2000 Camaro SS T-Top lock is stuck in lock position
07-23-2013, 01:38 AM
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2000 Camaro SS T-Top lock is stuck in lock position The drivers side T-top on my Camaro is stuck in the lock position. The passenger one works fine. There is pretty much zero movement in the lock cylinder after the key is inserted. I've tried wiggling the handle and unlocking etc but it seems seized.
Someone told me that the only thing holding the lock cylinder in there is a little C-clip? Is there a way to get in from behind the trim to remove it? I'm assuming you can't remove the trim unless the T-top is off. There is a section of the trim that I can pull back a little bit and I can see the lock cylinder. Is there a way I can remove this thing without messing everything up (aka breaking the trim piece)?
Someone told me that the only thing holding the lock cylinder in there is a little C-clip? Is there a way to get in from behind the trim to remove it? I'm assuming you can't remove the trim unless the T-top is off. There is a section of the trim that I can pull back a little bit and I can see the lock cylinder. Is there a way I can remove this thing without messing everything up (aka breaking the trim piece)?
08-10-2013, 01:49 PM
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The drivers side T-top on my Camaro is stuck in the lock position. The passenger one works fine. There is pretty much zero movement in the lock cylinder after the key is inserted. I've tried wiggling the handle and unlocking etc but it seems seized.
Someone told me that the only thing holding the lock cylinder in there is a little C-clip? Is there a way to get in from behind the trim to remove it? I'm assuming you can't remove the trim unless the T-top is off. There is a section of the trim that I can pull back a little bit and I can see the lock cylinder. Is there a way I can remove this thing without messing everything up (aka breaking the trim piece)?
Someone told me that the only thing holding the lock cylinder in there is a little C-clip? Is there a way to get in from behind the trim to remove it? I'm assuming you can't remove the trim unless the T-top is off. There is a section of the trim that I can pull back a little bit and I can see the lock cylinder. Is there a way I can remove this thing without messing everything up (aka breaking the trim piece)?
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Sam
08-13-2013, 04:59 AM
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I ended up just removing the whole damn lock cylinder. It popped right out after I got a good angle on the C-Clip and applied pressure towards the passenger side. I think I'm just going to keep it this way too. The T-Top works perfectly now. There is no way that it will come off without the latch purposely being disengaged (IE if the windows were down on the highway or something).
