# Hardtop top-side rear latch plate mounting bolts (NA 1.8)

Canonical URL: https://miatatorque.com/spec/hardtop-top-side-latch-plate-bolts-na-bp/

Applicability: NA 1994–1997 (BP) — Other years in this family inferred from 1994 factory evidence with owner approval; actual-year verification is separate.

Confidence: fsm

≈13–19 ft·lb / 18–26 N·m

Always confirm against your factory manual. Match every restriction and follow all stages and procedure notes. Disputed claims must not be automatically resolved. The complete record below preserves every printed unit, source claim and procedure.

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  "id": "hardtop-top-side-latch-plate-bolts-na-bp",
  "name": "Hardtop top-side rear latch plate mounting bolts (NA 1.8)",
  "aliases": [],
  "applies_to": [
    {
      "gen": "NA",
      "years": [
        1994,
        1997
      ],
      "engines": [
        "BP"
      ],
      "note": "Other years in this family inferred from 1994 factory evidence with owner approval; actual-year verification is separate."
    }
  ],
  "kind": "torque",
  "torque": {
    "nm": [
      18,
      26
    ]
  },
  "procedure": {
    "notes": "Plate inside the hardtop rear latch assembly, not the car-side deck plates. Open the latch cover, loosen the plate bolts, install the hardtop and adjust the plate until tight; tighten the bolts, then close and secure the cover."
  },
  "confidence": "fsm",
  "sources": [
    {
      "source": "fsm-1994",
      "page": "S–82 (PDF p. 840)",
      "as_printed": "18—26 N·m {1.8—2.7 kgf·m, 14—19 ft·lbf}",
      "verified_years": [
        1994,
        1994
      ],
      "torque": {
        "nm": [
          18,
          26
        ]
      },
      "document": {
        "id": "fsm-1994",
        "tier": 1,
        "title": "1994 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual",
        "covers": [
          {
            "gen": "NA",
            "years": [
              1994,
              1997
            ],
            "engines": [
              "BP"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "note": "Mazda's base manual for 1994–97; later model years got supplements, which we haven't checked yet."
      }
    }
  ],
  "jobs": [],
  "system": "body",
  "component": "operator-reaudit-2026-10",
  "componentName": "Owner-resolved factory manual specifications",
  "sequence_diagrams": [],
  "url": "https://miatatorque.com/spec/hardtop-top-side-latch-plate-bolts-na-bp/"
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```