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Didn't start off to bad when I first bought the car only let a few drips in during heavy rain now it just pours in during a light drizzle. Have tried the silicone trick with not much joy. Before u all say it I no the best fix will be new seals but there rather pricey so last ditch attempt anyone got any bright ideas or tried and tested methods befor I bite the bullet and get new ones. Cheers guys. P.s can u only get new seals from mr Toyota or is there newer else? 
... Dallas toyota I recall, a few years ago now and even with shipping and tax they were half the price of Mr T here in the UK. The exchange rate was better then but it isn't too bad right now. New seals is the only way to do it properly. Do it once, do it properly with new seals and they'll last years. 'eccentric' rod guide to help with this problem. However as you have already seen for yourself anything you do other than replace the seals is going to be temporary- I will face the same problem myself when my car goes back on the road. Suppose it's time to part with some more money and buy new seals. Just read a how to guide on here doesn't seem too bad of a job sure it'll try my patients a bit tho, we will see. Don't suppose ne1 knows part numbers for drivers side do they? Gonna do my side first I think, sod the gf her side can wait lol I have a bead running across the tbar glass parallel to the roof seal and now it only drips slightly and only when driving in the rain, proof I suppose that tbars do indeed flex on the road.raptor95GTS wrote:touch wood I fixed the drivers side leak using the silicon trick.
Worth a quick try while I'm waiting for new seals to get delivered cheers. (after wiping it dry obv!). No doubt I'll go out and find a pond in the car now I've posted this but a dry seat so far this winter which is about as good a test as we'll ever get ! I remember on my first T-Bar -it started off as a drip, then a torrent. I pulled Gaffer tape, silicone and all sorts of guff packing out of there. Just bite the bullet and get new seals + eccentric rods. I know allot of guys with T-Tops say they avoid the hassle at T-bars and moonroofs always leak bla bla, but there is something very nice about it chucking down, looking up and seeing daylight without bothering about getting wet! It's well worth it.RST wrote:It really does make sense to get proper new seals.
Race Idiot wrote:The solution is to buy a tintop car!
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Black bags on seats to collect water and empty each time i use it
...ashamed to say I've done this in the past temporary also until I could fix the problem. It's getting the residual moisture out the rest of the car which takes longer! This can be delayed with periodic use of a rubber restorer/rejuvenator. If you have a garage, use this on all the tbars rubbers and leave the tbars off the car over night. This will give the rubber chance to expand again. If you dont want the expense of buying new tbar rubbers, do this 2-3 times a year. Just have to vary it until you find what works for that car as they are all a little bit different.^^^^yea yea yeaplanted1 wrote:I have new seals and mine still leaked,
i fitted new eccentric guides and mine still leaked,
all four drain holes and drain tubes were blocked,
i cleaned them out and its a helluva lot better.
david123 wrote:planted1 wrote:I have new seals and mine still leaked,
i fitted new eccentric guides and mine still leaked,
all four drain holes and drain tubes were blocked,
i cleaned them out and its a helluva lot better.
how did you unblock the holes? and tubes?
