MK1 FULL tonneau

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When owning my MK 1 I NEVER encountered another owner who had the full tonneau, hood 'boot' yes. It was an optional extra beautifully illustrated in the then period brochure that I still have, together with a huge collection of early MX-5 stuff brochures, magazine articles, books etc which I still enjoy browsing. (Nothing Eunos please note)
I obtained my full tonneau second-hand complete with the little windscreen studs that required the removal of the little plastic blanks on the dash coaming hard up against the windscreen.
What joy driving solo with the cover over the passenger area, bit like riding a motorbike, & with the side windows up never getting wet in the rain. Replacement more expensive & powerful sports cars have come nowhere near the fun I had in my MX-5 & of course none can be fitted with full tonneau covers.
The cover & studs are in my loft so maybe one day I might be able to use them again.

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VladD said:

Thanks.

That's exactly like mine, except somebody filled in the Mazda logo with silver paint!
An added section had to be sewn in on the drivers side for some reason.
Maybe I'll keep it complete with screw-in studs as one day I'll either have another Mk1 or it will be my pension fund - I jest of course.

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california dreaming said:

Hello, I have a full tonneau cover but it came without the fixing studs for the dash. No one seems to sell them with a Mazda part number. I tried to zoom in on the photo to see what they looked like but the resolution was not up to it. Are they tenax studs with a short, self tapping thread or more like little spikes? If the latter, how does the Tenax female part attach to it?
Thanks for your help

The studs do seem unique but it might be worth trawling through the numerous classic car accessory websites as there may be something comparable from yesteryear.
When removing the blanks I had to be very very careful not to lose the studs down the screen vents for they are very tiny.
Plan B might be replace entirely with modern-day fixings as I'm sure the studs simply screw through the fibre type coaming & not into anything more solid.

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mad4amanda said:

they are called tenex fittings . I got mine off ebay but my cover is too small it is too tight and pulls the door cards off might try and set a spacer in as love the idea but high back seats can be an issue too

I'm sure there were after-market full tonneau covers with pockets for the high back seats or seats with headrests.
Sewing in a tiny extra width of material might work or try heating up the cover with a hair-dryer then stretching it.
The door cards must be very insecurely fitted for the cover to pull them off!