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Old Oct 9, 2017 | 03:44 PM
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t-top seal?

so I ordered new t top seals from metro moulded, they look awesome! nice and soft and waaayyyyy to big....im not sure who screwed up what but I have pics and so many questions... what went wrong? any info would be awesome, I'm lost...








end pieces are the same
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Old Oct 9, 2017 | 04:41 PM
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Re: t-top seal?

so... for anyone who was wondering what the difference between a factory t top seal ( on the left) and a c&c seal (on the right) was... well... see the pics above. fail..
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Old Oct 9, 2017 | 04:44 PM
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Re: t-top seal?

so... if anyone needs a new t top seal, out of box I'll post em in the classified for sale... at a loss I'm sure
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Old Oct 9, 2017 | 06:48 PM
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Re: t-top seal?

O man that sucks, are C&C weather stripping even available?
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Old Oct 9, 2017 | 06:58 PM
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yeah, through hawks, almost $200 for the set.
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Old Oct 9, 2017 | 06:59 PM
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Re: t-top seal?

the bad thing is im not even sure if it's all there or not, there seems to be a big gap between the seal and the innermost part of the center rail... if that makes any sense
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