If you have the original rainrail from a 92, you will almost certainly need to replace it. The old one will be extremely brittle, most likely cracked, and will certainly be damaged when you remove it from the car. Its not worth the extra labor to drill out the rivets and attempt to patch it up when you want to move it to a new top.
Also, the best deal on an economy top is from http://www.miatatopsource.com/category_s/25.htm $188 I have a complete black carpet pulled from a 92. I'm in the Cincinnati area if you are interested. Ken Bogart ----------------------------------------------------- 96 Montego Blue FFS Coldside (His) 97 Black & Tan (Hers) 90 Crystal White (sons) ------------------------------------------------------ http://www.miatacare.com http://www.cincimiata.com http://www.bcchallenger.org MiataMail.com list owner On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 2:21 PM, B Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > hey all, > my old '92 with 217k needs a top and the carpet is moldy. i will attempt to > remove the carpet, strip the insulation and power wash it. but if anyone > has a tan oem carpet avail, that would prob be better plus I can keep the > padding. no need to be perfect, just not a mold bomb ;) > also, when the car got moldy when sitting, i sprayed the inside of the tan > top with bleach and the black inside layer got tie-die look! now the top is > a little worn so I found a tan top for $229 (no zipper or rain rail- not > sure I need either one). > http://www.cartopsplus.com/ccp0-prodshow/mawc631v.html > the ez-on top it has now is a zippeered, glass window top that has lasted > really well for almost ten years. so for a younger car, unless EZ-ON lost > any quality, I can vouch for it. > > > on this go around i am just trying to get the car decent maybe to sell now > or next year at the latest (and get a better Miata at that time). > any info is always appreciated as always! > > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > > _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower
