CJ5's bleck 99 NB8A

Jeo · Postby **Jeo** » Mon May 18, 2009 11:38 pm

Jeo wrote:Shiny. Really like the last pic

I would have come up with something original to say, but my previous statment fits even better now than it did back then.

CJ5 · Postby **CJ5** » Mon May 18, 2009 11:45 pm

thanks jeo

do you know wheres a good place to buy new bushings and boots for the shifter?

bensale · Postby **bensale** » Mon May 18, 2009 11:48 pm

OMG! That looks amazing! Great work, I envy you for having a black car to polish

connico · Postby **connico** » Tue May 19, 2009 12:01 am

CJ5 wrote:thanks jeo

do you know wheres a good place to buy new bushings and boots for the shifter?

Just a note, Tom Kerr Mazda want 130 to fit and replace the bushing... wtf!

PUR157 · Postby **PUR157** » Tue May 19, 2009 12:19 am

The parts alone from MX5Mania are $40 and $45 respectively though... so adding dealership ripoff surcharge it isnt too bad?
But do them yourself... it's quite easy!

The cars paint has clearly been taken care of... Keep it up!

CJ5 · Postby **CJ5** » Tue May 19, 2009 12:47 am

thanks guys.

Yea im gna change the bushings n boot myself and change the oil while im in there. thanks PUR157 - gna order them tomorrow

CJ5 · Postby **CJ5** » Tue May 19, 2009 10:49 am

Boots are ordered. just opened up the shifter to change the oil and i think i have found the source of my notchy shifts:

Good oil level eh?

This seems like why:

So every shift/corner means oil is literally pouring out - where should I go for a replacement for the lower plate or will just replacing the boot solve the problem?

Also, found this weird box under the power window switches; no wire plugged in just velcro'd down.. wtf is this thing? a google search of the serial on the back (FCCIDLX3ATCFDS) returned nothing

bruce · Postby **bruce** » Tue May 19, 2009 10:53 am

That box looks like a microwave sensor for the car alarm?

philz · Postby **philz** » Tue May 19, 2009 11:02 am

Yep it's a microwave, there should be a plug coming from under the carpet near the dash center console...

CJ5 · Postby **CJ5** » Tue May 19, 2009 11:05 am

bruce wrote:That box looks like a microwave sensor for the car alarm?

thought it might be. no battery though, and unplugged you reckon it was the old one or something? the light doesnt come up when i click the remote buttons

edit: Philz, dont think i saw another cable other than the window switch one - but ill have a look again when i replace the boots

philz · Postby **philz** » Tue May 19, 2009 11:21 am

It also might be on the drivers side transmission tunnel, so just check under the carpet there.

CJ5 · Postby **CJ5** » Wed May 20, 2009 2:14 pm

cool - ill open it up when the boots get here. cant wait - i hate that its off the road. Its so sad to walk past my car to drive mums around, like an MG that spends all of 10% of its life on the road

Think the microwave sensor is necessary? Or would it just get annoying? It wont set off the alarm if someone stood next to the car (i.e. in a carpark loading up their own car next to mine) ? I figure a previous owner disconnected it for a reason..?

philz · Postby **philz** » Wed May 20, 2009 2:32 pm

There is a sensitivity button, so you adjust, when I had mine it would set off if you played around near the headunit area in the centre, though sitting on the seat did not trigger it.

Jeo · Postby **Jeo** » Wed May 20, 2009 3:29 pm

When I first got mine it would set the alarm off when someone walked within 1m, that got really annoying really fast. A decent amount of playing with it got it to the stage where putting your hand in a little bit while the roof was down would trigger the warning beep, getting far enough in to actually grab something would set the real alarm off.

CJ5 · Postby **CJ5** » Fri May 22, 2009 4:53 pm

ops forgot to look for that cable, but.. fitted the new boots and WHAT A DIFFERENCE! shifts are so much better now, and its nice to have the car back on the road