Darinm

Has anyone used these T-top shades offered by Ecklers ? Their part number is 25-351153-1. I'm wondering how well they worked and stayed in place. I tried some perforated vinyl shades that was supposed to stay in place by clinging to the glass, but the key was was "Supposed" to. They didn't work very good. I love my mirrored T-Tops in the winter, but in the summer it's like sitting under a magnifying glass

if anyone has, how does it attach and did it stay in place ?

Thanks

Wrecked82

If they are what I think they are (I had a set once) they have 4 small plastic tabs - two on each side - that are to pushed in between the glass top and the plastic trim. I found they sagged in the middle and had to be stuck in place with double sided tape, which itself would release and not hold.

What I did was get some black, low knap, indoor/outdoor carpet from Lowes and cut me a set the right size using a kraft paper mock up of the cutting outline, if this makes sense. Then, purchased some 1/4" thick, dense rubber insulation and did same. Then glued insulation to carpet and then glued entire thing to roof. Has held for years now in Houston heat. Do not miss looking out the glass top.

Darinm

Interesting idea. And that's the main thing, blocking the heat from the sun. That gives me some ideas that i may try. Houston is definately hot and way more humid than Dallas. Thanks for the idea !

NONN37

Find some cheap regular tops and swap them. put the glass in safe storage.

terry82

have you thought about putting a tint film on the inside of the t-top.

Wrecked82

Years ago I raised that issue with a tint shop and they said it would not work due to curvature and also concerned about heat gain on the glass (don't understand that part).

Darinm

yes I did , and the heat gain was the issue. The way it was described to me was the heat rejection of the tint has a trapped layer between the tint and the glass that will cause the glass to shatter. And i'm not that willing to test that one out ;-)

7T1vette

So, how is that any different with a reflective insert? The infra-red (heat energy) got thru the glass to get to the reflective tint. Why wouldn't it just go thru again??? Sounds like to me...

naramlee

then they don't know how to install tint correctly... I have a 93 camaro sitting in the shop with a 15% one piece tint on the back glass, he started with a large sheet and a heat gun and slowly worked it into the curve using the heat gun to shrink the tint.... so yeah... they could easily do T tops

heat gain? mmmm I smell Al Gore behind this myth....

80-Vette

Now that's funny.