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SuperMazdaKart
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Postby SuperMazdaKart » Tue May 08, 2007 10:59 pm

the frankenstein bolts are for the back. mazda calls them rear deck studs. i'm trying to upload a diagram for you but imageshack is being a dunce.
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Postby idb000 » Tue May 08, 2007 11:38 pm

The frankenstein bolts replace the screws near the boot. The heads of these bolts sit higher then the normal screws by about a centimetre and look a bit like the bolts in frankensteins neck (hence the name :D ) The hardtop slides onto these bolts.

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EDIT: Just found a pic I have of Matts car that shows the frankenstein bolts:

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Postby Alex » Wed May 09, 2007 7:55 pm

frankenstein bolts are simply a replacement for bolts on the chrome tabs near the boot

you will need side latches as well, these are inside the car and look similar to the metal catches on inside of the car that the soft-top latches onto, except they are mounted near the seatbelt towers

frankenstein bolts can easily be installed yourself, so can the side latches but it will help alot if you can find someone who has them already because it requires cutting a largish hole in the plastic trim and you wouldn't want to get it wrong
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Postby SuperMazdaKart » Wed May 09, 2007 8:10 pm

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