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Offline Prettybird81

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Gold SE T Tops?
« on: October 15, 2007, 01:22:15 PM »
A 79 SE I recently bought appears to have gold(ish) Fisher tops.  I have 2 TA's with Fisher tops and I can really see the difference.  Did all 79 SE's come with a gold tint? 

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Re: Gold SE T Tops?
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2007, 01:27:23 PM »
No. Gold tops would be for a Y88 I believe.
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Re: Gold SE T Tops?
« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2007, 01:41:29 PM »
You can send those my direction Jeri and I'll send ya a regular set of Fishers... They'd look really good on my car :)
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Re: Gold SE T Tops?
« Reply #3 on: October 15, 2007, 01:54:49 PM »
Here's a couple pix.  I'll try to get one later of a regular fisher top with one off this car to show the difference... it's just a slight difference... a gold tint.



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Re: Gold SE T Tops?
« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2007, 02:03:51 PM »
Yeah, those look like Y88 tops to me too.
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Re: Gold SE T Tops?
« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2007, 02:07:09 PM »
I know Michelle would die for a set of gold t-tops for the Y88 they are restoring out there in Washington.
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Re: Gold SE T Tops?
« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2007, 03:33:26 PM »
Here's a couple pix for comparison I took out one of my 81 Fisher tops.  The drivers side has some pretty nasty scratches... i tried to get a couple good shots of that.





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Re: Gold SE T Tops?
« Reply #7 on: October 15, 2007, 09:07:42 PM »
Quote from: Prettybird81 on October 15, 2007, 03:33:26 PM
The drivers side has some pretty nasty scratches... i tried to get a couple good shots of that.

Jeri - you're supposed to pick them up, not drag them across the driveway :)
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Re: Gold SE T Tops?
« Reply #8 on: October 16, 2007, 06:03:47 AM »
LOL... Yeah... I know... but i'm short!

I wondered tho if they can be restored/saved... they aren't really deep scratches...

Quote from: fb_rider on October 15, 2007, 09:07:42 PM
Quote from: Prettybird81 on October 15, 2007, 03:33:26 PM
The drivers side has some pretty nasty scratches... i tried to get a couple good shots of that.

Jeri - you're supposed to pick them up, not drag them across the driveway :)
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Re: Gold SE T Tops?
« Reply #9 on: October 16, 2007, 06:51:14 AM »
Jeri,

You could probably use a very fine rubbing compound to remove the scratches IF they're not that deep. Do not use any kind of machine other than your hands while doing this though as you do not want to heat up the glass and cause it to crack.

If it works on a computer monitor it should work on a t-top no problem - they're both glass and I did this on a monitor a while ago...
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Re: Gold SE T Tops?
« Reply #10 on: October 16, 2007, 07:58:33 PM »
Do you (or anyone else) think that the process of trying to rub out the scratches might take off the gold color?  How is the glass colored?  Is it like a mirror where the "color" is on the back of the glass... or is it embedded somehow?

Quote from: brian c on October 16, 2007, 06:51:14 AM
Jeri,

You could probably use a very fine rubbing compound to remove the scratches IF they're not that deep. Do not use any kind of machine other than your hands while doing this though as you do not want to heat up the glass and cause it to crack.

If it works on a computer monitor it should work on a t-top no problem - they're both glass and I did this on a monitor a while ago...
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Re: Gold SE T Tops?
« Reply #11 on: October 16, 2007, 09:44:05 PM »
I agree with everyone above... yes, the tint is on the inside.... yes don't drag the t-tops shorty...... yes, they were for a Y88 (and did any Camaro's come with them?).... yes, have a glass company look at it, they will be able to tell you if the scratches can come out.
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Re: Gold SE T Tops?
« Reply #12 on: October 16, 2007, 09:50:10 PM »
I agree with what they agree with. I just want to know who the Hottie is in the picture of the one t-top and how i can get a set of those for my car?
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Re: Gold SE T Tops?
« Reply #13 on: October 16, 2007, 09:53:27 PM »
A set of tops or hotties?
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Re: Gold SE T Tops?
« Reply #14 on: October 16, 2007, 10:03:49 PM »
Quote from: Prettybird81 on October 16, 2007, 09:53:27 PM
A set of tops or hotties?

I'd go with the hotties - who needs tops anyway  :)
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