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Who has the best T-top weatherstripping kit?

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Old Aug 27, 2002 | 07:05 AM
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...My dad is asking me to post this, he wants to know who makes the best T-top weatherstripping kit for the money. He has a 91 RS. Thanks
Old Aug 28, 2002 | 10:16 AM
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I think the only place to get new weather stripping that I have found is strictly from the dealership.. I haven't found anybody else that I would trust that makes it.
Old Aug 28, 2002 | 04:22 PM
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I've read that the oem stuff is the way to go. Get the part number from GM and then go to www.gmpartsdirect.com to get it. The aftermarket ones are highly marked up. I'm not sure if they're better though.

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Old Aug 28, 2002 | 07:37 PM
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Thanks for the info guys i'll forward it to my dad.
Old Aug 29, 2002 | 06:23 PM
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I've had heaps of problems with this. I had the gm original kit, problem was that they were 10 years old and had shrunken so leaked between the t-top end, you could see the 2mm gap at each end. there is a revised gm 8 piece kit. It includes some steel retainers for the t-tops that are longer, these are the bits the seals are pushed/glued into. On the end of them there is some foam to take up the gap between to seal and the glass where the rubber sticks out. I just siliconed the gaps up and did away with the foam. Believe me, the revised 8 piece kit is lots better.
Old Aug 30, 2002 | 06:54 AM
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I bought a SoffSeal kit from Summit for my IROC. They don't leak a drop and I didn't even cement them into place.

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