Mx 5 Roadster Coupe Roof Rattle

Annoying rattle from roof catch posted in mx5 general car chat.

Mx 5 roadster coupe roof rattle.

What have you tried so far. Sometimes stuffing a rag under the handle of it will stop it. 2013 mazda mx 5 roadster coupe with power folding hard top roof. Http bit ly 17k4fct subscribe to auto express.

For the first time in the history of the mx 5 the car featured an electrically powered folding hardtop referred to as the power retractable hardtop or simply rht. It deserves a piece all its own so i won t get into that right now but suffice to say the concepts paved the way for the imminent arrival of an mx 5 coupe. Have not tried to mess with it myself. It s 2010 has 44 000 kms and rattle coming from the roof joints i think.

To ensure that the mx 5 roadster coupe not sacrifice any of its low sports car crouch designers raised the boot lid 20 mm which allows the roof line to fall softly into the back of the car. In short the arrangement isn t overly intrusive. Mine is driving me crazy at the moment. Mazda mx 5 roadster coupe 2 0 sports tech.

Inside it s certainly not luxurious a bit dated too but then there is a retro feel about an mx 5 that s part of the charm. Rattles creaks when going over bumps with the roof up. The roadster coupe s powered folding roof retracts in three sections with no impact on boot space and adds just 37kg to the weight of an equivalent soft top mx 5 roadster. Are you fixing your mx 5 yourself.

Retracts in just 12 seconds but can only be used when the vehicle is stationary. The boot lip is high too which rather restricts access to what is otherwise a decently sized effort. In 2006 mazda introduced a new model to the roadster family. Mazda mx 5 roadster 2014 review.

The roadster coupe retains the mx 5 s traditional low slung stance so some drivers will have trouble getting settled in the seats. The mx 5 roadster coupe was unveiled in london at the british international motor show. Whether the roof is up or down i get a noise as if the spring in the catch is resonating against something. Both concepts were based on the second generation mx 5 roadster but the cosmo 21 was a modern reinterpretation of the brilliant 1967 cosmo.

Does anyone else have an annoying metallic rattle from the mk3s roof catch the one between the headrests. Raise the roof and it sits a mere centimetre taller than its fabric trimmed sibling. Http bit ly 1hqyqnq subscribe to the carbuyer youtube channel.