Miata Mailing List: March 1993, Message #111
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Subject: Re: Dents in the trunk from closing too hard...
   Date: (none)

> 
> I have a two month old new 1992. Everything is great so far, convertible
> top sure beats the sun roof in my old CRX. Also is really handles better
> than a 89 CRX Si and I thought the CRX was great.
> 
> I noticed last week a small dent in the trunk about where you would put
> your hand when you close it. It is not a bad dent, not very noticeable, but
> being a new car owner it does bother me. And I thought I was being careful
> when closing the trunk! 

I got one in the same spot a week after I bought the car.  Really pissed
me off since it was my own damned fault.  (I used my elbow 'cuz my hands
were full - learned my lesson.)

> 
> Does the Miata have abnormally thin trunk panels? Is this kind of dent common? 
Yes.  Yes.
As a matter of fact, I just spotted another small dent in the trunk which
is of unknown origin.  Could've been the weight of last weeks snow. :)


> 
> Is seems like it would be easy to push the dent out from the bottom, except
> the assembly for the lock is there with some reinforcement so you can't get
> to it. The dent is very small and you can only see it when looking from
> either side of the trunk, not the back. So I probably should not care. But
> still...
> 
> Thanks - 
> 
> Joe
> Joe Murphy
> Personal Computing Branch
> National Institutes of Health
> Bethesda, MD. USA
>