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Glass T-Tops Posted By: ScreaminEagle91 On: 01-03-2008 @ 12:30:29 Reply | Edit well during my junkyard search the other day i came across a beautiful set of glass t tops on a 91 bird. i also have a 91, but it came with lexan. i bought the glass ones, and i noticed there were differences in the weatherstripping on the cars and the t tops. well it rained last nite and guess what? leaked like a siv! any help in stopping these leaks would be appreciated. i dont care how dumb the idea is, i welcome them all, cause they look great, but i cant take the leaks! --  Posted By: Pocket On: 04-04-2007 @ 20:41:49 Reply | Top | Edit Take the A pillar and sail panel trim off and adjust the reciever mounts lower so the t-tops pull down and seal when they latch You may have to re-adjust the door windows Use your waterhose to test your seals -- "If you have complete control over the damned thing, you're not going fast enough." - Carrol Smith Posted By: LeadFootedRacer On: 04-16-2007 @ 19:16:33 Reply | Top | Edit i heard about this before. i was shopping for the seals for my car on hawksthirdgen and they sell the 2 different types of seals. one is WAYYYY cheaper is than the other -- 
1987 Trans Am -- 305 TPI and staying that way Flowmaster Muffler -- ARE wheels 16x8 Flowtech Shorty Headers and y Pipe not installed Posted By: Pocket On: 04-17-2007 @ 23:27:32 Reply | Top | Edit Even cheaper yet is diagnosing if you actually need the new seals. Sometimes you can soften the old ones up or jsut adjust your parts to fit better -- "If you have complete control over the damned thing, you're not going fast enough." - Carrol Smith Posted By: Green97TAMachine On: 04-22-2007 @ 09:31:42 Reply | Top | Edit Old school trick: If your weatherstripping isn't sealing well anymore due to drying up, cracking, and just age/use....you can put some petrollium jelly (vasoline) on the rubber to bring it back to life for a better seal. Wait for a nice sunny day and remove the t-tops. Clean the weatherstripping to remove any film or dirt. Librally spread some of the vasoline on all the surfaces that the t-tops touch and where the t-top seal and door seal meet. (also apply to t-tops where the window meets them) Let the vasoline soak into the rubber for atleast 3-4 hours in the sun. Get an old rag and whipe the excess vasoline off and walla...Your seals are as close to new as you're gonna get without replacing them. I had to do this about every year and a half with my 91 RS, and it worked like a charm every time. Fun fact: The petrollium jelly causes the seals to swell and retain the oily moisture thus causeing the glass t-tops to stick to it better and make a water tight seal. -- 1997 Mystic Teal Trans Am, M6, Leather, Hardtop. TB Bypass, CAI, Pacesetter LT's, Flowmaster 80 Series !CATS, !AIR/E.G.R., !CAGS, And a PCM tune done by Thunder Racing. 
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