They should fit. Those bulbs have kind of a thick base, so you might have to give it a little harder push, especially if this is the first time you've swapped those bulbs (I've changed mine out a bunch of times, so mine went in pretty easy).

 

Well, I guess I'll try it again tomorrow AM. It was simple to pull out the drivers side (didn't get to the passenger side, but it looks difficult to reach it, any tips? heh), so I'll try to push a little harder this time.

THanks

 

definately will do,if i get them tommorrow yahoo!

 

lol, funny sig

 

Hey Guys,

So my bulbs should be here this week and this will be my Good Friday project to swap them out, but I was looking around the car this weekend, it turns out my running lights are the high beam lights (I live in Canada, where it is mandatory to have running lights, during the day.

I believe those bulb's are H9's (correct me if I'm wrong). The only thing I'm seeing for those on V-LED are the HID Conversion kits which I don't want to do, because these are just running lights, and my regular night driving lights are already HID (wow that was confusing to keep straight).

Just wondering if anyone can recommend, something that would match the 6K white/blue output from the rest of the bulbs we are getting in this thread.

I guess I could just keep my parking lights on all the time, which is safer for driving anyways, because they are more visible in the sun and any lighting condition, but I Was just curious what others are doing for their high beam / running lights.

Thanks,

Wheels

 

That is correct, your high beam/DRL's are H9's. I don't think you'd want to swap those out with LEDs even if they had them unless you never plan on using your high beams at night (the LED bulb doesn't put out enough light to use as a high beam). Keeping your parking lights on all the time may be your best option, and if you rewire the fogs to come on with the parking lights they work really well as DRLs. Maybe another Canadian with more knowledge of the DRL system can chime in.

 

How much brighter than the stock fogs are these out-of-stock LED fogs? I was all excited about this until I heard that they're working on a new one that's significantly brighter still. However...if the existing (out of stock) LED fogs are much brighter than the stock dim fogs, I might go ahead and get them anyway...

jds

 

I did the same thing as Aipex and I don't think the H11's LEDs are any brighter than stock. If anything, they might be a little "dimmer" than stock. What they do though is give everything a "true white" uniform look on the front instead of three different colors of lights.

Personally, I would wait for the new 500 lm version. I know as soon as those come out, I will be ordering a set.

 

That's correct, the current LED fog bulbs are not as bright as halogen bulbs and they don't throw a lot of useful light on the ground. They are not for lighting up the road, they are strictly for appearance. Having said that, they are bright enough that they pop from quite a distance during the day, so if you've done the foglight rewire mod, they do make useful daytime running lights.

As for the 500lm version, I wasn't given any time frame as to when those would be for sale, and I would guess it may be after this member discount is over. Just something to think about. I'm with KWarner04 though, even though I'm happy with my current setup, I'll be buying those 500lm when they come out, discount or not.

 

Can you guys point me to the fog light rewire is there a thread for it somewhere?

 

https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-do-yourself-forum-73/diy-fog-light-rewire-11737/

There's two ways to do it in that thread. One is to tap into the accessories circuit so you can turn them on anytime. The other is to tap into the tail light circuit so they only can be turned on when the tail lights/parking lights are on.

Personally, I prefer the second way and that's how I have mine wired. But either way, it's a great idea!

 

Fogs are back in stock....but the corners are out of stock!! Man!!! If its not one thing, its the other....haha.

 

Holy cow! Just received an email from them that my order has already been shipped!!! This is WAY too high speed for me.

 

Thanks for the heads up. Looks like they have the amber high power 7440's in too. Looks like I'll be putting in an order today too!

 

What are the 500lm?

 

lm stands for lumens which is a measurement of brightness. I asked V-LEDs if they were going to create a foglight bulb using the .5 watt LEDs and they told me that they were working on one right now. It will have 68 LED (I don't know what the ratio of .5 watt to standard is) and will put out 500lm. The standard 68 LED bulb that they currently sell is 136lm. So the new one will be over 3.5 time brighter!

 

The 500lm lights are LEDs that emit 500 lumens of light output. Basically, it's how "strong" the light is.

Think of it this way...the light may look REALLY bright, but how far will the light actually go in the dark, that's lumens or light power. The bigger the number, the more powerful the light.

The H11s that I have (the ones that are sold out) only have a light output of approximately 150lm. So the new ones will be much stronger and work much better as fog lights. The current ones are great for appearance, but not really functional.

 

Damn I'm having trouble with my order. They shipped it to the wrong address. I contacted them, they replied with ; we shipped it to the wrong address... and they didnt include a solution to the problem... so i emailed them again with my address which was on the email they sent me, telling them to please ship asap. I need these for my trip to DGGR. OMG this is so fustrating. I placed my order March 20, 2009.

 

Just curious but when will the rx8club membership discount end?

 

They didn't give me a firm date, just said a couple of months. Since a lot of items for the RX-8 have been out of stock until recently, I'm sure it will be a little longer than that.

 

That sucks. Let us know how it turns out. They have always been really good with getting me product, so hopefully you'll get yours soon.

 

By the time I got home, both of these were showing out of stock again. Are they really selling that fast?

 

whew. Thanks for the info.

 

How do you take off foglight cover or? get the reflector out? I have the fog in my hand. took the bumper off but no luck removing the reflector. HELPPP thanks

 

Stick your finger in the hole, if she likes it, stick another in... wait, wrong directions.

Stick your finger in the hole and move the reflector cap up and down with your finger, it will bend the stalk that it's on right at the base. Keep doing this untill the stalk breaks. Pull the stalk out of the hole. The cap will not fit out the hole because it is slightly too big. While holding the stalk, reach in with a needle nose plyers and squeeze the cap. You should now be able to pull it out through the hole. Should be pretty easy.

When I did this, there was a layer of soot on the inside of the cap (from the halogen bulb I assume). After removing the cap there were flakes of black sooty stuff in the housing. I took the oportunity to wash them thoroughly inside and out. Just make sure they are completely dry before putting the bulb in.