How to replace the softtop on a 1992 Mazda Miata | STRAIGHT TO THE POINT

Your 26 year old miata's soft top went bad? Follow along and as Leo and Dan show you how to quickly replace the junk top with a brand new one!
Time to complete: 1-2 hours.
Help not required but will save time.
Tools required:
1/4in socket or wrench
5/8in socket or wrench
10mm socket or wrench
12mm socket or wrench
Extensions for sockets
Needle nose pylers
Trim tool and/or fork
Adjustable wrench
Phillips/ Flathead screw drivers
5/32in drill bit + drill to remove rivets
Metal pick
Breaker bar or similar for leverage
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[@kylooiskorean]

Gotta hand it to you man this is probably one of the only soft top install vid that actually shows you how to do the job.

[@Beaniespedigree]

Excellent "how to" video without some guy wasting my time telling his life story. Thank you!!

[@gustavomedina4299]

Watched it at least 10 different times, the only competent soft top video I could find, thanks a bunch for the video.

[@agkracing140]

Thanks so much guys! My daughter and I just completed a new top install. We watched your video first and then followed the video step by step. We can't tell you how incredibly helpful you guys were. Thanks again!!

[@noahchiasson7809]

Your video just saved me. I’m installing a robbins top on my 92 and the instructions are super vague and leave a lot out. Thank you so much!

[@jayjmedina]

I’ve now used this video 3 times to install my soft top and help 2 friends change theirs, AMAZING VIDEO THANK YOU!!!

[@forrestrobin2712]

Thanks guys. Judging by the comments I got lucky and didn’t watch a load of other useless videos before getting to this one. All I need now is to find the time to get this done…

[@bakerXderek]

Best video on this I found, thanks !

[@filipgreen1057]

CHEEEEEEAHHHHHHHHH

[@donaldwhitlock171]

CHEAAAAHH

[@nagyattila9304]

I fully agree. Great video!

[@76UVB]

Excellent, very clear and concise ,thank you for taking the time and effort to make this

[@t0ny21]

This video is dope. Really was a life saver. Made installing the top smooth. Thanks for making this

[@soccerman0021981]

Best vid on KZbin that I've found, just ordered a new soft top and will be using this as a guide for sure. Thanks fellas.

[@RalphColmar]

Thanks 4 years on this video really shone a bright light to day, just got to put the interior back together in the morning (y)

[@MrMatthewcropley]

best video I seen of a replacement yet, thanks!!

[@Thatdavemarsh]

Great video. Shows all the steps nicely. Thanks.

[@BatmanIII]

Thanks for this video. I just completed ours today. Couldnt have done it without you two

[@yammo323]

Thanks, this was super useful and to the point. Benchmark for how all instructional videos should be done!

[@PTSOPHOTO]

Great video! I now know what to watch when I'm changing the top sometime this summer!

[@mascorod]

Really nice video guys! I’m from amsterdam and i think i’m gonna do it myself now i have seen this!

[@AMajorOddity]

Brilliant video, followed every step, and it worked like a dream, thanks!

[@nagyattila9304]

Thanks for the video! Great help!

[@donealable]

This was solid. Thank you. I'm going to try it. The only step you skipped is the one that everyone seems to fear.. attaching the rear section.

[@ianjohnston8057]

Trying to tackle this tomorrow. Thanks for showing every step. No bs, gotta love it.

[@QuincyStick]

How'd your install go?

[@katelynpineda9752]

bro thank you, this video was so much easier to follow

[@mikemwa22]

90 is next top still good,but I prefer ,glass,best

[@waynewilliams8288]

Good video with step by step

[@trevisbooker8675]

Excellent video thank you

[@pedro6248]

great video!

[@bartmeuris8826]

Super job thanks

[@kyleworksoncars]

im gonna make a video doing mine but just time laps and tell people to watch yours if they need a play by play cuz this is good

[@eclecticcollected8570]

6 hours later .... Done! 😅 Thank you for the tutorial 😁👌

[@WesMatt]

4 hours for the tension cable 😅

[@kalebmeier6817]

So how do you put the rain rail rubber thing in with the brackets? I put the rubber rail on the bottom of my soft top and put the rivets in and everything. I put the metal in but the washers won’t go on. Am I missing something?

[@Shane20231]

How do you line up the soft top with the rain rail?

[@landotrujillo6573]

is there any problem if you don’t feed the tension cable through the new top?

[@MrChickenspit]

what soft top did you buy?

