Miata Mailing List: February 1996, Message #13
sponsored by



     


   From: Kerim@aol.com
Subject: Re: lighted mirror, or not
   Date: Thu, 1 Feb 1996 09:29:58 -0500

In a message dated 96-01-30 17:17:51 EST, SORRENTINO@sscl.uwo.ca says:

>I have seen a lot of complaints on the net about the
>amount of light the two standard interior lights give
>out. For those of you who aren't aware of the tech tips
>issue (summer '95) by MCA, they suggested pulling out these
>little boxes and putting them back in upside down. This
>gives you a lot more light than the standard way, and
>you may not need to invest in more lighting. I have done
>it; it takes about two minutes, and it looks kind of neat.
>
>

Well, that trick is neat, but useless on 1994+ cars, as they only have *one*
light from Mazda, on the passenger's side. Even with the light twisted
around, the position of the light would make reading a map useless (the light
would be *under* the map) and the available ambient light inside (assuming
top up, of course) is still feeble at best. IMHO, the lightes mirror or the
MiaLite mod are *both* well worth the small investment in money and time. The
MiaLites are really cool looking...as is the lighted mirror. Boy, when I put
that mirror in, it was like WOW...I CAN SEE! :-)

kerim@aol.com
'94 red A, "Son of Sheba"