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Old 12-13-2019, 08:47 PM
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Fixed rusted out T-Top channels
So my car is always inside the garage I drive mostly on the weekends. I hardly remove the t-tops so one day I decided to do so. Well got a lil bit of a surprise. The “channels” where the t-top seals were rusting out on me.. I thought it was the end of the world for me lol.. but luckily Chris his IG is @autofabricationanddesign makes replacement one.. Customer service is top notch! With some elbow grease and measuring it came out great!










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Looks like a nice clean repair! Good job!
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autofabricationanddesign I will Agree! Chris is Awesome. Took about two weeks for him to make them and ship from the UK. If you need these chanels Chris is your guy!
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Working on my own right now you did a great job!
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Looks great!!! I have an 88 GTA that needs that but I don't know if I want to tackle it or not. lol

Too many projects and not enough time and money!
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Working on my own right now you did a great job!
thanks!! I will say tho that getting to old spot welds off sucked lol but other then that it was straight forward!
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Looks great!!! I have an 88 GTA that needs that but I don't know if I want to tackle it or not. lol

Too many projects and not enough time and money!
I hear ya! It sucks having multiple projects... I’ve this TA for over 15 years and still can’t finish it lol
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Looks like a nice clean repair! Good job!
it came out pretty good but I will approach the next one I come across differently.
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autofabricationanddesign I will Agree! Chris is Awesome. Took about two weeks for him to make them and ship from the UK. If you need these chanels Chris is your guy!
hands down one of the best customer service there is! He replied to my email fast! Great guy to buy from.
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I also ordered a pair from Chris, So far only got the back one on but he is the man. super fast at making them and getting them in the mail, great build quality, and excellent communication
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it came out pretty good but I will approach the next one I come across differently.
any advice for someone that hasn't done it?
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