Miata Mailing List: November 1995, Message #1991
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   From: buck@hvx02.billerica-ma.peritus.com (Ken Buck)
Subject: Simple Zipper Fix
   Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 13:25:03 -0500

I've mentioned in the past how my soft top zipper
hasn't been working very well.  The reason is that
the metal pull has worn and no longer meshes the teeth
very well. The teeth themselves are in fine shape.

Well, the other night it jammed again, and at around
35 degrees F, I wasn't in the mood for another long
session trying to rethread the zipper.
Since I had ordered a replacement zipper a while back,
I removed the pull from the new zipper and carried it
out to the car.  Voila!  Just inserted the two sides
of the zipper into it, and zipper up the top!
Amazing how well an un-worn zipper works!

So: if your zipper is fighting back and the teeth
themselves are ok, fear not! Just find another zipper
pull that fits and install it yourself in 10 seconds
(no need to spend the dough for the complete Official
Mazda Replacement Zipper(tm) unless you need the whole
thing).

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Ken Buck                                          /|
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