ok i dontk now if this goes here but here goes. my t tops on my 92 firebird have this weird covering on them i cant seethrough them any more its gray and rough feels a bit like a chalk board anyone know what it is * it did sit in a drive way for 2 years but dont they all * and if anyone does doens anyone know how to remove it or do i replace them?

 

Maybe they were covered with something,maybe a primer.Do you have a pic??

 

Dust? Pollen? Both? Have you tried washing with warm soap and water to see if comes off? Gentle scraping with something non-metalic?

 

yes i have it doesnt come off its like someone painted them but its so uneaven there are white spots and grey areas i tried to use 2000 grit wet sand paper ( my next door neighbor does fiber glass) and it smoothed out but wont come off

 

im being told its sun damage. that its salt damage. that someone tried to paint them.. idk. the one i sanded the light seems to come through a little bit more but i still cant see through

 

your best bet is to find a new set and pitch those..they are acrylic and you most likely will never be able to see through them again..85-i believe 89? not sure on the last year..came with glass tops..find a set of those and you will be golden..

 

I recommend you go to glass tops. Easy to find at the junkyard and not expensive.

DONT pitch the old ones, though. The racers like them because they're lighter. And you can sand and paint them body color for a cool hard-top / t-top look.

 

thats what im gona do im gona give it the old 70s corvette hard top t top look

 

Are they plastic or glass?

 

there lexan see.

 

I would get a nice set of Glass.

 

i want some but i cant find any around here and they are so expensive

 

try this!!

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/body...r-lexan-t.html

 

Yes they are LEXAMAR (the correct name) tops and sad to say they are shot!

Your best bet is to get a set of glass tops as they are found used very reasonable.
For the cost of materials and your time to paint or other methods to fix them up
a glass set is the best cure IMO.

Your lucky they are not the C&C tops. Parts and replacements are getting hard
to find.

 

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/exte...-firebird.html
PM this guy,he's breaking up a Firebird and he's a good seller,very reasonable

 

yea i want glass but my empty wallet doesnt

 

I have a set of C&C tops from a 85 Trans Am I bought a parts car without a title and didnt realize they were C&C tops and cant use them.. what are they worth?

 

mikey, check out Craigslist. There have been a few sets on there lately.

 

6 liter eater makes a targa setup. Not sure if they make em for third gen or just forth but you can get them in fiber glass or carbon. Why not paint them a nice accent color? If you are looking for clarity however I agree with the others on getting a glass set.

 

I had a 91 RS with those Tops. I hated them with a passion. They scratched so easily. The glass ones on my 87 IROC are great! I agree with other posters about getting some glass ones.

 

The Lexamar tops aren't really worth a lot. Its the parts and pieces of the top
assembly that are rare and hard to find.

Take out the whole unit and piece it out for the best $$ return.

 

im gona get glass ones and paint these the color of the car or maybe paintthem black and shine them up real good

 

 

the main thing is i dont have any money,a job or a paypal acount