Only available as part of a complete assembly for ~GBP30,000?

Seriously though, Demon Tweeks do a number of different starter buttons in various sizes... None are red but this could be easily remedied. You'd have to devise some method of putting the lettering on, but you could take the opportunity to take a bit of licence, e.g. START PRAYING.

Maybe Honda will sell you one. It might be worth enquiring - the price will probably be either surprisingly reasonable or ridiculously expensive. (4/00)

My Waterloo has been the fact my car was on a dealer servicing deal which I've screwed enough with various mods, but as of Friday that's my deal with the devil up and then the fun can really begin (I can't wait until they see a MK2 soft-top on a MK1 car - way best mod yet!!!).

Also, there is no cutting or splicing of wires but you do need to get existing wires out of a connector block which is proving more difficult than I imagined. I have removed my cigarette lighter to see what the button looks like and it looks good.

When finished I'll post instructions, but to get anyone else on their way I can supply info on relays and buttons and sources of them. I've differed from Keith's set-up in that he used two single pole relays whilst I've gone for one double pole relay to cut down on costs. (4/00)

Brainstorm Products do a BRB (Big Red Button) kit

Check out http://www.miata.org/

Also check out http://home.earthlink.net/~bkmcomber/brb/ for a cheaper version

I understand that a MK2 BRB is pretty much the same as a MK1, except the colours of the feed wires (ie ST and IG2) may be different.

Go to www.miataforum.com and search for BRB for more details.

In terms of what I'm using, I got the button itself from Cutler Hammer and the relay from Siemens. Go to www.cutler-hammer.com where you will find a downloadable catalogue. In this there is a whole host of combinations.

You will require a operator (button), mouting adapter and a contact block. These can be bought separately, or can be bought as a set for ca. 6-7 GBP ISTR. I chose a 25mm diameter non-illuminated momentary action normally open (NO) flush button with a chrome bezel. This fits nicely where the cigarette lighter is in a MK1. You could also choose illuminated buttons, black bezels, extended buttons (worried about accidental knocking of this when engine is running)...

Also, you can purchase a legend to stick on your button, eg start, or have a custom one made, eg eject. The cat. no. of the 'set' I bought was E22P2A. I bought this from Bennett and Fountain in Beckenham (0181 650 0085) although other suppliers in the UK do exist.

As for the relay, I got a free dual pole relay from a mate at Siemens Passive Components - the one described by Sean Archer in his write-up was not available so the cat. no. is V23134-A1052-C243 (I think you only need the first 6-7 digits). I don't know about distributors of this but if you're struggling I could try and find out. I'm using 27A rated wire (looks to be same gauge as Mazda OEM) which I believe to be more than adequate for this application.

BUT I haven't finished yet, so be aware I have not tested this. (4/00)