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1969 Camaro vinyl top
I need to get a vinyl top for my Camaro. I told a friend of mine to contact Key Tops that I had heard they have the best. That's who I was going to order mine from. My friend installed his & I noticed the seams in the lower part below the back window were narrower than what I had observed from original cars. I had another friend measure his 100% original top from outside of seam to outside of seam. Top measures 39-1/8. Key is 39". Not a big deal. The bottom measures 45-1/4 on the original. Key measures 43-1/4. 2 inches different.
What gives? Any other thoughts on getting a correct measurement top? Thank you, Joe
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1968 Z/28 Corvette Bronze. Black Hounds Tooth. 02E Los Angeles born 3/13/1968 pnt OO 1969 SS396 Yellow/Yellow 08E Norwood born 8/28/1969 pnt 76E 1970 'cuda Moulin Rouge, 440-6, 4 speed |
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Key has good quality material, but on my 69 Charger the top I got did not have the correct seam on the A pillar like my original top. The grain and the thickness of the top were great. Not sure why they are missing these details. I know that Legendary has the correct top for my Charger.
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Thank you...Joe
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1968 Z/28 Corvette Bronze. Black Hounds Tooth. 02E Los Angeles born 3/13/1968 pnt OO 1969 SS396 Yellow/Yellow 08E Norwood born 8/28/1969 pnt 76E 1970 'cuda Moulin Rouge, 440-6, 4 speed |
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Keep us updated Joe. I haven't bought my top yet and I was planning on going to Key. I'm in no hurry, but I want to know that I have a good top when I go to do it. There's been a few repro parts like that which have baffled me. Why go through all the trouble to make a nice product all to drop the ball at the 5 yard line?
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-Dave Semper Fi! 69 Camaro SS396 L34 X66 |
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1968 Z/28 Corvette Bronze. Black Hounds Tooth. 02E Los Angeles born 3/13/1968 pnt OO 1969 SS396 Yellow/Yellow 08E Norwood born 8/28/1969 pnt 76E 1970 'cuda Moulin Rouge, 440-6, 4 speed |
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We put a Kee Auto v/t on Ben's Nova, it's excellent....
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Did you contact Key maybe they made a mistake? The Nova looks awesome Marlin all the seams are where there supposed to be ?
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I did contact Key. They indicated theirs is correct. I also talked to the guy who installed a Key top on my friends 69 Camaro & he said it didn't fit correctly on the tail area. He said he had to cut it & remake the seam. When I ask him his thoughts on this top he said the quality was good but he ask me to order the semi custom top which would require the tail to finished by him, the upholsterer.
I've not research 67/68 Camaro vinyl tops. I wonder it they are different than 1969? 1969 is 45-1/4 outside to outside of tail seam....Joe
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1968 Z/28 Corvette Bronze. Black Hounds Tooth. 02E Los Angeles born 3/13/1968 pnt OO 1969 SS396 Yellow/Yellow 08E Norwood born 8/28/1969 pnt 76E 1970 'cuda Moulin Rouge, 440-6, 4 speed |
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For one thing, 69's did not stretch all the way to the drip rail. There's about a 1" (+/-) gap between the edge trim on the top to the drip rail.
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That's one of the things I like about the 1969 Camaro vinyl top. Here's an interesting fact, almost 50% of 1969 Camaro coupes had vinyl tops....almost...Joe
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1968 Z/28 Corvette Bronze. Black Hounds Tooth. 02E Los Angeles born 3/13/1968 pnt OO 1969 SS396 Yellow/Yellow 08E Norwood born 8/28/1969 pnt 76E 1970 'cuda Moulin Rouge, 440-6, 4 speed |
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