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Old 09-03-2009, 05:49 PM
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For 2009 RX8 owners......

I just got my 09 R3. I have one silly question. Is there 2 different colour on the dash.
I know the standard is white. And there is a dimmer switch. But is that it? I thought I seen a pic of the new dash with like light blue colour background in mazdausa.com

http://mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/displayP...ehicleCode=RX8

Anyone know anything about this? maybe only in the US or sth?
Old 09-03-2009, 05:58 PM
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dont know for sure about the 09s but the older 8s in the us have 2 colors one for night one for day and the dimmer switch is used to switch between them but idk about the 09s
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+1 for the dimmer. you can see it to the left of the wheel in the interior pics.
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when you have the headlights on slide that switch downward and it should click. after the click the lights in the gauges should have a blue tint. go back past the click and the white should be back.








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Old 09-03-2009, 07:36 PM
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09s only have a dimming feature. Color stays the same.
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Originally Posted by Lord ET
+1 for the dimmer. you can see it to the left of the wheel in the interior pics.


when you have the headlights on slide that switch downward and it should click. after the click the lights in the gauges should have a blue tint. go back past the click and the white should be back.

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Stop thief!!! LOL That looks like a bimmer steering wheel...although it's not as thick.

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Old 09-03-2009, 08:35 PM
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Lord ET, wut do u drive? 09 or the older version? Coz i know the older version can do that with the dimmer switch, but apparently it is different from 09s.
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Originally Posted by MC8jai
Lord ET, wut do u drive? 09 or the older version? Coz i know the older version can do that with the dimmer switch, but apparently it is different from 09s.
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09s only have a dimming feature. Color stays the same.
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Old 09-03-2009, 09:11 PM
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Yup, 09's will only dim the gauges down, no color changes like the previous models...
Old 09-03-2009, 10:14 PM
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I spent like 10 minutes trying to change the color before I gave up and realized it wasnt gonna happen!
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me too, damn it. I was hoping i missed something.
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now i just notice in the Mazda.co.jp site. even those pic of the rx8 have blue dash.

Damn that look sick.
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'04 through '0? have two colors, but it's not like you can really switch. It's white with headlights off, red with headlights on, and the one dimmer control adjusts both.

The only switchable thing is that if headlights are on and you turn the dimmer all the way to bright, the dash lights will turn white. Full brightness, so it's not really a useful nighttime thing. Probably useful if you need to have your headlights on while driving in bright sunlight. Like a headlight-required construction zone or a funeral.

The gauges do have a dim, rather eerie, blue background light. I really like that. YMMV - I think there's even a DIY on how to rip those out.

Ken
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