RX8 LED Tail Lamps (pre 08)
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^^^ good luck with water getting into them.
just about every set I've ever seen leaks.
just about every set I've ever seen leaks.
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Originally Posted by Jedi54
^^^ good luck with water getting into them.
just about every set I've ever seen leaks.
just about every set I've ever seen leaks.
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Nick_83, are those the same as these Xtune's?:
xTune ALT-ON-MRX804-LED-BK LED Tail Lights-Black [9028410] fit Mazda RX-8 | eBay
in your opinion, how do they really look compared to the oem? does it look like a noticeably cheaper knock-off? really hesitant to buy a set, but I like the look.
xTune ALT-ON-MRX804-LED-BK LED Tail Lights-Black [9028410] fit Mazda RX-8 | eBay
in your opinion, how do they really look compared to the oem? does it look like a noticeably cheaper knock-off? really hesitant to buy a set, but I like the look.
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#33
I decided to pull the trigger anyways, installed them the other week and think they look great, no regrets. Can't report back about any leaks yet as my car is waiting for her new engine and I haven't driven her.
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Spyder LED Tailights
I purchased the Spyder Led Tailights for my 05 rx8 and the connectors for the lights did not match the oem connecters. I have looked everywhere for a kit but cant find one help please!
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I just got these tail lights. Couple of things to note.
1. These lights will fit rx8 without any mods (at least on my 2004).
2. The flat connectors you see fits into tail light socket for stoplight instead of a bulb.
3. Turn signal bulb goes in the middle hole.
4. Two small two pin connectors on the taillight assembly connect to each other (male to female) and not to connector on car.
5. If you remove the gasket (carefully), you can see what socket goes with what connectors.
Hope this helps.
1. These lights will fit rx8 without any mods (at least on my 2004).
2. The flat connectors you see fits into tail light socket for stoplight instead of a bulb.
3. Turn signal bulb goes in the middle hole.
4. Two small two pin connectors on the taillight assembly connect to each other (male to female) and not to connector on car.
5. If you remove the gasket (carefully), you can see what socket goes with what connectors.
Hope this helps.
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I bought the Xtune tail lights; but the instructions were omitted, so I had to figure it out. It also looks like a resistor might have been omitted; because as soon as I took my foot off the brake after starting the engine after completing the installation, the ABS and traction control lights went on and stayed on. I didn't go anywhere near any of the calipers or ABS sensor wiring. Is it plausible that this could be due to an omitted resistor? If so, how can I best calculate the value of the needed resistor to address the issue?
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Yes, a resistor should help with this. It certainly helped me when I installed all LED bulbs years ago, and had the same problem.
I used some wirewound resistor from Radio Shack, but don't remember exactly the size or wattage, and I'm not near my car so I could check... but Radio Shack is not around anyway
Hopefully someone else will chime in with the proper resistor data.
I used some wirewound resistor from Radio Shack, but don't remember exactly the size or wattage, and I'm not near my car so I could check... but Radio Shack is not around anyway
Hopefully someone else will chime in with the proper resistor data.
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Yep, on an S1, LED brake light bulbs can trigger ABS malfunction.
Depending on how often you brake, a resistor could get hot. Think about how filament bulb works - they light up the filament by making it white hot.
I recommend these as I used them before for my old Accord and they work pretty well.
http://www.vleds.com/shop-products/v...-6-duotap.html
Depending on how often you brake, a resistor could get hot. Think about how filament bulb works - they light up the filament by making it white hot.
I recommend these as I used them before for my old Accord and they work pretty well.
http://www.vleds.com/shop-products/v...-6-duotap.html
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Yep, on an S1, LED brake light bulbs can trigger ABS malfunction.
Depending on how often you brake, a resistor could get hot. Think about how filament bulb works - they light up the filament by making it white hot.
I recommend these as I used them before for my old Accord and they work pretty well.
VLR-6 RESISTOR W/ DUOTAP HARNESS - Turn Signal - Brake - Resistors - Shop Products
Depending on how often you brake, a resistor could get hot. Think about how filament bulb works - they light up the filament by making it white hot.
I recommend these as I used them before for my old Accord and they work pretty well.
VLR-6 RESISTOR W/ DUOTAP HARNESS - Turn Signal - Brake - Resistors - Shop Products
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I said one should be enough because I remember that when I had the same issue, just putting back the one filament bulb into the center brake light fixed the problem (for me). Then I added a single resistor behind the trunk lid liner before swapping to the LED bulb, and all is well.
Of course having two should not hurt... and they will certainly recommend getting not one but two
Of course having two should not hurt... and they will certainly recommend getting not one but two
Last edited by Tamas; 10-23-2018 at 08:09 AM.
#43
Did anyone have any issues with the abs and traction control coming on after install? Both lights came on and I pigged in the obd2 and no codes at all
Last edited by Littledishman; 12-01-2018 at 01:23 PM. Reason: I read
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See previous posts in this thread for answers.
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To solve this, I installed one set of TUINCYN 2pcs 50W 8 ohm 7443... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071JNHMP3?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf
I bought two sets; but found the resistance too high, causing the brake lights to not engage at all. I recommend getting a generic heat sink, crazy glueing the resistors to the heat sink, and bolting the heat sink in the void cavity on the inside of the rear quarter panel.
I bought two sets; but found the resistance too high, causing the brake lights to not engage at all. I recommend getting a generic heat sink, crazy glueing the resistors to the heat sink, and bolting the heat sink in the void cavity on the inside of the rear quarter panel.
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Not sure if any one would still see this but I was going to get LED brake lights and just wanted to know how many resistors to get and if I only need them for the blinkers or tail lights as well?
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my experience with resistors & LED brake lights
The resistor I use is solely for the operation of the brake lights. I have conventional blinkers at this point.
Last edited by longpath; 06-29-2019 at 04:29 AM. Reason: Forgot to clarify that this is just about brake lights
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