T-top weatherstrippi

[mayorjesse]

T-top weatherstripping

Anyone know a good place to get t-top weather strtipping for my 83 cutlass calais. Does anyone know what other weather strip kits are compatible (like monte carlos, buick regals, etc).
thanks,
mayor

 

[Renthorin]

All the G-body's have the same setup for T-tops if installed new. If they are aftermarket all bets are off.

You can get them from Brian at gbogyparts.com:

http://www.gbodyparts.com/product_info. ... 6829c61499

He also has some new metal pieces in case you want to replace any that are damaged or rusty.

 

[GP403]

If you've got the aftermarket cars & concepts tops (like my GP does) the only place to get part is from the sunroof doctor, they bought the old C&C inventory a few years back.

See this post for a drawing and parts list: http://gbodyforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=26

http://sunroofdoctor.com/

Last I looked they didn't have the G-body stuff listed on their site though.

There's two simple ways to tell which kind you have. If you've got the interior plastic trim, and the glass goes all the way to the forward roofline then they're probably factory. The C&C tops leave about 3" of metal on the forward roofline and don't have the interior trim.

 

[87MonteSS]

You'll need to do some research as well. There are a few manufacturers of the seals. Some good, some terrible. Fit and seal are common complaints I've seen on a few different car boards. I haven't replaced mine on the Monte yet, so I don't have any direct experience, but I thought I'd pass along what I've seen/heard.

 

[mayorjesse]

ttop lookup

is there something on the VIN that might indicate whether their factory or not? I believe mine are factory tho - i got the interior trim and the bodies by fisher (or whatever they say) ttop covers look original to the car and fit the glass. i do need those metal pieces too, one side has rusted out. does anyone know a good kit or a site that might have some users opinions? thanks all

 

[Renthorin]

Brian from gbodyparts.com is big on turbobuick.com I remember some posts about people installing his replacement metal parts.

Might try there.....

 

[87CutlassS]

The body shop that painted my car got all my weather stripping and metal pieces through a GM parts dealer. It wasn't cheap but everything fit like new. 8)