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114 messages, Last post on Sep 12, 2009 at 4:51 PM
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I have seen people add an air horn to the cars. The stock horn is kinda wimpy. One blast of the air horn and people will move out of your way.
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Replying to: terrypm1 (Sep 08, 2007 5:32 pm) I did replace my horn, but with a slightly louder "honk" rather than the wimpy OE "beep". |
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I have a bicycling buddy whose only vehicle is a 2006 miata. There are very very limited options for bike racks. He has purchased what is apparently the only rack that specifically states it's for a miata. It's by Allen. Don't know the model. Due to the flimsy fiberglass bumper, the clips will not hold on, ast he bumper flexes and releases the clip. It also sits the bike quite low to the ground. Has anyone encountered a rack tha works better or have a solution? Our guy at the regular local bike shop advised the easiest solution may be to have a mechanic DRILL from underneath the vehicle into the steel/aluminum under the fiberglass bumper and affix some sort of eyelet to allow a stabe strong clipping to occur. Apparently a hitch rack and of course a roof rack is not an option. Please email directly with any known solutions. ggusta  gmail.com
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Replying to: ggusta (Sep 16, 2007 3:45 pm)
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Replying to: erics6 (Sep 16, 2007 8:08 pm) Why? Well, officially, the Miata isn't rated for towing. A rack and a couple of bikes will probably put a good 100-120 lbs or so of tongue weight. Payload for mine is only 360 lbs to begin with, so with 2 people inside it's already overloaded. Any how, companies do make hitches that fit. The tie-down hooks come off, and the hitch bolts in their place, behind the bumper. I still would not recommend this. I'm 205 lbs, add the wife and we're over 300, add a bike rack and two bikes and we'd be well over the rated payload.
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I have a 90 Miata with the original stereo in it - I bought some speakers for the headrests hoping that would solve my problem - that being that the stereo is very tinney and sharp - well that didnt really help - I'm thinking that my next move is to install an aftermarket radio/cd changer - but my question is this - Is it possible to get good sound from a stereo in a convertible with the top down? thanks
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Replying to: guitardave (Sep 18, 2007 6:11 am) The OE stereo sends very little sound to the headrest speakers. They get much less wattage than the door speakers do. I've seen mods where people change that on Miata.net. |
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Are splash guards necessary? If so, does the dealer have to order and install them or can you get them to match from someone other than Mazda and install yourself? Thanks
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Replying to: ateixeira (Sep 17, 2007 10:10 am) |
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Replying to: sher2327 (Oct 14, 2007 5:51 pm)
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