This one CRAZY simple mod EVERY Miata owner should do!

"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa) 12/06/2016 at 20:27 • Filed to: None

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Black out the windshield trim. I used 3M pearl black vinyl. Behold photos:

Before:

After:

Need to go over it with a heat gun to get some minor bubbles and stuff out. Also need to get a hardtop and wrap it the same color... hmm...

S65 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/06/2016 at 20:31

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Kind of like

FromCanadaWithLove > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/06/2016 at 20:34

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Looks great! I’d do the mirrors, too

MonkeePuzzle > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/06/2016 at 20:37

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i prefer the before.

66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/06/2016 at 20:41

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I’d like to see it with the top down, I think it would’ve been better if it was slightly lighter to match the grey soft top. With a black hard top I think it would look really nice tho.

RT > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/06/2016 at 20:45

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There’s a reason Mazda did it from the the factory with the ND. :)

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/06/2016 at 20:45

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Doctors hate him for this one weird trick.

LongbowMkII > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/06/2016 at 20:45

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Mine came that way from the factory. Then again it had a tan top.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > 66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash 12/06/2016 at 21:00

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Hardtop coming soon.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > 66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash 12/06/2016 at 21:03

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red014 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/06/2016 at 21:07

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On yours it looks nice, but I’m thinking it might look odd with my light tan top...

Die-Trying > unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) 12/06/2016 at 21:08

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Doctors hairdressers hate him for this one weird trick..........

Chuckles > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/06/2016 at 21:08

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Alternate solution: get a black Miata in the first place.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Chuckles 12/06/2016 at 21:09

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That’s cheating.

Scary__goongala! > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/06/2016 at 21:27

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Why would I want to cover the pretty Montego Blue Mica paint. Hell that part of the body is the only part where the paint is in perfect condition.

Shift24 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/06/2016 at 21:31

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Why not buy one with it already done?

Jk actually surprised how different it looks. Will you do it to the mirrors or leave them alone?

E90M3 > MonkeePuzzle 12/06/2016 at 21:42

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Me too

dropthatclutch > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/06/2016 at 21:44

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That’s brilliant. I may have to try it on my Sky RL. Perhaps attempt a color match.

66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/06/2016 at 21:53

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I assume there will a post for the hardtop? I like Miatas with hardtops...

daender > 66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash 12/06/2016 at 22:01

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Got you covered in the meantime while Jake continues his hardtop hunt.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > daender 12/06/2016 at 22:04

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Now do this picture with the new lights.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > 66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash 12/06/2016 at 22:05

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Next month. Hopefully.

daender > red014 12/06/2016 at 22:05

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It does look weird with a tan top, that’s why I’m planning a black soft top when it’s time to replace mine.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > dropthatclutch 12/06/2016 at 22:05

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I’m trying to convince my mom to do this to her Sky. I’m going to use the leftovers to black out some of the chrome on her car.

daender > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/06/2016 at 22:05

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Hell yeah, well done. Also, I recommend getting a hardtop that’s already black.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > daender 12/06/2016 at 22:13

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It is already black, but it’s kind of a beat up black and it’s not *metallic* black. Might as well waste $70 on vinyl and then have to do it three times over because I messed something up :P

daender > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/06/2016 at 22:13

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Before or after the I put on these new black Heliums? :B

daender > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/06/2016 at 22:17

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Prep half a dozen times, vinyl once...or at least that’s how it’s supposed to go! Black metallic would look awesome on both of them combined.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > daender 12/06/2016 at 22:18

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Send me the old ones.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > daender 12/06/2016 at 22:19

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Yeah, the hardtop is just an *absolutely enormous* chunk of vinyl that has to all go on at once and it’s all curved. Eugh. Gonna suck some major ass.

66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > daender 12/06/2016 at 22:20

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Hnnngg....

