PSA: Consider Hardtop Brackets/Locks!
12-04-2015, 10:42 PM
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^ thank you sir.
The square nuts are honestly better suited for the side bracke ts. They tend to be square more often than the top ones. If your top bracket isn't parallel to the nut, you have to do a bit of bending with a bench vise or something to get them on the same plane so that the nut can snug down flat.
I would have taken side bracket pix, but my own security measures on my hardtop involve JB weld and brackets that don't easily come off...
The square nuts are honestly better suited for the side bracke ts. They tend to be square more often than the top ones. If your top bracket isn't parallel to the nut, you have to do a bit of bending with a bench vise or something to get them on the same plane so that the nut can snug down flat.
I would have taken side bracket pix, but my own security measures on my hardtop involve JB weld and brackets that don't easily come off...
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12-07-2015, 04:48 PM
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I assumed my salvage title **** were uninsurable. Might still be, no point carrying it if they won't buy me new stuff at cost.
Miata live inside though, and I'm near the most antisocial guy you'll find. Unless it gets stolen from walmart, I'd be alright.
I'm gonna call though, for sure.
Miata live inside though, and I'm near the most antisocial guy you'll find. Unless it gets stolen from walmart, I'd be alright.
I'm gonna call though, for sure.
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12-07-2015, 04:50 PM
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Comp coverage story:
I was driving home from
in my pickup. Got out to check why the engine was running hot. Radiator was full of mud. Cleaned it out. Closed my hood. But my hood didnt latch. I was driving along and the hood flew open and dented the cab and hood. Insurance paid 2300 to have it fixed.
I was driving home from
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12-09-2015, 03:34 PM
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I am hopeing that my hard top is ugly enough it isn't worth stealing at the moment (chips, peeling bad repaint job and chips and scratches in the glass would require new paint and glass to wash). At some point I will get some locks though.
Comprehensive on mine added $15 every six months for a $250 deductable. Not worth not having.
Comprehensive on mine added $15 every six months for a $250 deductable. Not worth not having.
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12-13-2015, 04:40 PM
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Insurance is a Progressive comprehensive plan. They were generous both in their estimation of the car's value and the cost of a hardtop. The check (after deductible) ended up being 80% of what I paid for the car (with 70k, JRSC, Konis, and rollbars). Also, perhaps at my request, they did not total the car.
The only other thing I could hope for would be to have Braineack sell my hardtop back to me for $500...
The only other thing I could hope for would be to have Braineack sell my hardtop back to me for $500...
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