Stupid piece of piss soft tops

"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
12/13/2015 at 12:37 • Filed to: fucking convertibles

Leaking bastarding motherfuckers keep ruining my plans. Last time it rained I tightened up my latches thinking that would fix it. Today I need the car so I go out to it this morning and my passenger seat is thoroughly soaked. The driver seat is ok but the back is pretty wet. And unlike a ‘regular’ car roof I can’t just find the leak and silicone it oh no I have to get a new $300 top and pay someone a shitload to install it correctly or risk fucking it up myself. Or spend more than the car cost me and buy a fucking hardtop that are obscenely expensive because of reasons.

Fucking miatas.

DISCUSSION (30)

bob and john > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
12/13/2015 at 12:46

fucking 24 year old soft top*

you keep forgetting just how old that thing is.

desertdog5051 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
12/13/2015 at 12:49

I would buy the new top. *Solves problems*

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
12/13/2015 at 12:50

Shhhh.... Don’t dissuade me.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > desertdog5051
12/13/2015 at 12:51

I’ve done obscene amounts of research and seen so many people who buy a new top, get it installed, everything is shiny, and it still leaks.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
12/13/2015 at 12:52

GET A HARDTOP.

PS9 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
12/13/2015 at 12:52

One of the many reasons why I’d never own a convertible.

desertdog5051 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
12/13/2015 at 12:54

Where do they leak? Just for my knowledge.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
12/13/2015 at 12:56

I hate convertibles. I would get the hard top. My Z is obviously a hardtop but the wipers are just not very good so I always put RainX on it. Well I also try not to get it wet!

Kinja'd!!!

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > PS9
12/13/2015 at 12:57

It’s fucking brilliant when it’s not pissing from the sky

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > desertdog5051
12/13/2015 at 12:58

I can’t even figure out where the water is coming from, otherwise I would have duct taped that bitch shut tighter than a 400 pound wart-covered virgin’s ass.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
12/13/2015 at 12:59

Dat fastback tho. Unf. I have a lead on a local hard top for sale just down the street from my work. he wants $800 and says it’s in great condition but I drove by and the glass is cracked and the paint is faded and peeling. I’ll offer $300 my next paycheck and see if I can replace the window with lexan. Might be my best bet.

Urambo Tauro > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
12/13/2015 at 13:03

I’m not nearly as familiar with Miatas as you are, but I have a hard time believing that proper installation is something only a shop can accomplish. Is there a special tool for this?

As for the top itself, there’s gotta be replacements available that are as good (or even better) than the original.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
12/13/2015 at 13:06

I don’t get why tops are so much, my friend has an S2000 and those are ridiculous.

desertdog5051 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
12/13/2015 at 13:07

That sucks. Kinda like an electrical problem. Good luck with it.

DrJohannVegas > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
12/13/2015 at 13:07

Window seals?

Birddog > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
12/13/2015 at 13:10

Waterproof seat covers.

Cheap and easy!

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Birddog
12/13/2015 at 13:15

I have some vinyl autozone shitty seat covers I’m going to put on for now, but my next paycheck is either going for some legitimate faux-leather Miata seats or a hardtop.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > DrJohannVegas
12/13/2015 at 13:15

Doesn’t appear to be.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > desertdog5051
12/13/2015 at 13:15

Precisely.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
12/13/2015 at 13:15

Oh yeah. S2000 tops are next-level ridiculous.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Urambo Tauro
12/13/2015 at 13:16

The cheapest ebay tops are around $160 and are perfectly serviceable. Problem is installation requires lots of drilling rivets and installing new ones and doing it all very carefully to avoid damaging the rain rail and creating more leaks unless you ghetto-rig a new rail or buy a $150 part.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
12/13/2015 at 13:22

I like to live dangerously. Plus, if it’s as good as they say it is, the top will be fine. Plus, I live in the Southeast.

Jarrett - [BRZ Boi] > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
12/13/2015 at 13:47

I know that feel - Mine likes to pool where the little arrow is, on a ledge under the soft top. Having the hard top on it does nothing. Fortunately I bummed some garage space for the winter.

Kinja'd!!!

'Wägen, EPA LOL > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
12/13/2015 at 14:00

How about a cheap car cover? Toss it in the trunk when you’re driving and pull it out for overnight or if rain is expected...

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
12/13/2015 at 14:01

Wasn’t someone on oppo selling a miata hard top a little while ago? I believe they were also giving a pretty good oppo discount

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
12/13/2015 at 17:20

Damn, was there? I’m sure shipping would kill me though.

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
12/13/2015 at 17:31

Yeah I forgot who but he was turning his miata into an exocet and was parting it out I think

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
12/13/2015 at 17:58

I love certain convertibles, but this is why I generally don’t think I would ever get one...then again, most of the time they seem to end up OK with tinkering and adjustment!

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
12/13/2015 at 18:09

My mom’s 2007 Saturn Sky is great

Nauraushaun > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
12/14/2015 at 04:38

What if I told you paying someone a shitload to install it correctly may yield worse results than doing it yourself? Surely I’m not the only one who’s had bad experiences with “professionals”. Guys are paid by the hour.

For your money, you get a perceived amount of experience and innate knowledge. But you’re not necessarily getting someone who will spend time carefully getting it right and researching when he gets stuck. He’s working to the clock.

When I got my headunit replaced in my 300ZX (back when I was a kid) I paid a guy. There’s a black plastic strip that clips off and clips on. Apparently he had some trouble, so he glued the thing. I could see the glue poking out from around the edge. He was an idiot. Clearly I paid the wrong guy, but do you have a Miata-softtop-installation-expert to throw money at? Because I’m here to tell you, throwing money doesn’t guarantee anything at all.