Leaking Convertible Top

[ultramens]

I have search the forum and I guess I am the only one here with this problem. I have a 1999 C4 Cab and I live in Orlando,FL and drove through the rain today and I felt drops of water on my arm!!! When I got home, I checked around the edge and that is where its coming from (my finger is pointing to where the water was dripping) I pulled back the plastic and its wet behind it. Does anyone know if this is normal? Anyone know how to get it fixed? Thanks in advance for the guidence.

[mpikounis]

All my soft-tops (including the MY03 996) leaked from the same location. It never really bothered me enough to fix it, but I think the solution is to replace the rubber shield (the part attached to the soft-top).

Is this problem persistent?

[Izzy]

Yes, familiar spot. The rubber may have some plastic deformation on it if the top hasn't been opened a lot to allow the rubber to spring back and forth, stay elastic I guess. My solution was to recondition the rubber by using vaseline. Sounds crazy but it worked by aplying a coat of vaseline to the rubber, wait a few hours, clean off all excess and repeat a couple of times. No more leaks

Now if you really want to see the leaks on a cabrio, take it to a gas station carwash with the high pressure water wand that moves around the car? Needless to say, my sons where with me and laughing histerically. I was being lazy and cheap, I know, since I read the owners manual AFTER I went to the carwash. So I would imagine a good old-fashioned high intensity Florida shower can manage a leak in the roof.

[ultramens]

Thanks all for the reply, I am glad i was not the only one, (brought mine used, was starting to think i got ripped off).... I will definitely try the posted tricks.... I guess its not that crazy as it was just a couple of drops, but its still disappointing.... once again thanks....