- My model of MX-5 is: NC2
- I’m based near: Edinburgh
- I’m looking for technical help or recommendations on: Rear Calipers
Howdy all… I have a rear caliper which is sticking, likely because the dust seal was reported as torn when I had some pads fitted in an emergency (I’d done a track day and forgot my wind back tool).
So Now the piston is pretty gummed up and frankly it’ll be less work to replace than to try and refurb myself.
My questions is, are the aftermarket calipers that mx5parts.co.uk sell any cop? or am I best sticking to original (albeit remanufactured) Mazda parts.
My instinct is that a caliper isn’t a hugely complex piece of kit, and as long as built well enough, any decent replacement should be fine, but others may have experience that disagrees?
Fitted the mx5parts aftermarket calipers to the front of my NC3.5 3 months ago and they are fine.
Nothing wrong with the Pagid replacements from Euro Car Parts 
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My tuppence worth, peace of mind is priceless so with my NBFL with which I tour, track and compete on hills and in sprints only OEM is good enough. If I could not afford OEM I’d stick to commute and tour only with any car.
Well who makes the oe callipers fitted to the MX5 ? Do you believe Mazda make them or source them from elsewhere ? Don’t get stuck in the belief that only oe parts are exclusive. 
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Personally I went with a refurb of the OEM calipers.
They are a fairly easy caliper to work on - even with the handbrake mech.
Well, that clears that up then huh 
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Not an option. I live in a 3rd floor flat and the car is parked on a road. So this work is all done roadside. Changing a Caliper is fine, but it can’t sit useless for days while I get round to a refurb. Id want to just swap something in!
I had a sticking front caliper on my 3.5 and was pondering the same question. I wasn’t sure that the refurb ones from MX5Parts were genuine Mazda refurbs ( the description just said they were refurbished but not what make they were before being refurbished)! Anyway a lovely zinc passivated Mazda caliper arrived promptly and I sent the old one back for a quick refund. Gave the new one 3 coats of Hamerite silver (that passivated coating doesn’t last long) and popped it on. That was 4 months ago and it looks great and performs perfectly.
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I’ve had many unsuccessful attempts at diy caliper refurbishment but not long after they were sticking again. I bought 2 front aftermarket calipers and fitted 2 years ago and have had no problem since.
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Keep the old ones and refurb them for possible future use