Well I finally did it. Just ordered myself a charger/maintainer for my 2000 Miata. Gets pretty cold here, especially in our garage, 94533 area. Not a snowy area, but never the less cold enough for us beach bums>>LOL. And my Miata is lucky if it gets turned over once per week, as it should. Now...

I have always used a flash light and just looked at the thickness of the outer disc pads. Ideally the outer and inside pad should wear equally, although they may not. I guage by eye, and make sure that the pad has not gotten down to the same thickness, as the back plate that the pad is...

Just bragging, but I am still on the original battery on my 1991 miata, 250,000+ miles. Battery is still running strong. No chargers, no aid whatsoever, living in the snowy cold side of Washington state. Darn impressive.

Anyone use it in their Miata? Was thinking about switching over and adding the filter as well. Opinions? -- David

Got this code and it says something abt catalytic converter system. God I hope not cause that's expensive to replace? Do cat system even wear out? Car has 140k on it and was bought new.

Does anyone know where I can get the tool needed to remove/replace the inner tie rods on a 1999 Miata? The Mazda dealer does not sell the tool. Can't find a store that sells a tool that is explicitly labelled for the Miata. Thanks for your help.

I find that when starting my 1999 NB 1.8 it takes about a second before the engine fires up. Or to put in different words it takes just slightly long enough for me to notice and think "Huh!". This seems to be regardless of ambient temperatures and only if the car has been out running within the...

Can I fit the Mazda mp3 player to my Mazda 3, which has the standard 6 disc auto-changer fitted at present? Thanks for the advice guys, Bob.

I have a 2004 base model with standard brakes. Is there a piston retractor screw on the front calipers, or do I just press the piston back into the caliper?

$45us one H.I.D Conversion Kit in housinghouse.com,and you will get $5us when you register in it!

Just ordered replacement pads for my 2004 miata thinking I'd be getting the NS pads. When I checked the part # - N0Y9-33-23Z on my invoice, it appears to be for HD or sport suspension front pads. I was told by the dealership that they use the car's Vin # JM1NB353840400298 to ascertain the...

Hooked up the charger/maintainer that I got from J.C. Whitney today, a Vector VEC080 "Smart Battery Charger". And since a poster in this grp. alerted me that the cigarette lighter connector would not work, cause of the ignition key needing to be in and on accessory, I used the "Battery Terminal...

My winter vehcile has given up the ghost and I am considering driving my 2000 Miata in the winter now. I would obviously put snow tires on it but can anyone comment on how it handles in the snow and ice? Would be much appreciated. Thanks

How do I run the power wire for my amp through that grommet in the firewall, it's sooooo frickin tight

Well, Pat (PWS) has mentioned a couple of times that only a small handful of folks hang out on this group these days. While I'm not usually inclined to try to prove him wrong, on this particular issue, I would love to. Would everyone who see's this message, please reply with CITY, STATE (and...

These are fairly uncommon, might be of interest to someone? http://phoenix.craigslist.org/car/538829920.html The price isn't too bad and might be negotiable. -- XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project:

Well folks after reporting this clown to Google Grps. Abuse, I notice that they are no longer showing any new ones on Google grps, somehow blocking them. BUT when I accessed this grp., however Webtv does it, on my Webtv unit (Yes I still enjoy using that for the Firewalled WTV grps.) I notice that...

We have a Mazda Xedos 2l V6. Yesterday as I was driving the temperature gauge shot up to the red. I pulled over asap and when I stopped it went back down. Put 1 litre of water in (in the dark )and all seemed well. Carried on and a bit later the heater blew cold for a couple of miles.Just got home...

My 99 has always been garaged, until lately. I live in San Diego where it hardly rains and have never noticed moisture inside my headlight lens, until now. The car has been parked in the driveway for several months, we've had some rain and now water has condensed inside the driver-side lens; I...

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