89 NA6 - Passenger side kick panel - what is this clip bracket for?

twr7cx · Postby **twr7cx** » Thu Dec 21, 2017 7:46 am

Anyone able to advise what this clip bracket is for on the passenger side kick panel of a JDM 89 NA6?

bruce · Postby **bruce** » Thu Dec 21, 2017 8:11 am

Japanese roadside flare. Removed at Aussie compliance.
I had a spare one and sold it for $50 as a novelty on fleabay.

twr7cx · Postby **twr7cx** » Thu Dec 21, 2017 8:35 am

Thanks. More details available at https://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?t=509260 for anyone else interested now or in the future. That thread also gives details of a replacement LED alternative.

hks_kansei · Postby **hks_kansei** » Thu Dec 21, 2017 4:58 pm

Yeah, road flare.
One of those odd Japanese laws that cars needed them.

You can buy flares at fishing/boating stores if you really want.

twr7cx · Postby **twr7cx** » Thu Dec 21, 2017 5:27 pm

hks_kansei wrote:You can buy flares at fishing/boating stores if you really want.

Thanks but I think I prefer to drive around without explosives around me...

hks_kansei · Postby **hks_kansei** » Fri Dec 22, 2017 1:37 pm

I do as well.

But I know some people are obsessed with fitting them for period correct accuracy.

I'd probably just make/find a canister of about the right size to hold useful stuff like cable ties and a few spanners