Need Info on soft-top/ roll bars...

alexpav · Postby **alexpav** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:13 pm

Hey Guys

The soft top on my NA8 is shittttty and i want to replace it with a glass window roof but I have a brown davis half cage...
Will the glass window roof still open up without intrusion/hitting the cage?

If thats not an option, any suggestion on which new roof/ window is cost effective and decent quality?

Cheers
Alex

and1 · Postby **and1** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:22 pm

I think it depends on which BD rollbar you have; that is, which leg does your diagonal go to?

Well thats the jist I get from these forums since I don't have a BD bar..

Locutus · Postby **Locutus** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:24 pm

depends which version of the brown davis bar you have.

the old/NA version had the diagonal brace between the rear stays. this is not compatible with a glass window.

the current/NB version has the diagonal bracing the inside of the main hoop. this is compatible with a glass window.

Bauer · Postby **Bauer** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:25 pm

I dont have the BD bar or a glass window. And Im sure someone will correct me if Im wrong.

If you have an NA bar, the diagonal goes from the front to the rear. If you have the NB bar, the diagonal goes from front to front

While both bars will fit an NA, only the NB version allows for the glass window on the soft top.

edit - I type slow

geofiz · Postby **geofiz** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:26 pm

Depends on which BD bar you have. NA bar = problems with clearing glass window softop. NB bar = no problems.

The difference is in where the cross bar attaches.

BD Bars.jpg

NB bar on the left, NA bar on the right. The cross bar for the NA attaches to the rear of the back legs, on the NB it attaches to the vertical cage part.

alexpav · Postby **alexpav** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:31 pm

cool thanks all... i got it...I have the bar which has the diagnal running on the angled bars so looks like no glass window for me.

Any suggestions on which windows are cheap and ok?
Cheers

Guran · Postby **Guran** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 8:14 am

Check out these guys:
http://www.prestigeautotrim.co.uk/acatalog/mx5.html

Very happy with my one piece hood which cost me about $450 landed. Would be even less now at current exchange rates.

geofiz · Postby **geofiz** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 9:22 pm

I can also reccomend http://www.theautotopshop.com/

At the moment they are $179 US plus shipping, which was around $50 US last year. Great service and good quality soft tops. Tell John you were reffeed from MX5 Car talk.

Russell

davidau · Postby **davidau** » Fri Jul 29, 2011 10:31 am

geofiz wrote:I can also reccomend http://www.theautotopshop.com/

At the moment they are $179 US plus shipping, which was around $50 US last year. Great service and good quality soft tops. Tell John you were reffeed from MX5 Car talk.

Russell

wow thats cheap