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Old Feb 15, 2021 | 11:15 PM
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C&C TTops leaking.

Brand new rubber all round from sunroof dr, and they still leak in the corners, quite a bit. Even with the previous 33 year old rubbers, they still leaked in the same spots. There doesn't seem to be anything I can do without making improvements but I have no idea how to even start.
I also recall one time reading a thread here with comments from a guy who cut and installed the c&c tops and he said none leaked when they left, I kinda find it hard to believe.
Anyway has anyone got this issue and come up with a solution?



There are sizeable gaps front and back even with the new rubber.


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Old Feb 16, 2021 | 03:37 AM
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Re: C&C TTops leaking.

To put this short. You need to basically remove the seals, and stretch them more to fill the gaps. CnC made all the T-Tops for the fox body mustangs as well, and because of this, TTop seal installs on the CnC F-Body cars have more in common with the foxes than the GM TTop cars.

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Old Feb 16, 2021 | 03:41 AM
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Re: C&C TTops leaking.

I have a T Top 83 Mustang GT, and had the same issues. Here is a super old picture before the resto. As you can see. Same design.
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Old Feb 16, 2021 | 01:02 PM
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Re: C&C TTops leaking.

Originally Posted by t/aws61985
To put this short. You need to basically remove the seals, and stretch them more to fill the gaps.
Good idea, thanks for that, I'll give it a shot.
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Old Feb 16, 2021 | 06:49 PM
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Re: C&C TTops leaking.

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Good idea, thanks for that, I'll give it a shot.
I cringe at the thought of removing the seals and tearing them. eek.
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Old Feb 16, 2021 | 09:39 PM
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Re: C&C TTops leaking.

Originally Posted by Thirdgen89GTA
I cringe at the thought of removing the seals and tearing them. eek.
I'm fairly certain when I installed them a while ago, that they only had like double sided tape type stuff on the new ones to hold the ends down on the ttop glass, I don't recall using any type of silicone or anything just for this very reason, so I'm hoping they're relatively easy to remove.
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