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Well, Actually had the camera with me, the car was clean and the sun was out.
I believe these are the first pictures taken of the Miata with a camera other than my phone, lol.
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/1647/frontikp.jpg
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http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/5213/taile.jpg
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http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/5091/shiftknob.jpg
Lookin' good! :D
Where'd you get that shift knob? That looks slick...
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Originally Posted by trickyrix
Ebay.
It's a 2005 Mustang Shift knob. Its heavy-ish, but not quite as heavy as the oem shift knob. I like how it fits my hand better though, so its an acceptable trade off.
All that being said it is not a direct fit.
I believe the miata is a 10x1.25 threading, whereas the Mustand is a 12x 1.25. I took a chamfer bit, and cored out the mustang knob. I then took a giant bolt, threaded some 10x1.25 nuts onto it and worked that into the knob. It was a tight fit and took patience. Once I had it where i wanted it I took it out, slathered the inside of the knob with JB weld, and re-inserted the bolt/ nuts. I let it dry 24 hours or so and unscrewed the bolt. And Voila! New customized shift knob for under $12 ($10 shipped on the knob and a buck or two for the bolt and nuts) I'm think the knob is pretty sturdy overall, and I've had it in the car a couple months now without an issue. It's my opinion if I manage to seperate the nuts and JB weld from the inside of the shift knob I'm doing something SERIOUSLY wrong, lol.
I thought I recognized the lettering as new mustang. I haven't seen the knob but the lettering looks the same as the speedo. Car looks good, especially the paint.
That front license plate frame is UGLY!
It doesn't look any worse than any other miata with a front plate. Are your turn signals lenses clear ebay ones? I might wanna see how those look on my car next Wednesday GTG that we both make.
YesQuote:
Originally Posted by MadMerv
Black wheels are full of win. Details on the shift boot?
Chris
I know :(Quote:
Originally Posted by MadMerv
There are huge dimples behind it. Notice how the 2 other cars in my signature don't have front plates.
Yup clear $40 shipped ones from Ebay. My car is the official "Ebay" car, lolQuote:
Originally Posted by JuanoTejano
Made from 'scraps' of vinyl and red embroidery thread.Took a couple hours of patience. I'm going to be making a new one soon to match my new interior. That one isn't perfect, but i'd eventually be interested in trading it for a Kellers #5, tots, and a Soda lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Miatamaniac92
A heat gun and some massaging will work wonders on those dimples.Quote:
Originally Posted by sxk122
hmmm......
who has a heat gun i can borrow..... lol
I do... I can bring it out Wed night.Quote:
Originally Posted by sxk122
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Originally Posted by Titus
You sir are a gentleman and a scholar.... anyone have a how to for de-dimpling bumpers? Are there any tricks?
Well, thanks to Titus' heat gun, my miata is now 'prettier'
The bumper was a royal PITA to get off. there were WAY too many bolts.
Small asian hands I have not.
Just a few bolts holding the bumper in.
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/6417/boltsg.th.jpg
Car looks odd without the front bumper cover.
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The dimpling was pretty bad. This was why I hadn't already taken off the font plate.
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http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/7776/dimples2.th.jpg
Half way there. The right side has been worked on, the left has not. The difference is noticeable to me.
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/7096/halfdimpled.th.jpg
And all finished. Putting the bumper back on was a bit easier.... but not much. There is still some dimpling, but I think it looks alot better.
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/8240/noplate.th.jpg
Looked really nice when I saw it at the last GTG - you did a hell of a job!
Good idea Sam. Car looks 10x better with out the front lp.
Nice job!
Made the steering wheel a bit less E-Bay-ish. finally got around to taking apart the horn button and got rid of the "JDM" Horn button.
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Is that an ebay hub/wheel?
Where's pics of the new wheels?
That is the ebay hub and wheel. Here is the link to the one I purchased. I'm pleased for $40 shipped
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...7272&viewitem=
It went on pretty easy in my opinion. The hub was of an decent construction. The expensive hub trickyrix has has a nicer cover than the ebay one. The ebay one has a plastic accordion looking cover. That being said I don't think it looks bad. The wheel itself seems to be holding up well, and has been on for about 3 months now.
As far as install it also went on pretty easily. I had heard mixed feedback from miata members... some said it was a pain in the ass, some said it was a direct bolt on. I emailed 3 previous buyers of this wheel from this seller by looking through the ebay feedback profile. Two of the people were good enough to email me back and said that it had fit easily. One of them commented that the only drawback was the airbag light was on, and was ecstatic when I emailed him the 3 10 ohm resistors twisted in series instructions. To get the wheel to "center" I had to rotate the clock spring about 15°. This has not caused any issue with the turn signal cancellation. I also had to cut off the OEM connector to the airbag and horn, but one could always resolder them together if you wanted to revert back.
I used this as a technical reference--
http://ian.young.home.mindspring.com...iatawheel.html
The wheel and hub that i got were similar, if not the same, to the one in the tutorial. That being said I didn't do any of the drilling or modification to the hub that he did. Like I said, i just rotated the clockspring a few degrees. I also didn't bother with his grounding additions. I just put my faith in the spring assembly. It looks up to the job to me.
Lastly, as the pics above show I replaced the JDM horn button logo that was installed on the wheel. The horn button came apart pretty easily and there was a spare horn button included... one with the wheel, and one with the hub. However, the ring supplied withe the wheel's button needs to be used to make the button fit snugly.
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Originally Posted by black roadster
Ask and ye shall receive.
http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/8052/miatax.jpg
I haven't had any time to take any cool pictures of them yet. May head downtown sunday if i have time.
Thanks again for the wheels William, they do look nice. too bad they accentuate the fact my Miata has a 4x4 suspension.... that needs to be 'fixed'
I'm glad they found a good home. I hope you get as much enjoyment as I did out of them. They're great looking wheels and look just as good on your car. :clap:
Lookin' good! Just needs a little more lower now... ;)
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Originally Posted by sxk122
Now that I can, I will...
Needs moar lower.
http://www.drivingenthusiast.net/sec...edd%5B1%5D.jpg
Just snapped a photo of Simon's car driving down the street.
Until you get your car lowered, I think you should slap a couple of these on the flanks... ::Banana::
http://i.ebayimg.com/10/!BUbHRYgCGk~...K3oZRQ~~_1.JPG
Buy me some and I will........ lolQuote:
Originally Posted by trickyrix
Hope to have it lowered by the fall. Now i need to find some used NA S-Techs and then go get some new shocks. I keep thinking if i wait I'll find a deal.....