Hey, I am currently looking at a nice 91 RS T Tops, the deal seems good the car looks to be pretty mint, no scratches no dings nothing, only 75k original miles, but it's a T Top and I was wondering first off how effective is weather sealing the t tops and also how expensive it would be to replace the t tops when it needs it. Basically I'd like some info on T Tops because I'd really like this car but I hear T Tops are a pain.

 

T Top aren't that much of a pain if the seals are good. If not check out this site for replacement T Top's weather seal and the whole 9.

http://www.sunroofdoctor.com/


Also check out this other TGO thread.


https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/body/570180-how-do-you-adjust.html

 

T-tops leak. End of story. They always have, they always will. The only way to stop them from leaking is to fill in all the cracks with epoxy glue - then you have a hard top - which will still leak, because the door glass meets the weatherstripping directly. The ONLY cars that don't leak, are those where the door glass has metal around it. It's just a fact of life.

BUT - you can control how much they leak, by adjusting the tops and the door glass, and having a good weatherstripping seal. Worse case scenerio, the floorboards fill up with an inch or better puddles. Best case scenerio, you get a few drips at the door edge of the T-top at the front corner and the rear corner in a hard rain or at the car wash.

But - in my world - it's well worth it! I'd love a vert - I think everyone would. But they are pricey, and kinda require a garage (in my mind) (which I don't have). T-Tops are the next best thing. I'm from the 80's - that was my teen/young adult years. That's T-Top generation! Nothing beats T-tops in my mind, short of a vert. I just love riding down the road with the tops out! Even if I'm going 3 blocks to the Quicky Mart, I'll take 3 minutes and remove the tops.

More than leaking - consider the frame strength differences - hardtops are stronger, although not by much. These cars, whether hardtop, T-top, or vert - really flex alot, and thus really need subframe connectors added in. If you're looking for a track car - might rather have a hardtop. If looking for a street cruiser, then the T-top is fine - if that's what you want.

Bottom line - get the car body style you want. You can always make it stronger, less likely to leak, etc. But you can't really (although it has been done), make a T-top car out of a hardtop car, or make a hardtop out of a T-top - and a vert will always be a vert - as bad as alot of us would likie to have a vert, I'm sure there'd be a dead person somewhere if we ever heard of a vert owner welding a hardtop onto a vert!

 

Hey, does anyone know where I can get the t top center piece from?

 

Iv seen them on ebay, both new and used, also check out classic industries, they seem to have everything that is currently available for our cars, some NOS and alot of repoduction stuff.

 

hawks sells them they even have them in stainless and as far as the tops leakin and water sittin in the floor boards, i have a 92 rs with t tops and ive never seen a 92 car with sooo much rust i was swapping out my carpet and layin dynamat and ended up replacing over half my floor and spending over 800 bucks on the floorpans and i dont know if youve gotten the car yet but check this before you buy and im pretty sure most people wont let you pull up the carpet but another easier way is to just crawl under the car if you can and check it out from the bottom side