T Top Outer Seal Question

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Dec 15, 2005 | 05:07 PM

my82roc

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From: Levittown Pa

Car: 89 Iroc Convertible

Engine: 305 TPI

Transmission: 700R4

Axle/Gears: 3.27 Posi 9 bolt PBR

T Top Outer Seal Question

Recently at the junkyard I was pulling off the outer strip seals from a pair of t tops on a 1991 trans am. The drivers side t top was broken and just had the outer edge with the flexable type strip but the passengers side was made of hard plastic and not the usual flexable material.It has a gm part# of 10165498.I was wondering if these plastic type strips were used on all the Lexan T Tops as I have not seen them before

Dec 15, 2005 | 06:07 PM

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From: Il

Car: 1989-92 FORMULA350 305 92 Hawkclone

Engine: 4++,350 & 305 CIs

Transmission: 700R4 4800 vig 18th700R4 t56 ZF6 T5

Axle/Gears: 3.70 9"ford alum chunk,dana44,9bolt

I think but am not sure but GM started using them around 91..

I do know that 9 yrs ago when i painted my car i put in new seals from GM and the kit came with those hard plastic ones.. and I also parted out a 91 305 TPI auto leather 2.73 aluminum drum brake Lexan TTOP GTA that the plastic drip rail was there ...

Dec 16, 2005 | 10:07 AM

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From: Doghouse ······································ Car: 1989 Formula 350 Vert Engine: 350 L98 Transmission: 700R4 Axle/Gears: B&W 3.27

Car: 87 Formula T-Top, 87 Formula HT

Engine: 5.1L TPI, 5.0L TPI

Transmission: 700R4, M5

Axle/Gears: Sag 3.73, B&W 3.45

It was in either 1991, but more than likely I think they may hve started the newer drip rails in 1989, apparently thats when they updated the T-top seals. Whenever they did the change Both the Glass T-tops and the Acrylic T-tops got the new plastic piece.