try Bitch'n Performance Darryl Curran Bitch'n Performance / Audi Art (car audio) 6 / 394 Grey Street Hamilton East. send Darryl an email at BITCHN.7@xtra.co.nz I believe he can source HKS parts. He is in Hamilton, but no big deal to post a piece of foam. He is also looking at MX5 club sponsorship - ...

1. did anyone tape it?

2. if 1. then is it actually worth me borrowing the tape and watching it? or
should I not bother

I've never heard of a winking problem before - I thought that was only an
mr2 specific problem?!

are you sure it can't be fixed without replacing the motor? what exactly
are the symptoms?

love my 711s! (actually 710s but not a huge change in design). A great all round tyre & very forgiving. The difference between grids and 711s is noticeable (to me anyway), and I think worth more than the $40 per tyre. I paid close to $300 for my last 2 710s. but in 16". I had 710s on my MX6 also. Gr...

Here is a weekend project for some of you searching for that performance
edge...

http://www.dynopower.freeserve.co.uk/nitrous_oxide/

This was passed on by Michael P. Should be interesting to see their
opinion...

Hope you take a camera.

good idea

and a writeup with pics for the club magazine when you're back...!

anyone who went to pauanui the other week have some photos to put on the web
site?

Has anyone had any success getting an exemption from the LTSA for reflective non-standard plates on the front of a car? Or know any other way round having the ugly bulky aluminium job? no - but I'm trying to find out - nobody seems to want to show me the specific parts of the law... I got off my $2...

This is excellent information Sam. Thanks!

If anyone is around auckland and is interested, a couple of us are going for a little drive this evening to visit some streets on the North Shore and in Ponsonby that are foremost in the Christmas lights and decoration stakes. We went one night last year, and it is spectacular driving through the st...

anyone going on Sunday to Pauanui and bringing a BBQ?

The Concours d'Elegance & Classic Car Show is on next year 11-Feb-2001 see http://www.mx5club.org.nz/events/northern/ Any northerners want to think about putting a cool display together for this? There are $$$ prizes at stake... I've never been to one, but believe that car clubs put together themed ...

Congratulations to Gary Morrison and Lynley!

A new baby girl last Thursday!

(He told us he'd crashed his car last week... but I think he's secretly sold
it and bought a volvo station wagon...)

epistles welcomed - thank-you all for answers. I'll go with mazda OEM.

- just recently adjusted the hand-brake (yes at the rotor) and it is still
pretty poor.
- Recently lubed sliders and changed fliud - just pads to do next.

haven't managed to use it yet - didn't get to the last event as I was
planning. We are possibly going to run some stock 1.6 vs 1.8 tests this
weekend.

need to do brake pads shortly - I'll probably just buy from Mazda, but any
thoughts or knowledge of aftermarked brands available here for MX-5? (94
1.

cheers
h.

Another use for a MX5 bits...
http://www.drive.fairfax.com.au/content ... news4.html

Mitsuokausa Zero 1 shown here
http://www.mitsuokausa.com/zero1/zero1.htm

...I certainly wouldn't buy one for US$29K - and I don't think I'd buy a La
Seyde for any amount of money!

h.

I'll put the article on the web site - rumours are that a NZ mazda wrecker has bought some - not sure whether they bought them for parts or to resell. The New Zealand Herald this morning showed a photo of flood damaged cars imported from Japan.There were at least 2 MX5's (red & silver) amongst them....

just got back to my PC - and received the news - sorry to hear, but good to see you are OK. Keep us informed as to the result of insurance. cheers h I'm interested to know what your insurance company decided to do with your car, was it repairable, or did they write it off? The reason I ask is that (...

Hi Carl

My guess would be to sell, and buy one here. Some prices are here
http://www.mx5club.org.nz/forsale/usedmx5/

Someone with better knowledge of the UK and NZ market would probably have a
better idea of costs etc however. We look forward to seeing you here.

(also sent to carl directly)

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I asked colin about this off list - and he promised to get some photos/details to me for the web site/club mag. wasn't that what you said colin?! (he also notes that he has owned the car from 1995 and have covered 85000 kms without any punctures..!) Colin if you can supply some details on the design...

fwiw I asked this question on the US list as I was discussing it with Ray a
few weeks ago. Just in case anyone was interested

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a number of people have done it here - Peter S has written procedures http://www.mx5club.org.nz/maintenance/spare_relocation/ this page even shows part number from 'Pit Stop' and estimated pricing As my 94 MX is our only car & space on extended trips is at a premium I have been thinking about adopti...

note also that there are two types that exist - bolt to the boot type and
clip on type (removeable). Not sure where to get them though - Chic might
know and I think his is clip on. Chic?