Information for the Do It Yourself Miata Owner
The driver’s side window in my Evolution Orange Miata started lowering to only about half way down and would it not go any further. However, it would roll back up without issue. Since the regulator motor still worked, I suspected the cable keepers for the power unit may be interfering with the mechanism some how. […]
I bought some Konig aftermarket 17″ wheels for the 00 SE above. I got three of them onto the car after getting them home my trailer. One of the wheels was damaged and I bought a replacement for it. I will have the tire mounted next week. Anyway, this is how the car looks with […]
My son and I use a covered aluminum utility trailer to carry our autocross tires and tools. However, we keep our autocross tires and tools in the trailer so it is always full and is not available for other use. So, I bought a small utility trailer today. It is two years old, but […]
I finally got around to repairing the quarter panel on the 1999 Miata LS. I found that it was a concern of those who may want to purchase the car, so to make it more marketable the repair had to be done. I started by purchasing more paints from S1ngle Source Paints in Griffin, GA The […]
The headlight lenses on the Rallycross Miata were so cloudy you could barely see the bulbs through the lenses. Not that we need the lights to run Rallycross, but they were very ugly. We had used a polishing kit on our other Miatas, but they seem to get cloudy more quickly than we expected. At […]
I have installed a trailer hitch on my 2000 SE Miata and my son’s 2000 LS Miata. I pull a small aluminum trailer that hauls tires and tools etc. for autocross. The hitches are Class I 1.25 inch Receiver Hitches by Curt #11755. I purchased them online from Advance Auto Parts for $169.99 when they offered the 20% off […]
I found a thread that outlined installing a flasher on the third brake light. With the car being so little, I thought that was a great idea so others can see me better, especially when stopping. It is a low cost safety feature that works. One of the links is http://www.miata.net/garage/brakeflash.html . It outlines using a flasher […]