My T-tops in my 83 H/O appear to have a plastic u-shaped molding that goes directly on the edge of the glass of the T-tops. It would be in the shape of a "U" and would wrap around 3 sides of the glass edge. It is similar to what a door edge molding in black would look like. I have searched high and low on the web (gbody etc) and do not see this product. Can anyone help? Mine is broken at one corner and contributes to a leak. Thanks, Kyle 83 No 1069 84 No. 2689
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Nothing from GM or the aftermarket... you will have to improvise by either buying up T-tops and salvaging the trim and reselling them or finding products out there with similar trim such as poster boards etc...
We thought about making the edging but feel it may not be that necessary. The locking ttops version didnt even have the edging. I had edging on my GN, took it off, looks cleaner IMO.
I have not taken mine off, but it sure seems like there would not be a tight fit without it. I get wind noise where it is messed up at the rear corner.
I have a full set of the body trim, just have not tackled that as it seems like an extensive task and removing almost every piece of plastic trim up there.
Surely I can't be the only one to have this issue?
Thanks for the replies!
I have a full set of the body trim, just have not tackled that as it seems like an extensive task and removing almost every piece of plastic trim up there.
Surely I can't be the only one to have this issue?
Thanks for the replies!
Kyleh24 said:
You may be correct as the older weather stripping is molded to the wider glass because of the channels. When I replaced mine I was replacing the weathers tripping as well so the new rubber conforms well to the glass
I was curious what you may have come up with for a suitable replacement for the trim around the 3 edges of the glass? I have an '85 Monte and the tops I have are non locking and the black edging is cracked in several places. Still all there but very cracked. I have come across a really cheap set of very nice locking tops from a Regal but it seems that none of the locking tops came with these edges (which really makes me curious about the difference in the roofs. I thought they were all the same). I'd love to pick up these locking tops, but would be pointless if they fit so damn loose I can't use them. Just wondering if you've come up with something or even know more about the difference. Thanks!
my GP came with an extra set of t-tops that were the non-locking type, and has the locking type already on the car... the non-locking does have the trim on the perimiters of the glass, and also have locating tabs on the edges that mate up to the center bar of the car... my center bar doesn't have a receiver for these tabs, and with the new seals like Toby mentioned, they won't fit into the gap in the centers anyhow..... was always wondering about this...
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