I'd like all my lights to be a bright white light just like the HID headlights. Has anyone attempted to change the running light bulbs and the fog light bulbs? I was wondering what types of bulbs they are for both.

the light closest to the mazda badge in front use the small wedge bulbs the same bulb that lights up your back license plate. I change mine it white to match the hid. Also the foglights are H11 bulbs

Originally posted by mikeb
the light closest to the mazda badge in front use the small wedge bulbs the same bulb that lights up your back license plate. I change mine it white to match the hid. Also the foglights are H11 bulbs

how were you able to change them? i looked in there and it looks really tight...did you have to remove the front wheel well covers like it says in the manual?

i also checked the fog lights and my front air dam blocks the front while the radiator blocks the back...i don't think they can be replaced easily

ok the lights in the front closest to the mazda badge are hard to remove but can be done I already changed mine. Don't touch the wheel well, pop the hood and take the battery cover and ecu cover off and then you can get those bulbs out. The foglights are not to hard either. The foglight on the passenger side you can just use your hand to disconnect it. However the foglight on the driver side is harder and I haven't taken it out yet because I'm waiting to get the H11 bulbs to replace the stock foglights first.

the foglights use a H11 bulb which I found out is not avaiable yet and won't be for a while

its hard to see but this is a pic of the small inner light next to the mazda badge I replaced with hyper white instead of orange or stock cream. HID is off for pic

here is a pic of back light I changed to hyper white

http://www.rx8forum.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=95997

it may just be the picture, but it still looks a little yellow to me...how does the "whiteness" compare to the HIDs?

also, will these work for the foglights?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=36476&item=2426808008

The light looks really good next to the hid, I know the picture suxs but it looks so much better in person. As far as the foglights that ebay item is exactly what we need for the foglights. I'm glad you showed me that

Originally posted by mikeb
The light looks really good next to the hid, I know the picture suxs but it looks so much better in person. As far as the foglights that ebay item is exactly what we need for the foglights. I'm glad you showed me that

well you can probably find them cheaper elsewhere, i just did a real quick search for "H11" and that's the first thing i found...

plus these are used for headlights...you mean to say that our foglights require headlight bulbs?

PS - i'm planning on changing the clear corner lights as well...i think i want all the lights (except high beams) to be white...

EDIT: here are some eBay links for the lights:

Clear corners (194)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33713&item=2427162934

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33713&item=2427221106

Fog Lights (H11)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2427053825&category=33710

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2426957077&category=33710

I don't know the bulb size of the ones closest to the Mazda badge...

yes, h11 can be used for headlights but for our car they are used as foglights. I had H3 bulbs for my civic foglights and headlights

racinglab.com also sells some H11 White bulbs

thanks I'll check that out

I changed all the lights to hyper white..It's hard to tell but heres a pic

nice lights could you post where you brought them and how much? also whats the # for the running lights closest to the mazda badge, Also has anyone changed the interior dome lights? if so what type of bulbs does it require.

the foglights are h11bulbs $20 bucks
The lights near mazda badge are same as light that lights back license plate and same as lights in passenger and driver door. I also changed dome light. Dome light cover can be popped over with flathead. Dome light was $8 bucks

H11 for 25 bucks

http://www.supremepower.com/category/lighting/spplight.html

per audiworld.com's thread, this is actually a group buy, i am going to get some yellow for my fog lights

I got my H11's for $34.95 and have a color temperature of 5,800...they are Xenon and Krypton gas filled...i have yet to bring it into the shop to have them done, perhaps later on today

ok, what are the bulb numbers for that little round light nearest the Mazda Emblem?

I understand that the fog lights are H11.

those are 194's, same as the corner lights...these are the ones i got (i got 2 pairs, a pair for those parking lights and a pair for my clear corner lights):

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&category=33713&item=2427162934

brx8--- your pm is full so I'm telling you the guy that did my car took five minutes and on the passengerside foglight he used his hand and on the driverside he got on his back undid about four screws from bottom plate and put his hand straight up and changed the foglight. sorry you are having a hard time

I'm confused...could someone point out the parking lights, and the dome lights....i haven't been sleepin much, and I'm too tired to search...help! please. thank u.

dome light is inside car and parking lights are the foglights, corners by your rims and inner small light by your mazda badge in front of car

