2 Responses to “Ill-fitting hard top”

1. admin says:

   December 16, 2009 at 2:48 pm

   David Freer wrote:

   > I had a test drive of an MX-5 which is on sale at the local Mazda dealer.
   > The car has a hard top, and whilst driving it I noticed quite a lot
   > of wind noise. Further investigation revealed that there was a
   > gap between where the hard top meets the header rail (top of the
   > windscreen) between the two attaching clips.
   > The salesman told me that this could be adjusted, but I’m
   > not so sure.

   > Is this a common problem, and can it be adjusted or has the hard top
   > become out of shape?

   It can likely be adjusted.  On the latches, there are rider nuts (hidden
   inside a plastic clip that keeps them from rotating when you don’t want
   them to) that you turn to tighten or loosen the latch.  If the latches
   are adjusted too loose, there’s nothing to hold the top against the
   header.

   However, this is not to say that there might not be damage.  Check it
   out.  Demand that the salesman adjust them.  If he can’t make it right,
   then perhaps the top or head rail has been damaged and no longer fits
   well.

           Good luck,
                   Eric Lucas
2. admin says:

   December 16, 2009 at 2:48 pm

   Langley R. Muir <cc…@freenet.carleton.ca> wrote in article
   <5hbcug$7s…@mag6.magmacom.com>…

   > 1990 Mazda Miata,  MX5 (first year of sale)
   > Red with black soft top and interior
   > Standard gearshift, power steering, alloy wheels
   > Factory AM\FM cassette player
   > $13,000.00 Canadian ($9,600 US).

   (Snip)

   Is there something else that makes this car special??  Two different books
   I checked says it should be worth between $9,000 and $11,000 Canadian.
   They are not even that high at the dealership. My cousin has the same car
   and she only paid $17,500 new in 1990.