rmm025

Are the thompson one piece tops any good or would I be better off just resealing everything to try and prevent leaks?

vettfixr

If you do a search on Astro Tops in the archives you'll see a lot of different opinions on the topic. I've seen them on other cars and they look god but the method of attachment seems a little mickey mouse. I'm going to check them out when I go to Carlisle this year. All in all, for the $329 they might not be a bad buy. I'll reserve judgement until I see them in person.

gliot1

I went over to Melrose T-tops, which restore glass tops. He highly recomended against the Astro top; said he's had them come into his shop and didn't feel the quality was very good.

rmm025

also, what about the tops that have convertible material on them? I found some on corvette america for $280.

vettfixr

I never liked them. You have to put velcro across the front halo panel above the windshield to attach them. :U There used to be a company that made tops with convertible material that attached just like regular t-tops but they're no longer available. You can find them sometimes on e-bay.

rmm025

Thanks for the info, I like the astrotop but all the reviews in the archives talked like they were a pain in the butt so I guess I will probably try to reseal my tops.

BSeery

I sent my broken t-top to Thompson and had them rebuilt. They replaced the glass with acrylic and the weatherstripping was totally replaced. The units I got back were in excellent condition and looked better than the ones I sent in to them. The acrylic is much lighter and very tough. I highly recommend the acrylic replacement t-tops instead of their one piece unit.