Anyone got any good sugestions on how to fix the leaks around my t-tops, and and the wind coming in from the front of my driver window?

 

BP03,

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The seals around the 'T' tops are fairly straightforward. They need to be clean, and need a light application of silicone periodically just to keep them "alive", like all other body seals. They also need to maintain good contact area with the body and top inserts.

If the door glass is not sealing, there are a few possibilities:

1. The seals are dried out. If the seals appear to be in good contact all the way around the glass, you may only need to clean them thoroughly (including under them) and apply some silicone grease to give the rubber some new life;

2. The door glass is not adjusted correctly. If the seals are not in good contact, but the rest of the door closes properly, the door glass operating mechanism, guides, and stops may need adjustment to position the window correctly when fully closed;

3. The body has flexed and opened gaps (which might explain the 'T' top leakage as well). If the door(s) doesn't operate and close corectly, falls a little when opened, or other panels appear to have alignment problems, the body may be flexing/sagging. Without getting on a frame machine and reforming the floor pan, you can adjust the doors, hood, hatch, fenders, etc. to get proper clearances. It can be very time consuming. However, if only the door hinges are worn causing sag and misalignment, you can repair the hinges with replacement pin/bushing kits, then realign the door and glass.

It probably took some time for the seal problems to develop, so it may take a little time to correct the problem.

 

One other thing about the seals. they are made of a rubber like material, like your hoses, these compounds (just like rubber) will "cold weld" over time and won't seal properly. Cold weld is the effect like you see when you take a clamp off of one of your hoses, the imprint of the clamp is forever pressed into the hose, the same thing happens to the seals. With the door glass/T top glass and door frame always sitting against the seal it will eventually compress the seal to where it makes contact still but won't seal properly, the least bit of pressure put on it (ie wind from driving, heavy rain) will make it open a gap between the seal and the glass or door. The only fix for this condition is replacement of the seals.