Ed's MX5

ED_MX5 · Postby **ED_MX5** » Sun Jul 13, 2014 4:22 pm

I finally found one.
I have not picked it up yet, but I will try and upload some photos as it was advertised.

ED_MX5 · Postby **ED_MX5** » Sun Jul 13, 2014 4:26 pm

I can't seem to upload photos.. I have photos in photo bucket, how do I get them to post on here?
I tried the image option, but it doesn't work. Can someone tell me what I need to do?

MrRevhead · Postby **MrRevhead** » Sun Jul 13, 2014 4:29 pm

There are a few options outlined in this thread:

http://mx5cartalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=57096

ED_MX5 · Postby **ED_MX5** » Sun Jul 13, 2014 4:33 pm

Thankyou MR REVHEAD. Big help, I had searched it but didn't come across that post.
And now with your help.. here is my new toy.
The wheels are a bit scuffed, are the SE wheels easy enough to repair? As in removing scratches is all good, but getting the colour right may be fun.

tescoking · Postby **tescoking** » Sun Jul 13, 2014 4:38 pm

Nice, welcome mate

ED_MX5 · Postby **ED_MX5** » Sun Jul 13, 2014 4:42 pm

Thanks TESCO, btw..if your seats go missing in the middle of the night and they end up here in Sydney. It wasn't me :wink:

I am considering doing a re-trim of my cloth seats to leather like yours, or doing similar look on some nice bucket seats. I'll see how I go.

davekmoore · Postby **davekmoore** » Sun Jul 13, 2014 5:26 pm

Congrats and welcome. Most cars with 17s end up being upgraded to 15s, so possibly not worth repairing the 17s.

ED_MX5 · Postby **ED_MX5** » Sun Jul 13, 2014 5:29 pm

I have read that.. I am considering replacing them with maglites or workmeister.
More just a temporary fix until I buy new wheels and tyres.

Nevyn72 · Postby **Nevyn72** » Sun Jul 13, 2014 7:08 pm

ED_MX5 wrote:More just a temporary fix until I buy new wheels and tyres.

Congratulations on the purchase at last mate, looks fairly good from the pictures, an 03 NB8b?

As for the wheels, if it's only temporary, just leave them as is. The colour used is called 'shadow chrome' and because of the way it's applied it is nearly impossible to colour match.....
The alternative is to repaint them all entirely. :wink:

ED_MX5 · Postby **ED_MX5** » Sun Jul 13, 2014 7:13 pm

Yeah, shadow chrome is a pain.
I used to sell a fair bit of paint. I was intending on respraying them a similar dark colour.
But I'll decide how long it will be before I get new wheels as to whether I fix them or not.
A good service will all the good fluids will be first on agenda.

speed freak · Postby **speed freak** » Sun Jul 13, 2014 8:20 pm

Congrats on the purchase, looks like a tidy example. Got any big plans for it?

You got the best model and best colour too

ED_MX5 · Postby **ED_MX5** » Sun Jul 13, 2014 8:32 pm

Yeah big plans as I can afford it. Loooooong list of parts.
Just curious, has any one had any success painting the inside of the headlights, has anyone found that it really kills light output on the projector headlights? I'm thinking black or red. I'm just curious if anyone has had any real problems with doing that. Cheers

tescoking · Postby **tescoking** » Sun Jul 13, 2014 9:07 pm

ED_MX5 wrote:Thanks TESCO, btw..if your seats go missing in the middle of the night and they end up here in Sydney. It wasn't me
I am considering doing a re-trim of my cloth seats to leather like yours, or doing similar look on some nice bucket seats. I'll see how I go.

If you want to go on track, don't retrim your seats. Spend your money on basket seat so you can have racing harness that hold you tight.

davekmoore · Postby **davekmoore** » Sun Jul 13, 2014 10:50 pm

tescoking wrote:
ED_MX5 wrote:Thanks TESCO, btw..if your seats go missing in the middle of the night and they end up here in Sydney. It wasn't me
I am considering doing a re-trim of my cloth seats to leather like yours, or doing similar look on some nice bucket seats. I'll see how I go.

If you want to go on track, don't retrim your seats. Spend your money on basket seat so you can have racing harness that hold you tight.

Leather seats are as slippy as a slippy thing on the track.

tescoking · Postby **tescoking** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 12:20 am

davekmoore wrote:
tescoking wrote:
ED_MX5 wrote:Thanks TESCO, btw..if your seats go missing in the middle of the night and they end up here in Sydney. It wasn't me
I am considering doing a re-trim of my cloth seats to leather like yours, or doing similar look on some nice bucket seats. I'll see how I go.

If you want to go on track, don't retrim your seats. Spend your money on basket seat so you can have racing harness that hold you tight.

Leather seats are as slippy as a slippy thing on the track.

Thats right, but you can never say no to beauty