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Old Dec 6, 2015 | 08:58 PM
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Which t top is stock?

Turns out my t tops are different.
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Old Dec 7, 2015 | 01:04 PM
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Re: Which t top is stock?

I just ran across this info the other day, forget where. Opening size will tell you which is stock. Google and you'll probably find it. Lots of pictures of stock T-Tops around here as well.
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Old Dec 7, 2015 | 02:48 PM
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Re: Which t top is stock?

Almost guarantee you have the C&C T-Tops. The car is missing the Felt Rail on the A-pillar.


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Old Dec 7, 2015 | 06:49 PM
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Re: Which t top is stock?

Originally Posted by Thirdgen89GTA
Almost guarantee you have the C&C T-Tops. The car is missing the Felt Rail on the B-pillar.

I was told that the driver side is the stock one and that the passenger which is the one with the outline was from a firebird possibly
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Old Dec 7, 2015 | 07:16 PM
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Re: Which t top is stock?

Measure the opening. My car has the C&C tops, it's 26"at the top of the window and 29" in the middle. C&C was a company that converted hardtop cars to T-top cars.
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Old Dec 7, 2015 | 07:35 PM
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Re: Which t top is stock?

Neither is a C&C top. A C&C top won't fit in a factory opening just as a factory top won't fit a C&C opening. They're both factory tops from different years perhaps or possibly one from a bird one from a Camaro. Don't know what dictated which car got what top, but they did have a few variations through the years.
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Old Dec 7, 2015 | 09:08 PM
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Re: Which t top is stock?

Guys i think he's asking about the 2 different color tops
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Old Dec 7, 2015 | 09:49 PM
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Re: Which t top is stock?

For what its worth the driver side one is what my GTA and TA both have
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Old Dec 7, 2015 | 10:01 PM
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Re: Which t top is stock?

Originally Posted by 2012sergen11
For what its worth the driver side one is what my GTA and TA both have
It might just be a t top from an older camaro
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Old Dec 11, 2015 | 09:08 PM
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Re: Which t top is stock?

The top on the left is what my '85 and '86 have. I don't remember my '88 or '89 having the outline either. They were all Camaros BTW.
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