help on hard top ???
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Drifting
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From: Delray Beach Florida
help on hard top ???
Hi everyone nreed help on a hard top question - Are all c2 hard tops interchangeable and if not what should i look for - i just purchased a 67 vert ,my brother has a hard top which he will give to me - but he is concerned it may not fit and will damage the paint on my car when i try to use it
Thanx Chas
Thanx Chas
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15
All C2 tops will swap out! You won't have any problem.
The C1 tops are where you get in trouble. 61-62 tops were different from the other C1 cars.
Willcox Inc.
The C1 tops are where you get in trouble. 61-62 tops were different from the other C1 cars.
Willcox Inc.
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Agree, They have technical differences, but they will all fit the car. That said, they will also mar the paint on the rear deck.
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Bill,
Been there done that! It still made marks on my deck lid. We just took my hardtop of last month. . . YUK! Even though I had the bolts snug the top it still left marks in the paint!
Ernie
Been there done that! It still made marks on my deck lid. We just took my hardtop of last month. . . YUK! Even though I had the bolts snug the top it still left marks in the paint!
Ernie
Last edited by Willcox Corvette; Jun 4, 2009 at 09:55 AM.
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...a tough look to beat with the Hardtop on....besides the mark is almost invisible....
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knock on wood... i haven't had that problem and my top was on for many miles/years before i took it off to be refurbished by Glassworks (and that is another story....
).the ones sold by the usual vendors are a bit thin, and often in 2 pieces. i bought a piece of convertible top rear window material and made my own thicker 1-piece protector for both the convertible top and the hardtop by using the thin ones as patterns.
Bill
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Army
Handling those thin ones are like putting Gladwrap over a bowl of leftover potato salad - which no man should ever attempt....
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I have a wool blanket that I sandwich between the soft top and the car... no marks after 20 years of laquer paint
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See, Invisible.....
I finally found a picture that covers the area where both tops rest on the deck. Both of them with there original weather stripping actually dont leave any marks on the deck. Just dont install the hardtop if the weather strip is suspect without first refreshing the rubber.
if necessary for the rubber Willcox is right there helping, i didn`t see anyone else offer information or jump in.
.see, invisible...
if necessary for the rubber Willcox is right there helping, i didn`t see anyone else offer information or jump in.
.see, invisible...
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Ernie
knock on wood... i haven't had that problem and my top was on for many miles/years before i took it off to be refurbished by Glassworks (and that is another story.... ).
the ones sold by the usual vendors are a bit thin, and often in 2 pieces. i bought a piece of convertible top rear window material and made my own thicker 1-piece protector for both the convertible top and the hardtop by using the thin ones as patterns.
Bill
knock on wood... i haven't had that problem and my top was on for many miles/years before i took it off to be refurbished by Glassworks (and that is another story....
).the ones sold by the usual vendors are a bit thin, and often in 2 pieces. i bought a piece of convertible top rear window material and made my own thicker 1-piece protector for both the convertible top and the hardtop by using the thin ones as patterns.
Bill
The new ones. . . Well there is no other way to put it. . . They SUC@
The one that I have the most fun with is the one for the conv. top!
You put it on before you drop the drop the top, you flip the top up and it’s all over the place, you flip the top down and it’s all over the place . . .
and the last trick of all is you flip the top up and it fly’s off the car! Good riddance! 
E
Last edited by Willcox Corvette; Jun 4, 2009 at 09:33 PM.