Soft Top Spring Replacement

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Apr 12, 2007 | 04:41 PM

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jojonz

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Originally Posted by DammitBeavis

Interesting, my NB doesn't appear to have any springs, and it's always been annoying to put the top up/dn. Can somebody post a picture of where they go to see if anything else is missing?

When I saw a diminutive woman just throw up the roof on her miata I nearly took out a gym subscription not knowing that I have a no-spring model!
Can anyone just throw us a pic?

Apr 13, 2007 | 05:44 PM

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Replaced mine today, works like a charm.
I'll take a picture for you later. Took a whole 4-5 minutes to swap them out. Hardest part is sitting in the seat sideways.

Apr 13, 2007 | 07:30 PM

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Thanks

Apr 13, 2007 | 08:54 PM

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All you need is that spring and plastic sleeve that goes inside the coil of th e spring as shown. Unless of course you're missing something else shown in the picture.
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Apr 13, 2007 | 10:47 PM

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Not a spring in sight.
But I have a 92 model, were they present on the earlier models?

Apr 13, 2007 | 10:51 PM

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No. This is for NB's with the Robbins top only. All the spring does is push that rod forward so that the window can fall flat.

Apr 13, 2007 | 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by cjernigan

No. This is for NB's with the Robbins top only. All the spring does is push that rod forward so that the window can fall flat.

I've got a Robbins top in a NA...might need them then.

Apr 14, 2007 | 12:04 AM

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You don't have to have them, it just makes it easier to drop the top ie. at a stoplight with one hand.

Oct 27, 2012 | 02:27 PM

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Ive got a glass window on my na that is separating at the rear corner. How would I install these springs on my top? I dont see that "stud" for the spring to sit over