"Chuckles" (chucklesw37)
03/26/2019 at 18:52 • Filed to: Miata
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"Chuckles" (chucklesw37)
03/26/2019 at 18:52 • Filed to: Miata | 5
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I finally got some new rubber on the Miata and will be driving it to work as much as I can on dry days. Unfortunately it's still too cold in PA to put the top down. I can handle it, but the 25 year old top gets pretty brittle below 50F and can tear.
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> Chuckles
03/26/2019 at 19:01 |
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Step 1: blast heater to warm top.
Step 2: open top
Alternatively: take chances, replace top
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Chuckles
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03/26/2019 at 19:03 |
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I'm trying to make it last a little longer. Not really in a position to replace it right now so I can wait another week or two.
facw
> Chuckles
03/26/2019 at 19:09 |
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This should be a gif with sleepy eyed headlights slowly opening up.
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> Chuckles
03/26/2019 at 19:18 |
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I took the plunge and replaced mine a couple months ago in a freak warm spell. It’s a pain, but not impossible. I got a Sierra auto tops, with vinyl window, so it was about $ 200. Better than a Robin's installed professionally, for a grand
nerd_racing
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03/27/2019 at 08:09 |
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I’ve replaced 3 miata soft tops, it is such a pain. I opted to just re-bond a new back window into the top on the 91 I have sitting in my driveway when I got it.
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> nerd_racing
03/27/2019 at 09:51 |
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Did you take the frame off the car, or leave the frame on? It sucks, but I felt that after the first time it would be much easier. I did it with the frame off the car.
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nerd_racing
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03/27/2019 at 09:56 |
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Frame off all three times. We had to do rain rails too. The first one was a new rubberized rain rail. The third one was on a budget so we used Flex Tape to reconstruct the plastic rail. It worked really really well, but man that stuff is tacky!
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> nerd_racing
03/27/2019 at 11:10 |
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I paid a little extra for preinstalled rain rail. Worth the extra.