Will this NC wiper stalk work? Ebay special

  1. My model of MX-5 is: NC2
  2. I’m based near: London
  3. I’m looking for technical help or recommendations on:

I’m looking to replace my wiper stalk with a variable one, I was hoping to find an OEM RX8 one but they are too expensive since they tend to come with the entire assembly.

So I found the one below and other similar ones on ebay, but based on other posts I’m not sure if they will work since they appear to have an extra row of pins, has anyone bought one of these for their NC?

[1x Control Wiper Switch Stalk Column Fit for Mazda 6 CX-7 RX-8 MX-5 Miata | eBay UK](https://Ebay listing)

Take the old one out and check the number of pins. I changed mine a couple of months ago and it only has 6 pins.

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That appears to be the case for NCs, but I"m wondering if it might still work since it’s advertised as compatible with an RX8. Like maybe the pins are there for another function that the NC doesn’t have/need.

I see what you mean. I wouldn’t like to guess on that one but this is a photo of the plug on mine which certainly looks like it would fit the one you are looking at.

Recently bought one from Alie-expres for € 17,- incl shipping. Works well

Do you have a picture of the connector pins by any chance?

Oh, sorry no, but it was plug and play

Yeah these work OK - the finish and lettering is NOT as good as OEM though; and they click when on intermittent mode (relay inside maybe?) plus they only go from ~4s to 12s intervals. A used OEM RX-8 one would be best and I’ll likely get one to replace my eBay special.

Don’t get any other one but an RX-8 one - all others have a rear wiper control that ours and the '8 don’t have.

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Cheers mate, I’d rather pay double in that case!

Honestly wish I did. It does work totally fine and I’d recommend to people less fussy - though these people likely don’t care about their intermittent wiper settings lol!