i've been trying to solve my t-top woes for the past couple days and i thought i had a solution, but maybe not. now i need someone to solve the following problem for me:

is there any difference in the actual glass/plexi size of 3rd gen t-tops through the years?

someone called me and said they had a set of T's off an 89 T/A. while on the phone, we compared dimensions on our respective T's and his are like 2 inches shorter and an inch or so narrower...

i thought they were all supposed to be the same size.
is this guy on crack or something?

 

Was he just measuring the actual see thu part, and you were measuring edge to edge, trim included? Only thing I can think of.

 

that's what i was wondering! i kept asking "are you measuring the outside edge to outside edge of the whole piece?" and he kept saying he was.

i mean, they're all supposed to be the same size, right?!

 

No idea if the locks are all the same, same size, same place, but yeah. Roofs are the same, so no reason they shouldn't be the same size.


Unlike 'verts, where some were aftermarket conversions, some factory. But, weren't all the t-tops factory?

 

kinda what i was thinking.

anyone else care to chime in and help out?

 

well i dunno but if you look on hawks, they have t-top seals for 'cars and concepts' or somethign like that that are smaller than the factory ones so thats all i can really think of


This is a New Camaro or Firebird 82-92 "Cars & Concepts" T-top surround seal weatherstripping. Sold per side. Shipping is not included. Call or email for shipping quotes. There are only two types of T-Tops for '82-'92 Models. The easiest way to quickly identify which type you have is to measure the t-top glass length where the glass fits under the center t-bar:Factory Installed T-Tops (Fisher) = 30 1/4" Aftermarket Installed T-Tops (Cars & Concepts) = 28"

^^^thats from teh hawks site describing the two different kinds of seals

 

well, that solves it - thanks!!!

 

no problem...my days of wandering website to website dreaming of what to get next has finally paid off haha...and by the way, hawks also offers used t-tops....75 a side i believe and theyre not cars and concepts but the stock ones, just to let you know

 

Right, there were indeed aftermarket t-tops that were a different size than factory tops. They were made by "Cars and Concepts" and can be hard to find these days.

 

i wouldnt buy anything from hawks.....he is too high....i saw a set of t tops on the members classified for $50

 

i ended up scoring a pretty decent set of GLASS tops for 25 bucks...just had to drive to the other side of cleveland for 'em.

 

good deal!

 

sunroof doctor bought all the old cars and concepts stuff (they did all the second gen t tops)

 

thats cheapest ive seen....period

 

Check the Treasure Chests (a.k.a. Junk Yards), I've seen a couple sets in one around here a few weeks ago.