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Old 08-26-2009 | 11:40 PM
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t top leaks toward rear

I have been getting a leak from my t top iroc. It seems to be coming in the rear area. I would like to seal it right. I get water in my back seat after a rain. When my headliner was taken down and reapholstered, I confirmed it was coming from the rear t top area. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Old 08-27-2009 | 09:54 PM
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Re: t top leaks toward rear

i have a small leak from the rear on the drivers side and the front of the passenger side.

what im thinking of doing is getting some black silicone and building it up along the edge of the gasket so that when i put the t-top on it seals better.
Old 08-27-2009 | 10:06 PM
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Re: t top leaks toward rear

you might want to pull your weather stripping and see what lies under it.

this is what i found when i opened up mine.....
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Old 08-27-2009 | 10:40 PM
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Re: t top leaks toward rear

When we got ours,we needed ALL new stripping.After paint the new stripping was put in.( At the time I didn't know about TGO.)
Anyway,the T's leaked. So, little by little I adjusted each pin guide.
It took quite a while but FINALY no leaks!
Thru the process,I found out most of the water was from the pass side rear.
The guide on the rear pass side is ALMOST at the tightest limit.
I would think about looking @ the seal areas & under the "T" bar for rust-out.If you do that,be EXTREMELY CAREFUL not to bend any of the metal pieces!
If you just want to try to stop//slow the leaks for the meantime & want to tighten the pin guides,also do this with care.
(edit) Toxic is right-check for rust when you get the time to.

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Old 08-28-2009 | 03:22 AM
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Re: t top leaks toward rear

eeuuuu... maybe mine could look like that. From the outside, you wouldn't know.
Old 08-28-2009 | 02:35 PM
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Man that's a pretty big rot hole that formed. Remember to keep the pine needles and other debris out from between things like,your cowl,weatherstrip,hatch area.That stuff collects moisture and just rots stuff out.

Here's a link to our weatherstrip section if you guys need anything.

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Old 08-28-2009 | 05:35 PM
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Re: t top leaks toward rear

You will never know till you open it up and take a look. Also if your got water leaking from the t-tops. you should check your floor bords,inside the b-pillars, seat track bolts ect cuz the water has to go somewhere.
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Re: t top leaks toward rear

I gave the underneath, and the rest of the car a good looking over, and I found no real rust problems. I think the water evaporated from the back seat. The leak seemed to come from the center since that's where the water pooled up. I had the headliner off, and I didn't see anything from the inside.
Old 09-07-2009 | 08:46 PM
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Re: t top leaks toward rear

Originally Posted by Stevolwevol
I gave the underneath, and the rest of the car a good looking over, and I found no real rust problems. I think the water evaporated from the back seat. The leak seemed to come from the center since that's where the water pooled up. I had the headliner off, and I didn't see anything from the inside.
Did you find the leak?
I have the same problem but my car is pointed uphill. it leaks on the same area the right rear seat every time it rains.
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