Big issues have been found with the hood or hard top header latches and side latches not locking any more which can be very dangerous on the motorways if the hood or the hard top becomes unlatched. There have been a number of "fixes" passed about over the years to sort this, such as...

There is a hell of a lot of crap out there on how to repair these which Is all long winded and rubbish with threads /posts that go on forever......think about the problem , they have stretched over the years of use under tension forward and down so they just need knocking back into position,,,,,,,...

When fitting a Hard Top (HT) for the first time (more so on a Japanese Import Eunos/Roadster) you might find that the side striker plates are missing. Thereby making it impossible to clamp the top down fully using the side latches........
If you have them already fitted, forward past this section...

Tools needed...

1 x medium phillps turner outer
1 x trim tool or flat medium screw driver
1 x utility knife
1 x Hard Top ( HT ) aftermarket rubber edge trim from Autolinkmx5 ....

The problem with the OE trim is that it is a hard plastic, which over time becomes brittle and cracks, the biggest...

There are some aftermarket hood/roof tension cables that are doing the rounds that have a alloy block that pop rivets to the header rail, now it looks like it could be a bad batch as i have used them for many years,the Co that makes them have been informed.
The problem is that the cable end that is...

It is not something that is shown or explained that the 3 x Rubber OE seals to the side window glass is adjustable, if you are getting bad noise or water getting past, the seals on the hard top can also be adjusted the same...

Lock the hood in place, pull the centre seal off, peel the front one...

One of the biggest and most important tasks an owner of these roadsters does need to do regularly is to clear the drainage points, These can get blocked very quickly and can bring on major costs to repair with body work rotted out from a task that will take no more than couple of minutes.

The 3...

This is more directed to the MK 1 and MK 2 rain rails that are made of a brittle plastic with a rubber-like bottom gutter run compared to the MK 2.5 version which is made of a far longer lasting rubber-like plastic.

The problem that most owners have when replacing a new skin is that they remove...

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Feed a length of wire (make sure it has no sharp areas) down from the top tray (located over the driver right shoulder behind the seat) to where the tube has come detached (if your working alone bend the top of the wire so it does not fall below the tray) Feed the...

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90% of leaking mx5 soft tops can be cures with one very simple replacement part, the plastic catch cap.

Water creeps in through cracks in these and will fill up the seals. Once the seal gets over full it will leak straight into the car, usually all over the seat or...

(need to add pic's and a how to on the sill drainage points)

Part of every service for an MX5 should be to keep the soft-top drains clear.
Condensation in the Roadster is a big give away that they are blocked or wet carpets.

If this is not done the result is rather messy because rain water will...

So if like me you decided to get a chap called Vindi over at Project M to make you a retro twin roll bar like one of these...

...you might find that the hard top doesnt fit because its being raised a millimeter too high by the bar. I stressed "might" because this has not affected...

On early MK2's (UK and Jap) Mazda fitted a cut off switch to the hood frame, effectively cutting off the power(Earth) to the Heated Rear Window when the soft top is lowered. However many owners have come across the problem of the switch staying off when the top is put back up, particularly when a...