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Ok... i admit i am a little slow. Thank you 97rs4life, because of you I went back to year one and realized there was 2 sections, 1 for the door stripping, and 1 for the t-top stripping. I went and ordered both... for both sides... and the grand total of $500.86 !!!!!! Guess I shouldn't have been so quick to order and finish reading the rest of the posts. I probably woulda done as Loochy88 said. Oh well, I'll keep them in mind for future reference.
Hey DAS BOOT, is there a "correct way" to install them? I would ABSOLUTELY LOVE to be able to stay dry in the rain/car wash (u know on those days i can't afford a 6 hour "hose down" ;) )
oh and i guess i owe 97rs4life and HokieBird $5 each... do you guys have paypal?
Where about in Jersey do you live? There is a place about 20 miles from where I live that sells Camaro/Firebird related parts. They might have weathering strips.
If you are interested in used ones, I have some sitting in a storage container in my garage I will sell cheaper then anywhere else you go.
the problem is the water channels down the "channel" in the metal on the roof, then it goes to the corners(where the t0top locks in) At that spot the water goes above the metal on top of the rubber strip to plastic "clips" that are screwd down. the water is then channeled through the "tube" in the stripping, then it is vented out of the tube, towards the bottom half of the door.
Its like that on all 4 corners.
99% of t-top leaks is... when the water channels to the "plastic clip" it goes under the t-top weatser stripping, and usually works it way behind the sail panel or down the A-pillar.
this makes puddles, by your feet at the front of the doors, and also in the rear footspaces.
Best fix, unscrew the clip, lift up the weatherstripping, then I used black silicone(like the blue and redstuff you use on a waterpump or something) put a ton down, make a "barrier that will not let the water by. Then put the weatherstripping back down. then tighten the clip back down. This will guide the water back up and over, and into the "tube" again. Reason why its a problem as cars get older the glue just wears out and doesn't seal it right.
You do not have to really worry about any other place "sealing" right for the most part.
Also make sure when you put your tops on your seals on the actual t-top sit inside the seals on the car(they are supposed to seat inside)
That fixes 99% of the problems. Then next most common problem(still rare, but happens) Is something actually jams inside the "tube" and causes the water to back up.
I did a t-top conversion around xmas 2 years ago and ran into time issues, so I didn't seal them for a few days, it rained and I honestly had lke 4 gallons of water in my car.
did the silicone thing I listed, and never had a problem. My car was an ouside car for a year, in FL, even through a tropical storms and such, and do not leak.
Had to be evacuated Monday again after a fire was going on the hill behind us. Only 3-4 hours, they did a good job getting it under control. Especially...
So went out to start the Camaro and no start, batteries are good just hear a thud sound, started up fine last Friday. Check the fuses and the battery...
Working on getting my 99 Camaro back in action. Long story short, got parked in the garage about 5 years ago (kids, career stuff ect.) trying to get her...
I have a 15 year boy now (crazy how time flies from when I was a teenager on here!) and his first car will be the old Camaro.
I stopped driving...
3 weeks ago
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