Time Lapse: Miata Soft Top Install

[@ralphaverill2001]

I am thinking of replacing the soft top only on my '04 Speed Miata. I have seat-back roll bars that I guess would have to be removed to make it possible. Did you install the soft top on to the frame, or did it come that way?

[@UBSTANKN]

I purchased my top gently used already on the frame. It made the installation much easier. If you are going to replace just the top and not the frame, it may be possible to do it without removing the rollbar, but probably far more difficult. In order to remove the top, there is a row of about 10 nuts that have to be undone along the back of the shelf behind the seats. They would be pretty annoying to get at if you had to maneuver around a roll bar. It was bad enough working around the seats. (We could have removed them but decided to save ourselves the time). If you want to unbolt the frame, there are 3 bolts on each side securing the frame. To access them, you have to remove the interior trim panel from that is behind the seats. If your rollbar obstructs this, then it would be necessary to remove it. We removed the sound bar to make things easier. I'm pretty sure that was necessary to get the frame out.

[@JamFlexx]

Ralph how did things turn out ? Curious as I'm also an '04 Mazdaspeed Miata owner who is researching DIY soft top replacement.