Ebay Style Bar Modifications

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Ebay Style Bar Modifications

Postby arnimaniacs » Fri Aug 25, 2006 12:33 pm

After so many frustrated unsuccessful and failed attempts to fit the ebay style bar ($160AUD delivered) to my NA 93 model, I took it to a local welder and had it modified.

Originally the bar fits great without the extra rear bolts/nuts but the only problem was the passenger hoop was a bit too high, touching the soft-top and unable to latch the hardtop securely.

Here is the result, the bar is much lower than original and clear both soft and hard-tops without any problem.

Ma64rk on the forum has no problem with his NB hardtop so I guess its only the early model NA.

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chrislevingston
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Postby chrislevingston » Fri Aug 25, 2006 12:36 pm

Mine went on fine, with a couple of millimetres clearance for each.
1990 "TOY MX5" - Red, of course!
Kings, Konis, LSD, Genie system, grille, Voodoo knob, braces, 14 degrees ATDC, woodgrain dash,style bars and lots of work making the rubber bands go around faster.

arnimaniacs

Postby arnimaniacs » Fri Aug 25, 2006 12:40 pm

We bought another one for a 90 model and still the same problem. Its from the same ebay store.

Your super lucky then heheh

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Postby shelleriffic » Fri Aug 25, 2006 2:06 pm

Are those checkerplate rubber mats in your car?? If so, where did you get them from to fit the narrow width of an MX5?
Vroommm.

arnimaniacs

Postby arnimaniacs » Fri Aug 25, 2006 5:18 pm

I bought a set of 4 for $44 from a weekend market here in sydney. Just standard size. Its one of those spider floor mat.

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Postby adfox » Sat Aug 26, 2006 5:40 pm

Ours fits our 89 no worries. The quality control on these things is terrible, you just got a bad one.

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Postby shelleriffic » Sat Aug 26, 2006 7:44 pm

arnimaniacs wrote:I bought a set of 4 for $44 from a weekend market here in sydney. Just standard size. Its one of those spider floor mat.


Oh I see. Damn. A friend had a set from Supercheat Auto ages ago but they were too wide for my car :?
Vroommm.


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