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Hi i have a 1991 mx5
Hello, just remembered this forum while still looking for center caps, realised i never sent an introduction. Im Alex, and i have a 1991 mk1 in classic red
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Owned it since early 2019, got it for £1350 up in Kent, repaired too much rust and had a respray since then
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While it was there I got the seats reupholstered (can kind of see them in this image) - cost a bit but worth it, very comfortable
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Quickly got rid of those mk2 wheels when the welding was finally done, went and got the bbs wheels i mentioned in a previous post - theyre stock 14" painted black
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havent done much other than a few cosmetic things, such as an original cassette and cd players, parts of which came from arizona. (oh and alot of breaking down lol)
i have a few questions to ask aswell, what should i sell a hardtop for? (all seals are fine but the red paints a bit faded) Heard some of the oem floor mats are worth something, i got 2 original black eunos carpets (they look striped but with lines through the stripes, would attach an image but hit the limit) for £30, what are they worth? And has anyone got wiring diagrams for a 1991 UK spec mx5? Radio wiring was cut by one of many previous owners and ive tried fitting wiring harnesses off different MX5s/Eunoses but none of them have worked.
Thanks for reading,
Alex
Owned it since early 2019, got it for £1350 up in Kent, repaired too much rust and had a respray since then
While it was there I got the seats reupholstered (can kind of see them in this image) - cost a bit but worth it, very comfortable
Quickly got rid of those mk2 wheels when the welding was finally done, went and got the bbs wheels i mentioned in a previous post - theyre stock 14" painted black
havent done much other than a few cosmetic things, such as an original cassette and cd players, parts of which came from arizona. (oh and alot of breaking down lol)
i have a few questions to ask aswell, what should i sell a hardtop for? (all seals are fine but the red paints a bit faded) Heard some of the oem floor mats are worth something, i got 2 original black eunos carpets (they look striped but with lines through the stripes, would attach an image but hit the limit) for £30, what are they worth? And has anyone got wiring diagrams for a 1991 UK spec mx5? Radio wiring was cut by one of many previous owners and ive tried fitting wiring harnesses off different MX5s/Eunoses but none of them have worked.
Thanks for reading,
Alex
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feeling a bit better now, but i have an issue
from what i can see i think the engine has been replaced with a long nose 1.6, the vin plate on the oil pan has been removed and the vin is 10000 before the long nose was put into nas, i need to know if theres any other places the vin is on the engine
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no service records before 2 owners ago, no mention of an engine swap either
from what i can see i think the engine has been replaced with a long nose 1.6, the vin plate on the oil pan has been removed and the vin is 10000 before the long nose was put into nas, i need to know if theres any other places the vin is on the engine
no service records before 2 owners ago, no mention of an engine swap either
been a little bit, havent had anything go on with it but should be picking up a cover for behind the seats tomorrow
decided to keep the spoiler black after seeing some images of them red, its a bit too subtle and makes the car less interesting imo
also i think ill be fitting one of those offset plates and removing the sticker one, i feel like its too big for the front and takes the attention away from the rest of it
went for a drive today, got a few more photos
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decided to keep the spoiler black after seeing some images of them red, its a bit too subtle and makes the car less interesting imo
also i think ill be fitting one of those offset plates and removing the sticker one, i feel like its too big for the front and takes the attention away from the rest of it
went for a drive today, got a few more photos
i finally decided to try these 3d printed ones ive been looking at for a while, ordered one for now just to see if it fits and how it looks
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if it looks good ill be ordering 3 more, i would print them myself but i need to set my printer up for the material they use and id rather just get nice quality ones online
ill be using these bbs stickers with these push in place pieces:
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decided to go with the red and black theme i have on the rest of the car
also very tempted to get a red momo logo for my wheel, i can get a red + silver brand new from momo for £20 or a red + black from japan for £40
need opinions on which looks better
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if it looks good ill be ordering 3 more, i would print them myself but i need to set my printer up for the material they use and id rather just get nice quality ones online
ill be using these bbs stickers with these push in place pieces:
decided to go with the red and black theme i have on the rest of the car
also very tempted to get a red momo logo for my wheel, i can get a red + silver brand new from momo for £20 or a red + black from japan for £40
need opinions on which looks better
ordered the knockoff, also ordered another radio/cd player for parts
in arizona again but got someone bringing it back for me so no crazy postage costs
Yes, the square one will look better for sure 😊
[PS: Your little Mk1 looks like it's been naughty and kept in behind the fence, watching his mates playing outside!!
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ordered a 3d printed center cap, arrived yesterday
fits really nice, would paint it now but it just started raining
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fits really nice, would paint it now but it just started raining
I presume you are painting the white part black?
Looking forward to seeing the finished result
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