with the standard louvres over the years, the GTB louvres on a GTS just look wrong to me)

Because of the lip on the windscreen (windshield ) top rail, the colour coded top doesn't work quite as well at making the 308/328 GTS replicate the hardtop models, as colour coded tops on the 348 TS'/GTS' and 355 GTS' do (there's no lip on the 348/355 top rail).

I think they still look better than the factory black grained tops do though.

On the down side, if I have my painted top behind the seat whilst out and about, I have to have my drivers seat angled slightly more upright than I'd really like, to prevent the seat rubbing against the targa top cover, which in turn rubs against the painted finish of the top (the joys of being a 6' 2" 328 GTS owner )

I think if I had the factory finish top behind the seats, then the driver's seat resting against the cover and the roof would bother me a lot less (apart from the risk of wearing through the cover - I had to buy a new one, as it was missing from my car, and it wasn't cheap)

 

I think it would look better if you painted the B pillar black like a GTB

 

I agree with you... that's why I've since gone back to my originals.

 

I had my Targa top cover internally lined with a soft felt like material in order not to have it scratch my painted Targa top,,
Been like that since 2011 and it still looks fine.

 

I've weighed up lining the targa top cover with a soft material, or just placing a soft flannelette sheet over the targa top before fitting the cover, to protect the painted finish on the targa top.

Whenever possible, I drive the car without the targa top in the car, so I can angle the driver's seat further back, to be perfectly comfortably (the fore-aft position stays the same - I'm @ 6'2", and have the seat set with around 2 positions to go for the seat to be fully back), and if the top's not in the car, neither is the cover, because, with the windows down, it can flap around a bit as the wind gets beneath it, which gets annoying)