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Originally Posted by RED10LS
T-Tops are junk. I had them on a 1979 Z-28. They leaked and the car did'nt feel solid with them, sometimes you could kinda get a feeling of the cars body flex. And also you have to worry about some ahole breaking into the car to steal them.
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That, sir, is a design issue with the car. Not an issue with the t-tops. 4th gens, for example, were designed to have t-tops. If you have a hardtop you simply have a thin sheet metal skin over the t-bar and not a lot more rigidity. Similarly, all C6 (maybe C5 as well, not sure) corvettes are based on the convertible and don't rely on the roof to retain structural integrity, though it may still help a bit. I could be wrong but I would imagine t-tops were a bit of an afterthought on 2nd gens, hence the issues.