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I would go for one of these - preferably a cover with the z cut out, if not then a full replacement with the standard detailing retained.

Well, we are booked, and looking forward to it

The club is helpful, but folks can be a bit anal on there. MX5Nutz is much more relaxed and fun. For around £4k you should get a decent Mk2. I have a friend who will be selling a very clean red one shortly, but he'll probably want a bit more than that as it's a later car. Personally, for a fun runabout, I'd go for a clean late Mk1 and have a bit left over to replace the wheels, tyres and suspension.

Hi Steve, I think it's about time I got myself to one of these. They look like great fun and a good learning experience. I'll be bringing a friend with a Cayman, so can you send me a code, please? Thanks Ian

So .......... how are they?

If that was Halfords in Coventry, you're lucky you didn't break something - it's more like a bomb site than a car park in places!

Cool They're great little cars that only need a bit more power to be huge fun. I'm (just - standing down shortly) Motorsport Coordinator for the MX5 Owners Club and am still a fan. Mine has a built engine and, when the BIG supercharger is refitted, will have more than enough power to be really fun! Damp in the boot is usually the rain rail deteriorating. This is a plastic channel that runs around the base of the hood and channels the rainwater that runs down the back of the hood to the drain holes. It might be the drain holes blocked, but this more often results in water in the cabin. First thing is to clear the drain holes. These at the side of the "parcel shelf", just behind the seat belt pillars. Lift the carpet and probe the cavity with something like a plastic rod to make sure the drain holes are clear. They exit just above the rear wheels. To get to the rain rail you need to lift the carpet and unfasten the bottom edge of the hood. It's a plastic channel that tends to perish and split, letting water run down the "parcel shelf" underneath the carpet. It then runs in to the boot via holes, dripping on to the spare or the carpet on the other side of the boot. Replacement is the best option, although repairing any splits with duct tape has proved pretty effective for me! Your mates is defo 1994/5 vintage. The door handles/pockets are early years and the brace behind the seats was a 1994 addition. 1.6 and 1.8 gave similar power (i.e. weak!) but 1.8 had more torque and tuning potential. My paintwork is as bad as that, but careful polishing should improve it a lot. Haven't bothered with mine, that's not what I have it for. Improvements , in order of priority Decent tyres Polybush the suspension Good coilovers (P5 or Gaz) LSD (if not already fitted) Supercharger or turbo (road or track respectively) Or, if you really want kit to drool over, Flyin' Miata Result - brilliant roadster that's a bit more civilised than a Caterham but will give you a huge grin from ear to ear

+1.

+1 How much reduction do you get for fitting one?

Cheers. If they don't pick up on this thread I'll drop PMs to a couple of them.

Yes, I've met Nurrish but I don't think his car is in a fit condition to use! Isn't Husky around here as well?

Looking at your sig, it's a shame you're not local to me!

Hi Mike, Unfortunately that's the problem. It doesn't ever flash yellow and isn't visible to any of the phones that I've tried. It might be faulty but need to make sure it's the adapter and not the car before coming to that conclusion.

Hi guys, I've recently bought a Bury bluetooth adapter from one of our friends on here and can't get it working. When I switch on it doesn't beep or show up as a bluetooth device on any of the phones that I have tried. The led lights up red constantly, blinking off very briefly every 20 seconds or so. Does anyone know what this behaviour might indicate? Bury have suggested that the adapter is faulty but I would like to test it if I can. Is there anyone with a GT around Sutton Coldfield or Coventry who knows that their phone cradle is working who would help me test it? Mine is an '05, so it would need to be a similar vintage.

My favourite idea, if you are at all handy with a soldering iron, on AutoSpeed. Completely secret and can't be triggered by accident or trial and error. Or this one, if you like somthing more fancy. Jaycar kits are available over here at reasonable prices. Either of these could be used with Husky's "blown fuse switch" to avoid having to break in to the car wiring. Then, if it fails or you want to remove it, you only have to replace the wired fuse with a normal one.