T-Top Leak
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Melting Slicks
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From: Cape Girardeau Missouri
T-Top Leak
'79 with glass T-tops.
I have a significant leak from the T-top panels. With the panels installed you see light through the crack between the weatherstrip and s/s "T" trim along the front inboard.
The weatherstrips are fully intact even if one looks like it was slightly misaligned when installed on the car and is now almost permanently deformed.
I tried to remove the s/s "T" trim but after removing all fasteners it seemed to be firmly glued? in place. Is it supposed to be glued down?
As always, comments and suggestions are greatly appreciated.
I have a significant leak from the T-top panels. With the panels installed you see light through the crack between the weatherstrip and s/s "T" trim along the front inboard.
The weatherstrips are fully intact even if one looks like it was slightly misaligned when installed on the car and is now almost permanently deformed.
I tried to remove the s/s "T" trim but after removing all fasteners it seemed to be firmly glued? in place. Is it supposed to be glued down?
As always, comments and suggestions are greatly appreciated.
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on the top in that inboard front location, is there a tab that inserts into the windshield header and is that tab removable where you could insert shims to tighten its hold. I know on earlier C3's that is what is used.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Cape Girardeau Missouri
Unfortunately it seems to be VERY securely glued?/caulked? down--so well in fact that I feared damaging it if I pulled any harder to remove. That's why I asked if it supposed to be secured by something other than the screws.
I did not drill the two rivets at the rear of the piece as I intended to do that after the rest was freed.
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its not the ss trim that is shimmed it's the roof tabs
http://www.ecklerscorvette.com/corve...1968-1982.html
http://www.ecklerscorvette.com/corve...1968-1982.html
