What is the best way to hang the hard top

Rachel Long · Post by **Rachel Long** » Sun Dec 27, 2009 12:35 pm

Hi there, we have just purchased another MX 5 but this time with a hard top. Am interested in finding the best and/or possibly easiest way to hang the hard top. How are people hanging their hard tops.

Thanks

Tone & Rach

poison · Post by **poison** » Sun Dec 27, 2009 2:29 pm

In the back of the MX5 club magazine they used to advertise a simple harness
system that one person could operate, I am no longer a club member so I
can't be sure they still advertise them. I've had a look and found an issue
form 2005, It's called a Hard Top Hoist and is $145 from Rex Findlay,
09-5201-1410 or 0274-935-279 not sure if he still makes them. Good luck.

johngalt · Post by **johngalt** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 10:36 am

saw on ebay a hardtop bag with two d/rings on the top of the bag to hang on the wall, any canvas worker/ saddler could make one if given the measurements. Sometimes I am reminded we are on an island when i see what is available overseas.

johngalt · Post by **johngalt** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 10:38 am

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hanging-Storage-B ... 2003r30527

KSCRIM · Post by **KSCRIM** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 7:29 pm

I hang mine from the rear mounts to a piece of 50x50 bolted to the wall up by the architrave, with 3 8mm x 100mm coach screws into the studs, and 2 8mm x 75mm coach screws the same distance apart as the frankenstein bolts. I also have a winch system above the car.

Post by **zorruno** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 8:34 pm

some people buy a set of the actual Mazda frankenstein bolts (see http://www.mx5forum.co.nz/viewtopic.php?t=8448) and mount these on a piece of timber on the wall with the correct spacing. The hard top hangs on these. Mine just hangs on a couple of S hooks which are in turn hooked over some decent ceiling mounted hooks up against a wall.

cheers

Timmo · Post by **Timmo** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 9:10 am

I just lean mine against the wall sitting on a couple of pieces of rubber on the ground (resting on the rear catches)

Bazza · Post by **Bazza** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 12:28 pm

Timmo wrote:I just lean mine against the wall sitting on a couple of pieces of rubber on the ground (resting on the rear catches)

Me too - didn't want to make holes in the wall in my poofy carpeted garage