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Soft Top Latch Springs
Top latch spring, left, has finally rusted through and broken. Of course, I
cannot buy solely the latch spring from Mazda Dealer; you have to buy the entire latch assembly to get a new spring. Interesting that the Left latch assembly lists for $115 and the Right for $145 - uh, at my Local MazdaVolvoSubaruLincoln-Mercury Dealer parts desk. Anyway; went looking for a substitute spring at Pep Boys, Earl's Surplus, etc. and couldn't find anything close. Looked in the Forum; no luck there either. Seems to me that these springs, vulnerable as they are, would rate a at least one post but I can't find any. So, anyone out there know of a suitable substitute for these springs? -- Steve McMahon Green JRSC '00LS |
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"McMahon" > wrote: > Anyway; went looking for a substitute spring at Pep Boys, Earl's Surplus, > etc. and couldn't find anything close. Try a junkyard. -- Lanny Chambers, St. Louis, USA '94C the alignment page: http://www.hummingbirds.net/alignment.html |
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>Top latch spring, left, has finally rusted through and broken
Try your local hardware store like YardBirds or ace...They have a good collection of springs and washers etc. Larry Hill |
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RC models hobby shop. the there are springs on every RC car and available
in 100 different size's and hardness. give it a try. but will have to adjust it yourself. http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...NG&S2=&S3=&S4= TM "McMahon" > wrote in message ... > Top latch spring, left, has finally rusted through and broken. Of course, I > cannot buy solely the latch spring from Mazda Dealer; you have to buy the > entire latch assembly to get a new spring. Interesting that the Left latch > assembly lists for $115 and the Right for $145 - uh, at my Local > MazdaVolvoSubaruLincoln-Mercury Dealer parts desk. > > Anyway; went looking for a substitute spring at Pep Boys, Earl's Surplus, > etc. and couldn't find anything close. Looked in the Forum; no luck there > either. Seems to me that these springs, vulnerable as they are, would rate > a at least one post but I can't find any. > > So, anyone out there know of a suitable substitute for these springs? > > > -- > Steve McMahon > Green JRSC '00LS > > |
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"McMahon" > wrote in message ... > Top latch spring, left, has finally rusted through and broken. Of course, I > cannot buy solely the latch spring from Mazda Dealer; you have to buy the > entire latch assembly to get a new spring. Interesting that the Left latch > assembly lists for $115 and the Right for $145 - uh, at my Local > MazdaVolvoSubaruLincoln-Mercury Dealer parts desk. > > Anyway; went looking for a substitute spring at Pep Boys, Earl's Surplus, > etc. and couldn't find anything close. Looked in the Forum; no luck there > either. Seems to me that these springs, vulnerable as they are, would rate > a at least one post but I can't find any. > > So, anyone out there know of a suitable substitute for these springs? > > > -- > Steve McMahon > Green JRSC '00LS > > If you want the factory latch assembly, try Trussville Mazda. If you've checked them at your local dealer, and know the part numbers, I'd bet Trussville will be 20% less. www.trussvillemazda.com/partsstore will getcha started. |
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I found substitute springs at Orchard Supply Hardware. There's a small rack
of springs at the end of the fastener's aisle in the West L.A. store. The closest match was a 'C-7' package - 3/16 x 1 1/2 x .018 Utility Ext Spring. These springs, with a little modification by needlenose pliers (2), worked just fine. The manufacturer is: Century Spring Corp. www.centuryspring.com 1-800-237-5225 Also FYI, Calif. NB '99-'00 owners. My '00LS just PASSED its first CA smog test. It's equipped with a standard JR Supercharger set up (stock crank pulley) and a Brainstorm Header and CAT-pipe. The header/CAT-pipe is not CARBed. The car was far below Max. allowable levels in every single category and, I guess, the supercharger sufficiently obscured the header/CAT-pipe. However, the tech who did the test was a solemn young man with his formidable Yamaha FZ1 chained to a pipe in the waiting area; so I don't think he missed the header. But I passed; header and all. Steve McMahon Green JRSC '00LS |
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I have a '00LS also and I'm planning to install a JR Supercharger. What
CAT-pipe did you install? Did you notice a significant difference in horsepower with the install of the supercharger? Thanks, Brian > > Also FYI, Calif. NB '99-'00 owners. My '00LS just PASSED its first CA smog > test. It's equipped with a standard JR Supercharger set up (stock crank > pulley) and a Brainstorm Header and CAT-pipe. The header/CAT-pipe is not > CARBed. The car was far below Max. allowable levels in every single > category and, I guess, the supercharger sufficiently obscured the > header/CAT-pipe. However, the tech who did the test was a solemn young man > with his formidable Yamaha FZ1 chained to a pipe in the waiting area; so I > don't think he missed the header. But I passed; header and all. > > Steve McMahon > Green JRSC '00LS > > |
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"Brian Collie" > wrote in message ... > I have a '00LS also and I'm planning to install a JR Supercharger. What > CAT-pipe did you install? Did you notice a significant difference in > horsepower with the install of the supercharger? > Since the CAT on the '99-'00 is part of the stock manifold, you have to install a 'BSP M2 Intermediate Exhaust' ($299) if you install the BSP (or any other) header (because you need a CAT). I went with a 4-into-1 header; mostly because I like the rough sound of it. The Tri-Y design, I think, sounds a little smoother. The torque curves are different. Bottom line seems to be more low-end with the Tri-Y; hi-end with 4-into-1. The Ox sensor moves to the back of this intermediate pipe. It all works great; again, I passed smog and the car sounds great (I stuck with the stock muffler). Of all the performance mods I have ever done on cars, I have never felt as big a difference in power after an installation as when I did the JRSC and header. You'll notice a significant difference. Believe me. -- SM |
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