Something I did not realize until now...
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Something I did not realize until now...
I've owned my 8 for over six months now. There were two things that I did not notice for a while. I knew that the Rx8s did not come with a spare tire, what I did not know was that there was a hand jack/tow hooks in the "secret compartment" in the trunk. I learned of this about six months after I've owned the car. Another thing that i learned this morning was that the side view mirrors were heated! Wonder what I'll find out in the next six months...
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I've had mine a little over a month now and I know I don't know everything about it yet.
Like the "secret compartment" or that it even had a jack.
One thing I know for sure however is that I like this car.
Like the "secret compartment" or that it even had a jack.
One thing I know for sure however is that I like this car.
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i just found out that when you lower your gauge lights after the click when your have your headlights on. it glows red with the blue, i was like wow, cant wait to drive at night
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Ok well it seems the Japs and Europeans have had it for a while, but not the US (not surprising).. because all vehicles in Europe have fold-in mirrors.. it's kinda required over there what with the super limited parking spots and tight alleys..
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where is this secret handle? and is there a button to turn on the heated mirrors? haha i thought i knew a lot about it too. untill i too found my secret jack haha. i also have the plastic matt on top of the carpet and didnt take it out untill i installed my springs...
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Not all Japanese cars since 1990 have folding mirrors. My wife's '94 Camry does not. I always thought it was because the equivalent Lexus did, and they were trying to differentiate them enough to sell the more expensive car.
Not all RX-8s have heated mirrors. Base and Sport don't. It's either Touring or GT and better that do. Might vary by year, too.
Tsx - this might be in the category of spoiler, but the "The little things" thread is full of discoveries of cool stuff not noticed immediately.
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Not all RX-8s have heated mirrors. Base and Sport don't. It's either Touring or GT and better that do. Might vary by year, too.
Tsx - this might be in the category of spoiler, but the "The little things" thread is full of discoveries of cool stuff not noticed immediately.
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If you have the heated mirrors (Generally just the GT trim/package), then they come on with your defrost button that you think is only for your rear windows.
I had a friend in my 8 a couple weeks ago (he also has one), and he was going on and on about "my wife's Geo Prism has these + and - buttons on the cruise control so you can change speed without having to upset the cruise control, I wish we had that"... I let him dig himself pretty deep before showing him that we have it too.
He was also unaware of our 2nd 12v outlet under the center armrest.
I love our integrated antenna. That one took me ~3 months to realize where it was.
The only 'little thing' that bothers me is the lack of attention to the placement of the auto-dimming mirror sensor...when you have a stock spoiler. Flipping the mirror upside down fixes this, but I was reminded again when an instructor at the last Auto-X event pointed at my upside down mirror and said: "Did they build it wrong?"
sigh.
I had a friend in my 8 a couple weeks ago (he also has one), and he was going on and on about "my wife's Geo Prism has these + and - buttons on the cruise control so you can change speed without having to upset the cruise control, I wish we had that"... I let him dig himself pretty deep before showing him that we have it too.
He was also unaware of our 2nd 12v outlet under the center armrest.
I love our integrated antenna. That one took me ~3 months to realize where it was.
The only 'little thing' that bothers me is the lack of attention to the placement of the auto-dimming mirror sensor...when you have a stock spoiler. Flipping the mirror upside down fixes this, but I was reminded again when an instructor at the last Auto-X event pointed at my upside down mirror and said: "Did they build it wrong?"
sigh.
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It is the first sticky on the General section, RX-8 Discussion
https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-discussion-3/little-things-67045/
And the handle is just to the right of the center of the trunk, on the inside. Not hard to find.
The only thing I am still looking for is torque. Can't seem to find mine.
https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-discussion-3/little-things-67045/
And the handle is just to the right of the center of the trunk, on the inside. Not hard to find.
The only thing I am still looking for is torque. Can't seem to find mine.
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theres a lot of little stuff that you find out about this car!
oO i just found out too, that with both doors open, the door sill makes a perfect bench! hahah
but anyways, check "the little things" thread and there are tons of info of stuf like that.
haha i didnt know my side views were heated until one cold night, they started to give off steam.
oO i just found out too, that with both doors open, the door sill makes a perfect bench! hahah
but anyways, check "the little things" thread and there are tons of info of stuf like that.
haha i didnt know my side views were heated until one cold night, they started to give off steam.
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^"found"???
I SHOWED YOU THAT DAMN IT!!
on one of my drunken nights out by the bar i needed a place to sit that wasn't inside my car but close enough to it where i wouldn't have to stray off some where creating distance between me and my car - risking the chance of possibly falling on my face because i was **** drunk.
I SHOWED YOU THAT DAMN IT!!
on one of my drunken nights out by the bar i needed a place to sit that wasn't inside my car but close enough to it where i wouldn't have to stray off some where creating distance between me and my car - risking the chance of possibly falling on my face because i was **** drunk.