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Old 05-14-2003 | 11:48 AM
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Are all year model t-tops the same size? I made a small mistake.
Old 05-14-2003 | 12:08 PM
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Yeah, they are all the same. Just make sure you get the correct side.
Old 05-14-2003 | 12:18 PM
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Thanks.Do they have the same tint?
Old 05-14-2003 | 03:05 PM
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Are all year model t-tops the same size? I made a small mistake.
Make sure you latch the handle next time. :p Oh, and it's always good to lock them too.

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Old 05-14-2003 | 03:42 PM
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i believe the tint are same as well.
Old 05-14-2003 | 05:37 PM
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Make sure you latch the handle next time. Oh, and it's always good to lock them too.


You hit the nail on the head with that one!
Old 05-14-2003 | 09:27 PM
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I believe they are all they same, but I could verify it at work in the morning.
Old 05-15-2003 | 08:44 AM
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It looks like the only ones that are different are export models.
Old 05-15-2003 | 11:10 AM
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Thanks for all the help.
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As long as you buy one that is 98-02 you will be ok. Rembember they changed the color of the plastic in 00.
Old 05-15-2003 | 03:07 PM
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I found an oo today,should be on the car by lunch tom.
Old 05-16-2003 | 10:07 AM
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Actually I believe that the '98 T Tops are different. There was a post somewhere a long time back about someone who had purchased 98 T Tops for his newer Trans Am and they did not fit. Are you guys sure that all years are the same?
Old 05-16-2003 | 10:11 AM
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Actually I believe that the '98 T Tops are different. There was a post somewhere a long time back about someone who had purchased 98 T Tops for his newer Trans Am and they did not fit. Are you guys sure that all years are the same?
I can't see that being an issue, GM did not change anything on the body from 98-02, as a matter of fact I know that the t-roofs from a 94 will fit onto a 98 as well, since a friend of mine converted his hardtop 98Z to t-roofs by using a set from a 94. If you cut out the roof of a hardtop, there is the stuff needed in there for the t-roofs, all you need to buy is the panels and the trim and you're good to go.
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Thanks for clearing this up for me. I knew they had changed color dyes in '00, but for some reason I remember a story about a fitment issue. Good Luck with the new T's Lock em' up! I caught mine just before it was about to fly off one time
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My friends 96 SS T-tops fit on my 2000 SS. Only thing you gotta watch for it the color change, and im not sure what year they changed from dot-matrix to normal tint.
Old 05-18-2003 | 03:27 AM
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Some came with a special dot-matrix tint. My friend made the same mistake as you and had to get his replaced, and we bought a set off eBay that has a dot-matrix tint to it.

Kinda neat and gay at the same time.



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