I haven't attempted to paint my vent rings (they're already black ) but
have painted some plastic parts in my OTM.

I found that giving them a light sand before painting really helped.

H.

Just yanking them out worked for me, but mind you don't scratch anything.
There is an excellent writeup showing a couple of methods with pics to be
found here
http://www.miata.net/garage/eyevent.html

Good luck
H

Does anyone know of decent MX5 wreckers or parts suppliers in NZ other than

Mazspares in Auckland and
Any Mazz spares in Hamilton?

TIA
Howard

If anyone is interested - this question came up at Fletchers place a while ago. I finally remembered what that light was for when prompted by the miata list... This from the list... "And to answer your question, the Miata does not come with a low fuel light indicator. I believe the little square abo...

sorry - try http://www.justmx5.com

thanks for the info - seems a lot of work. I didn't realise that a bore was
necessary - I thought the pistons just increased the stroke to give the
desired displacement.

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I would try and hunt down a second hand one from a import from a mazda wreckers - I don't think that the MX5 one is the only one that would fit in the housing - but I could be wrong. I'm guessing about $1400 NZ for a new one, possibly $500 to $900 for a second hand one from a wrecker if you can find...

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