Installation time : less than 1 hour

Installation difficulty : very easy

Special tools needed : none

The new MX-5 comes with some pretty light and cool fabric seats, but I’ve always been a fan of leather. I was not a fan of the price Mazda charged for the top of the line model, though. When Autowear came with these awesome Seat Covers, I knew I wanted to run these in my shop car.

First, you have these OEM seats to start with:

Then, you have the Autowear Seat Covers:

(My seats are more wrinkled than usual. They stayed in my trunk for a long whole and I DO NOT RECOMMEND keeping them folded for a while as wrinkle may show).

I myself started with the bottom, but you can start with the top, it does not really matter:

You just need to take the top portion of that cover and bring it in between the reclining part of the seat. There is a Velcro and you just need to stick it as far as possible underneath your seat.

Then, you press the seat cover under the plastic parts of your seat so it integrates very nicely in your car. Autowear suggests to use a spatula to make it fit under the plastic.

Now, you just need to remove the seatbelt guide (2 bolts) from the top part of the seat:

Then, you will just need to slip the cover over the existing seat. It’s not so easy as it’s very tight. Take your time and “massage” the seat to make it fit tight and nice.

Finally, all you need to do is to take the bottom part of the top cover and slip it in the middle of the reclining part of the seat and connect the front and back Velcro as tightly as possible:

Massage, massage and massage the seat. Sit on it, look at it and just enjoy!

These Autowear Seat Covers are available for the ND (2016+) Miata, but also available for the NA (1989-1997) Miata as well as the NC (2006-2015) Miata.

Hey everyone,

I figured out I could throw some small instructions on how to install the new Garage Vary DIY Tail Lights. It’s their new release that’s less expensive than the original kit, but maintains 100% the same look.

I’m sorry I don’t have a lot of pictures, but hopefully it’ll be good enough to help you and if you want to send me more pictures of the install, it’ll be super appreciated!

Step 1 : Disconnect your tail light
That’s pretty straight forward.

Step 2 : Remove your tail light
You need to remove the 4 bolts/washers holding it and then push on the back and it’ll fall.

Step 3 : Insert OEM bulbs into tail light cup
You need to remove your OEM light bulbs (and connector) from your OEM tail light (same as if you were changing the tail light bulb. Then, you insert it into the Garage Vary light cup. There is small wiring work needed as you will relocate the back lamp.

Step 4 : Transfer waterproofing material from OEM tail light to Garage Vary fiberglass adapter.
Just look at the pictures, you’ll need to cut a bit of material to fit, but it’s very easy, it just need to have the same shape as the FRP adapter provided with the kit.

Here you go!

Step 5 : Install fiberglass adapter into the chassis
(Just use same bolts as with tail lights).

Step 6 : Connect tail lights using OEM connectors that you previously spliced.

Step 7 : Install wiring protector
A wiring protector is included, you just need to put insulator on it and install it using the same bolts/washers as OEM tail lights.

Done, you’re all set!