FINALLY! got those suckers in...ok, this is what needs to be done...you have to unscrew 3 screws from under the car...they keep that plastic guard in place...1 is a plastic screw and the other 2 are metal...you don't need to take the entire thing off, just enough to get your hand in there...i suggest you wait until the car is cool as you may brush up against some really hot pipes back there...

then you can basically reach straight up, undo the connector and twist the H11 out...it's REAL easy once you know what to do, which is go from under the car...i tried vehemently going from the side of the foglight to the top but it's damn near impossibly as you'd have to have really small hands and wrists

i'm still waiting for my 194's to change the parking lights and the corner lights but i can already tell it looks A LOT better when all the lights are bright white...well, except if you have a yellow car then amber is feasible but not on a black car

will post pics once i change the other bulbs...thanks mikeb for all your help...much appreciated

glad you got them-- post the pics when done

Originally posted by mikeb
dome light is inside car and parking lights are the foglights, corners by your rims and inner small light by your mazda badge in front of car

parking lights?
how do you set the parking light? must have miss it in the manual

You dont need to set anything up. What I meant by parking lights is your lights that don't blink and just stay on

the parking lights are the small lights that are closest to the Mazda badge...they are the only ones that turn on if you switch your lights to the first position...at the second position, your headlights, fog lights, and corner lights turn on

Welp, ordered my sets of superwhits from globalpremier right now. Really prefer the look of superwhites over slightly yellow on my titanium gray too :D

Now I just need to roder some clear sidemarkers.

Originally posted by BRx8
the parking lights are the small lights that are closest to the Mazda badge...they are the only ones that turn on if you switch your lights to the first position...at the second position, your headlights, fog lights, and corner lights turn on

Hey BRx8

Have you recievced your parking lights. I just ordered and wanted to know how it came out

Originally posted by RotorGeek


Hey BRx8

Have you recievced your parking lights. I just ordered and wanted to know how it came out

RotorGeek,

I haven't gotten them yet because I ordered them the exact day the blackouts were in effect and the company i ordered them from were based in SE Canada =\

I got the 194s with the 4 leds on them...i can't wait to put them on as the parking and the corner lights are the only yellow lights on the car now. I'll post pictures as soon as I get them installed.

Thanks man. I ordered the lights today and I dont have the car yet

Originally posted by BRx8
I got the 194s with the 4 leds on them...iI ordered the same setup, but I haven't recieved them yet. It should be an easy install thanx to Mikeb demonstating for me in person exactly what needs to be done.

I did get a confirmation that they were shipped today :)

awesome, I want to see the pics. I tried to post pics of mine but they didn't come out right and I dont have the LED bulbs so I would love to see them

i just got 1 pair of the LEDs so i'll be putting them in tonight...i ordered 2 pairs to save on shipping but they still sent it in two shipments...pics WILL be posted tonight

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeettt

well just installed the lights...the 4 LEDs emit a very white light with a little bit of violet...they are VERY different from the yellow stock lights...i think it looks great on my black car and it would look great on titanium and silver as well...here are a few pics:

installing
http://www.dodstudios.net/uploads/uploads/lightsIMG_0005.jpg

front view, one side done, the other side stock (except H11 fog lights)
http://www.dodstudios.net/uploads/uploads/lightsIMG_0006.jpg

before
http://www.dodstudios.net/uploads/uploads/lightsIMG_0010.jpg

after...this is a better representation of what it looks like
http://www.dodstudios.net/uploads/uploads/lightsIMG_0009.jpg

i'll take more pictures at nighttime as these were taken during the day, very sunny...

Yeah, I hope to do mine in a couple weeks as well. Ordered the lights already just need the time to put them in. Titanium gray voer here, and i agree, I think they will look great.

That looks soo sweet. Where did you get the clear sidemakers.

Originally posted by RotorGeek
That looks soo sweet. Where did you get the clear sidemakers.

i got the sidemarkers from JT-Imports for $80 bucks...

and i seriously think the bright white/violet haze look of the LEDs would go VERY well with titanium gray...i may try and find other bulbs that are more of just a white or i may leave these, i dunno...

