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Postby Craig » Mon Jan 23, 2006 4:10 pm

There's some on E-Bay for the UK or Mania sell them for $1150
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Postby AJ » Mon Jan 23, 2006 4:17 pm

so.....has anyone actually done a cloth soft top replacement for the earlier models yet??? :)
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Postby Craig » Mon Jan 23, 2006 4:44 pm

fd3s wrote:i asked manis and they said to me they are 1400 - thats a rip off....

yeh actually make them out of cloth now and they are far better than the standard vinyl.....

i have seen them as low as $750 but no lower


lol...you own a rotary and your complaining about MX5 parts! :P

*thinks back to 2 rotary motor rebuilds from my 20's*

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Postby AJ » Mon Jan 23, 2006 4:45 pm

Craig wrote:
fd3s wrote:i asked manis and they said to me they are 1400 - thats a rip off....

yeh actually make them out of cloth now and they are far better than the standard vinyl.....

i have seen them as low as $750 but no lower


lol...you own a rotary and your complaining about MX5 parts! :P

*thinks back to 2 rotary motor rebuilds from my 20's*

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clutch replacements were a weekly event too weren't they??? :lol:
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Postby Craig » Mon Jan 23, 2006 5:00 pm

AJ wrote:clutch replacements were a weekly event too weren't they??? :lol:


Never did a clutch but the servicing and insurance was ugly! :frown:

How about this one?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Mazda-MX-5-MX5-E ... dZViewItem
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Postby AJ » Mon Jan 23, 2006 5:08 pm

unreal :shock: .........specially when you read this bit..........

Shipping costs to any address in Australia is included in the price. Average transit time is only 5 days and item is delivered by normal Post. No customs formalities, duty or GST is due.
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Postby Bevan » Mon Jan 23, 2006 5:10 pm

That one looks good. It's $495 and includes postage from the UK. They've had 50 customers and every one of them has given positive feedback. :)
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Postby AJ » Mon Jan 23, 2006 5:12 pm

looks like he has a stockpile too.........with a choice of colours :D
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Postby green_comet » Mon Jan 23, 2006 5:18 pm

the mohair one looks the business too, bit of money but i recon its worth it.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Mazda-MX5-MX-5-Eunos-Glass-Window-Mohair-Soft-Top_W0QQitemZ8030707951QQcategoryZ55437QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting
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Postby Juffa » Mon Jan 23, 2006 8:51 pm

AJ wrote:so.....has anyone actually done a cloth soft top replacement for the earlier models yet??? :)


I have a Robbins cloth soft top with no-zip glass window. Very nice if I don't say so my self. A class above the OEM soft top.

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Postby micksta » Mon Jan 23, 2006 11:39 pm

hey fd3s

ask black & tan about the soft top he bought ?

i thing he bought it of ebay & i think he mentioned the vinyl window was made out of a thinner vinyl which marks easily

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Postby Okibi » Tue Jan 24, 2006 12:07 am

One of our club members ordered a top from the UK off ebay.

It arrived very quickly and it looks great on the car.

I did say it was a big task to replace the roof and he used the original rain rail.

Sorry i can't remember what brand/sell it was :?

If you buy from Mania you'll get a good quality product without as much risk.
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Postby Craig » Tue Jan 24, 2006 10:15 am

fd3s wrote:well expensive they are but not when nothing goes wrong with them - they are just like every other car with drink heaps of fuel....


Unless you happen to blow 2 engines like I did :cry:

:arrow: 2 Rotor housings at around 1300-1500 a piece, I needed 2 on both motors :frown:
:arrow: Seal kits at aound the 1300-1500 bracket :shock:
:arrow: Eccentric shaft if you're unlucky enough to need one, mine were OK :)
:arrow: Centre and End Plates $Unknown. I had early S1-3 RX7's unlike your S6(?) so my end plates and centre plates could be machined flat at least, however from the S4 onwards they need to be replaced if scored or damaged as they incorporated some of the seal rings in them and not all built into the rotor housings like the S1-3 had.

Moral of the story - find an import engine and fit it yourself if possible! :wink:

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P.S. I got 500klms from a tank of fuel out of my S2 when I took it to Thredbo one year! :shock:
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Postby Craig » Tue Jan 24, 2006 1:57 pm

Yeh I nearly keeled over from shock too! Was as bemused when it did the same thing on the way home too! 8)
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Postby rain902 » Tue Jan 24, 2006 9:23 pm

i got mine installed for $1200 with glass heated rear window, its vinyl, and a lovely fit - i thought of buying one and fitting it myself but a patient man I am not...
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