Cascade Crew

Xophertony · Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 11:52 pm Post subject: i hate my T-tops !!!!

well, i feel at this point that i have done EVERYTHING i can possably do to stop the leaking. i am left with no choice but to seal them to the car permanently with silicone. i can always scrape it off come summer, and re-do it come winter. here is what i have done in order:

NEW seal all around. adjusted t-tops for fitment. fit snugly now.

Re-sealed new seals all around with outdoor silicone. seals now attached to the car real well. still sealed factory style.

RE-RE-sealed t-top seals. now the seal is sealed to the car not allowing ANY water behind it. also ran a bead along the inside top edge of the t-bar.

covered seals in vasalene, hoping it would seal the seals to the t-tops. found out vasalene goes away after a few days of rain.

covered seals in dilectric silicone (never dries like vasalene) including the "corners" where the top meets the window (belived to be source of leaks)

STILL LEAKS. in fact since i added the dilectric silicone it seems to leak MORE. i have reached witts end. if anyone has any idea's i can try i will gladly accept suggestions.

i am giving the car a few days to dry out (it's parked under my carport) and then if no one has any ideas that can help i am going to COVER the seams in silicone caulk. please help me, i don't want to do this... i realy don't. Sad

izcain · Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 11:22 am Post subject:

Where exactly does the water come from? Have you pinpointed where it is leaking from yet?

kurfbird

TGO has directions to fix the leaks. You actually have to remove the black T bar thing and seal that also

izcain · Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 1:38 pm Post subject:

The t-bar gets rippled and sometimes needs to be straightened

Xophertony

Quasi-Traction · Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 3:13 pm Post subject: Re: i hate my T-tops !!!!

Xophertony · Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 3:36 pm Post subject: Re: i hate my T-tops !!!!

83Z28BlackBetty · Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 12:39 pm Post subject: Re: i hate my T-tops !!!!

BigDaddyVu · Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 7:11 pm Post subject:

i got a hard top wanna trade

Xophertony · Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 1:34 am Post subject:

SOLVED i am happy to say. well mostly solved. only tested in light rain so far. but leak free after two hours of mild percipitation. all it took was 12$ worth of dilectric silicone and a rubber glove Shocked

RSFreak · Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 7:08 pm Post subject:

One of the main selling points for me when I got my RS was the fact that it is a hardtop. I've had several T-top 3rdgens and they all leaked!

Incidentaly, we heavily, and I mean HEAVILY, siliconed the t-tops to the roof on turbo_jimi's '85 Z28 and it still leaks! Sad

Xophertony · Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 2:06 pm Post subject:

put a bead around the T-bar. some let water in where it meets the body.