Testing of the entertainment system display with Apple CarPlay has been going really well. The screen is easy to read, even in bright sunshine and the mounting location works really well. The Apple CarPlay features work well and it is easy to make voice controlled phone calls, use Spotify and the navigation apps. The audio quality is also very good.

The Rota Slipstream wheels have been ordered. They are 15" × 7" with an ET40 offset.

We have improved the design of our wireless phone charger for the MX-5e, which is 3D printed.

The original rear view mirror in the MX-5e is a little bit corroded and it looks like something out of the 1970's. We had this Mk 1 Audi TT rear view mirror spare, so it has been installed.

We have started refurbishing and upgrading the MX-5e heater matrix. This is a big job and now a project in its own right.

Finished 3D printing and painting the improved design for our wireless phone charger for the MX-5e.

The Rota Slipstream wheels arrived for the MX-5e 😎 They look great and weigh just 5.5kg. They come with a fitting kit and some black wheel nuts, to complete the look.

These will be fitted with some new Yokohama AD08RS tyres but we need to fit and test the Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) first.

A trial fit of the wheels showed they are a perfect fit and are going to look fantastic with the Yokohama tyres on 😎

The first half of the heater matrix has been refurbished. The second half has more flaps that need to be cleaned, painted and fitted with foam tape.

We have purchased a second generation iBooster. The modification, fitment and wiring of this is a project in its own right.

The second half of the heater matrix is now complete. The two parts are ready to be clipped back together and a high-voltage PTC heater installed.

Back from our holiday in Poland and our iBooster has been delivered. It's bigger than we expected but there is plenty of room for it.

Whilst away, we also had a load of parts delivered to upgrade the lighting on our MX-5e. Given that the car is black, we have gone for a stealth look 😎

The front lip spoiler has arrived from BOFI Racing. A trial fit showed that the fit is good and we still have decent ground clearance. It weighs just 1.2kg.

The Skidnation Delrin door bushes also arrived from BOFI Racing. We were not sure what to expect with these and they are much more solid that we expected. With proper alignment and some silicon spray lubricant, they fit very nicely and hold the doors in place much more firmly. The doors also also shut with a nice solid thunk now.

The Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) sensors arrived today, so we checked they fitted the new wheels. These are very compact and light, generic 315/433MHz sensors by Autel.

They come with grey dust caps for some reason and these will be changed for black ones.

Ethan started his EV Conversion course today with Fellten. The site is north of Bristol and doesn't look much from the outside but, it is a big set of units that goes back a long way.

We saw lots of interesting converted vehicles coming and going over the two days that the course ran, some you wouldn't expect to see as an EV.

Rob had some useful chats with Fellten and they were very keen to that we don't modify the rear sub-frame on our MX-5e. This essentially rules out using Tesla power.

This demonstration rig is all that remains of their mk II MX-5 conversion as featured on their YouTube channel.

The tinted bumper 'markers' arrived today. The front two light up orange and the rear two light up red. The plan is to convert the rear two to orange and wire them all up as additional indicators. The backs are open to the elements, so we have sealed them properly.

There is no wiring in place on the car currently for these to be lit up. We have cut off the connectors and extended the wiring on these units. They are fitted in place using two screws and we are not using the sticky pads supplied.

The front marker wires run up through a small existing hole in the wheel arch and we used a rubber grommet. We will tap in to the existing wiring and use bullet connectors to ensure they can be removed when we come to paint the whole car.

The rear markers are fitted for now but, not connected up yet. They definitely look better and are in keeping with the desired 'stealth' look.

We have really struggled to find time to work on the car this month but, it is low priority for now. We have progressed lots of little things when time allowed though and it's starting to come together nicely.