Miata Mailing List: October 1993, Message #123
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   From: Andy Poling 
Subject: Re: Zipper problem
   Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1993 10:08:30 -0400

On Wed, 13 Oct 1993, Sean Christopher Timm wrote:
> I know this topic has been brought up before, but since the problem had not
> arisen in my car I did not pay attention to how to fix the problem.  I have
> been very careful when raising and lowering my top as not to put any extra
> stress on the zipper (ie. I don't latch the roof until I zip up the window
> and I don't unzip the window until after I have unlatched the top).  However,
> regardless of this care the zipper broke right where the handle attaches to
> the zipper.                      __- 
>                             ___ -
>                ============I_O_>_
>                              ^   ---___
>                              |broken part
> 
>        My schematic of broken zipper.
> 
> I can still zip it by grasping the top and bottom of it, but I was wondering
> if someone was able to cheaply replace it or has another fix.  My car is a
> 1990 and is no longer under warranty.

As I recall, the fix people said they used was to use a split-ring keyring
that was small enough to fit in the little loop in the zipper car body but
big enough to either grasp directly or tie a little leather loop onto (or
whatever).

-Andy

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