[@justaskhow]

Please tell me which softop manufacturer yu used. The Robbins are very expensive.

[@snipesy]

Awesome tutorial! how many factory rivets did you need to replace with bolts?

[@francoissaad6576]

What was the size bolts he used for the soft top to replace the Rivits?

[@georgiazoschke3097]

thanks for the great instructions on swapping soft tops. took a long time but the end result is perfect.

[@alonzojohnson7563]

Good 👍 Content

[@chriskross2859]

Tip for those struggling with the tensioner cable after putting the new fabric on. Unbend a metal clothes hanger and feed it through from the spring side. Then tie dental floss to the tensioner cable and to the clothes hanger and pull the dental floss as you push the cable through.

[@jasona8964]

Thanks for sharing! I wish there was some more detail at 15:41 sliding the 2 sections into the frame rail.

[@sandyparas6960]

what brand top did u use? website name? thanks for a great DIY miata top replacement video!

[@user-yv7bm5rj5f]

Thanks bro

[@ashrockstar5556]

Video has been super helpful throughout my whole setup but when it comes to re attaching the rain rail with the soft top is where I’m super confused because you don’t show it

[@1TheGamingLynx]

Life savers

[@j8ycie]

Not all heroes wear capes

[@robbiecurtis8628]

which soft top is this

[@johnnycee5179]

Making it a 2 man job helps, on my 3rd top, have to do it all myself.

[@WiSeNhEiMeR-1369]

THANKS COOP 1993 "NA" MIATA Automatic Transmission ...

[@gamingchunkii1076]

My rain rail has Rivets to the soft top. Does it need them? Can I just drill them off?

[@mickeydiaz438]

Needs it or u will have leaking top u can still drill rivets off just make sure to rivet it back on 😃

[@stephanegenest6793]

What brand is this top ! Will it last 5 years.

[@andrewkazemian8384]

What did you do about all the rivets you removed?

[@GlacialLake]

It looks like he used bolts instead

[@francoissaad6576]

What size ?

[@travisallen2093]

How does it look with the top down ? Does the retracted top lie flat ? Those fitted glass tops don't work, do they ?

[@jonathanparkhurst1080]

Did you ever reinstall the rain rail

[@Dice_weiss]

Yeah, we did but I don’t think I got it on video. he either put it back on the same way it was attached before. I think it was originally riveted on

[@Thatdavemarsh]

Got to think I’m going to pull the seats when I do it.

[@RalphColmar]

I pulled my passenger seat, left in the UK, to make access a bit easier, oddly despite being left handed the drivers side seat was not a big issue.

[@su3095]

The damn top wont close in the front... Any suggestion?

[@Dice_weiss]

leather will stretch over time but until then have someone help you close it and adjust the latches to make it easier to close

[@jackiekanngiesser7315]

How long does this all take ?

[@Dice_weiss]

I think it took a realistic 2 hours to do it all

[@jackiekanngiesser7315]

@@Dice_weiss Thanks so much !! I've a 1999 MX5 , my brother is hopefully replacing my top tomorrow 🤞🤞

[@Dice_weiss]

@@jackiekanngiesser7315 hope it goes well!

[@georgkohlhas8131]

This can all be done with the top on the car, you don't need to kneel on the floor. Plus you save a lot of unscrewing.

[@louisperrino8391]

Any video ?

[@georgkohlhas8131]

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[@marhistica2280]

❤😂

[@fixingproblems3183]

Rain rail is attached to soft top with rivets. You will have leaks.

[@Kendkend]

no. the factory only uses rivets to make it easier to install. It has been installed by many with no rivets without any issues, as long as you make sure the rain rain is below the belt molding lip and if stud seals were required they were used correctly along with correct sequence of bolts torqued down

[@alonzojohnson7563]

Tarp needed

[@imsethtwo]

the shitty top that I got had no holes pre drilled/cut and this job is making me want to KMS

[@donaldwhitlock171]

Took me and pops…7…fucking…hours.

[@mellowrockmusic]

Took myself... 2 fucking days

[@Gom901]

😂😂😂

[@thewitchertales]

Saw the 500 tools showns and not needed i. The slightest and clicked off the video.

[@MastaSquidge]

If you already know what tools are needed or not why the fuck did you come here in the first place? You're already the expert.

[@imwatchingyounow]

I'm getting ready to put a Robbins top on. Does anyone know who the manufacture of this top is or if it's similar to the Robbins top.