I need help on my t-tops

[shanes300zx]

I need some help with my T-Tops. I have two questions. First: I just purchased some shades for my T-tops. I also purchased the the sun shade lock base (4 of them) they mount to. I'm having problems keeping the lock bases glued to the glass. I've tried and industrial epoxy and a rear view mirror glue. Nether has worked. I live in Georgia so it gets pretty hot in the car. I think the heat is melting the glue that I have provided. Does any one know what can be used to fasten the lock bases to the glass. Number two: I'm having leakes on both passenger and driver side In front part of t-tops and where t-tops and the front piller meet they only leak at the windows. I've had the door realigned and that didn't help. Does anyone have any ideas to help stop the water from coming in. Thank for any advise on either subject.

Shane

[nsrZ32]

if they're leaking check all the rubber seals. that's going to be your problem.

As for adhesive, check and see at the Nissan dealer if they sell the OEM adhesive. My car was a florida car up until 2000 and the heat never bothered the mounts.

[shanes300zx]

these are new mounts the when i took the old ones off they were super hard to get off. I need that type of glue. I will check nissan. where do you get new rubber seals. I'd hate to see what the dealer cost are.

thanks

[gpelite]

There is special glue for the glass, much like the rear view mirror glue kits you get. Its made to take direct sunight a lot more and the hot temps in the car. Hell if you get a rear view mirror kit from an autozone or even walgreens that should be a lot better....

As for the seals I took a little gasket sealer and put it on the existing weather stripping and made sure my doors were closing as tight as possible by adjusting the lock "loop" on the car itself (not the door mechanism) that the door attaches to. The black gasket sealer sticks nice, but I would advise fine grain sandpaper to help, just a little. Also I would make sure you locate 100% the source of the leak, sometimes where the leak drips is not where it enters, just accumulates and the weight makes it drop. I found that out too. Otherwise, you could get new stripping, buying used stripping is a bad idea, lotta work for something that is gonna be tossed again probably soon.

anything else, let me know and I'll see what I did

good

[flfuzzz]

One thing you probably need to do is blow out the drain holes in the body. When these holes are plugged, it causes water to build up and leak into the cabin. If you know someone with and air compressor, just blow the tubes and it should help.

[Mr. Z]

I had that same problem with leaks on both sides of my ttops.....It will be pricy but after I replaced all the rubber seals It stopped leaking....

[Barry'z (NJ)]

Another thing to check is if your windows are loose. If they rattle a bit when they are down they are loose. There is a write-up on tt.net about fixing that.

[Mr. Z]

if they are loose then it is that little screw on the window that screws into the roller inside the window track. I is kind of hard to do if you do not know what you are looking for but if you take it to a local auto glass shop they could fix it for you for around 35-40 dollars if that is your problem, but i doubt both of your windows are loose so i'm guessing it is old and worn out seals.