What did you do to your MX5 today ?

[paulc]

Try four chrome exhausts, still worth every minute of it, Oh happy days.

[Steve]

replaced the license plate lights brackets, they were badly rusted through:

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New ones in and working

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[james]

proper nasty

[Medic5]

Taxed my 5 for the next three months

[back_in_black]

Changed my dash lighting and set the timing to 14 degrees this evening. Only had a quick spin but seems to have a bit more pep at lower revs.
Old dash lighting with the green covers on the bulbs

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Tried out some red bulbs but you'd need to take the green filter off the back of the dials to get the right result

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Went with new clear bulbs and happy with the result. Have a dash light dimmer switch on the way from Robert to finish the job.

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[barney]

changed coolant in both the 5 and the Audi 80. I'll do the oil in both the next decent day that comes. NCT booked for the 5. Can't get a date till april 3rd but have asked for a cancelation and hopefully get it within a fortnight.

[peteh]

had a go at modding my instrument binnacle with some new dials, stainless steel surround, dial rings and needle caps and painted my needles red...

[back_in_black]

Nice work!
Will you have to calibrate the new needle postions? or can you just "pop" them on?

[peteh]

pop them on, dead handy

[snowman]

I know this is an old topic, probably not on here, but i decided to go a little further.. :think:

I wanted to put a front fog light switch in my MK1 but didn't want to use another switch location on the dash.
So i saw a posting on the OC forum, think it was from M-m, about using a MK2.5 double switch.


Also acquired a heated seat switch, as i wanted to butcher it for parts


The fog light switch only has 1 lit up, i wanted to be different...
So i drilled holes in the front switch so it would accommodate the clear perspex from the heater switch
Its not wired into the car yet, as you can see from the pics, but i will try to get it done soon

Just need to finish it off and hope for some good weather ....

Before anybody mentions it, i know the colours are different, makes it easier to see which is on

Does anybody know what these bulbs are?? both of them would help..not in need of them yet, just to keep it mind if they blow, as one has already gone


They are out of the switch

[back_in_black]

Hi Snowman

The mazzda part no. NA01-66-462 and the LED version is NEO3 available from http://www.superbrightleds.com/

Hope this helps

Alan

edit

Sorry it could also be Mazda BR7055431 or LED NEO4.

Its hard to tell from the photo but if you have a spare hazard/lights up switch the bulbs in there are the the first ones above (check if its the same bulb) but I think the the switch one might be a bit smaller and then its the second option.

[gunners5]

Nice work Peteh on the instrument binnacle, thinking of going the same route myself.

Whats the quality of the dials like?

[peteh]

Nice work Peteh on the instrument binnacle, thinking of going the same route myself.

Whats the quality of the dials like?

Got the dials from a guy on mx5 nutz, you'll find him in d group buy section, quality is excellent and he's great to deal with, he can do any design u want, thumbs up from me

[peteh]

fitted a stainless steel cover piece to the heater controls to match in with the jass instrument binnacle surround

[s-mac]

Pete what vent rings are those? They look good, never really liked mine