I've got something to admit...
The Slow and the Serious
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Since we're making confessions, I have to admit that I have sinned. When I traded in the 8, while no one was looking, I took the tire repair kit out of the trunk and put it into the MS3. I really love that tire inflator.
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1. selling the 8
2.depriving another owner of the tire repair kit.
3. not driving rwd
also i left sunglasses in my sunglass holder for the longest time and forgot i even had one will this thread
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lol lol damit i shoulda not said anything ... jk
lol i found that one while i was vacuuming my car a year or so ago and i sat at the vacuum station for almost 30 mins trying to figure out what it was!!! coz my stock mats were covered by the other ones i didnt see the hole!
lol i found that one while i was vacuuming my car a year or so ago and i sat at the vacuum station for almost 30 mins trying to figure out what it was!!! coz my stock mats were covered by the other ones i didnt see the hole!
That's funny....I swear, I would have been like...DAMN WHERE IS THIS THING 
The Slow and the Serious
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Here is something else that VERY FEW people knows...
The hidden RX-8 navigation menus
All codes are activated by clicking the MENU button on your center console. You will get the choice of "Select Destination" or "Setup Menu".
Choose "Setup Menu"
Then select "System Information"
Then select "Version"
The three hidden menus are:
System Information: UP UP DOWN DOWN
System Analysis: UP UP UP DOWN DOWN DOWN UP DOWN
Yes, my RX-8 really does look like a Ferrari.
The hidden RX-8 navigation menus
All codes are activated by clicking the MENU button on your center console. You will get the choice of "Select Destination" or "Setup Menu".
Choose "Setup Menu"
Then select "System Information"
Then select "Version"
The three hidden menus are:
System Information: UP UP DOWN DOWN
System Analysis: UP UP UP DOWN DOWN DOWN UP DOWN
Yes, my RX-8 really does look like a Ferrari.
yeah... took me a while to find that console compartment. I had the car for over 2 years before I noticed. Felt like I had a whole new car! The sunglasses holder is also a good place for gate cards if you have one for an apartment or parking garage etc.
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WOW.... I just learned a bunch of new stuff.... C/C Holder took me a minute even after I read where it was.. I kept flippin the visor back and forth! lmao!!! Im not even a natural blonde!!!
I didnt know about the center console flippin up either.... glad I read this post....
Guy at dealer showed us trunk handle and jack... etc
In my defense, only had the car 3 months....
too funny............... great thread!
I didnt know about the center console flippin up either.... glad I read this post....
Guy at dealer showed us trunk handle and jack... etc
In my defense, only had the car 3 months....
too funny............... great thread!
It's all of them I believe. I have mine flipped upside down using that double joint, so the shadow of the stock spoiler that normally covers the bottom of the mirror doesn't also cover the sensor, and make my auto-dimming ineffective at night.
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Just to make it unequivocally clear, that handle is a mandate safety feature in the event someone gets locked in the trunk, they have a means of getting out. It's just like refrigerators from back in the day that actually 'clicked' closed. People used to throw them out in their yards when they went bad...well they were great places to hide if you were playing hide and seek, but too many kids were locked in and died as a consequence. Same thing with these..kids play in old cars and locked themselves in..
Some of you may be too young to remember that lol, but I had a cousin that died when he accidentally locked himself into one of those old refrigerators...
Some of you may be too young to remember that lol, but I had a cousin that died when he accidentally locked himself into one of those old refrigerators...
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Mazda assumes, correctly, that you want 'white' gauge lights in the daytime, and 'red' at night. White by day because it's bright out, and the gauge lights need to be very bright in order for you to see them at a glance. (Try turning 'em red during the day and you'll see how it takes longer to make them out.) That's why the gauge lights are automatically white with the headlights off; Mazda assumes it's daytime.
Red gauge lights at night because, in the dark, it's easier to glance back and forth between a dark road and the instrument panel when the gauge lights are red—and dimmer—than when they're white. (Try it. Make them white at night and you'll notice that when you look up at the road, your night vision is compromised for a few moments. Because the white gauge lights cause your pupils to get much smaller, so that when you look up, you're not seeing as well until your pupils readjust to the dark.) That's why the gauge lights are automatically red with the headlilghts on; Mazda assumes it's nighttime.
This is also why all cars have gauge dimmers—it's not because "some people like 'em bright" and "some like 'em dim". Rather, it's so you can lower the gauge illumination to a point where you can just read them in the dark. On a pitch black night in the middle of nowhere, you can set the gauge illumination very low and still read the instruments. With your pupils now wide open, you enjoy superior night vision. Conversely, driving at night where it's relatively bright out (i.e. lots of big, bright signs, traffic, etc.) you need to set the gauges brighter, because the brightness outside causes your pupils to get smaller, to the point where it would be difficult to read the gauges if you left them as dim as you do on a dark, lonely road.)
