Mx 5 Roadster Coupe Roof Rattle

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.

Mx 5 roadster coupe roof rattle.

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. 2013 mazda mx 5 roadster coupe with power folding hard top roof. Mazda mx 5 roadster coupe 2 0 sports tech. Http bit ly 1hqyqnq subscribe to the carbuyer youtube channel.

Raise the roof and it sits a mere centimetre taller than its fabric trimmed sibling. The boot lip is high too which rather restricts access to what is otherwise a decently sized effort. Retracts in just 12 seconds but can only be used when the vehicle is stationary. Sometimes stuffing a rag under the handle of it will stop it.

The roof still has to be manually unlatched before the roof can be lowered electrically which is a minor. 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. What year is your mx 5. The front edge of the roadster coupe s rear deck lid is placed 40 mm higher than the soft top.

Whether the roof is up or down i get a noise as if the spring in the catch is resonating against something. The roadster coupe retains the mx 5 s traditional low slung stance so some drivers will have trouble getting settled in the seats. Rattles creaks when going over bumps with the roof up. In short the arrangement isn t overly intrusive.

The mx 5 roadster coupe was unveiled in london at the british international motor show. Mine is driving me crazy at the moment. Are you fixing your mx 5 yourself. Does anyone else have an annoying metallic rattle from the mk3s roof catch the one between the headrests.

Have not tried to mess with it myself. It s 2010 has 44 000 kms and rattle coming from the roof joints i think. Annoying rattle from roof catch posted in mx5 general car chat. Mazda mx 5 roadster 2014 review.

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. What have you tried so far. 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.