i have a leak that dips or spills out of the hole in the t top bar right behind were the t tops end. is it possible that the seals for the hatch are bad or is it still the t tops? ill try to put a pic up later on in the day.

 

here a picture i circled were its leaking from.
any ideas?

 

I think I can explain where your leak is coming from.



You can see the gasket material that's torn up and a bunch of rusty/glue like residue in the picture with the T-Bar removed. Under this material you will see a few pieces of sheet metal that overlap. This is on both the front and rear areas as marked. More than likely that is where your water is coming in from.

If you were to take some water and pour some on this overlapping sheet metal, the water should run out of the hole you marked in your picture. It may also run out to the sail panels too. Mine did.

Use a wire wheel and clean that area off really good. Then, get some silicon and seal up those seams. I went a bit overboard with mine but its sealed. Finally, re-attach the weatherstripping with that 3M Weatherstripping Adhesive or whatever else is comparable.

 

i pulled the t bar off yesterday cleaned it painted it and resealed it to the car.also resealed the weather stripping. time to see if it leaks or not now.

 

As long as you got that overlapping sheet metal sealed up you should be ok. Also, leave your headliner out for a week or two and see if anything leaks.

 

what headliner.

 

LOL!

 

haha good one =) let us know how the results turn out. in the words of early cuyler of the squidbillies: "see if that sumbitch will leak now!"