I own a '92 LX 'Vert and have had these problems since I first got the car in 2003:
1. The roof/windshield contact is very poor and that there is a fairly large gap even when the hooks are tightened as far as it'll go. This results in two major things happening: The first is air rushes in between this gap at higher speeds, thus creating a very annoying noise similar to driving with all your windows rolled down at highway speed. It's louder then the drone from my Magnaflows, and not even my car stereo can drown it out (not without major distortion anyways). However, I wonder if this is normal for verts in general, because I have seen other verts down the highway (some newer then mine) and notice a bulge coming from the roof, and I'm guessing that maybe air getting trapped in the roof (This isn't just 'Stang convertibles either I see it on). The second thing that happens is because of this gap, water gets in easily even in light rain. Don't even ask me about car washes.
2. The weather stripping is crap all around. I don't expect it to be waterproof, but let's put it this way: When I go to a car wash with a hardtop vehicle, it doesn't let any water in. When I go with my vert, every single piece of weatherstrip fails. I've popped open the trunk and found a swimming pool caused by rain, which isn't really as high pressure as a car wash.
So in conclusion, are these problems normal and can they be fixed at all?
1. The roof/windshield contact is very poor and that there is a fairly large gap even when the hooks are tightened as far as it'll go. This results in two major things happening: The first is air rushes in between this gap at higher speeds, thus creating a very annoying noise similar to driving with all your windows rolled down at highway speed. It's louder then the drone from my Magnaflows, and not even my car stereo can drown it out (not without major distortion anyways). However, I wonder if this is normal for verts in general, because I have seen other verts down the highway (some newer then mine) and notice a bulge coming from the roof, and I'm guessing that maybe air getting trapped in the roof (This isn't just 'Stang convertibles either I see it on). The second thing that happens is because of this gap, water gets in easily even in light rain. Don't even ask me about car washes.
2. The weather stripping is crap all around. I don't expect it to be waterproof, but let's put it this way: When I go to a car wash with a hardtop vehicle, it doesn't let any water in. When I go with my vert, every single piece of weatherstrip fails. I've popped open the trunk and found a swimming pool caused by rain, which isn't really as high pressure as a car wash.
So in conclusion, are these problems normal and can they be fixed at all?