Miata Mailing List: January 1999, Message #156

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Well, Miata just approached it's first decade in existence!
My '91 soft top is great, but showing its age -- cracked dash, foggy rear
plastic window, leaky interior, etc.

BUT, I did find one way to stop water from leaking in around the windows...
I removed the easy-to-remove rubber weather stripping around the windows,
took them to the hardware store (Lowe's) and got some thin plastic hose
that's just about the same length as each piece of stripping.

Then I just shoved it inside the stripping... it's hollow and pretty easy to
stuff with plastic hose (I think it was 3/8 inch diameter).  This made the
stripping more solid while keeping it flexible.  It pressed against the
window better and eliminated 99% of the leaking.

I also learned how to adjust the angle of the glass from the Miata bible
(aka: Miata Enthusiasts Manual).



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< +>   < +>   Raymond Pierre
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