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Newbie Question
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 12:38 pm
by HiEUmungus
Hi guys. This is a bit of a stupid question but are the hard tops that people purchase for the NA model mx-5s, are these designed to be taken on and off easily so that the car can be dríven without a top or were they designed to turn the soft top roadster that the mx-5 is into a coupe?
Newbie Question
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 12:40 pm
by philz
It's so you can take it easily off and on, on for the colder months, off in summer
Newbie Question
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 12:46 pm
by HiEUmungus
oh ok. thanks for that!
Newbie Question
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 1:08 pm
by GS
Yup, Philz is right. Removing the hardtop is a quick process. Flip open 2 clips above the windscreen, 2 clips behind the doors, move the hardtop forward a few cm's to move it off the 'frankenstein' bolts that are located on the boot, and lift it off. With 2 people its a 1 minute job. Its even possible to do it solo (just be really careful not to drop the thing and chip your paintwork
)
Newbie Question
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 3:57 pm
by Mr Morlock
the process might be reasonably quick but if you like top down motoring you have to make the call before leaving home. You also need somewhere to store it. I reckon the retractable hard top on late models is popular because of its convenience.
Newbie Question
Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 5:58 pm
by Veloce
GS wrote:Yup, Philz is right. Removing the hardtop is a quick process. Flip open 2 clips above the windscreen, 2 clips behind the doors, move the hardtop forward
(slide the top rearward) a few cm's to move it off the 'frankenstein' bolts that are located on the boot, and lift it off. With 2 people its a 1 minute job. Its even possible to do it solo (just be really careful not to drop the thing and chip your paintwork
)
As a BB the solo removal process is actually starting to "test" (:frown: ) my physical prowess, but I occassionally manage it OK.
Newbie Question
Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 7:24 pm
by 7Hazi
I haven't found my hardtop hard to take off the car... I haven't taken the hardtop off since I bought it
