1969 corvette hardtop installation

The Silver one pictured below is sold "we have an identical one. There are some scratches in the "" Black Paint"" but no deep scrapes-regardless you will paint it to match your Corvette. The weather stripping is in good condition but, the front leading edge is torn and a NEW front piece is included. S --David Also - just in on '04 Factory. Rear window and side glass is clear. For the best color match, we recommend using a local high quality auto body paint shop that can computer scan your Corvette to match the paint.

Other upgraded exterior finishes available. See below. High strength, light weight, precision molded, hand laid, oven cured fiberglass composite. Approximately 40 lbs. Easy to lift on and off. Premium automotive grade materials. Exterior Finish Base Model. Sand-able "as molded" surface designed for easy finishing using normal body shop technics.

Many exterior upgrade options available. Interior Base Model. The interior is fully upholstered with a thick charcoal grey color automotive headliner. Improved sound and insulating properties compared to the convertible top. Upgrade options available.

Rear Window Base Model. This light weight impact resistant acrylic material will not discolor or become foggy and with reasonable care will last for years. Attachment Hardware. The front and rear mounting system is custom designed for the C-6 Corvette. All metal components are made of high strength corrosion resistant stainless steel and are designed to provide a simple, secure, and professional fitting Hardtop.

This application does not require any modification to the vehicle and is easy to install. Once installed the hardtop can be easily removed or reattached in minutes without any tools.

Weather Seals. Custom extruded rubber moldings are matched to the windshield, rear deck and side window to ensure a weather tight seal. These OEM quality materials are resistant to sunlight aging, water absorption, and ozone. Bodywork will be required to make paint ready, block sanding, filling, priming, and fitting to car before painting.

Rear window, exterior moldings, and seals are to be installed after painting. Hardtops are shipped complete with all parts. Smooth Line Hardtops are available with a smooth, black urethane primer ready for color topcoat. Absolutely no body work will be necessary. Our prime coating is compatible with all top coats.

I will research this and get back to you. I don't have a hardtop so there isn't a middle hole on the deck. Or was that hole only present on cars that came with the top from the factory?

Jim, You are correct, only cars that came with the hardtop had the hole in the middle, soft top only cars did not. I am not trying to start a problem here but I would tend to agree with the answer about the third pin being for cars later than ' This is only a guess on my part so I will explain the guess.

The pin appears to be installed on the hard top. My hard top has no provision for a pin in the middle of the roof and I have no hole in the rear deck.

I have a ' As for the pins vs the studs. It is a simple change. Just unthread the studs and thread in the pins and adjust the lenght so they clip into the fasteners tightly. The pins adjust with a slotted common screwdriver. Always make sure your weather stripping on the roof is in good shape or you will for sure scratch the paint on the rear deck.

Hello Glenn got it right. The center locating pin appeared only on late All hardtops came originally with the pins that required a nuts to be installed. You can install the soft top type latch pins and they will work fine. Makes it definately easier to install the top. An other of this rare 68 only parts. You can easily see, if your car originally came with a hard top. The deck lid must have the side nuts installed, if not, it was a soft top only car. The car looks so much different with the hard top installed, like an other car.

Hello all, The hard top will squeek and rattle and scratch the rear deck.