The reason Mazda lets you override red gauge lighting with your headlights on, and turn them white? That's for those rare occasions when your headlights are on during the day, like when you're driving in a dense fog, or when it's raining.
Make sense?
Last edited by New Yorker; Aug 4, 2009 at 04:38 PM.
They actually are like that for a safety reason—not because sometimes you feel like 'red' and sometimes you feel like 'white'. Here's how it works:
In the daytime, your headlights are off, and when the headlights are off, the instrument lights are automatically white. Why white? Because it's bright out, and the instrument lights need to be relatively bright—white, in fact—in order for you to see them clearly. (Try turning them red during the day and see how hard it is to make 'em out.)
At night, your headlights are on, and when the headlights are on, the instrument lights are automatically red. Why red? Because it's dark out. And when it's dark, you can easily read the instrument lights bathed in darker, red light. Now, you might be thinking hey, bright white instrument lighting is always easier to read… so why not leave 'em white all the time, even at night?
The answer? Night vision. At night, the darker the interior of the car, the better your night vision. Because when the interior is dark, your pupils open wider. If you turned the instrument lighting white at night sure, you'd be able to read 'em real easily. But your night vision—how quickly you pick out objects down the road at night—would be compromised.
(This is also why cars have gauge dimmers—it's not because "some people like 'em bright" and "some like 'em dim". Rather, it's so you can lower the gauge illumination to a point where you can just read them. On a pitch black night in the middle of nowhere, you can set the gauge illumination very low and still read the instruments. Plus, with your pupils wide open, you now enjoy superior night vision. Conversely, driving at night where it's bright out (i.e. part of town with lots of big, bright signs, traffic, etc.) you need to set the gauges brighter, because the brightness outside causes your pupils to get smaller, to the point where it would be difficult to read the gauges if you left them as dim as you set them on a dark, lonely road.)
So… why does Mazda offer you the option to change the gauges from red to white?? It's for those rare occasions when your headlights are on and it's not dark out: in daylight, when it's raining, and when it's night but as bright as daytime (i.e. driving through Times Square or down the strip in Las Vegas).
Make sense?
In the daytime, your headlights are off, and when the headlights are off, the instrument lights are automatically white. Why white? Because it's bright out, and the instrument lights need to be relatively bright—white, in fact—in order for you to see them clearly. (Try turning them red during the day and see how hard it is to make 'em out.)
At night, your headlights are on, and when the headlights are on, the instrument lights are automatically red. Why red? Because it's dark out. And when it's dark, you can easily read the instrument lights bathed in darker, red light. Now, you might be thinking hey, bright white instrument lighting is always easier to read… so why not leave 'em white all the time, even at night?
The answer? Night vision. At night, the darker the interior of the car, the better your night vision. Because when the interior is dark, your pupils open wider. If you turned the instrument lighting white at night sure, you'd be able to read 'em real easily. But your night vision—how quickly you pick out objects down the road at night—would be compromised.
(This is also why cars have gauge dimmers—it's not because "some people like 'em bright" and "some like 'em dim". Rather, it's so you can lower the gauge illumination to a point where you can just read them. On a pitch black night in the middle of nowhere, you can set the gauge illumination very low and still read the instruments. Plus, with your pupils wide open, you now enjoy superior night vision. Conversely, driving at night where it's bright out (i.e. part of town with lots of big, bright signs, traffic, etc.) you need to set the gauges brighter, because the brightness outside causes your pupils to get smaller, to the point where it would be difficult to read the gauges if you left them as dim as you set them on a dark, lonely road.)
So… why does Mazda offer you the option to change the gauges from red to white?? It's for those rare occasions when your headlights are on and it's not dark out: in daylight, when it's raining, and when it's night but as bright as daytime (i.e. driving through Times Square or down the strip in Las Vegas).
Make sense?
You're correct on some things and wrong on the other. The reason why car manufacturers prefer red/orange colored reading at night is because it's easier on your eyes. Your eyes register those colors a lot faster and it will not strain it. Ever wonder why every BMW and Mercedez Benz gauges are red at night?
You're correct on some things and wrong on the other. The reason why car manufacturers prefer red/orange colored reading at night is because it's easier on your eyes. Your eyes register those colors a lot faster and it will not strain it. Ever wonder why every BMW and Mercedez Benz gauges are red at night?
Also far less recovery time when you look from your guages back to the dark outside.
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You're correct on some things and wrong on the other. The reason why car manufacturers prefer red/orange colored reading at night is because it's easier on your eyes. Your eyes register those colors a lot faster and it will not strain it. Ever wonder why every BMW and Mercedez Benz gauges are red at night?
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You're correct on some things and wrong on the other. The reason why car manufacturers prefer red/orange colored reading at night is because it's easier on your eyes. Your eyes register those colors a lot faster and it will not strain it. Ever wonder why every BMW and Mercedez Benz gauges are red at night?
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