# Soft top windshield-header striker mounting screws (NB1)

Canonical URL: https://miatatorque.com/spec/soft-top-latch-screws-nb1/

Applicability: NB 1999–2000 (BP-4W) — 2000 applicability inferred from 1999 factory evidence within the owner-approved NB1 year group.

Confidence: fsm

87–130 in·lb / 9.9–14.7 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.

```json
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  "id": "soft-top-latch-screws-nb1",
  "name": "Soft top windshield-header striker mounting screws (NB1)",
  "aliases": [],
  "applies_to": [
    {
      "gen": "NB",
      "years": [
        1999,
        2000
      ],
      "engines": [
        "BP-4W"
      ],
      "note": "2000 applicability inferred from 1999 factory evidence within the owner-approved NB1 year group."
    }
  ],
  "kind": "torque",
  "torque": {
    "nm": [
      9.9,
      14.7
    ],
    "kgfcm": [
      100,
      150
    ],
    "inlb": [
      87,
      130
    ]
  },
  "procedure": {
    "notes": "Component 14 on 09–16–8/PDF 664 is the windshield-side striker. The top-side latch (component 2) has a separate 4.3–6.1 N·m record. Historical ID retained for saved links."
  },
  "confidence": "fsm",
  "sources": [
    {
      "source": "fsm-1999",
      "page": "09–16–8",
      "as_printed": "9.9–14.7 N·m {100–150 kgf·cm, 87–130 in·lbf}",
      "verified_years": [
        1999,
        1999
      ],
      "torque": {
        "nm": [
          9.9,
          14.7
        ],
        "kgfcm": [
          100,
          150
        ],
        "inlb": [
          87,
          130
        ]
      },
      "document": {
        "id": "fsm-1999",
        "tier": 1,
        "title": "1999 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual",
        "covers": [
          {
            "gen": "NB",
            "years": [
              1999,
              2000
            ],
            "engines": [
              "BP-4W"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "url": "https://www.mellens.net/mazda/Mazda-Miata-1999-2001.pdf"
      }
    }
  ],
  "jobs": [],
  "system": "body",
  "component": "reaudit-1999",
  "componentName": "Additional 1999 factory specifications",
  "sequence_diagrams": [],
  "url": "https://miatatorque.com/spec/soft-top-latch-screws-nb1/"
}
```