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I was looking in the parts manuals and it shows the top storage area in one diagram under the section of '90 to '96. I also found a diagram that showed '84 to '89.
That doesn't match to several of the posts below that state their '93s had the older style.
It seems like finding one that is the right one by sight or picture might be the best choice.
Good luck.
Last edited by QCVette; Sep 25, 2017 at 07:58 PM.
Reason: update
On my 89 I had to change over to the new brackets. I could not find the replacement rubber that goes inside the bracket to hold the top secure. I bought used brackets off eBay and ordered rubber replacement from corvette central
I have a set arriving today. One problem I found was that both styles are listed on EBay as 84-96. While Both will bolt in, it makes it harder to identify the newer ones if you don't know which ones you are looking for.
The vendor I ordered from is referenced here quite a bit, and had multiple listings with both styles labeled as 84-96.
I went by the pictures they posted and added a note to the order specifically stating I wanted the ones pictured in the listing.
I'll find out this afternoon if I got the correct ones.
On my 89 I had to change over to the new brackets. I could not find the replacement rubber that goes inside the bracket to hold the top secure. I bought used brackets off eBay and ordered rubber replacement from corvette central
my 93 had old style and could not find rubber pieces either and bought a used set. I was new to my corvette at the time and had ordered new rubber pieces and couldn't figure out why they wouldn't fit. Than I saw a picture of the newer bracket. Thats what happens when your a newbie at the time!
my 93 had old style and could not find rubber pieces either and bought a used set. I was new to my corvette at the time and had ordered new rubber pieces and couldn't figure out why they wouldn't fit. Than I saw a picture of the newer bracket. Thats what happens when your a newbie at the time!
my 93 had old style and could not find rubber pieces either and bought a used set. I was new to my corvette at the time and had ordered new rubber pieces and couldn't figure out why they wouldn't fit. Than I saw a picture of the newer bracket. Thats what happens when your a newbie at the time!
Me too.
How is it that newer cars have the older brackets? Could this have something to do with the see through tops. Mine was originally a dual roof car according to the RPO codes.
The ones I ordered from EBay arrived today and are the newer style.
Finally got around to swapping the brackets. A little more complicated than I expected since I had to lift the carpet. That meant pulling the rear trim and that meant pulling the hatch struts but I got them done.
Looking at both parts side by side, I realized GM changed the part but kept the same part number. Both version have the same part number molded in. So for anyone buying a set make sure you get pictures of the actual parts.
Are you guys concerned with originality? Don't both versions work the same? I am just not getting why it is important.
The first version is physically different in the way it holds the top. The rubber insert is also no longer available.
GM determined at some point that the design let the top move around and changed to the newer version. GM treated this change two ways. At some point the new ones were introduced on the production line. Also the new version replaced the old as a service part under the SAME part number.
So If someone went to a dealership to get the replacement rubber insert, it wasn't available and the new style mount was used.
Fast forward to today. If you have the old style mounts and need inserts, you cant get them. This leaves these options
Make your old insert
Hunt down used inserts
Switch to the new style bracket (which has reproduction inserts available)
As for originality, with the exception of a very small select group of C4s maintaining originality is really not important. As a whole, These are not and probably never will be highly collectible cars.
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