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so it's a V twin?
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that happend to me once but not with sunglasses they were my reading glasses.
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the credit card holder is on the left side of the wheel right by where you pop the trunk from the inside.
oh glad you discovered reverse after two years of owning a rx8 that would be stressful.
my confession is. since hitting a deer my car sits in storage %90 of the time. I drive my car when Im in that town for a short time with expired plates and no fron bumper and a cracked radiator.
I don't even live in the same town as my car and when I momentarily drive it before it heats up and dumps the fresh anti freeze out. I always realize I don't even remember how my car performs
oh glad you discovered reverse after two years of owning a rx8 that would be stressful.
my confession is. since hitting a deer my car sits in storage %90 of the time. I drive my car when Im in that town for a short time with expired plates and no fron bumper and a cracked radiator.
I don't even live in the same town as my car and when I momentarily drive it before it heats up and dumps the fresh anti freeze out. I always realize I don't even remember how my car performs
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does my 09 R3 have the two different dash colors. I cant seem to get mine into "night mode" I feel the click in the dimmer, but if i flick it on, even at night it just stays full bright white, never swtichs to red.
I just discovered that the spare tire mount kit includes a **** like screw that screws the tire into place on the bar. My spare tire kit didn't come with the screw and I was trying to figure the damn thing out with the stupid rope and hook -_-.
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They actually are like that for a safety reason: night vision. Not because sometimes you feel like 'red' and sometimes you feel like 'white'. Here's how it works:
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 at night, 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?
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 at night, 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?
Although you have a valid point i have to respectfully disagree... The white mode is used for easy driving, where the red mode is for driving aggressively. According to dyno tests the red frees up about 9hp and increases top end by 23.
Also the glasses holder is the most disapointing thing, i saw it first day i had my car and was excited because ive never had a car with one...my stupid gas cans (larger okley's) dont fit!
on top of that i have the full jack set, just the jack arm is missing making the jack nice and usless. Also what are the giant red nuts for in the jack kit, i would think towing or something but i see no place to screw it in
Last edited by sxe1215; Aug 4, 2009 at 08:57 AM.
You are correct, they are meant for towing. There are punchouts on the rear and front bumper where they screw into the frame.
And yes, the sunglasses holder sux, my aviators don't fit either
And yes, the sunglasses holder sux, my aviators don't fit either
I had my car towed once before I new about the hooks. Now my grille is in the way of useing them.
you really don't have to use them when towing. i had my car towed once on a flatbed, and he just used the chains with the large hook on the end to anchor my car down to the flatbed by the frame.
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wtf lol hahahaha lol hahahaha lol
lol ur not alone haha me and my gf discovered it when she pulled back the arm rest to put a drink in the cup holder she kinda pulled up and there you go lol she ended up breaking it but i got it fixed under warranty.
