Im posting this poll to finally find out what the members of this board prefer as far as liking t-toped or hardtoped thirdgens. I have heard a lot of different opinons on this subject and I personally think that it all depends on what you plan to do with the car. But Im sure many members who are trying to decide whether to buy a hardtop or t-toped car aswell as other members would like to know what the final numbers would be on the opinion of this board to the subject. And I have included an "other" choice for those of you who prefer convertibles etc.

 

I like the T-tops the one or two weeks a year I can take them off. But, I really prefer the nice clean lines of a hardtop car. BTW, I've owned four 3rdgens, two with Ts and two hardtops.

 

I also think that hardtoped cars look cleaner and I personally think they look better but it would also be nice to have the luxury of t-tops, and if you can avoid problems with them leaking they would be great to have, but I have also heard that big problems happen when you have t-tops and a lot of hp.

 

Having owned several thirdgens 3 t-tops and 2 hardtops and a fourth gen hardtop, i have to vote for t-tops! although after i finish college i will be getting a vert for daily driving

 

T-Tops, no question.

 

My first 3rdgen was a hardtop, my current one has t-tops...and I've never looked back since.

 

T-tops, makes it easier getting in and out when the car is on the trailer

 

if i wanted power and in the stock form then hardtop all the way. 350 91-92z for life!

now if i was to modify extensivly then i'd want a targa option...

 

have to go with the hardtop, id never have a t top thirdgen or 4th or second for that matter. They disrupt the clean lines . But to each their own and thats why thiers both . I think either way , whatever makes you happy.

 

Yeah, but is there anything better than cruising whether at a car show or at VA Beach with your t-tops off and your car shining??

. . . I think not.

 

I have T-tops and I wouldn't trade them for anything. there really isn't anything better than crusing on a hot day with the tops off; espesally (sp?) when I'm heading to the lake to go for a swim.

 

T-tops all the way baby! That or a convertible, I love the sleek lines of those with the top down.

 

especially

 

i gotta go with the t-tops. I dont think power is a huge issue unless your gettin really crazy,but you can always beef it up.

 

T-Tops, especially since mine is a nice day only cruiser......nothing nicer than driving around on a nice summer night with the tops out, and seeing the stars above!

The only downside (besides leakers) is how hot the car gets inside on a sunny day with the tops in (on a long drive..etc.). I need to find a set of filler panels in tan!

 

hardtop: looks clean and awesome!

t-tops: looks good when the tops aren't on

vert: no

 

also t-tops are what f-bodys are known for...

 

i love t tops, but i gotta go with the hard top

 

in florida, TTOPS are a must!!

 

T-Tops of course.

 

t-tops all the way, even though i can only use it in the summer , i dont have alot of headliner to sag, and its just cool to get a tan without going to the beach haha , and of course the chicks dig it< thats the most important part

 

maybe the t-tops don't look "clean" when they're in and you're up-close but from a distance they don't look any difference and when they're OUT I think they look a lot better than the hard-tops... and they're deff. better when you're driving whether they're in or out... when they're in you have two cool moonroofs and when they're out you've got the wind/sun on ya.

 

well i want both, t-tops and hard top, so i need a hard top iroc anyone selling one??? :lala: :lala:

 

you can tell a mile away wether a thirdgen has t-tops or not. 4thgens are much cleaner in retro spect and i definately wouldn't have a 4thgen without them.

 

I'm with Kandied on this one

Targa top has both the hardtop and T-top owned....

But for those of us who made the mistake of buying a hardtop camaro, we're gonna have to settle for a nice power sunroof.....

 

I love my t tops. They serve their purpose and it's not to look good. I tend to be warm even in colder temperatures so they can pretty much come off anytime. While we're at it, does anyone know the weight difference between the plastic and glass t tops?

 

So what if it's not as "clean" as a hardtop?! T-Tops make it look good (and alot better IMO) whether on or off and the black makes a nice contrast by breaking up the color some, even looks good on black cars.

 

i especially like the miror effect they give you at night time when you have them on, very romantic, i mean very rad

 

got to have t-tops.

 

I voted for other

 

t tops all the way

 

if thirdgen t-tops were a uniform fit as much as the 4thgens i would choose them. i have yet to see a set that was clean looking when they are on.

 

I think 4th and 2nd Gen T-Tops are lousy looking. No where near as nice as the Third T-Tops IMO. (the poll results tell the story LOL!)

 

I wouldn't mind t tops. Just not the problems with come with them on a 15 + year old car.

 

i went for t tops, i love them, i havent had any problems with them leaking, and like said before, they are chick magnets!

 

...........T-tops....... Ok my car is a hardtop, but im buying a T-top car for parts......... I kinda wish i coiuld have best of both worlds...... Is it a pain to convert a hard to T? ....

 

Some of them are fine. And it wouldn't matter for you anyway since you only take your car out in nice weather 4 months out of the the year all the time.

 

t-tops are nice and at the time thats what I wanted but now I wish I had a hard top

 

t-tops the tops alone aren't the chick magnet they just help during the process, but i got what your saying

 

even though I own a hard top an the previous 3 also hardtops I still love/miss t-tops that my first car had. third gen firebird with T-tops so my vote is t-tops

Jason

 

my car is 20+ years old and the guy I bought it from never did anything to the t-tops and the gaskets are perfect- no leaks or anything.

 

T TOPS all the way, except for track use.

I doesn't get much better in the world of 3rd gens (with the exception of driving sideways) than driving on a cool night with ttops off, shorts, shoes off and the heat on low. mmm

 

Its not always garaged.

 

Sure, it's out. When you drive it.

 

although ttops + traffick + hot day= sunburn or uncomfortable, id go t tops just cuz they look cool... or how bout cut the middle bar ind make a custom glass roof like the c4 vettes. my dad had an 85.... glass roof is awsome

 

Voted hardtop. Got both, hate the tops though, wasn't much option when I got my 'bird. The tops are tolerable though, after painting them black on the inside so the sun doesn't shine through.
The one thing I do like about them, you can take them off for extra light in the cabin when doing interior work. Pop the tops, straddle a 4' shop light over the opening, pleanty-o-light.

 

I vote T-Tops, I thought this looked kinda smooth and if you put the interior T-Top panels in its kind of a hardtop theme. Its the best of both worlds IMHO.

 

original :werd:

 

ey METAL thats the craziest thing iv ever seen, does light go through the paint? ,,

 

I don't think it would since I would assume it was primed and then painted which would block out any light I think. The owner of the car with these ttops is on the boards and posted them up. I'm doin this to mine when the time for paint comes.

Edit: its firbird who did it https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...=painted+ttops