I'm looking for a hard top
 

Hi, I'm looking to purchase a new or used hardtop for my 91 Miata. Anyone
know of a place near Dana Point in S. California that sells them or does
anyone have one for sale near the area?

I'm looking for a hard top
 

chazman wrote:
> Hi, I'm looking to purchase a new or used hardtop for my 91 Miata. Anyone
> know of a place near Dana Point in S. California that sells them or does
> anyone have one for sale near the area?

There are always some for sale on the www.miata.net classifieds. You can
also put a wanted to buy ad up there. You shouldn't have any trouble
finding one in Southern California.
You may have to travel a bit, but shipping them is so expensive that
this is probably a better option, just be sure to mount your hardtop
hardware before you go pick it up if it is not included with the hardtop.
Otherwise, be ready to install the hardware there before you leave. It
is not a hard or long process.

There are a lot of people who own them, rarely or never use them, and
end up selling them.

You might also try Craigslist for your area, again with a WTB. Expect to
pay $800.00 to $1000.00 depending on condition and color unless you get
lucky or buy a damaged one to fix.
I did see a pristine black one with defroster and headliner on
Craigslist for $350.00 one time, the owner did not know what they had.

Needless to say, it sold very quickly, and not to me.... :-(

Pat

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pws wrote:
> chazman wrote:
>
>> Hi, I'm looking to purchase a new or used hardtop for my 91 Miata. Anyone
>> know of a place near Dana Point in S. California that sells them or does
>> anyone have one for sale near the area?


Oh yeah,

if you are considering a new hardtop, Mazda charges something like
$1600.00 the last time I checked, and that is unpainted.
Add about $300.00 to $500.00 for a good paint job and you are starting
to approach the blue book values of our cars. (I also have a 1991 model).

I would definitely look for a used one.
One more thing, look for Mazda OEM if possible. There is an aftermarket
top called the snugtop, (I think), that is generally considered inferior
to the factory one.

Pat

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Pat (or others for that matter)

can you point me to an article or how to on installing the hard ware for a
hard top. I have the hard top but my 2001 model car doesn't have the
hardware. Had hoped to install the parts myself if its not too hard as my
local dealer has quoted $900!!

regards

Don from Down Under
"pws" > wrote in message
...
> chazman wrote:
>> Hi, I'm looking to purchase a new or used hardtop for my 91 Miata. Anyone
>> know of a place near Dana Point in S. California that sells them or does
>> anyone have one for sale near the area?
>
> There are always some for sale on the www.miata.net classifieds. You can
> also put a wanted to buy ad up there. You shouldn't have any trouble
> finding one in Southern California.
> You may have to travel a bit, but shipping them is so expensive that this
> is probably a better option, just be sure to mount your hardtop hardware
> before you go pick it up if it is not included with the hardtop.
> Otherwise, be ready to install the hardware there before you leave. It is
> not a hard or long process.
>
> There are a lot of people who own them, rarely or never use them, and end
> up selling them.
>
> You might also try Craigslist for your area, again with a WTB. Expect to
> pay $800.00 to $1000.00 depending on condition and color unless you get
> lucky or buy a damaged one to fix.
> I did see a pristine black one with defroster and headliner on Craigslist
> for $350.00 one time, the owner did not know what they had.
>
> Needless to say, it sold very quickly, and not to me.... :-(
>
> Pat
>

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Don,

I don't know where you are, but if you go to miata.net, look at the
marketplace site (over on the left side of the main page) one of the
Mazda Dealer sites has a good price on the "side latch recievers" about
$ 50 US and the "Frankinstine Bolts" that go in the fwd. screw holes in
the chrome plates on the rear sections behind your top. The hard top
should work on the FWD. latches you have on your 2001. You will need to
remove the rear side trim pnls. by the door post to cut out the place
for the side latches, but on the inside of the pnl's, the place to cut
out is marked in a "molding line". When you get the pnl's. off you will
see what I mean.

Easy job to do !!! I just did it to my 2003 LS to put my '91 hard top
on.

Bruce Bing '03 LS

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Don,

I looked the parts up:

Rosenthal Mazda, Arlington. VA. USA

"Hard Top Latch Kit" '90 - '05
P/N MIAE 1001
$44.95 US

"Frankenstin Bolts" '90 - '05
P/N MIAE 1002
$13.95 US (EACH) You will need (2) if these!

I don't know what or how you order them from "Down Under" :-) , but I'm
sure you can work that out. Good luck.

Bruce Bing '03 LS

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Guys

thanks

Regards

Don

"BRUCE HASKIN" > wrote in message
...
> Don,
>
> I looked the parts up:
>
> Rosenthal Mazda, Arlington. VA. USA
>
> "Hard Top Latch Kit" '90 - '05
> P/N MIAE 1001
> $44.95 US
>
> "Frankenstin Bolts" '90 - '05
> P/N MIAE 1002
> $13.95 US (EACH) You will need (2) if these!
>
> I don't know what or how you order them from "Down Under" :-) , but I'm
> sure you can work that out. Good luck.
>
> Bruce Bing '03 LS
>

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Don wrote:
> can you point me to an article or how to on installing the hard ware for a
> hard top. I have the hard top but my 2001 model car doesn't have the
> hardware. Had hoped to install the parts myself if its not too hard as my
> local dealer has quoted $900!!

Don,

Not sure who your local dealer is that sounds a bit much. Regular price
for the latches is around Aus$200 and about Aus$50 for the Frankenstein
bolts. You can usually find them second hand for around $50-$75 - try
your local MX5 club, online forums or MX5 specialist. :)

It's dead simple to install - they all pretty much just bolt on.

--

Mr Q
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On 2006-11-13, Mr Q > wrote:
> Don wrote:
>> can you point me to an article or how to on installing the hard ware for a
>> hard top. I have the hard top but my 2001 model car doesn't have the
>> hardware. Had hoped to install the parts myself if its not too hard as my
>> local dealer has quoted $900!!
>
> Don,
>
> Not sure who your local dealer is that sounds a bit much. Regular price
> for the latches is around Aus$200 and about Aus$50 for the Frankenstein
> bolts. You can usually find them second hand for around $50-$75 - try
> your local MX5 club, online forums or MX5 specialist. :)
>
> It's dead simple to install - they all pretty much just bolt on.

In the US you first have to cut away some plastic moldings to
create a place for the side latches. In Aussie models to they
really just bolt on with no cutting?

--
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at PIGGY about MONEY MARKET
visi.com FUNDS!

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Grant Edwards wrote:
> On 2006-11-13, Mr Q > wrote:
>> It's dead simple to install - they all pretty much just bolt on.
>
> In the US you first have to cut away some plastic moldings to
> create a place for the side latches. In Aussie models to they
> really just bolt on with no cutting?

Just the same. I did say "pretty much" just bolt on. :) :)

It's not a difficult job in any case.

--

Mr Q
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