How do you guys find the hole?
For the key.... sickos! For the life of me, when it’s dark, there’s no hope. God forbid an emergency happened. Anyone illuminate their hole? |
I have an alarm with door lock solenoids added, works great. Also lets me know when the trash truck is close by.
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i simply never lock my car.
whats the point? if any one wants to steal it, its a convertible. slash it and open door in 2 seconds. |
Turn On Interior Light. Bulb has been replaced with an LED.
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I tend to stick my key in the tailpipe sometimes. Classic misdirection
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If you're talking about the ignition key? I'm not sure what the issue is; I stick it in the first time everytime, I don't even have to look down
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I am talking about ignition. Wrote this in a hurry on the way out the door tonight. Yeah, I have the hardest time getting the key in the ignition. It’s like prom night every time I get in the car. Oh yeah, I have the “dome light” on, it’s simply not bright enough to see anything. It’s Like I need a LED ring around the key hole. |
muscle memory.
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I just keep jamming around the general area until it slips in.
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Originally Posted by nigelt
(Post 1516189)
I just keep jamming around the general area until it slips in.
Stick a couple fingers back there and feel around for the hole before you start poking around with your [key] shaft. That usually helps me when I'm having trouble. |
Put some hair around it.
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This whole thing reminded me of the elderly lady from Kentucky.
She had vanity plates that read "KY GIRL" True story. |
Take a drill and enlarge the hole.
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I think the best solution is to simply re-wire the ignition to use a start button. A friend of mine did this with an old car. It was super easy and operated EXACTLY how any 10 year old would assume an awesome car would.
switch one: fuel pump relay switch two: clutch switch button three: starter It was pretty sweet. Oh and you don't need the switch one. He just did it so he had more switches. The fighter jet gun red ones with the latch cover. |
Originally Posted by Mudflap
(Post 1516321)
I think the best solution is to simply re-wire the ignition to use a start button. A friend of mine did this with an old car. It was super easy and operated EXACTLY how any 10 year old would assume an awesome car would.
switch one: fuel pump relay switch two: clutch switch button three: starter It was pretty sweet. Oh and you don't need the switch one. He just did it so he had more switches. The fighter jet gun red ones with the latch cover. OP, I find myself frustrated EVERY spring with this very issue. It takes me a while to build up the muscle memory again and height may also play a role but I find Mazda's design of the lock cover is poor. If you notice, many or most vehicles are designed so you get the key close and the convex curve guides it towards the center of the lock, not so with my '01 Miata, nor my previous '99 if I remember. It's been a while since I looked but it might even be slightly concave. It's definitely not user friendly! |
It's easy if you are running a megasquirt. I pulled the immobilizer a while ago and pulled the blinky light from the dashboard.
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The last few comments really took this thread off topic. Mods, please ban the above users.
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You guys ever fantasize about what it'd be like to have cheese graters for hands?
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There's a Mitsubishi clear dome light cover that fits the '99 dome light that's a light brighter. I bought one many years ago. I think I found the part number on Miata.net..
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Originally Posted by lyonnate23
(Post 1516261)
Don't just keep jamming it around there! Chances are you'll stick it down the wrong hole.
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Originally Posted by EricJ
(Post 1516451)
There's a Mitsubishi clear dome light cover that fits the '99 dome light that's a light brighter. I bought one many years ago. I think I found the part number on Miata.net..
Also here is the LED I use in my NB, the combo makes the hole super easy to find. |
Originally Posted by Monk
(Post 1516382)
You guys ever fantasize about what it'd be like to have cheese graters for hands?
I’ve toyed with the push button idea, but fear my vehicle getting stolen if someone finds the switches. On one hand, thieves aren’t always smart. On the other- if I got in a car with push button start, and it didn’t immediately fire up, I would start looking for switches near the driver. |
I stick my fingernail in the ignition slot and lead my key in but yes sometimes it takes a few tries.
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Originally Posted by Project:Kinzy
(Post 1516640)
On one hand, thieves aren’t always smart.
Twenty-something years ago, I drove a '71 VW SuperBeetle cabriolet. That car was in mint condition. Clean, straight body- 100% original and in great shape. One day, a thief decided that they wanted my cheap-ass Kmart radio. Did they cut the top like a civilized human being? Of course not, that would have been too easy to repair. Instead, they used what I assume to be a jumbo-size flat head screwdriver to pry the passenger side vent window out, using the pristine passenger door as leverage. Put a pretty serious dent in the door and fucked up the paint, in addition to bending the window frame. I cannot even begin to convey the anger that I felt upon discovering this. Not because they'd stolen the radio, but because they'd chosen a particularly stupid and destructive path to get to it. |
I feel ya joe. Anymore, I’ve just stopped locking my cars. If someone wants something inside, they can have it the easy way. That said, I don’t keep anything valuable in any car ever. I brung it with me if I leave the car. |
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