> Just got a hardtop — now for the question: When the hardtop is on, should
> the boot be installed somehow to cover the folded softtop?  If the boot
> won’t install (I haven’t tried it), then does the glass in the rear window
> protect the inside of the softtop from UV (think August in AZ).

The boot was not meant to fit with the hardtop.  The glass in the
hardtop will absorb some UV and help protect the inside of the soft top,
but it isn’t perfect.  Car dashes do fade in sunlight; it ain’t all UV
doing the damage, and besides some UV does get through.  I’ve heard you
can buy a boot specifically for use with a hardtop.  Haven’t looked hard
enough to find one, however.

        Eric Lucas

> > Check with K.G.Works again.  I think 3000 yen for the pair of two lamps.

> No, Eric is correct.

> —
> Eli Troychansky

Interesting!  I bought mine last year and I paid 3000 yen.  For the
shipping well, it came with other parts I ordered so it wasn’t the main
concern.  I think I’ll ask Kitagawa san about the price difference.

 dj
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Makes sense to me, I don’t think it’s worth installing a dedicated switch
for. I’d wire all the interior lamps into the driver’s side light switch..

> Check with K.G.Works again.  I think 3000 yen for the pair of two lamps.

No, Eric is correct.

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> Question, if I can manage to draft up and produce a better looking kit
> that’s easy to use and has comprehensive instructions would you be
> interested in buying it? I’ve had a lot of small idea’s lately for the
> car. Simple things and practical things. I’d like to know if there
> might be a market out there that would be interested in taking the
> time to make them??

Sure, I would buy them… Whip up a prototype, send it to me (I’d pay
you
a small fee of course) and then once the beta testing is done you can
pitch
it to BrainStorm or maybe Crazy Red!

Eric Fawcett

PS. Yes, I *know* it seems bizarre to have a hardtop on during the
summer…but give me a break! At 110 degrees, one dehydrates, spell that
C*O*O*K*S, quickly at freeway speed.

> I am attempting to put together a bulk order for cool little map lights
> for the Miata, they fit where the visors are now and can be seen at:
> http://www.kgworks.co.jp/eng/4c51.htm

> Unfortunately they are only available through a Japanese company
> (KGworks) and are pricey at 3,000 yen per lamp (roughly $23) plus a very

                              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

FWIW I paid 3000yen for the pair. BTW their Quick Shift kit is not only
cheapest but also in high quality with the thin shaft – aka Ferrari
style!

 dj
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Better point, wear your seatbelt and you won’t hit the windshield
header. The only two cars that seemed to have drivers hit the
windshield headers even with seatbelts on were Del Sols and the first
gen Neon’s. I saw about 7 cases with the Del Sol and around 35 with
the Neon where drivers over 5’11" had hit them. This was altered in
the Neon’s mild redesign but as far as I know they left the Del Sol
alone.

Due to budget constraints the light at the end of the tunnel is being removed-mgmnt

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> Is he implying that he needed to practically remove the windshield in
> order to install the lights?? If so count me out. To many potential
> problems for new leaks and squeaks.  One thing I have never tried to
> do was to replace a windshield and I understand it can be a nightmare!

No!  What he was implying was that all you have to do is lift the side
rubber seal from the A-pillar and pull out the inner plastic trims which
held by number of taps.  Then you can run the wire thru the A-pillar.
BTW the instruction sheet recommended to solder the wire to the stock
interior switch circuit so the room lamp turns on when the door is
opened.  

> >4/20/98 – One Map Lamp: 3000 yen                     = $22.76
> >          Shipping: 4500 yen = $34.14/6 participants =  $5.69
> >          Priority 2-3 Day Mail to you               =  $3.00
> >                                          1 Map Lamp = $31.45
> >                                         2 Map Lamps = $54.21

Check with K.G.Works again.  I think 3000 yen for the pair of two lamps.

 dj
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>Just a minor point here.  The visors are padded to protect your head from
>hitting the windshield in an accident.  I’m also considering the removal of
>the things, but you ought to know the safety ramifications of removing them.

I submit that the airbag and seatbelt will do far more to protect your
head from hitting the windshield in an accident than those puny visors
(even the double-thick folding version) ever will.

Rance
Team Visorless

What, those flimsy things?

I thought they were completely and utterly useless, but I apparently I
was mistaken in that assumption.

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