drdave69

The two holes on the convertible hatch that I assume is the mounting point for the hardtop. I have noticed that some cars have plugs in those holes. Are those available somewhere?

66jack

Corvette Central...

65hihp

You can use little stainless hole plugs, available from most hardware stores. Or, you can use the special bolts that hold the hardtop down on those holes. Those bolts have a special finished head to fit the hardtop and also to fill the holes without the hardtop in place.

warrenmj

http://www.parts123.com/corvettecent...50b&ukey=49829
$5.95

Ron Miller

Lots of the aftermarket suppliers sell the stainless plugs, lots of folks use them. I don't think they were ever available from the General, however.

drdave69

I couldn't find them in my Ecklers catalog but found them at Corvette Central (thanks). After seeing them I could tell that they could be bought from my local hardware store but I wanted to order a couple of more parts anyway so I ordered them from Corvette Central. I'll need to dig around to see if I have the hardtop hold-down bolts. I don't remember seeing them in my box of parts.

JohnZ

No, they weren't. A Corvette with a factory-installed hardtop used two special circular rubber washers under the heads of the rear two hardtop hold-down bolts (without the top installed) to fill the holes in the lid escutcheons and provide a water seal. With the top installed, the two washers go in the cloth bag in the glove box with the hardtop wrench. The snap-in stainless plugs from the Corvette parts vendors look much neater and more finished, but they'll get deductions in the "Exterior" judging section.