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Old 05-19-2008, 08:11 AM
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RX-8 Projector Lens Swap
I replaced the glass projector lens in the head lights to produce a much more intense output.



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Old 05-19-2008, 08:13 AM
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New lens on the right, stock lens on the left.




Modified cut-off shield. I also removed some of the foreground limiter to give more light closer to the car and off to the sides.

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Old 05-19-2008, 08:17 AM
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Notice the blue color above the cut off line. This makes the car appear to have 8000k hids to oncoming traffic.






It looks like I have a crazy blue HID kit.

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Old 05-19-2008, 09:14 AM
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That looks amazing! Good job.
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Old 05-19-2008, 09:22 AM
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wow that's freakin sick rodger!
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Old 05-19-2008, 09:39 AM
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loving it./......how hard is this to do? on scale of 1-10
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Old 05-19-2008, 11:06 AM
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very easy. the whole project only took a few hours.

im actually going to redo the passenger light tonight because I think I can sharpen the cut off a little more.
Id say its a level 4 project. the bumper has to be removed to get the head light off.
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Old 05-19-2008, 11:57 AM
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I drove Rodger's car on Saturday to test these badboys out and the difference was QUITE noticable! (aka Jedi was jealous)

Awesome job Rodger!
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roger right can I ask little help from a 8 owner how to I lnstall hid on my car.....by rhs way its jay red 8 a/ decals on the side if you remembr...
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The front lights look sweet. However I'm more interested in the rear LED's. can you provide some info on those?
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Looks good man.


PS. I like the random shot glass in the pictures.
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wow sweet! wish i had the ***** to bake my headlights
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waaahhhh i want my old cut-off line!!!! how much is an extra set of headlights?
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Old 05-20-2008, 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by MazdaJeff
The front lights look sweet. However I'm more interested in the rear LED's. can you provide some info on those?
I made them about a year and a half ago.

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...ed+tail+lights

https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-multimedia-photo-gallery-6/led-conversion-pictures-113888/
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Wow! That looks great. Can I ask where you got the lenses from?
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Old 05-20-2008, 01:35 PM
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looks great!
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Old 05-20-2008, 09:39 PM
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I want this... How much RR?
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Originally Posted by Wind Dance
I want this... How much RR?
Well, the lenses are rare. They are from the halogen bmw E30 series. I'll see if I can find another set. PM me if you want to talk about the specifics...
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I want those led tail lightssss!
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Old 06-28-2008, 05:55 PM
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PM'd ya Rasp. :x Too bad you live so far away D:
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are you selling them?
i want!
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whats the specs on the fog lights?

i just went back up to see the led tails, it reminds me of hello kitty with the wiskers on the sides

the mod looks great.
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can you do a DIY?
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I PM'd him for DIY sorta..he said PM him for help. :P Maybe he's cooking one up as we speak. Hopefully. :x
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Way cool.

Never seen a mod I didn't like coming out of this guy!
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