Miata Mailing List: June 1995, Message #168
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   From: mbooth@cts.com (Mark Booth)
Subject: Re: Little Rubber Protectors
   Date: Fri, 2 Jun 1995 22:37:37 -0400

At 11:07 AM 6/2/95, David Green wrote:

>I was wrong. The tech looked into it, and it turns out the protectors are
>used during assembly only, and should have been removed from the unit before
>my car was delivered.
>
>While leaving the protectors on won't hurt anything, don't worry if you
>occasionally find one on your floor.
>

David,

I know EXACTLY what little rubber pieces you are talking about.  I had one
come loose and couldn't get it to stay on for the life of me.

Just as you noticed, I discovered that these little protectors keep the
metal frame from rubbing directly against the soft top material when the
top is down.

I took the car by the local dealer and they quickly attached the rubber
protector with some special glue.  It hasn't come loose since (almost 1
year).

It is my personal opinion that your dealership is taking the easy way out!
The pieces are there for a reason...to protect the soft top material from
directly contacting with certain edges of the top frame.

Please post the name of that dealership so I can AVOID it if I ever need
service in the LA area.


Mark - '92 B Classic Red, MCA, SOCALM, Team Voodoo, Team Clearwater