C4 Glass top
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Cruising
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C4 Glass top
Greetings All, I have recently purchased a 95 coupe which does not have the glass top, but I would like to purchase a replacement top from a parts vendor on line. However, I noticed that they come in various tints, the paint color of my C4 is Deep Red Metallic and wanted to get the GM correct tint that would have been on that color for that year. Any help appreciated and or vendor recommendation that would have good price and customer service. Thanks for the Help!
Melting Slicks
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Don't know what color you had originally, but the blue tinted top from my 90 looks good on my 95 dark red metallic.
Even though it's lighter colored it seems to take on a darker tint after install. just my opinion.
Even though it's lighter colored it seems to take on a darker tint after install. just my opinion.
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Cruising
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Thanks Red Dwarf, car only had painted roof, but I am thinking that Chevy gave the customer the option of tint upon original purchase, I just wasn't sure if GM pre-selected a tint, however, I hear that the blue tint has less of a UV (82%) protection vs. bronze tint (92%) which would save the interior. Thanks again!
Melting Slicks
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From: PA
My '89 also only came with the solid top, but I'm thinking the other colors were suggested based on the car's color. In your case a smoked or bronzed top. But I'd imagine you could get any color tint that you wanted.
Plus, yours won't be original anyway so get the one you want. If I ever get around to it I'm ordering blue, that color tint just looks better to me.
Plus, yours won't be original anyway so get the one you want. If I ever get around to it I'm ordering blue, that color tint just looks better to me.
Racer
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From: Blacksburg Virginia
I may be in the same boat as my painted top is cracking. I have a big old Hokie paint job.
So what color would you suggest, and do any of you with the dark red paint have pictures of your blue or brown tops?
So what color would you suggest, and do any of you with the dark red paint have pictures of your blue or brown tops?
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The blue and bronze tinted tops were for the transparant tops.
Looking out from the inside, the tint was either blue or bronze.
But looking at them from the outside, they both looked black.
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Racer
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I understand that. I should have mentioned that the top I had was blue tinted clear. And the previous owner painted it blue. When I got the car I painted it the orange and maroon of my alma mater. So the now painted blue plastic top is cracking and separating from the frame.
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