Cascade Crew

HONDASLAYER · Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:03 pm Post subject: when it rain it pours

so today after work i went over to a buddies and while looking for a nova part inside my z28 i discovered a freakin lake in my rear passenger floorboard and under rear right seat. wich is completely soaked through. i know when i bought the car on sunday that the tops may have a "slight" leak, so i've kept it in covered parking (except when driving). but to find a freakin lake in there is just freakin unacceptable. sure the engine,tranny new brakes and tires are great. But a freakin lake.!!!!!!!

Bashy Bashy

Al Hasse · Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:29 pm Post subject:

I feel your pain, I've had those seals replaced and still get the occasional leak - a never ending battle. You may be able to adjust the receivers for the pins on the body of the car, remove the plastic trim and 2 screws in slotted holes hold the receiver to the car body. If that's not successful, then it might be time for new weatherstripping.

chevymad · Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:36 pm Post subject:

Make sure its the T-tops too. I have a hardtop car and get a lake in the same place. I think its coming in through the hatch hinge bolts.

HONDASLAYER · Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:45 pm Post subject: when it rains it pours

ya i think i'm going to gut the inside exept the drivers seat. clean it all out treat the rusted areas and give the floors a good rubberized coating. clean out the carpets and try to salvage the seats. does anyone know of anywhere i can get new seals localy?

blue89 · Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 6:05 am Post subject:

That was one of the motivating reasons I got rid of my LT1 camaro. For the 2 months of summer we have it's just not worth it.

Twilightoptics · Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 6:43 am Post subject:

Love my T-Tops!

91RSVert · Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 6:59 am Post subject:

I love my vert. But I dont drive it in the rain. You wanna talk about leaks....

On my hardtop
I had a leak somewhere on the front a-post, pass side.
The hatch hinge bolt leaked, pass side.
The seal where the glass meets the hatch cracked, leaking into the trunk.

Vert
Windshield
where top meets a-post
all around the glass to top
quad-meet area where door, top, fender, glass all meets.. I can stick my finger thru.

iansane · Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 7:13 am Post subject:

I know I'm going to jinx myself but my 'vert hasn't leaked.....yet.

blue89 · Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 7:43 am Post subject:

iansane · Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 7:57 am Post subject:

Nah. It doesn't leak because it's always down!

blue89 · Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 8:05 am Post subject:

touché!

mc6811 · Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 8:05 pm Post subject:

my t-tops leak too. its pretty minor though. drivers side a pillar at the top. it is an unfortanate problem with most t-tops.

Al Hasse · Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 8:09 pm Post subject:

I had a leak in mine once that was so hard to find. It ended up being a leak at the center bar, water would enter there, then travel across the top of the windshield (under the weatherstripping), then drip out at the driver side A-pillar. A little more weatherstrip sealant on the bar and all was good Cool

mc6811 · Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 8:12 pm Post subject:

i'll have check that. I haven't looked that far away from the post for it

HONDASLAYER · Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 8:14 pm Post subject:

SO WHAT DO YOU THINK? IF I COMPLETELY REPLACE ALL OF MY SEALS AND RE-ENFORCE THEM WITH RTV SEALANT SHOULD THAT DO A PRETTY GOOD LONG LASTING JOB?

WTF?!

HONDASLAYER · Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 8:17 pm Post subject:

GREG DAVIDSON · Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 10:25 pm Post subject:

you can replace the top part yea you need one of these...

Quasi-Traction · Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 5:11 am Post subject:

every time I read a post about leaky t-tops it makes me glad I have a hard top.

Very Happy

Dewey316 · Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 5:12 am Post subject:

Everytime it is sunny, i'm glad I have t-tops. Very Happy

Alphius · Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 6:34 am Post subject:

Guys! Guys!

I have the perfect solution! Very Happy

Buy two thirdgens, one hardtop and one t-top. Heck, if you're feeling adventurous buy a 'vert too.

Then you're set no matter what the weather is like. Laughing

Of course, the hardtop might accumulate a few more miles than the others. Wink

It is my dream one day to have enough thirdgens to drive a different one every day of the week... Rock on!

If only I was that rich...