Headlights - Halogen or HID
 

Hi how can i know if my rx8 has halogen or hid headlights, i know that hid (is this the same as xenon) if is like xenon should be brighter, and it has like a system with a motor or something, my car is a 2004 and i'm trying to buy another pair of headlights but i have to figure it out if they are halogen (normal) or hid, i think they are halogen because my lights are no so bright but i need to know for sure, can anyone help me ?

Are you the 1st owner? Try to post some pics of the headlights at night. Not exactly sure what you have.

What options do you have on your car? If your car came with the fog lights off the assembly line, then your HID. If you have the halogen's, you can replace them with an HID converision kit with H7 bulbs, if it came with the factory HID's you need to buy the D2S type of bulb for replacement.
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If you mean some mechanism that adjust the level of the lights, then you have HID.

didnt know that hmm..

I just know that all manual rx8's 2009-2011 came with Xenons EXCEPT the R3's which are Halogen(seems pretty stupid to me)

not that any of this helps you though.

take a picture of youre headlight and post it up.


EDIT: im a dumbass the R3's did come with xenons... the sports did not. I looked at my 2011 brochure wrong.

Wrong, Sport package doesn't have HIDs

Don't know who told you R3's don't have HID's but that's absolutely incorrect.

Pics
 

Hi guys, my car is a 2004 and it has fogs by factory, i'm attaching some pics, i really really need to know if hid or halogen...

turn your head lamps on and take a picture from the front, that's the easiest way to tell. if they're yellow, it's halogen, if it's white with a hint of blue then it's HID.

Lights on
 

Hi i'm posting pics, i don't know how can you possibly know just seeing this pictures if it has hid or halogen, but i'm posting them anyway, thanks for your help..

you guys do understand that it could still be HID if it has a yellow tint right? There are different color temperatures, and if he isn't a first owner you never know what the previous owner did.

Those pics look like HID to me... and if there is a leveling mechanism ("motor" as you put it), then they most certainly are HID.
I don't see why the previous owner would replace HID with halogen (unless for cost saving after an accident that damaged both headlights).

Still don't know
 

Well this is an unfinished thread, i didn't say that it has a 'motor' in there, i said that i know some hid systems has like a 'motor' corresponding to the ballast, i need to know if i have hid or halogen, it should be a way to do it, i won't going to buy a $1k headlights without knowing what kind of headlights i have, any help would be appreciate it...

My suggestion would be to just go by a Mazda dealership lol I am about to get my rx8 from Socal and I will be taking it over there to ask a few questions, this being one of them.

https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...0&d=1271951989
check your drivers side rear lower control arm. if you find this creme colored box with the arm that connects them together, you have HID's. its the rear headlight level sensor for OEM HID headlights.

From the 2004 brochure:

Sport Package: Self-leveling Xenon high-intensity discharge (HID) low-beam headlights; fog lights; Dynamic Stability Control with traction control; limited-slip differential (standard on 6-speed); 18-inch wheels and tires (standard on 6-speed); larger front brakes (standard on 6-speed); sport-tuned suspension (standard on 6-speed)

Touring Package: Sport Package items plus 300-watt Bose 9-speaker audio system with AUDIOPILOT automatic noise compensation technology; power sliding-glass moonroof; auto-dimming mirror with HomeLink system

Grand Touring Package: Touring Package items plus leather-trimmed upholstery; 8-way power driver’s seat; heated front seats with power lumbar support; heated mirrors

those are hid

I have the Touring Package on my 04... If I want a much more blue color can I just replace the bulbs to the HID's with 10k-12k bulbs? And if so what is the bulb size?

10k for blue, D2S for bulb size

Thanks Monchie

Well, 10k is gonna make it a lot less bright... If you still want your brightness and some blue, go 8k.

I appreciate the tip. I've ordered some 10k's to see if I truly like them and if not I'll be going down to 8k..

post pics when you got the 10k i have a 7k but i really want like "deep blue" :p:

They're supposed to get here today, so if they do I'll throw them in really quickly and get some pics up this evening.

be aware that some states require that the front facing lights, if not OEM, be white. 10K headlights are not legal in some states and will not pass inspection.