The 85 T-Top I recently got has very hard to close doors. I've changed the door striker and bushings but it didn't make a difference. The hinge pins don't have really any slop to them (My 91 LX hinge pins are sloppy yet the doors close easy). I did notice that the 85 T-Top has a lot more weatherstrip around the mirror area and it is part of or the entire reason why the doors are hard to close. I tested this by removing the door striker competely and trying to shut the door. It is hard to even shut the door because of that weatherstrip. Is this just how the T-Top cars are?
85 T-Top doors hard to close... Just how it is?
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I cannot tell from the video if the seal is the correct seal or whether it is installed properly however... dot dot dot
How long has it been like this? Has that seal had the opportunity to sit in the sun/heat and "bake" with the door closed?
How long has it been like this? Has that seal had the opportunity to sit in the sun/heat and "bake" with the door closed?
I do not have an 85 T-Top in front of me to compare it to but that [fat] seal you have there doesn't look like it belongs.
Have you reviewed any parts images against what you have there?
Have you reviewed any parts images against what you have there?
The other thought that had entered my mind is that seals you're looking at might be [brand new] or very near it.
Yes. Everything seems to line up but I can’t find whether that big strip that’s on mirror is legit
I’m with Noobz in that those seals look added. Maybe @95steedamustang can help being he has seen a few of these cars.
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He does. He'll be along. He'll also get an alert to this thread because @AeroCoupe called him over with that tag above.
Is there a possibility the doors were changed?
The doors appear to be correct, 91 had a 'batwing' mirror and was mounted different and the mount for the mirror was removed so I believe the window rubber was different, pretty much has to be in that area.
The doors appear to be correct, 91 had a 'batwing' mirror and was mounted different and the mount for the mirror was removed so I believe the window rubber was different, pretty much has to be in that area.
@General karthief I don't believe so. The car is about as stock as going to find. 85k og mile california car
They are definitely org style doors, need better pics of the area where the mirror mount meets the door/windscreen pillar.
Okay, I'm at work until tomorrow but will get some more pics then. I did trim off some of the weatherstrip in the mirror area. That big thick portion... It's seated into a channel. Mine was longer than even the channel. I trimmed to end exactly at the channel and that has improved it already.
Nice... I wonder if LMR has install video 
Oh yeah:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tqnJUq-y9I
See what you can glean from that.
Oh yeah:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tqnJUq-y9I
See what you can glean from that.
On another note, it seems the only way to get 79-86 mirrors is second hand right? Nowhere I've looked seems to repro those. Sucks the part support isnt as vast as 87-93
There's always pluses and minuses man. The kewlest part is that it's a 4-Eye.
All those Aero-Nose People are shifty
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