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Weatherstripping for C&C t tops?

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Rodney87GN

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Anyone know of a good source to get weatherstripping for the dealer installed C&C t tops? Everywhere I checked had them for the OEM t tops only. Or am I just SOL? You guys with these t tops, what did you do for replacement weatherstripping?

Thanks for any suggestions!
 
Not surprisingly, I'll bet there are VERY few who can answer this one.... While I'm somewhat happy to learn that I'm not the only one with these damn C&C glass tops, I believe you (we) are SOL... :rolleyes: I actually talked to Cars & Concepts in Detroit about 12 years ago to see about acquiring a spare set of weather strips, and after a couple days of searching their warehouse, they called me back and informed me that they had located 2 sets.... that could be mine for the paltry sum of some $450 (each!!), if memory serves.... I about dropped the phone at the time!!! :eek: I never pursued it any further, and just took it for granted that I would have to live with the wind noise/rattle until such time that they leaked water bad enough for me to either A) devise a way to replace them with some other weatherstrip for another application, B) Glue/Seal 'em up, never remove to them again, or C) cut the damn roof off and replace it with a proper hardtop like the car came with in the first place... :( This is where I still stand... although I now have other related issues... I need to fix the headliner (board is non-standard) and I'm REALLY scared to do it for fear of breaking said board... (with it's non-standard dome light, non-standardly located).... My tops don't leak water unless I blast 'em with the hose while washing, but the wind roar/rattle is ridiculous.... sorry I don't have a good answer, perhaps together we can come up with a solution????
 
Thank you for your input...it confirms my suspicions on the probability of trying to locate a proper set of weatherstripping for this mess, which is nearly impossible!

Mine don't leak water either, but they did rattle and create wind noise. I temp fixed that by putting some strips of that self adhesive, generic foam weatherstripping on the bottom edge of the glass tops where it seals on the roof. It's sorta ghetto but I never remove the tops anyway. My big issue is the felt strips on the front and back of the roof. Mine is pretty worn away at the front and you can see some of the orange rubber from the outside...it looks like crap.

I don't know how much different the weatherstrip for OEM t tops are from the C&Cs, but maybe it could be modified to work? Right now I'm leaning towards option B since I don't use the t tops anyway. Option C is what I really want to do but I don't have the time or money for that.

Also did a little more research. This place called the Sunroof Doctor might have some C&C inventory left....The Sunroof Doctor - Your source for replacement sunroof & t-top parts!. Might be worth a try. Only other thing I can think of...maybe get in touch with a local shop that does custom interiors, sunroofs, etc? Incidentally, I live 15 minutes away from ASC (the sunroof people). I think I'll stop by there to see what they have to say.
 
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