Soft top roof insulation lining - 1998 NB MX-5

Body, Paint, Interior and Trim questions and answers

Moderators: timk, Stu, zombie, Andrew, -alex, miata

User avatar
Okibi
Speed Racer
Posts: 10901
Joined: Thu Aug 21, 2003 11:00 am
Vehicle: NB SE
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Contact:

Re: Soft top roof insulation lining - 1998 NB MX-5

Postby Okibi » Wed Jan 16, 2013 4:42 pm

I have a piece of vinyl glued to the underside of my soft top, it doesn't do much in the way of insulation but it looks better than the faded underside of the OEM softtop.
If you had access to a car like this, would you take it back right away? Neither would I.

User avatar
droo
Fast Driver
Posts: 286
Joined: Fri Apr 18, 2008 10:32 am
Vehicle: NA8
Location: The People's Republic of Bendigo

Re: Soft top roof insulation lining - 1998 NB MX-5

Postby droo » Wed Jan 16, 2013 11:52 pm

Okibi - has the glue/vinyl addition had any decrease on the the compactness of the top after it's folded? I've been toying with a similar idea.

User avatar
Okibi
Speed Racer
Posts: 10901
Joined: Thu Aug 21, 2003 11:00 am
Vehicle: NB SE
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Contact:

Re: Soft top roof insulation lining - 1998 NB MX-5

Postby Okibi » Thu Jan 17, 2013 12:06 am

Nah haven't noticed any difference.
If you had access to a car like this, would you take it back right away? Neither would I.

User avatar
jlo8872
Fast Driver
Posts: 290
Joined: Wed Apr 11, 2012 4:18 pm
Vehicle: NA8
Location: Williamstown, Melbourne
Contact:

Re: Soft top roof insulation lining - 1998 NB MX-5

Postby jlo8872 » Thu Jan 17, 2013 7:30 am

I resolved the faded underside issue on my soft top by painting it with a edger paint for doing the edged of leather belts etc; fixed it up a treat.
I didn't even have to "feather" the paint near the edges to get it to blend.

Cheap and very effective. - no odour either and water tight
1997 NA8 BRG LE.

"You're a pack of Arseholes"
- Jim Richards responds to a booing crowd of the 1992 Bathurst 1000.


Return to “MX5 Body, Paint, Interior & Trim”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: Google [Bot] and 190 guests