Finally got it stopped.
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From: littlestown Pa
Finally got it stopped.
After 3 or so years my t tops always leaked. BAD. I bought a set of used tops, had them painted, cleaned off the old seals, carefully removed my new seals off my old tops, glued them to the new tops, set'em on, adjusted to what I thought was good, water tested and lo and behold no more leak. I almost cried. Now the wife does not have to carry a towel and an umbrella. I would have never believed warped tops.
I just had to share this.
I just had to share this.
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St. Jude Donor '11 thru '25
Originally Posted by redvette1976
After 3 or so years my t tops always leaked. BAD. I bought a set of used tops, had them painted, cleaned off the old seals, carefully removed my new seals off my old tops, glued them to the new tops, set'em on, adjusted to what I thought was good, water tested and lo and behold no more leak. I almost cried. Now the wife does not have to carry a towel and an umbrella. I would have never believed warped tops.
I just had to share this.
I just had to share this.
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From: littlestown Pa
Originally Posted by Jud Chapin
Are you saying your fiberglass tops are warped?
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From: littlestown Pa
Originally Posted by TopGunn
Boy I wish I could stop mine from leaking, new seals, adjusted a bunch of times. Wish I knew what was causing it, super frustrating.
Glad to hear you had good luck
Glad to hear you had good luck
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From: Wellington, FL
St. Jude Donor '11 thru '25
Originally Posted by redvette1976
Warped really Bad. I don't think they were original to the car. As soon as I placed the new (used) ones on the car I new right away it was the tops. I've heard of tops warping but never gave it a thought on mine. I changed everything on top (Stainless steel pieces) and adjusted till the cows came home. Here is a tip, even after the tops sealed I had a leak at the top of the windshield. I removed all the interior trim pieces, put the tops on and shot it with the water hose. My wife was able to locate the leak. I resealedd the outside top of the windshield and that finished my leaks. Funny thing, the way I found out they leaked, was 3 years ago, my son used the vette for his prom car. On the way to super it was a rained cats and dogs. Needless to say his girlfriends dress was soaked.