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Old Aug 1, 2010 | 07:57 PM
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Broken Coil Mounting Posts...what do to?

I have an 04 RX-8 with 77k miles on it. I bought it only a couple of months ago and don't have the service records so I have felt like its safe to assume that the plugs, coils, and wires should be replaced. This week the car stalled and wouldn't start for like 2 hours so I decided that I'd start with replacing those things. Set out to do it today and as I was reattaching the ignition coils to the baseplate and the posts snapped. I hadn't even tightened the nuts on. Picture:


So obviously I'm hosed at this point and my car is out of commission. Can anybody advise me on where I can get another one of these? I don't imagine very many people have them sitting around, anybody have a dealer part no?

Also, the plugs and coils didn't look quite as bad as I expect, anybody care to make a prediction as to whether or not this will solve whatever problem I had? Here is what they looked like for reference:

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Old Aug 1, 2010 | 08:00 PM
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you'd be suprised what people have laying around.

i have bought 2 of these brackets from people on these forums, just make a post in the classified forums asking to buy this part and you'll get some responses.

if not, you can get it directly from mazda for $30 bucks.. http://www.trademotion.com/partlocat...layCatalogid=0
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Old Aug 1, 2010 | 08:23 PM
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Time to invest in a BHR ignition kit
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Old Aug 1, 2010 | 08:27 PM
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Honestly, I do wish I would have just gone with the BHR kit now...but I already bought 4 new OEM coils and wires, so I can't really afford an additional $480.
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Old Aug 2, 2010 | 10:06 PM
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I have a new bracket if you need it

Otherwise you can just let them hang loose until you swap the bracket. If itmakes you feel better tie wrap them down to get you by.
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