thanks.. but i believe those are 194 bulbs right? .. i a pair of PIAA extreme white and was going to use that..

does anyone know the Law in Illinois regarding lights? (or have a link) .. just wanted to make sure on my signals and stuff.

I dont know for sure
but most likely its illegal

I used hyper white bulbs in my corners though anyways

Here's a pic:

http://rx8.swankmonkey.com/images/cl...car_clears.jpg

Side by side pic and p/n's here:

http://rx8.swankmonkey.com/clear_corners/index.html

Where to Purchase Clear Corners?
 

Does anyone know the best place to purchase clear corners? There's a guy on ebay selling them for $63, but he want's $14.50 to USPS them!!! He can kiss my Ti-Grey, 18" Wheel Riding A$$ !!!!

Thanks,
-js

EDIT ---> Got them from CARZOOMER. Nice guy, nice catalog, good prices, and fast shipping. Just waiting for the Website....

Try Canzoomer, he has his own forum in the Vendor's section. I ordered the clear corners off him, he sells them for $66(Cdn) or $52(US). Best deal I found anywhere and he sells a lot of other cool parts you can only get from Japan for very good prices.

Try www.boomplustoys.net seems like those guys has quite some parts for the RX8 too! Good Luck! ;)

Corner colors
 

Are the corner colors an option? I have seen amber, clear, and some pics look more yellow. Are people changing these aftermarket, or can you pick from the dealer?

orange is standard from dealers in US
clear is aftermarket or JDM for about 60 bucks
yellow is just a bad picture of orange

i'm a big fan of well designed amber lenses (that complement the design of the car, whilst keeping it legal).

the clear corners are wearing extremely thin on me, especially with multicoloured lights which idiots seldom use to signal anyways when changing lanes... *grumble grumble*

sorry :) off topic.

Mikeb is spot on.. excuse keech, not having an 8 is starting to effect his mood.. ;)

The corners on the RX-8 don't flash with the turn signals. They should, but they don't.

I'm working on a relay setup with connectors that can be easily plugged into the corner harness to provide that functionality.

Cool thanks for the info. Amber looks terrible on yellow. Looks like 60 bucks for the JDM ones. If I go with yellow that is. If I even buy an eight that is. I am so confused.

Half year models may be coming with fixed ecu, but no yellow. C6 will be unveiled in less than a month. And my MX-6 is really starting to piss me off.

umm... i didnt write that.

Nick

No, you didn't.
I did.
However, for some reason, I got logged in as you for a minute.

That sucked. Any one care to explain how that was possible?

Sorry 'bout that GN.

so if the corners don't light with the turn signal, when do they light?

-JiM

Thats fine.

Nick

When you turn your lights on. They just stay on constantly like the LEDs in your tail lights.

Those amber ones are mighty hideous. The clears are definitely worth the $60. I can't think of a color the amber would work well on.

I was thinking about wiring the clear winkers to blink

keep us posted on that please

I think the only color where the ambers don't look out of place on this car is the red.
On pretty much all the others, the clear corners are the way to go. Outside the US (and maybe Canada), clears are the standard lenses.
Cheapest source is at www.jt-imports.com - they cost $51 shipped.

black too (but can still look ok with clears... but then it's nearly all grey, and very boring). blue is pretty good (IMO would look worse with the clears). yellow, yes, amber sucks. red, also agree is ok. green... i have no idea how to solve that dilemma. white, they look awful.

Alot of people have installed the clear corners as well as myself and the improvement in the 8's looks are amazing. The amber on my Yellow was hideous and it wasn't but a week into owning the car that I had them ordered from jt-imports.

There is a thread out there on the installation and it helped tremendously, very simple process. Though alot of people are taking out the internal reflector which will add some time to the process but not long according to those that have done it. I chose not to take mine out and I think it looks great.

Yeah, just make sure you don't strip the plastic screws that hold the black cover in place. One of the screws on my passenger side was already stripped so it was A PAIN to get that one off. In the end, I didn't bother with it and went to another. Fortunately, there are about 4 screws up and down that thing...so I went to the very top one and then peeled away the cover.

I can vouch that the blue looks MUCH better with the clear corners. But then, blue and orange are a disgusting combo in my mind. :)

The yellow and orange looked even more hideous in person.

I am not sure what Mazda was thinking with giving the US amber corners. Clear looks better on any color.

It is DOT regulation that there has to be an amber lens on the sides of the front of the vehicle.

Amber bulbs with clear lens aren't enough to satisfy the DOT but are usually enough to make your car legal or at least keep you from getting a ticket in your locality.

-Mr. Wigggles

Ps. Black looks better with amber? "To 'keech his own," I guess.

I have amber corners on my black MX-6 obviously, and I would never think of paying money for clears. I shouldn't have said better on every car, but it definitely is not any worse on black.

I didn't realize it was a DOT regulation though. You learn something every day.

yes, i'm very pro-regulation as far as colouration and making sure the car's visibililty is where it should be.

i just think that the whole "Euro" bland thing is just old... black Beemers with clear everythings are just boring to me; i like colour, it's not a crime :p

ambers look okay on red, i think ambers look pretty good on black.

Clear corners
 

Just checking out the JT website http://www.jt-imports.com/Mazda_RX8_JDM_Parts.htm

and noticed they sell the corners with a wiring harness? Why can't the stock harness be used?

From the website, "We sold several sets of these with the harness and the majority of customers said the harness was NOT needed so we put up the option of weither you would like it or not."

You can use the factory harness...maybe a different version of the 8 outside the states and Japan requires the harness..but I haven't heard any reason you would need it...I didn't..

Just the winker - It's all you need. $51 out the door. Will arrive in a week or so due to the holiday. Easy to install and a great addition to the 8's appearance. Ordered mine from jt and all went smoothly.

Thanks just ordered them

Here's some pics of what I did on mine:

http://rx8.swankmonkey.com/clear_corners/

The bulb you want to keep amber and legality in some areas is 194NA.

Re: Clear corners
 

You don't need the wiring harness on a US-spec 8. You should order the amber/yellow bulbs though; they're required in most jurisdictions.

Yeah I was going to ask that as my maxima used the Polarg Hyperblue lights.

I used the stock wiring and removed the metal reflector inside the winker

Also I have a hyper white bulb in mine
no tickets yet

Me too.....

Clear side markers, what did you pay?
 

SO how much should I be looking at paying for the clear side markers? I found someone selling them on ebay last week for lke $60 plus $15 S&H. How much $ have those of you out there paid for yours??? Where did you get them? Any suggestions? I just wasn't sure if $75 was a good deal or not...

try jt-imports.com or our vendors section

nice! thank you mikeb :D

Re: Clear side markers, what did you pay?
 

ok he's gouging you on the s/h. $15 for 2 pieces of light plastic? still $75 including shipping may be a good deal.

Canzoomer should be able to get them to you for $62. $53 +$9 shipping to Texas (so it might be even cheaper for you, he lives in Canada)

icup

jt-imports for $51 out the door and to your house in a week! Installation is a snap. Search for the thread which shows step by step pics of the installation. Good Luck!

Is it illegal to have clear bulbs in your side markers....also...what do you all prefer...removing the little reflector that blocks light out of the rest of the bulb or keeping it in????

removing it so light will dispers fully in the clear corner

its supposidley illegal to run any color other than amber in your corners.

also clear corners are technically illegal because they dont reflect amber, but rarely will a cop but you for it

More than 50% of the users in here have clear corners and none complain about getting stopped. Those that live in the US that is.. I need some..

how do you take that little piece out when you have loosened it...it doesnt look like it will fit trhough the light hole?