For those that have replaced the small lights closest to the front license plate, how were you able to remove the ECU cover in a decent manner? I spent over half an hour last night removing the cover and ended up snapping off one of the clips and breaking one of those wire tie-downs. By the time I got through with switching those lights out, I was surprised my hands weren't yet a bloody mess.

I have to agree with BRx8, that violet light compliments the Xenon's on my silver rx8 much better than the cream colored ones.

ahhh. fix the broken links :(

I ordered all my lights this week (already had the clear sides and stealths there thou) wanted to see what I had to look forward to.

Originally posted by pmacwill
ahhh. fix the broken links :(

I ordered all my lights this week (already had the clear sides and stealths there thou) wanted to see what I had to look forward to.

nothing i can do...dodstudios is currently down and i don't know of another free image host

Finally got back from my trip, have my lights and decided to change them out. Of course it's been raining so I was only able to do the front driving lights (next to the headlights). I got the 4 LED bulbs as well to try out and here's what I think on those. I like the color, but it's way too much effort and they dont light up as much as the original bulb did. Since LED's are pretty much unidirectional, there is no light being emitted backwards, hence the reflector in the holder doesnt do much. It's one little hotspot and the rest doesnt seem lighted. Of coruse, it might look different at night and I'll check it out, but if your changing the front bulbs stick with a conventional bulb for now. Also the passenger side bulb is a PAIN to get back in even with the ECU cover off. make sure you have someone around with small hands. It will save you a lot of frustration.

I'll tackle the fog lights and others later.

BTW Mikeb, how did you change the rear license plate light? Did you have to remove the whole plastic piece from the inside of the trunk or can you change it without taking it all apart?

The rear license plate light pulls right out. Pull the black piece off completely and it uses a 194 bulb just like the side marks and little lights near mazda bagde in front. It's really easy to change.

I see where the running lights closest to the Mazda badge are 194's - I went to the store (Pepboys) and the 194's look real whimpy.

Does anyone who has replaced the origional know what the wattage was?

I just cant see these cheap $2 194's being bright enough for the front running. Maybe inside dome and back plate, but not front.

Keep away from Pepboys, Walmart, Target etc when it comes to bulbs for your car. Best to purchase them from ebay or another reseller that specialize in high quality bulbs.

I agree pepboys is good for alot of stuff but lighting isn't really one of them. However, they have started to carry alot of aftermarket stuff and they are getting better

My fog lights arrived tonight. 5800K bulbs make an impressive difference to the car. Took about 10 mins to change them, the driver side being alittle trickier with 3 screws needing removed.

I also removed the Parking lights and replaced with LEDS. I purchased Focused LEDS but Inverted may be better. They do indeed create a purple effect which look great, but perhaps not on the flashier colored 8's. Xenon 194s are okay, but against the true low beam xenon they do not compare. I'd stick with LED.

I recently changed all my lights on my rx-8. First I changed all the interior to super white xenon bulbs even the doors, looks very nice at night. Second changed the driving lights(194) and foglights(H-11) to super white to match up with the HID, the foglights look really cool but the driving lights weren't as tight as I tought it would be. Next I changed my xenon blue driving lights(the small lights rear the badge) to PIAA Super Blue LED (cost $25) and they looked way better than the 194 xenon blues but after looking at them for a while they looked way to illegal and where overpowering the headlight color. So finally I returned the Super Blue LED's for Super White PIAA LED's for the driving lights and I finally found the perfect match to our RX-8's! Then with my leftover xenon blue 194's I used them for the license frame and the glove compartment. For any RX-8 owner's that want to upgrade your lighting believe me and just go for the PIAA Super White LED's they are a little expensive but are definitly worth it. The regular xenon 194 bulbs($8) are not that bright and don't really match up to the HID lighing, they do look better than the stock bulbs but don't even come close to the PIAA super white LED's($25)plus the PIAA's LED's are two lights in one so they are super bright!

Peace...

piaa bulbs are good
I changed all my lights but blinkers in front and back

MikeB,

How did you change the fog lights. I just some from global premier and would like to change them while I have a chance. Can you describe how you got to them? I don't see an easy way. I thought about removing the bottom plastic plating on the underside, but before I started mucking things up, I thought I'd be a little proactive and get some advice from the experts.

Thanks!

