If it's had 3 tears it probably does need replacing :D
Mine was about 3 years old and had done just over 2000 miles when it went :eek:
The previous owner snapped it just before he sold it too, which is slightly
worrying...

Thanks mate. Glad that they look good, as they serve no practical purpose - May as well have a pair of candles on the front of the car :D

Ahahahaha! Why?:D

Because they illuminate the road about as well as a pair of candles would!

Oh they are just not very bright! I see or don't see as the case maybe!:D I thought Dominators were good!

What a bummer mate. Fortunately they are really easy to replace. Hopefully there won't be any damage from the water pump

When are you going to change the steering wheel???

I got a genuine mazda one, probably no different, but even without use it managed to stretch and I had to tighten it up when I rebuilt the car.

Yeah, the belt's easy to replace. The worry is that the overheating might have fcucked up my freshly rebuilt engine :(

I'm in no rush to change the steering wheel. The one on there does the job nicely! Plus I'm pretty much skint at the moment :rolleyes:


I think mine was a Mazda one too... and I tightened it up recently as it had stretched a bit!

Spoke to a friend who works in a Mazda Dealers as a mechanic, he was showing me his new car, a runout rainbow interior red mk2 8v golf :cool: , and I asked him about mx5 belts and he said they don't last long at all.

Just got my insurance renewal. I'd been dreading this following the 'incident'.
Last year it cost £150. Renewal price £340 :eek:
Quick ring round and I got it down to £150 with a different insurer though :D

which insurer are you using? ive been phoning around and getting quoted over £250