leaking t top

[kristen]

i finished the conver. and now the drivers side leaks a little. in the front of the window, where the t top meets the weather striping. i knnow that this is something that alot of you have. how do i fix it.

[shenanigans]

black RTV sealant between the weatehrstripping and the frame. It channels the water into the little plastic clip which channels it through the weatherstripping and down into the door.


Htere is some from the factory but obviously since you do not have factory installed weatherstripping, you don't have the small seal.

[kristen]

the leak is coming from where where the window hits the weather striping right where the t tops striping and the wind shield striping meets. so i can't really put sealing there. then the striping will be held together.

any other ideas

[CHEVYINSIDE]

Take some die-electric grease and apply it into the weatherstrip channel (spell?) .work it into it . the grease will help seal this section up you just have to reapply it when it wears off.it worked for me when i did my conversion

[kristen]

what part of the channel? see it's so hard to discribe. i will have to take pics when i get home and post them. i need help. it rained for the first time sunday. and she had drips coming in. and i'm so anal i need it to be perfect.

[kristen]

PLEASE SOMEONE HAS GOT TO HELP ME WITH IDEAS. I NEED TO FIND OUT HOW TO STOP THESE LEAKS. TAKE PICS DO WHATEVER BUT I NEED HELP. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HECK TO DO.

[hockeyman]

I'll bring over that stuff this weekend (if you want) and give it another shot. If that doesn't work, we'll need to pry the weatherstripping up and put a little bit more support at underneath to lift it up so you'll get a better seal. Something has got to work!

Give me a call. I am still on daywork until Monday, Jan 2nd.

[kristen]

alsome give me a call tomorrow to make plans.

[CHEVYINSIDE]

can you post aic of the location . I think i know where your talking about it's were the t-top meets the weatherstriping of the car right.

[95FirebirdConvertible]

got any pics of the exact location of the leak?

[kristen]

sorry i don't have pics. the camaro is at home and i haven been around her.

chevyinside you hit the location on the head. what can i do

[CHEVYINSIDE]

just to try and see if it works . put sum grease in that channel . whipe it in there . see if it makes a seal . you can close the gap in the t-top to weatherstrip by adjusting the front aduster down by removing any shims you installed . when i converted it took several hours the get it right . let me know if it works