Just reread through the posts...I see the instructions. Sorry to be a pest. Going outside now to take a look.

no problem

Watch out for H11's on eBay from a seller www.nlmotoring.com .

He sent the bulbs quickly - Ill give him that but:

1. the ebay auction clearly states the bulbs are 100w and the package they came in said 100w on it as well, but when you look at the connector/bulb it says NOKIA 12A/80W

2. One of the bulbs was defective (would come on, but after 2-3mins of warming up it began to arch electically slowly then faster and faster until smoke and blown fuse!

I havent heard back from him regarding why 100w v. 80w and to send a replacement bulb (80w/100w?)

Interestingly, the package had masking tape on the edge over origional lable. perhaps some switching of bulb wattage?

The one non-defective 80w H11 does look good though.

that sucks
you never know what you are doing to get on ebay

I had talked to that guy on ebay, said the H11's lasted 18 months in his car. Just seemed alittle shady...the 5800K bulbs last usually about 3-6mths.

The guy also said they were 7000K bulbs, anything that high will blow very easily!

yep. they have been popping fuses ever since I put them in. They blow 15A easily, 20A last alittle longer.

They are very bright lights (H11's) at 80watts per side I am just under the 15A fuse rating. They are nearly as bright as the HID's.

If I can just get the guy to send me a replacement for the one that spits and archs, then maybe Ill pop in a 25A and hope the factory wiring can handle it.

If the Arctic Whites 80w keep blowing 20A fuses then I will go back to the factory 55w.

I must have missed it in this thread.....what is the dome bulb #?

Thanks....

wleonard, I would try the 5800K bulbs off ebay..most folk from this thread have tried them and have been happy!

The guy who provided you with the Nokya bulbs, keep emailing - if he doesnt you are protected and can complain to ebay for a fraud item. That or perhaps if you used a credit card you can get a refund by contacting them. I've been seling on ebay for years...theres always some crook out there trying to sell shady items.

I received the bulbs on Friday, so I am giving him the benefit of the doubt on returned commuications over the weekend. If I were a seller I wouldnt want to be hounded all the time.

After several emails and a few days - if I dont hear anything or the reply is tough s$^% then I will start my wrath.

Any word on the bulb # for the dome light - not a plug in....? thanks

Edit: I guess I could get my lazy ass to pop the dome and see for myself......NM

So the parking lights in the headlight clusters (closest to badge)....

Manual says W5W

You are all saying 194's are working.

Are they both the same wedge bulb?

yes its the wedge bulb
I dont know what a w5w is

That's a 5 watt wedge bulb.

The 194 is listed as a 3 watter.

Hmmm

yes, 168/194 will work on the parking lights and the corner lights...

also, when changing the left parking light, you don't have to break the tie thing...just use a flat head to pry it open, it will open...

i purchased new bulbs for my car since i got sick of the purplish tint the LEDs gave out and bought Polarg bulbs...they look a lot whiter and much brighter

Originally posted by BRx8
yes, 168/194 will work on the parking lights and the corner lights...

also, when changing the left parking light, you don't have to break the tie thing...just use a flat head to pry it open, it will open...

i purchased new bulbs for my car since i got sick of the purplish tint the LEDs gave out and bought Polarg bulbs...they look a lot whiter and much brighter

Yes, I broke my tie down when I changed mine, but that wasn't the most frustrating part. How did you manage to switch out the passenger side parking light without cutting up your hand in 10 different places due to the small space?

on the passenger side use a needle nose to pull out socket

Originally posted by Kap


Yes, I broke my tie down when I changed mine, but that wasn't the most frustrating part. How did you manage to switch out the passenger side parking light without cutting up your hand in 10 different places due to the small space?

i have long fingers...trust me it took 10 minutes longer than the other side to turn it with just the tips of my fingers...getting it back in was a whole nother story...that took me about 15-20 minutes

well. I had the most fun filing a complaint on ebay for the Nokya bulbs from Next level Motoring.

Guess why all those bulbs are listed at $24.99? Other products as well....

Cause $25 is the limit that complaints can be done on sellers. If you pay for anything under $25, say $24.99 then your screwed.

Lesson learned. Caveot Emptor.


I did get the PIAA LED's for the running / parking lights. They look great.

Now to get the 5800K H11's......

