Miata soft-top clicking over small bumps
Getting a repetitive click from around the roof/header area on rough pavement. Top seals look okay and it doesn't leak. Has anyone isolated a trim/latch/felt c…
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2024 Mazda MX-5 Miata Club — miata soft-top clicking over small bumps
2024 Mazda MX-5 Miata Club, about 4,800 miles. Getting a repetitive click from around the roof/header area on rough pavement. Top seals look okay and it doesn'…
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2024 Mazda MX-5 Miata Club — miata soft-top clicking over small bumps
2024 Mazda MX-5 Miata Club, about 1,200 miles. Getting a repetitive click from around the roof/header area on rough pavement. Top seals look okay and it doesn'…
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2024 Mazda MX-5 Miata Club — question: Miata soft-top clicking over small bumps
Getting a repetitive click from around the roof/header area on rough pavement. Top seals look okay and it doesn't leak. Has anyone isolated a trim/latch/felt c…
2024 Mazda MX-5 Miata Club — miata soft-top clicking over small bumps
Getting a repetitive click from around the roof/header area on rough pavement. Top seals look okay and it doesn't leak. Has anyone isolated a trim/latch/felt c…
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