Miata Mailing List: July 1998, Message #126

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I took this post off the British list.  Has anyone on the North American
list had any experience with one way valves in the rain rail drain tubes.
E.g., are they stock on any particular year iterations, do they exist, do
any good?  (Yeah, I know some folks don't need any stinking tops up.  Flame
suit activated in that department.)  Dave Ralph


>I complained to my dealer about my 97 1.8 being to noisy with the hood up
>and they fitted a 'wind noise kit'.  Apparently, there are two drain tubes
>running from around the bottom of the hood to somewhere near the tyres, the
>top end being close to your ear.  The wind noise kit consists of a one way
>valve (water out - no noise in) which they stick in the end of each tube.  I
>found mine too noisy over about 70, but the difference now is quite
>unbelievable.  I had been considering some way of soundproofing and lining
>the hood, but have forgotten about it now.
>
>I don't know the cost of the kit as Wrights Mazda in Norwich did mine for
>free (they're nice chaps).  Whatever the cost (and I can't believe it would
>be much) it is definitely worth it.
David E. Ralph
dralph@stny.lrun.com