24.99 rule sucks
I have the nokya h11 bulbs and no problems so far

something I have noticed about Mazda fog lights is that they are not very powerful. It seems to be that metal shield in the middle. My BMW had killer fog lights. You could really tell they were on. Is there a way to fix the puny light output?

upgrade wire harness kit

I want to change my front blinkers bulb next to the headlight to a steathbulb.

has anyone changed this bulb

I have a question...
I changed my fog lights to hyperwhites...but now i'm considering going with the super bright yellow fog lights you see a lot these days. Partially because they're much more functional and because the white kinda bores me. where should i go...or what term should i search to get h11's that are the color and super brightness i'm looking for.

try ebay or wherever you got all your other lights

Originally posted by mikeb
I want to change my front blinkers bulb next to the headlight to a steathbulb.

has anyone changed this bulb

What would you change it to? Isnt it illegal to change the amber color? (Not that I have ever cared)

Originally posted by mikeb
I want to change my front blinkers bulb next to the headlight to a steathbulb.

has anyone changed this bulb

someone here has, i forgot who...they used those stealth bulbs and you can hardly see the bulb because it blends well with the background.



Originally posted by Irish_in_a_RX8
What would you change it to? Isnt it illegal to change the amber color? (Not that I have ever cared)

the stealth bulb looks like it's chrome but when it blinks it's amber colored...

Originally posted by BRx8
someone here has, i forgot who...they used those stealth bulbs and you can hardly see the bulb because it blends well with the background.

the stealth bulb looks like it's chrome but when it blinks it's amber colored...

I think the user you're trying to remember is frogzapper and here is the link (http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10379&perpage=15&pagenumber=3). I also followed suite and used the chromed/stealth bulbs and they look amber to me. I purchased them from ebay at cycolite's store (http://www.stores.ebay.com/id=52184718&ssPageName=L2), the link takes you to his ebay store.

thanks for the link
so its a 3157 bulb?
I didn't think those would work because they have plastic bottoms and when I looked at ours in the 8 they are all glass

I want chrome colored and to blink hyper white like the rest of my lights and yes thats illegal unfortuntely

thanks guys

Mikeb,

I'm not sure which exact bulb you need, but the link is to a ebay store which carries chrome bulbs of many different types. You just have to find the type you need first, then look for a chrome version on the store. He's local to us too (Diamond Bar), so you can get it pretty quickly. Good Luck.

I've looked everywhere and the shops tell me the stealthbulb is not avaiable for the rx8 turn signal next to headlight

can I go to this shop in diamond bar

Mike,

I'm trying to send you a PM, but your mailbox is full, anyhow:

No, the guy doesn't have a storefront, he just operates out of Diamond Bar. But you can try emailing him with the type of bulb and asking him if he can get it in chrome for you as he carrys a wide variety. He was pretty responsive when I was dealing with him so it seems like it's worth a shot.

thanks

my pm's most be broke
I erased them all last night and I'm still not getting yours

Wow, let me get all this straight.

PIAA Super White LED for parking - 194

PIAA Super Blue LED for doors, glove box, and License 194

Fog lamp alterations are causing blown fuses but bulb is H11.

What bulbs are good for map lights and dome light? Some mentioned red dome and another said incandecent for bulbs so they will still fade.

Has anyone ever removed the shield in front of the fog lamp?

Originally posted by RodsterinFL
Wow, let me get all this straight.

PIAA Super White LED for parking - 194

PIAA Super Blue LED for doors, glove box, and License 194

Fog lamp alterations are causing blown fuses but bulb is H11.

What bulbs are good for map lights and dome light? Some mentioned red dome and another said incandecent for bulbs so they will still fade.

Has anyone ever removed the shield in front of the fog lamp?

personally i don't like LED's as they shoot straight out and don't spread like xenon's do...i went with LED's at first but the dispersion was too linear...i'd stick with normal xenon bulbs...the ones i got were Polarg's which are very white, no yellow and no blue...

you don't need to remove the shield in front of the fog lamps...you need to get under the car and remove 3 plastic "screws' that hold the underlining to the bumper...then reach up and change the foglamps that way

are the front signal and rear signal bulbs 7440 or 7443????

Did I hear someone mention that the 5800K H11's only last 3-6 months? Or is that for the 80W bulbs?

