You are correct sir. But $20 is well worth it for me to make the top WORK CORRECTLY, and not have to use my hand to make it go down (sometimes 5-10 times a day, up and down). Not to mention I have my top wired to be able to go down while moving (slowly of course), and I'd rather focus on not running into things than making my top do something that it should be doing on its own

The straps are not the only thing I'll be doing to fix this. I'll be reinforcing the wear spots and covering the sharp edges of the frame with something soft.

 

CHECK TO SEE IF YOUR SPARK PLUGS ARE TORQUED DOWN!!

lol trust me.... do it..

 

I just got my S2000 about a month ago and did some maintenance tonight....CHANGE YOUR CABIN FILTER!!!!! This is my cabin filter....MY05 with 20K on the clock!!!!!!

 

Holy crap, Batman!!

That thing is NASTY. I can't wait to see what mine looks like after twice as many miles!

I'll be adding that to the checklist!

Thanks,

Danny

 

I recommend the valve adjustment regardless of miles. A group of owners in my area got together for a valve adj. tech day a few years back. Every single car, regardless of mileage, had at least 1-2 valves out of spec, all to the loose side. Adjusting them all towards the tight end of the spec (.008 intake, .010 exhaust for AP1, IIRC) resulted in smoother, quieter idle, and the butt-dyno detected a better throttle response.

 

i had mine done at 50k when i got my car and 2 valves were out of spec

 

Was this in Ft. Lauderdale?

Do you know any members around my area (NE Florida) that can do this? I'm fairly mechanically inclined, but when it comes to pulling things off of the motor itself, I get scared

 

Yes, that was in Fort Lauderdale. Check the Florida forum, there may be a group closer to you that does tech days.

 

If you don't know the maintenance history, then do the coolant, brake, and clutch fluid too. You can also do the usual checks for brake pad wear, rotor thickness, etc. too.