last week i replaced all my weather stripping i fixed the orginal leak and now its leaking from my passenger side in the front corner... its driving me nutz please help me and hopefully give me some advice where i dont have to ripp all my brand new stripping off cause im afraid to do that

 

I have heard that T-tops are adjustable. I know a guy around here that can adjust them in about 1/2 hour and they won't leak, he even says that most of the time you don't need new seals, just an adjustment to stop the leaking. Maybe you should try a local body shop and see if they can adjust them for you.

 

Body shop - snotty shop

Take the pillar trim pieces out and youll see the reciever things, 2 screws a piece

Move em up/down to make the t-top pull down slightly when you latch it

Next readjust your window to fit right

Winders leak at the upper rear and where the front of the t-tops meets the windshield pillar

Takes bout 10 mins if you dont have to adjust the winder

 

It doesn't take long at all, I even went the extra mile an completely disassembled the t-tops and resealed those also, so fas so good.

 

[quote=Pocket]Body shop - snotty shop

Winders leak at the upper rear and where the front of the t-tops meets the windshield pillar

mine leak on the inside front corner on the passsenger side and nowhere else. can adjusting the t top fitment fix it? ive checked my allignments and they seem to be pretty accurate on the in and out as well as the up and down so i dont think it is that but ive been known to be wrong i just dont want to make it worse....but am on a tight budget with tryin to get my 383 stroker in by august so dont want to take it somewhere that will sharge me alot to mess with it unless it doesnt cost that much. does anyone have any idea the cost to have a body shop mess with it? thanx

 

It's a trial and error process, try it pour some water on it and adjust as needed.

 

so you think i should just pull em back up and re seal?

 

I would just adjust them a bit at a time and check for leaks. Never mind, so yours are leaking where the glass sits into the t-top bar? I just re read your problem and is this correct? I filled in the gap at the front and rear of the t-top bar with some black silicone.

 

yes you read correctly its leaking by the t- top bar ive already filled it with the 3m weather strip sealant and it stoped for awhile but now its leaking again

 

Have you adjusted them, lowered them?

 

no i havent adjusted them i check the adjustments with the instructions that came with the weather stripping.
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no i havent adjusted them i check the adjustments with the instructions that came with the weather stripping. and everything checked out ok as to the instructions

 

Well it won't hurt to try, adjusting them pulls the glass closer to the seal. If they still leak, remove the headliner, have someone pour some water on the top and see exactally where they are leaking from and go from there.

 

the headliner is already off....and the best place i came up with that the leak is coming from is that front inside corner on the passenger side and if you take the t top off there is a small spot on the inside where that other black piece is u can see the water. there was a small cut on the inside water trough in that corner i sealed it but dont know if it is fixed yet but it wasnt cut all the way through. it does pull down abit when i latch the t top but i'll try tomorrow and see if i can tighten it down a little more.

 

These T-Tops are a bad design in the first place, even repalcing the seals doesn't always fix the problems. A little trial and error, and some silicone will eventually fix the leak. Good luck and I hope you get to the leak.

 

well i just found out that i havent fixed a darn thing its raining really hard it is leakin pretty good i guess i will just have to take it to a body shop and have them fix it cuz i am going crazy . it gets me so frustrated i want to just drive it off a cliff. so i will just take it somewhere and hope they dont make me broker than i already am. thanx for all the help and info every1

 

Don't give up, my car had made me frustrated SOOOOOOOOOOO many times I wanted to cry. Cover it up until the rain stops and try, try, try again. I am a persistant person and would rather figure it out my self than to pay someone. In just less than one year I got into third gens I can almost take one completely apart and put back together again like nothing. Good luck but whatever you decide to do hope it works for you.

 

well i think i figured out my problem which is i didnt pull out the middle black bar and its gettin in under there plus mine is pretty rusty so i will get a better one and new seals again and have someone fix it so i can blame someone when it goes wrong. its gonna cost me a little bit but at least i wont have to worry about it anymore. i found someone to put it in for 175 and i'll have to buy parts too but hes the only one in my area that says he can do it. everyone else says they think they can do it and i say i dont think so scooter. but thanx