Miata Mailing List: December 1995, Message #99
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   From: Jonathan Farkas 
Subject: Re: Hardtops Was Study to find BEST oil scientifically
   Date: Sat, 2 Dec 1995 01:49:18 -0500

FWIW, I happen to be driving out to purchase my hardtop in a few hours.  
Last night, I cut the holes and put in the side mount striker plates.  
It's really (I mean REALLY) easy.  No, I didn't have the trim panels with 
the holes in them.  I took my soldering gun, with a flattened tip 
(intended for cutting plastic I think)  and cut out the ovals.  (first, I 
located the holes by heating a nail with a blowtorch--cool!-- and stuck 
it through from behind).  You ought to go down to the local dealer and 
let him show you a panel with the hole so you know what it looks like.  
Then call Tommy at Roebuck.   The striker plates were just north of $20 
each.  For fourty some odd dollars, it's definately worth the security.  
And I don't even have a hardtop yet!! (well, first thing in the morning).

							Good Luck,
							Jon

On Fri, 1 Dec 1995, Skip Cannon wrote:

> >Now....for the required Miata content...do you really need the side clamps
> >to hold down your hardtop?  I borrowed a hardtop from a fellow member (I bet
> >I have the only red car around with a yellow (oh boy!) hard top!...I know..I
> >know you are probably saying..who the heck would want that ungly
> >combonation?????  Well.....I'm a little frugal/cheap.) and I'm not too
> >excited about buying side mounts and drilling holes until I buy my own.
> >Comments????????
> 
> Pete:
> 
> I have used several hardtops without the side clamps.  I don't think you
> have any danger of the top flying off, but the side clamps do make the top
> more secure and make the car seem tighter in the bumps.
> 
> As far as hardtop color combinations go, I had a white top on Sunkist (the
> orange Miata) and a red top on my blue Miata.  I sold the white top to a
> fellow with a BRG car who lived in Palm Desert and he hoped it would help
> keep the interior cool.
> 
> Also, I have a friend who has a BRG top on a yellow Miata.
> 
> BTW, none of the above Miatas had the side latches.
> 
> Skip Cannon.
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