What did you do to your MX5 today ?

[mrges]

Passed it's NCT this morning with no advisories.. Woop...Woop



Like I ever doubted it...

Excellent...... that's always a nice feeling!

[93 Mk1]

Replaced a broken regulator with a new spurious item (thanks Robert !). Much faster than the original Mazda items !

[mrges]

Replaced a broken regulator with a new spurious item (thanks Robert !). Much faster than the original Mazda items !

Well done

I have a slow drivers window, so might be doing the same thing myself soon!

[notch000]

Replaced a broken regulator with a new spurious item (thanks Robert !). Much faster than the original Mazda items !

Well done

I have a slow drivers window, so might be doing the same thing myself soon!

a good greasing of the runner should sort this out, inky take 5 mins to take the door cards off

[93 Mk1]

Replaced a broken regulator with a new spurious item (thanks Robert !). Much faster than the original Mazda items !

Well done

I have a slow drivers window, so might be doing the same thing myself soon!

As mentioned, cleaning out the existing channels and re-lubricating does wonders. Don't forget to oil the cables as well.
That usual get's them moving smooth. Still won't be a quick as the new spurious ones though....they nearly take off !!

[mrges]

Thanks.... will bear that in mind (just need to get some time set aside.... and then get me lazy ass in gear!).

[aquarian5]

Just wondering is there a recommended grease/oil to do this job properly.

Thanks in advance.

John.

[mrges]

Got a puncture.......

.... and it led to a rather pointless 2 hours or so of cleaning!


When the rim was off I noted the general dirt and brake dust on the inner side of the rim...... so when I got the car back home it was out with a jack and axle stands......


How the rim looked:

Wheel 01.jpg

Gave it a dose of Wonderwheels to loosen things up:

Wheel 02.jpg

Which left it looking like this:

Wheel 03.jpg

Another dose of Wonderwheels had it pretty clean, but still some tar spots - so a small amount of cutting paste was used:

Wheel 05.jpg

Wheel 06.jpg

Finally a quick coat of this stuff, to make future cleaning (ie. NCT time!) much easier - and buff it off:

Wheel 07.jpg

So a quick "before and after" comparison:

Wheel 09.jpg

Wheel 08.jpg

....Yes, it was a slow day!!!!!

[Real Rayzor]

Top job.. they came out immaculate.

[Merlot man]

Top job ..... And the scary thing is that this is the inside what must the ousude be like
Brian

[mrges]

The plan is to do the outside this weekend!

[93 Mk1]

NCT passed today. Put a pair of 195/50/15 Tokyo T1R's on the rear....not sure about these at all !!!

[Merlot man]

There seems to be mixed reviews on the Toyos .
I got a pair of Michelin pilot sport 3 fitted today so am looking forward to seeing how the fair in comparison to the rain sports 3 , first impressions are that the car is less "wobbly " I'm putting it down to the stiffer sidewall of the Michelin.
I'll have a better idea in a few weeks
Brian

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[notch000]

I got 4 pilot sports recently, there superb, to grippy for any messing tho , wet grip is amazing too

Passed nct first time ever too !!

[93 Mk1]

It's early days yet but so far the Toyos have ruined the taught feel of the car. I've since been reading some of the reviews and others have mirrored my thoughts. It feels as if I'm driving with flat tyres and that's with 30 PSI. Rain Sport 3's were my initial choice.......I should have stuck to those !!