I’m typically not a big fan of NBs but that one looks very clean and simple, like a Miata should.

daender > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/06/2016 at 22:26

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Pops and I tried it once on a cold winter day...the vinyl straight-up ripped while trying to stretch it out on the hardtop. We gave up and I ended up cutting a deal with a local body shop guru who needed a hardtop to make a mold for his Corvette Summer-themed Lemons Miata.

daender > 66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash 12/06/2016 at 22:30

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Keep it clean, keep it fun, and above all, keep it reliable!

66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > daender 12/06/2016 at 22:33

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It’s not often I hear that last bit from anyone on oppo :P

dropthatclutch > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/06/2016 at 22:56

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I hate the different accent colors. I’ve got a white car with chrome door handles and wheels and fog light surrounds, silver windshield trim and vent slats, black lower grill and fake hood vents and headlight surrounds. I want to make it all either black or white.

flyingmetalbird > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/06/2016 at 23:22

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If I own a black Miata what should I do?

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > flyingmetalbird 12/06/2016 at 23:42

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Wrap the rest of it metallic blue.

Frank Grimes > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/07/2016 at 01:28

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I have thought about painting mine black but I don’t really think it makes much difference to the look of the cars. But it is starting to grow on me after seeing yours. Maybe the paint color makes a difference.

daender > 66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash 12/07/2016 at 20:36

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I’m not sure how many of us on Oppo commuted to work 100 miles a day in a Miata and the job is their first engineering job they ever had since graduating college. Needless to say, I can’t afford break that could potentially sideline the Miata for more than a few days. I learned from my college roommate who totaled his Mustang a few miles after Tail of the Dragon...he still had to report to work later that week and he ended up borrowing my Miata.

daender > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/07/2016 at 20:37

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If I wasn’t half-serious about being super-competitive next year in autocross, then I proabably would consider selling these. That said, I’m thinking fresh RE-71Rs once the weather warms up.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > daender 12/07/2016 at 20:52

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You’re near TaTD? I’m hoping to go to Miatas at the Gap next year if I’m able to get my car to the point where I feel safe doing all that.

daender > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/07/2016 at 21:08

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Technically, I’m about half a day’s drive away. Roomie crashed it (with Desu-San-Desu sitting shotgun, all caught on video) during Day 2 of our big 2-day Mountain Trip that started in Greenville, SC, to TaTD (day 1), through TN, and back to SC using the Blue Ridge Parkway (day 2). I’d like to attend MaTG but I think I might get in trouble if I decide on punching-in Shoult’s annoying face.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > daender 12/07/2016 at 21:30

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TaTD is about 13 hours away for me. Looking forward to driving it, from what I’ve heard there’s a 30mph speed limit that takes some courage to attain, much less speed. Sounds like basically 20 minutes of autocrossing.

Who’s Shoult?

daender > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/07/2016 at 21:53

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Having done TaTD in the Miata, I have to say the surrounding roads are better beceause these are less low-speed technical turns and more highway-speed friendly momentum-favoring corners. Boone, NC was absolutely a riot, including Route 421 “ The Snake ” since it’s more of the latter. TaTD is neat if you can do it with low traffic levels, but it was more fun chasing cars at 50-60 mph a few miles away.

Shoult’s a grumpy old Miata.net member who loves to correct people with his asshole “I know more than you” attitude; I’m -this- close to wanting to smash one of his lights out if it weren’t for the fact I don’t care for jail time.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > daender 12/07/2016 at 22:12

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So... have you been on miataturbo? :D

daender > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/07/2016 at 22:17

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Haha, no and thank goodness!

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > daender 12/07/2016 at 22:41

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Yeah.. that place is insane. Racist horrid moderators and an endless circlejerk about “the One True Way to do things”.

flyingmetalbird > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/08/2016 at 00:03

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I love it! Where would I be without Jake from oppos car advice

ateamfan42 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/08/2016 at 08:49

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Alternate for a hardtop that I did, and I think looks nice: matte black spray paint. The matte finish makes it resemble the black soft top.

After seeing these photos, I may need to get out that can of matte black and do the windshield surround to match the top.

404 - User No Longer Available > flyingmetalbird 01/01/2017 at 21:07

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Silver of course.