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Old Oct 20, 2004 | 09:51 AM
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I have a mismatched set of T-tops on my 80 Vette. One of the T-tops (passenger side) is a M89.6 top which is bronze colored see through glass. Does anyone know what year Vette this was originally off of? I am looking to sell it to cover the cost of a matching top I have a line on. Anyone know what I can expect to sell it for? The top is in excellent shape with new rubber on it. I seem to be the only guy I know of that has one of these 89.6 tops. That is not even the correct number for the 82 collector, so I am baffled on what car these originally came off of.
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Old Oct 20, 2004 | 09:57 AM
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i lost a plexiglass top at speed and sold the other on on e-bay for about $110, it was in fair-good shape
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Thanks for the reply. I assume we are talking another M89.6 top that you sold?
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don't know what a M89.6 is..... although mine was the smoked plexiglass aftermarket type as opposed to a mirrored glass factory one, hope that description helps... problem with the value is that you only have one of them...
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Keep in mind that the glass colors fade over time. The replacement will likely not match perfectly from the inside unless purchased in pairs. Maybe this is not an issue for you.

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Thanks. The M89.6 top is a factory LOF plexiglass top....though I don't know what vehicle it was originally on. DeKalb's shows it on their list of rare hard to find tops, for whatever that is worth. I guess I will throw it on E-bay and see how I fair. Thanks again for your input.
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