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    Review: Mazdaspeed Trap Timer

    This is a really cool item, I first saw this in the 1997 '98 Mazdaspeed Catalog, where they pictured it mounted on a Mazdaspeed D-Cut wheel. That picture made it a must have item, however back then I was a lot younger, and going to college, it was pretty expensive.




    However, I finally did see one in person while on vacation in Japan, just happened to walk into a Mazdaspeed dealer and it was among one of my first purchases.



    Over time my taste in cars and modifications changed and I sold mine to a local club member back in 2006, but he still has it.



    But I really have always loved these unique items, and now that the Original Mazdaspeed Japan was absorbed by Mazda these Mazdaspeed items are a rare find. So when I asked my friend in Japan to do some research you can image how happy I was that he was able to locate some! It was apparently through his many Roadster connections that was was able to track down some old Mazdaspeed dealer "display" items. These are used in the store displays, he told me some items might have nicks, dents, scrapes, or fading, but he did pick out this Mazdaspeed Trap Timer for me.

    Since it was a display item there was no box, but it did come with a battery and Mazdaspeed instructions.




    I had asked my friend Makoto in Japan to translate some of this back when I got my first one. Lucky thing is that I saved all of that information, and have posted it here in this thread for future reads.

    Mazdaspeed Trap Timer Instructions Translated
    http://mazdaroadster.net/showthread.php?9613

    Some of the features of this are;

    Time, Date, Lap Timer (hold multiple laps), alarm setting, countdown timer

    I will get some better installed pics for you guys later on, but figured I would share this rare piece of Mazdaspeed gear with you guys. I asked Makoto if he can get some more for some of the guys on the forum, so I will have some for sale soon as well.




    If anyone else has one please feel free to post up photos!!

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    What is with these amazing pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by kulluminati777 View Post
    What is with these amazing pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    I don't think I would go that far, my camera skills are pretty much non-existent.


    However I did mount one of the spare Trap Timers on the D-Cut wheel the other day, looks much better in person.

    Pretty sure I will keep at least one of these because "Mazdaspeed" but Hammerhead is already eyeballing the extra trap timers I have for his corral of Miatas.


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    okay here are better pics as promised.........


    I did run into a small hick-up as the adapter ring that holds the Timer to the steering wheel was pre-cut with the wrong bolt pattern? Looks like it was for Nardi, so I had the the plates drilled for the MOMO bolt pattern.


    You can see where the NEW holes are by the fresh metal cuts showing.



    The hub boss should already be attached to your car, I am just showing you guys how to install it in the house because A/C.

    Bolt the steering wheel to the hub boss but leave the 10 o'clock, and 2 o'clock bolt holes open for now.



    Now line up the adapter ring on your steering wheel with the bottom tab facing up



    Then get your Mazdaspeed Trap Timer and unscrew the bolt on the backside, it mounts to that tiny hole at the top of the adapter plate, and then also at the bottom it sits in the little notch tab

    Go ahead and put those last two screws in that hold the adapter plate to the steering wheel.

    Don't forget to put the battery into the backside of the timer, you will need a seriously small precision screwdriver, they are super tiny!!



    seat the trap timer on that little bottom notch tab on the adapter plate, and then line up the hole that mounts at the top trap timer and the adapter plate. once its on it very secure!





    all done!! Turn it on and you are ready to start timing yourself at the next autocross, or track day!




    I wanted to show you guys how this mounts so that if you happen to buy a used timer you know how to mount it, and also to make sure it comes with that adapter plate, as without the plate you cannot mount it.

    The few of these New-Old-Stock Mazdaspeed Trap Timers I got from Japan will be for sale in the Classifieds section here on MazdaRoadster.net, if you are interested in one let me know!

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    Still keen on at least one...

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    I always wondered how these were mounted. Nice to know!

    It's def a cool item. Maybe one day I'll buy one haha

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    I would like to have one but I love the center pad on my MS wheel too much.

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