I removed the flasher from the third brake light today. I’m a test mule for a device that a friend is going to make. It addresses the big complaint that everyone over on Miata.net has with the flashing 3rd light, incessant blinking. This thing has a small circuit board with a couple of components on it, so that it flashes real quick for 5 times and then burns steady. It takes a minute to reset to flashing, so if you are in stop and go traffic it always burns steady after the initial 5 flashes (unless you sit for more than a minute without applying the brakes.)
While I was at it I took off the instrument hood and drove around the block a couple of times. There is a squeak in the dash on bumpy roads that goes away when you press on the hood. My hood is only held on by the 2 screws and only one of the three snaps so I thought maybe a replacement hood would fix the problem. As with any squeak, it’s not that easy, even without the hood it is still there. Got to be somewhere deeper in and when I press it stops a lot more than the instrument hood from vibrating. More trouble shooting is required.
Purchased Today: nothing
Money spent since 03/03/03: $96.63
Started down, still down.
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