Also, it seems to me that if the 80W bulbs are blowing fuses, you're better off with a lower wattage. Is there something in between the 55W factory bulbs and the 80W bulbs for the fogs? Like maybe 65-75W?

Thanks...

yes the nokya h11's I got were 65 I think and I've had them for 3 months will no problems

I need help here! I ordered bulbs from the local speed shop and got them in but the orfer is wacko.

I read through the forum pages and came up with a conclusion that super blue LED PIAA bulbs were great as were super white LED PIAA. WHn I ordered I got 1 pair of blue "color" bulbs and some white ones. I think what is causing my confusion is that every vendor uses different descriptions and on the forum many are not giving the brand of bulb.

What is hyper white? who makes it?

What is super white? who makes?

What is super blue? --THe speed shop here says it means blue colored bulbs.

hyper white or super white will look very similar
super blue will get you a ticket quickly
many companies make super or hyper white
polarg, piaa, apc, xenon
just pick one

are the front signal and rear signal bulbs 7440 or 7443????

mikeb,
they are 7440...I changed my rear signal lights to chrome/stealth but lights up red and done it also to the front

I don't have HID for headlights and I want it to match my 4 LED parking lights. what is the number for the headlights?

Low beam halogen is an H7 55W bulb in my US manual.

Originally posted by KTM-316
mikeb,
they are 7440...I changed my rear signal lights to chrome/stealth but lights up red and done it also to the front

thanks

Hey, if the 7440's work, let me know.

I thought they only replaced the W21W's, and NOT teh WY21W's that are used for the blinkers. Maybe the Y just means "yellow"?

the 7440's work... you just have to modify the end to go all the way through the slot. I had to shave of some part of the plastic branch

will this work for the low beam headlights?
http://store.yahoo.com/racinglab/cuzhypwhith7.html

Originally posted by KTM-316
will this work for the low beam headlights?
http://store.yahoo.com/racinglab/cuzhypwhith7.html

I'd be careful using 100w bulbs. Stock low bean (non-HID) is 55W H7 bulb. So really, and H7 bulb will "fit".

I'd hate to see you the first victim of melted headlight housings.... but then again, I don't know if anyone has had reports of problems..... or sucess yet!

heh!

http://rx8.swankmonkey.com/images/lighting/fogs.jpg

http://rx8.swankmonkey.com/lighting/

My dealer just called and tried to tell me that if I wanted to switch the fog lights that iyt would require that I buy an additional foglight assembly. All I want is some H11 55W bulbs to replace the current foglight.

Does anyone know if Mazda has H11 lights in some of their other cars?

I'm looking for some H11 55W plasma bulbs for my foglights. Any good recommenrdation?

There's a link to a site that sells the yellow ion and white H11's in the url that I posted above.

OK I am waiting on my car to arrive, I have a question, How do you change the casing for the orange turn signals? Is it hard to do?

no , its easy its only two screws

This one's for you syntrix:

I took at look at your web page on swapping out the stock RX-8 lights. Awesome! I've been really disatisfied with the high beams so I'm definitely going to replace those with the AdvancedOptik H9's you installed.

My questions are about the fog lights:

You mentioned that the Yellow Ion bulbs are more effective in rain and fog than white. Can you explain why?

How do the AdvancedOptik Yellow Ion bulbs compare with the stock fog lights?

How do you swap out the fog light bulbs?

Other people have complained that the fog lights are nearly useless because they only come on with the headlights and these are so bright that they reflect off the rain/fog thus defeating any benefit from using the fogs. There's a simple rewiring that can be done to allow the fogs to come on at any position of the light switch. I wondered if you found the yellow fog lights are more effective even when the stock headlights are on?

Thanks for putting together all this very useful information on your web site!

[BTW, I'd still love to see an AFR graph from running the engine for 10 seconds at each 1,000rpm increment, to confirm that the ECU is running the engine rich at certain parts of the rev range.]

In the past cars, the philips bulbs have been great.

The yellow optik is not as yellow, but I also have yet to drive in fog/rain with them in.

To replace the fogs, just undo the lower panel, reach up in there... and give the connector a twist, you can see the 3 flanges holding it in through the front of the fog light.

