Edmunds.com | Inside Line | Auto Observer Your Account | Help | Directory
You are here:
![[F]](http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/townhall/webxicons/site.gif){kind=small}
Forums
Coupes & Convertibles Mazda Miata Mazda MX-5 Miata (2005 and earlier)
4340 messages, Last post on Aug 25, 2009 at 9:51 AM
You are in the Mazda Miata Forum. Your Host is claires
|
Try www.performancebuyers.com, $7.95. I've never seen it in stock at an auto parts store, though, so it may be mail order only. -juice |
|
|
Some of the import speed shops around me stock it but I live in the land of import speed shops. Are you sure ordering over the internet would be too expensive? Down here, it is frequently cheaper because you don't pay sales tax if it is out of state and this offests the shipping charges. As to whether it works, some people report much smoother shifting while others report no difference at all. There is also a GM product that some swear buy which may be easier to get a hold of. I'll see if I can find details. |
|
Living in a land of import shops myself, I took dgraves advice and popped into one of them, conveniently around the corner from my house, and found what I was looking for. I managed to successfully change the oil, remove the tie downs, remove the aftermarket fog lamps, and install my grill (which looks waay better)  Now I've got to figure out the problem with the roof. At the back of it there are two cross bars in the frame. One stays still, and the most rearward one shifts as the roof is closed and opened. But it doesn't shift the way it is supposed to anymore. It moves properly for opening the top, but doesn't return to the normal position when the top is raised again, so the back of the roof ends up sagging until I manually push back this bar. It looks like there is too much slack in the straps on each side, but I don't see how that can just suddenly happen. Any thoughts? (I don't know if that made sense but I don't know how else to describe it!) |
|
|
Just bought a 2001 LS - last one off the dealer's lot - got a GREAT deal. Anyway, can anyone suggest cleaners/protectors for the top? It's the first convertible I've owned. Most stuff I looked at didn't mention convertible tops but some did specifically say NOT to use their product. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Fred |
|
|
freddy_k - why don't you post that question over at the miata.net forums? They even have a forum on tops:
http://www.miataforum.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi engfr - for cleaning, a lot of people use Simple Green. Meguiar's #39 is also popular. For protection and looks the "big three" are: Meguiar's #40, Lexol's Vinylex, and 303 Space Age Protectant. I've been using these 3 in rotation for about 6 months and currently am favoring Vinylex, but there isn't a great deal of difference between the three. |
|
|
I keep hearing good things about Vinylex. Can you buy it retail, or is it mail order only? -juice |
|
| I have steam coming out along the seam between the plastic top of my 1992's radiator and where it mounts to the core of the radiator. Is this something that can be resealed or repaired in some way or am I looking at a new radiator? The core, etc, of the radiator is in excellent shape and if it weren't for the plastic, it looks like it would last ten more years! Any solutions and cost estimates would be appreciated. My the way, I use a 3M vinyl cleaner/protectorant on my top that I buy in a boat store. It's for all external (vinyl) boat components.I'm happy with the results. | |
| I don't know if they can be bought at common stores. I bought mine and the 303 by doing a websearch, getting a 1-800 number and doing the mail-order thing. The Meguiar's is easy to find, though. | |
| I know I've seen Vinylex at a retail store, either Auto Barn or Aid Auto | |
You are here:
Forums
Coupes & Convertibles Mazda Miata Mazda MX-5 Miata (2005 and earlier)
New? Join Now!
Forum Tools
Search Forums
Browse by Vehicle
2005 Toyota MR2 Spyder
2010 Mazda MX-5 Miata
Browse by Board
Browse by Topic
Today's Chats
