
recommend a replacement soft top, r u able to help me fit it
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Re: recommend a replacement soft top, r u able to help me fi
Hey, I got lucky and found a really good condition top still attached to the roof assembly with rain rail and all. Just ended up switching out the entire assembly as one unit. Was actually pretty easy to do, just time consuming with little fiddly jobs but overall very easy for any mx5 owner to pull off in their garage with just basic tools
I still have my original assembly, might be useful to someone with a stuffed rain rail/tension rods/latches/frame. It’s for sale. Just check my profile.

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Re: recommend a replacement soft top, r u able to help me fi
revhead wrote:Hey, I got lucky and found a really good condition top still attached to the roof assembly with rain rail and all. Just ended up switching out the entire assembly as one unit. Was actually pretty easy to do, just time consuming with little fiddly jobs but overall very easy for any mx5 owner to pull off in their garage with just basic toolsI still have my original assembly, might be useful to someone with a stuffed rain rail/tension rods/latches/frame. It’s for sale. Just check my profile.
Well done. I also did that myself recently.....oh so much easier.
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Re: recommend a replacement soft top, r u able to help me fi
The MX5 factory had tops at one stage and certainly can fit them. There is always a cost for labour- your cost in time or the fitters cost at a higher rate offset by expertise and maybe convenience.
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Re: recommend a replacement soft top, r u able to help me fi
re fitting the roof assembly as one unit is a job that any mx5 owner can pull off with a few hours of youtube browsing (there is some really good step by step guides on there) but re skinning just the soft top material is a pain in the ass! i would get than done professionally because i can see it now (finishes top, folds the roof up, finds giant saggy crease on one side..) i would be annoyed at myself for causing more work haha
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