They drill the holes to keep the cracks from spreading. Are these tops made
of glass or plastic like the C5's?
I know the windshield repairs are usually done under a vacuum to suck the
filler in the cracks although I did see a do it yourself windshield patch
kit at either Autozone or Pepboys one time. It was near the silicone in a
tube and other misc. glues. Good luck. Messing up your own car is probably
worse than letting some b---h drive it and mess it up for you.

-Stan

"Paul H." > wrote in message
newsFtCe.56283$iU.2061@lakeread05...
> wrote:
>> I accidentally pushed my seat back into one of the t-tops stowed behind
>> the seat on my (formerly) mint 81. Now the corner has 4 diagonal little
>> cracks about 2 inches long. Very very very annoying as the rest of the
>> car is about as mint as you can get.
>>
>> After giving myself a thorough whipping, and calling myself some names
>> I haven't used since high school, I decided I could shell out the $400
>> to buy another top but I'd rather try to repair it for now. The cracks
>> are in the dark bronze area and the average person won't notice it
>> unless the sun is hitting it from the wrong direction. They seem to be
>> only in the top layer of the glass and it appears to still be strong
>> enough not to flex and run more.
>>
>> Has anyone found a repair that will hold on something like this? I
>> could fill the cracks with the chip repair glue first and see what
>> happens, but I wonder if it would hold for long. Any other ideas?
>>
>
> Sorry 'bout the linguistics--absolutely shocking!! Long ago though, I
> decided that there wasn't much gain in preserving virginity (mental or
> otherwise).
>
> I took a rock hit on a trip and there wasn't a windshield within 200
> miles. A local glass guy ground (drilled?)small indents at the end of the
> cracks and filled them with repair stuff -- held for 5000 miles until I
> got home. The appearance wasn't great though.
>
> Give your insurance claims folks a call. Tell them that you're not
> submitting a claim but want a referral to a local glass repair outfit that
> can give you a good price on the repair. My insurer transfers me to their
> national glass contractor who sets up a conference call with a local
> associate. I've done this on both glass and side mirrors and saved nearly
> 1/2 the price of retail.
>
> A match might be difficult--particularly if there's mirroring on one
> surface. I had aftermarket T-tops on a '79 and the mirroring was on the
> inside surface of the glass. I'd seen others mirrored on the outside.
>
> Paul H.