Random Notes:
- The A6 has buttons on the steering wheel to control the stereo. The Miata has buttons on the steering wheel, too. Unfortunately, they are for the horn. So, every time I try to turn the radio up, I honk at somebody.
- Every woman to whom I have shown my car has called it cute, despite my insistence that sporty might be a better descriptor. One woman called it adorable. Sheesh.
- Have I mentioned that this car is fun? Crazy fun. I love it!
To Do List:
- Wheels and Tires – I sold my Oettingers to finance new König Rewinds and Falken Azenis for the Miata. They should be mounted later this week. When I have the wheels off, I’ll check the brakes. The previous owner said they needed to be replaced, but the wear indicators aren’t screeching and the brakes feel fine to me, although the handbrake probably needs to be adjusted.
- iPod Mount and Stereo – I worked on the iPod mount this past weekend. The prototype is almost ready, but it looks like I will need to get a new head unit and adapter for full iPod integration.
- Timing Belt Service
- New Plastic Rear Window
- Fix Glove Box – Storage space in the Miata is already horrible and the glove box won’t open. Even a CD can’t fit in the center console storage box and there are no map pockets anywhere. Now that is just silly. How much would it have cost to have added a couple of pieces of cargo net to either the doors or the bulkhead behind the seats? Maybe I’ll do that myself, too. Update: I dismantled the glove box last night and pulled the locking latch mechanism. Sure enough, the plastic latch itself is broken. I reassembled everything without the handle so that I can at least use the glove box until I get a replacement part.
- Dent repair and full detailÂ
- Hard Dog Roll Bar
- Hard Top
There are other things, but these are the priorities. I should be able to knock-out a few of these over the next couple of weeks, though selling the A6 will be the highest priority.
jimmy
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Oh please, someone tell me how to take a 96 Miata glove box off. I recently had my clutch replaced and the idiots who fixed it needed the lug lock out of the glove compartment. Instead of checking to see if it was locked, they opened it and forced it so much that the latch broke. Now they tell me that they are still waiting for a part to fix it which has been about 7 months. My patience has run out so I would like to take it off and order one off ebay to fix it. Oh and they will pay for the whole thing. Any help would be appreciated.