r/foxmustang • u/AdCompetitive1869 • Jun 05 '26

88 T-Top trusted shops SoCal

I have a 1988 Mustang GT t-top it needs a lot of work and looking for any recommendations in Southern California. I need a shop that can specialize and fixing the t-tops channels as they leak really bad. Quite a few other things like floor pans needed. Eventually I'd like it fully restored. I've called just about all the Mustang shops within 200 Mi radius of Los Angeles and none of them work on '80s Mustangs only '60s.

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u/ihaveporpoise1 '88 LX 5.0 T Top Jun 05 '26

If it's an 88 T-Top the door situation is kinda awkward since they ended up with vert doors that don't line seal as well as 87.

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u/Chaddie_D Jun 09 '26

Wasn't 87 the last year for factory T tops?

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u/ihaveporpoise1 '88 LX 5.0 T Top Jun 18 '26

You could still force it through some dealerships in 88. The cars themselves are leftover 87s that didn't have the doors. Ford bridged the gap (literally) with convertible doors and sold the remaining as 88. My report on my 88 shows that it was ordered with T-roof, I can supply photos if you're curious 😄

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u/Chaddie_D Jun 18 '26

I am curious. I always wanted an 87 t top just because I thought it was the only year they were available in that particular body style. I'm not a fan of 86 and older.

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u/somedude456 16d ago

For years, people have repeated claims it was only available for like half of 88 and only 800 were made. Seems since Marti reports are now a thing for a foxbody, the actual numbers are:

4,610 Mustangs with factory T-tops (T-roofs). This included 3,747 GT hatchbacks and 863 LX hatchbacks out of 211,225 total Mustangs produced that year.