Sometimes something comes along that is a simple thing but solves a big issue, and thanks to Paul at Mx5fix.com and also sold through autolinkmx5, where they will sell you a new button or an exchange item saving you the fiddly job of changing the button yourself, so gone are the days of reshaping with a rubber hammer from wear or drilling out the old button and adding a small self tapper screw, these work and work better than good, i would even say they work better than the original button in locking up solid with a very nice click into the locked position....
Any way here is a quick walk through guide to follow if you have bought a new button to be replace, which is good with the MK 1 NA MK 2/2.5 NB/NBFL soft top and hard top top and side latches....
The worst ones that suffer from the age fatigue are the NB MK 2 and 2.5's from 1998 > 2005 as everything seems to be made of cheese, the Mk 1 latches do fair better and last a lot longer but some do succumb to the age and wear and tear process.
At last there is a good solid cheap solution and fix thanks to a chap called Paul ...thank you Paul....
Videos of the new button in action....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfXW_6NcYaI&t=14s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0knIwPJLijA&t=19s
Now available through Autolinkmx5 from Paul at mx5solutions are the new locking latch buttons. These have been fully tested by Paul and myself, compounds changed and queries and questions answered, so you can now solve a annoying expensive issue, I for one am very impressed.
This guide will walk you through on how to swap the old dead button for a new one in detail, it is a very easy and quick solution...
Our envelope as arrived so open it up ready to swap the buttons....
So remove your unlocking latch from the soft top or hard top, top or sides, either with a phillips (early) or torx (late)
Put something down on the worktop so you do not mark the surface of each ...
Turn the latch over, (As you can also see on this latch the guide nipple cover is split and we recommend that you need to replace that before refitting)...
You will need a small screw driver to remove the C clamp washer from the hinge pin....
And it is just a case of putting the blade end of the driver in one of the slots and levering, it does not need a lot of force, so watch where the clip goes and put safe for re-fitting...
Now we need to push the hinge pin out of the body of the latch and old button and put it safe with the C clip....
Then remove the old button, drill a hole in it and shove it on a key ring as a keep sake....
Just for ref the button spring and how it sits in the body....
Turn the latch over, and raise the latch to give you some room to put the new button in place....
Maneuver the new button into place holding it straight onto the spring and hinging while pressing down into position....
Then turn the latch over keeping the button in place and re-insert the buttons hinge pin, you can put the latch down flat on the work top to help as all this can be a little fiddly, you might need at this point to push and shove things around to line up correct....
Click the latch closed and put it back on the work top upside down....
Get the C clip washer and place it into the groove on the button hinge pin....
And then just push it back into place to lock the pin back in place again with the small screw driver or pointed pliers.....
And that's it all done, it is just a case of refitting it back to the soft top or hard top and listen to that locking solid click of confidence....
They can be bought through Autolinkmx5 ..... https://www.autolinkmx5.com/soft-top-fr ... 1232-p.asp
Or via Paul at mx5fix
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Greetings and welcome to menders, this site was built for every owner that might need her to help keep those bills low and also keep them on the road where they belong, she is run by very passionate enthusiasts owners for passionate enthusiastic owners, see her like a on line garage, there is a lot of tech stuff hopefully explained for everyone to use, if there is something you cannot get your head around, or you feel that there is a strong walk through guide missing that needs creating by one of us or from yourselves, please let us know, we are also on false book and youtube, which as short tech vids to help, and again if you feel there is a vid that would help please get it touch.
the menders is free, but like everything there is a cost to run things and bills( we are just happy its not a heating cost), so if we have saved you hundreds, please throw a small donation in the pot so we can keep on going to carry on helping others in the same way .
*** we are currently looking for a sponsor for this year, so if you have the passion and can see this sites worth to everyone , please get in touch and step forward to help***
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How to fit and repair unlocking hood latches on the MK 1/2/2.5
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How to fit and repair unlocking hood latches on the MK 1/2/2.5
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This post is a natural product made from recycled electrons. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be considered flaws or defects, the articles/answers/comments are provided for information purposes and they are not intended to substitute informed professional advice, I or mazdamenders.net cannot personally be hold responsible for any damage occurred from following this procedure or any injuries from it. Proceed at your own risk.
Mk 1 Eunos 93 black V.S II 1.8 ,
Mk 2 .1/4 Roadster 99 black & gold V.S 1.8 .
Mk 1 Eunos 90 1.6 soul red ..f/ build
MK 2.1/4 Blue V.S Roadster 1.8 99 ..
MK1 1.8 ,white import.. (Ashleighs)
MK1 1.6 yellow J ltd import.f/build
MK 1 1.8 black Tokyo Ltd..f/build
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