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Old Jul 22, 2003 | 09:29 AM
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Are the thompson one piece tops any good or would I be better off just resealing everything to try and prevent leaks?
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Old Jul 22, 2003 | 09:45 AM
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If you do a search on Astro Tops in the archives you'll see a lot of different opinions on the topic. I've seen them on other cars and they look god but the method of attachment seems a little mickey mouse. I'm going to check them out when I go to Carlisle this year. All in all, for the $329 they might not be a bad buy. I'll reserve judgement until I see them in person.
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Old Jul 22, 2003 | 10:17 AM
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I went over to Melrose T-tops, which restore glass tops. He highly recomended against the Astro top; said he's had them come into his shop and didn't feel the quality was very good.
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Old Jul 22, 2003 | 11:08 AM
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also, what about the tops that have convertible material on them? I found some on corvette america for $280.
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Old Jul 22, 2003 | 01:49 PM
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I never liked them. You have to put velcro across the front halo panel above the windshield to attach them. :U There used to be a company that made tops with convertible material that attached just like regular t-tops but they're no longer available. You can find them sometimes on e-bay.
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Old Jul 22, 2003 | 01:59 PM
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Thanks for the info, I like the astrotop but all the reviews in the archives talked like they were a pain in the butt so I guess I will probably try to reseal my tops.
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Old Jul 22, 2003 | 02:04 PM
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Thanks for the info, I like the astrotop but all the reviews in the archives talked like they were a pain in the butt so I guess I will probably try to reseal my tops.
I sent my broken t-top to Thompson and had them rebuilt. They replaced the glass with acrylic and the weatherstripping was totally replaced. The units I got back were in excellent condition and looked better than the ones I sent in to them. The acrylic is much lighter and very tough. I highly recommend the acrylic replacement t-tops instead of their one piece unit.
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