I have a good jack, so I did jack up the car to get some more room for my hands ;)

I'm going to do the rewire this weekend in between autoxs'. And next bad weather, I'll be able to tell. Most of my time has been adjusting the new JIC's after work so far.

A/F will be different at different throttle positions. Same with the load, unless you are really closed loop (WOT).

I hope to have time to wire in a few more things into A/F box this weekend. I have a lot to do before doing Buttonwillow in January ;)

Thanks for checking out the pages on my site!

If I have HID and I want to replace my brights are they still H9 bulbs?

Originally posted by mikeb
If I have HID and I want to replace my brights are they still H9 bulbs?

Yes, and it's exactly my setup. Highs are H9's wether you have HID's or Halogens for the low beams!

thanks
what bulb is our HID

D2S 35W for the HID.

I've thought about changing them out to aftermarket bulbs at some point in the future!

Hey the wedge bulbs next to the mazda logo on the headlights keep burning out. Im using the LED's for them, anyone else having that problem?

I used regular wedge bulbs(not LED) and they still work
sorry

I had 1 LED set die on my there. Wasnt too happy with the color after a while either so I put in regular peanut bulbs (hyper whites though).

Originally posted by SiCkRx-8
Hey the wedge bulbs next to the mazda logo on the headlights keep burning out. Im using the LED's for them, anyone else having that problem? Sounds like the LEDs you're getting are either defective or the power going into them is higher than they are rated for. Check the connection with a DMM to see what voltage and amperage is actually getting to the bulb, then compare that to the rating on your LEDs. If it looks ok, then the LED manufacturer is using sub-standard LEDs. Try a different brand, or go back to incandescent bulbs.

Thoughts on www.hoen-usa.com bulbs?

D2S HID here: www.europeanautosport.com
5,100k and 5,800k.
How hard is that swap?

my last car I added HID and the shop I used charged 50 bucks to install them

Originally posted by resman
Thoughts on www.hoen-usa.com bulbs?

My friend just ordered some of those for his M Roadster, I'll let you know.

Back to running lights being white and not incadescent, here is a close up of the 6 Bright white LEDs I put in when I changed out the stock incadescents. Also, I put amber 6 LED 194s in the clear corners, just to be legal. Since the ones I bought had a yellow base and this showed through the white corner lenses, I covered the base that shows with a chrome tape. Also, note the chrome turn signal lamps.

sorry for ressurecting a 4 year old thread but cud someone tell me if these bulbs would wrk with the rx-8 foglights:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/H11-FOG-LIGHT-JDM-8500K-HID-YELLOW-XENON-BULBS-KIT_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ36476QQihZ017QQitem Z270167930346QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

and these should look better than the stock yellows right? =D

sorry for ressurecting a 4 year old thread but cud someone tell me if these bulbs would wrk with the rx-8 foglights:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/H11-FOG-LIGHT-JDM-8500K-HID-YELLOW-XENON-BULBS-KIT_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ36476QQihZ017QQitem Z270167930346QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

and these should look better than the stock yellows right? =D

Don't forget to check the DIY section in this forum. It lists all the bulbs and related codes for the RX-8.

Looking at that brand, I would stay away from it unless you know it's 55watts. It is possible to have a 55w bulb simulate an 80w bulb, which is how they can say light output is 4k, 5k, 6k etc etc. But it is very important to keep within the same spec limits of what is already on there, going to a higher watt bulb will draw more current/electricity potentially causing the wire loom to fry. Typically the fuse will blow, which is what they are designed for.... getting a larger fuse will defeat this purpose.


http://autolumination.com/headlights.htm


i've just ordered some bulbs from the above site I found in the DIY section of this forum, the site has had mixed reviews. But they atleast handle returns for defects & they list the actual wattage.


in short those H11 bulbs you are bidding on that are supposedly '8500k' maybe able to reach that because the bulbs are 65+ watt rated bulbs or higher in order to reach that stated claim. Or i could be completely wrong and it's and awesome bulb with a chip built in with capacitors to maintain the high output. at this point I would apply the Akums Razor law.


Best of luck! :)

Someone please help, I cannot get the parking lights out. The drivers side looks easy but I cannot get the passenger side out even with the ecu cover removed. Gave up frustrated yesterday& same results today. Am I doing something wrong???