One piece top
Instructor
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 210
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From: woodstock ga
I have a one piece astro top, it works nice. i bought it because it would cost me way more to referb my old fibergalss t-tops than than the one piece. the one piece costs about 400$. they scratche easily if you dont take care of them and they dont leak don the middle like most t-tops do. the extra headroom is a great bonus and i like being able to see out ( its really cool at night to see out).
Overall nice price and a different look as long as you are not too big into having a stock vette. it fits in the back of my vette to but it takes up the whole back.
Overall nice price and a different look as long as you are not too big into having a stock vette. it fits in the back of my vette to but it takes up the whole back.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 3,248
Likes: 48
From: westland mi
http://www.astrotops.com/68_82tops.html
they're located in your state. i have one and Big632 has one. i like mine a lot, had it on for 13yrs and no problems and have 3" extra headroom, they leak but so did my stock ones but try to never get caught in the rain anyhow. most people on the forum are embarrassed to be seen taking them out to the curb for garbage pickup. u can view mine on my photos.
they're located in your state. i have one and Big632 has one. i like mine a lot, had it on for 13yrs and no problems and have 3" extra headroom, they leak but so did my stock ones but try to never get caught in the rain anyhow. most people on the forum are embarrassed to be seen taking them out to the curb for garbage pickup. u can view mine on my photos.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 1,105
Likes: 0
From: Richmond Virginia
I have the "mirrored" T-tops in perfect condition too, but when my son takes the car, I'm nervous about him treating those right, so I got the one piece Astro top. Not bad at all in terms of initial fitting adjustments and worth the price. If it gets totally destroyed you're still not out the cost of "real T's".
Drifting
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 1,270
Likes: 4
From: Celeste Texas
I had one and I really hated it. It felt cheap and cheesy. The front mount bolts screwed into plastic and I always thought they were about to strip out. The rear mounts bolts had a cheesy bracket that didn't really work either. The center was adjustable but the adjustment was by adding washers under clear plastic covers and they looked bad. It never really sealed on the top. Over 70 mph the wind came under the seals. It didn't leak when I washed the car but if I drove in the rain I always got wet.
Spend the extra money and get real tops.
Bill
Spend the extra money and get real tops.
Bill
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