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Old May 21, 2005 | 02:47 PM
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Car: 87' Firebird
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Which is it & what do i need 2 replace

Hey I am having serious trouble with my T-tops... I even filled the dam thing with so much calk its not even funny.

My questions:
1.) Which T-tops are these? GM's or C&C?
2.) Will replaceing the weather striping fix the leak? if you look the small little striping in the front is all messed up.. could that be the problem?

I don't wanna spend 300$ on new striping kit and have it be another problem. I dont think the kit includes those little round weather striping pieces that are falling out of the front do they?

it leaks mostly from the front left corner on the passenger side but sometimes above the mirror and the back right corner..

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Old May 21, 2005 | 10:39 PM
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Car: 86 IROC w/Danko bodykit, 1988 iroc vert, 1989 k1500 pickup 6" lift and 35" tires, 2002 chevy tahoe z71
Engine: 383 stealth ram, 305 tpi, 350 tbi, 5.3l
Transmission: T56, 700r4, 700r4, 4l460
looks like c&c cause my tops dont look anything like that. i have had 5 f-bods an 4 of them had t-tops and none looked like that
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Old May 21, 2005 | 11:30 PM
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Car: 87 Formula/ 00 Xtreme
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They are C&C tops.. no GM w'strip had 'ribs' in it.
The other giveaway.. there it a trim piece along the front and rear edges of the tops that hides the cuts (the roof isn't smoothe in transition from metal to tops). The area from windshield to t-top glass is roughly 4" as opposed to OEM which is around 2".

Never ordered the kit but, I'd assume it's pretty complete (less external body colored trim pieces) for the price and if IIRC from seeing other posts about this tops.

I had them on my old sc but, a tube of clear silicone solved my problems since the kit was half the price of what I bought the car for...

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