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89 NA6 - Passenger side kick panel - what is this clip bracket for?
Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2017 7:46 am
by twr7cx
Anyone able to advise what this clip bracket is for on the passenger side kick panel of a JDM 89 NA6?
Re: 89 NA6 - Passenger side kick panel - what is this clip bracket for?
Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2017 8:11 am
by bruce
Japanese roadside flare. Removed at Aussie compliance.
I had a spare one and sold it for $50 as a novelty on fleabay.
Re: 89 NA6 - Passenger side kick panel - what is this clip bracket for?
Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2017 8:35 am
by twr7cx
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.
Re: 89 NA6 - Passenger side kick panel - what is this clip bracket for?
Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2017 4:58 pm
by hks_kansei
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.
Re: 89 NA6 - Passenger side kick panel - what is this clip bracket for?
Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2017 5:27 pm
by twr7cx
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...
Re: 89 NA6 - Passenger side kick panel - what is this clip bracket for?
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 1:37 pm
by hks_kansei
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