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Old Sep 26, 2022 | 04:42 PM
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Helloooo Vetters,
I hope eveyone had a pleasant and safe cruisin season. I know I did and hate to see it end. Ok so now for my question. Is there a way to adjust the rear of the t tops where it mounts into the mounting bracket. To make it sit more flush with the rear of the the roof line? The right side seems to be worse. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.


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Old Sep 26, 2022 | 09:13 PM
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There is a little wobble room in the holes. There is a plate behind the fiberglass that the screws go into (careful, don't drop it down into the void of the pillar) and there's a little, not much, adjustment there.
Keep in mind that the roofs were never meant to be flush, they actually stick up more than you'd think at the rear
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Old Sep 27, 2022 | 08:56 AM
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Thank you Mooser. That's interesting. I participated at a local all Vette car show and I was deducted points for my tops because they didn't fit flush. I know my car isn't a " conquers" car. And from what I have seen there isn't many cars ou there that the t tops fit much better. Unless they are fiberglass tops.
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Old Sep 27, 2022 | 11:56 AM
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Old Sep 27, 2022 | 01:10 PM
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Old Sep 27, 2022 | 02:19 PM
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My glass tops didn't sit flush either.

Those two screws where the rear pin goes into the B pillar, don't remove them, as Mooser said, the backers will fall off into never-never land and your into a jackpot then.

Are the seals installed correctly?
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Other than the rear fitment everthing else is ok. The tops themselves and the seals are in excellent condition.
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Old Sep 27, 2022 | 04:48 PM
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"concourse"
Only if the car show is at an airport.

Concours is French for "competition".
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Originally Posted by TL79C3
Thank you Mooser. That's interesting. I participated at a local all Vette car show and I was deducted points for my tops because they didn't fit flush. I know my car isn't a " conquers" car. And from what I have seen there isn't many cars ou there that the t tops fit much better. Unless they are fiberglass tops.
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The glass roofs were supposed to sit 1/8" to 1/4" high at the rear, partly due to the increased thickness of the glass and then the rubber surround on the edge.
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Originally Posted by Mooser
The glass roofs were supposed to sit 1/8" to 1/4" high at the rear, partly due to the increased thickness of the glass and then the rubber surround on the edge.
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Thank you Interpon!!!
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