Miata Mailing List: October 1993, Message #125
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   From: tkacik@adtaz.sps.mot.com (Thomas Tkacik)
Subject: Re: Zipper problem
   Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1993 10:27:07 -0400


>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.

The zipper on the top of my Miata also broke there.  At first I just took
a cheap key ring with a small loop, and looped it through where the
zipper handle attaches.  That worked just fine.  I was going to just 
leave it that way, (though maybe getting something nicer looking), but
one day while at the dealer, I mentioned it to my mechanic, and he
said that they could replace it.  Turned out they replaced the entire
zipper.  I thought that that was a little much, but who was I to complain. :-)

I suggest that you just get a small key ring and attach it.  Then you can
find a something nice to attach to the key ring for a handle.  It should
work very well, and not break again.

Good luck.

Tom Tkacik
tkacik@adtaz.sps.mot.com