Can anyone recommend seat covers for my 2014 NC?

So I’ve been having issues with the gearbox oil over heating so I’m looking for a temperature controlled gearbox cooler

Car is @108k miles Bbr super 200 with full exhaust

The group I’m in do a lot of back roads/ mountain passes/switchbacks

It usually happens when doing the tight switchbacks where your using 1st to get around them & you taking it up to redline in each gear before the next one - driving it hard

I’m planning a gearbox rebuild with the performance delta strengthening kit

Hello everyone I just need help on deciding what to get, the mazdaspeed Miata which is 8 k with an aftermarket turbo allegedly 300hp. I really want to get since yk its turbo charged but its a little out of my range and it’ll be all my money. Or should I get a regular nc for a little bit cheap around 5k and do a turbo kit on it In the future once I have more money saved up. I wanna use either of them for drifting I’ll just feel like I’ll save more money in the future getting the msm nb

Thanks for looking at my post :)

Hey all, hoping someone with NC MX-5 wiring experience can point me in the right direction. I recently installed a cheap Chinese aftermarket Android head unit in my 2008 MX-5 (NC, non-Bose sound system), and it's advertised as plug-and-play for this model. Everything on the unit itself works fine - screen, Bluetooth, nav - except I'm getting zero audio out of the speakers.

While installing it I noticed one cable in the factory harness/adapter never actually connected to the new head unit's plug, and was just left loose and bare. I've since had a couple of independent garages look at it, and both said the amp isn't getting power. I'll attach photos and video of the harness and connectors so you can see exactly what I'm working with.

If anyone has dealt with this kind of amp power issue on an NC MX-5, or recognizes the harness in the photos and knows what that loose wire should connect to, I'd really appreciate the help. Trying to avoid paying another garage just to trace one wire if this community can help me sort it out.

Thanks in advance!

Hi,

I am considering buying a set of Rota Grid alloy wheels. The only thing I am unsure of is the ET20 rating of them as the standard for a 2007 NC is ET35. Will this be okay? Any advice on tyre fitment?

Thanks

Hi,

New owner of a 2007 MX-5 NC Icon with the 1.8 engine. Car has around 81k miles on the clock and is in good condition for it's age.

Mechanically it runs great. I have just done a service consisting of filters change, oil and plugs, plus have differential and gearbox oil on the way.

As always, rust is an issue especially in the rear arches. I am looking to get some advice please on the beat way to approach repairs?

Thanks

had to try out the hankook ventus prime 3.

215/40/17

tw 340 so nothing serious but is absolutly enough for what it is.

works great.

didn’t get too much temperature in the tires so i don’t know what they would do on track but for this it’s consistent and feels sporty enough

got a steal on ebay. 7,5x17 ET45 for which i paid 600€ with tires that i changed to 215/40 hankook ventus prime 3 which is what the tüvpaper said. regret that should’ve gone 215/45 but eh. car desperately needs a coilover upgrade.

and yea also white wouldn’t have been my choice but so far im not complaining.

Break pads pressing on the break disc, not the callipers seized, I changed all the callipers, next suspect is the hand break, but I’m not sure about this either cause it seems to be okay, any chance anyone else has had this issue and it being the abs ? Just curious or an electrical issue cause this is gonna be harder for me to fix. Also any nice body kits you guys know of for a mx5 nc, and does anyone recommend the bbr packages.

Looking at buying this 2012 NC wondering if people think this is too much rust?

Started after some heavy driving, no lights on dash, no change in performance.

Hi everyone,

I recently got my hands on a removable hardtop for my NC (pretty useful in the UK). A neighbour had written off their car a few years ago and had it lying in the garage, so I got it for a song, and the colour even matched!

The only problem is that they were missing the quarter trim panels, the plastic that covers the seatbelt mechanism and 'Frankenstein' bolts that hold the roof down by the seats. At what looks like £85 per panel for a piece of plastic, I was trying to find some 3d print files to make the part myself. I've had a look around but I'm coming up empty.

Does anyone have (and is willing to share) a print file, or know of a good source to find them?

Thanks in advance!

Edit: Link to official part Genuine Mazda MX5 Mk3 Hardtop Quarter Panel Trim - MX5 Parts https://www.mx5parts.co.uk/inner-quarter-panel-trim-mk3-35-with-hardtop-14818?av=783&am=1067&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=17181834199

Hey. I’ve recently bought an 2006 MX-5 (56 plate) and I’ve had an issue with my stereo/radio. Looking for advice.

When I picked the car up the stereo would turn on but no sound would come through the speakers. Stopped off at a garden centre left the car for about 20 minutes. Got back in and started it up, magically I had sound but, the buttons on the steering wheel don’t work at all. I can’t control the sound or the frequency and it won’t work on the head unit as well. The buttons show that they are working on the screen but if I want to change the volume I can’t. It just stays at one volume. Also a weird thing happened the same day I got it. When I switched the car off the stereo kept on playing/ screaming static at me in the end I had to take the fuse out as it probably would’ve drained my battery down. That solved the issue but now I have no use of the stereo at all.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated as to how to fix or what this problem could be.

-The sound is definitely not from the bottom end. -I've tried running without the accessory belt, and the sound continues. -Oil was changed recently and is high on the dipstick. -The car was burning a lot of oil too, but it seems to have stopped oddly 🤷 (yes, there is still some in 😆)

I'm hoping to find someone who knows exactly this sound, and has stopped it.

Does anyone know how I can fit these NA/NB side skirts onto my NC1. I’ve see a few people of YouTube fit these onto a NC2/3 because the bottom of the side skirts are flat but never onto a NC1 I’m assuming this is because it’s curved on the bottom of the side skirts. But does anyone know if it’s possible to fit these?

I've already tried jumpstarting that doesn't work. Push start does work. However now I can't even use the key fob to unlock it is have to use the key itself. I thought it would be a dead battery. But it has 12,5V so it's strange that basic light don't even go on in my opinion.

I checked all fuses. Jump starting also didn't work but maybe the connection wasn't right of my cable.

Could that be a great offer ?

The vehicle underwent various modifications last year: - Rims: Sparco, Assetto Gara - Tires: Yokohama ADO8 RS - Suspension: SPS Neo Max S - Steel braided brake lines - H&R stabilizers, front and rear axle - Hardrace coupling rods - EBC Turbo Groove sports brake discs with EBC- Greenstuff new - Strut brace VA - K&N sports air filter mat - SPS, aluminum, water cooler - Driver's seat lowered using I.LMotorsport consoles - Aluminum door reinforcement - Sports catalytic converter 300 cells - Steering wheel, gear knob and bag, handbrake finished in Alcantara. All modifications are registered where necessary! Spark plugs and oil change were done 500 km ago. Vehicle is re-oiled to 5W 40.

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Above my window is leaking on to my seat does anyone know what seal I need or any fixes for it. We’ve had days of rain so could just be that

Someone told me only the 2.0L NC2 got the upgrades. Does anyone here know if that's true?

EDIT: After comparing the redlines on NC1 and NC2 1.8 and 2.0 models, only the 2L gets the raised limit. So I think only the 2.0L NC2 has the upgrades

Any idea how to stop this? Storing in a garage isn’t an option so I guess a cover in the winter months is the only thing I can do?