^^^ good luck with water getting into them.
just about every set I've ever seen leaks.

A buddy of mine has been using them for over a year and it still looks brand new. No water leakage. Maybe they fixed it.

You could always reseal them yourself. I'd be curious to see what these look like installed.

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx8...4e19301f6f.jpg

Haven't had any problems with water getting in these.

Nick_83, are those the same as these Xtune's?:

xTune ALT-ON-MRX804-LED-BK LED Tail Lights-Black [9028410] fit Mazda RX-8 | eBay

in your opinion, how do they really look compared to the oem? does it look like a noticeably cheaper knock-off? really hesitant to buy a set, but I like the look.

If you install properly with silicone you shouldn't have any problems

i like the one round lamp per side as in 1st gen better The newer 2 lamp versions make a wide eyed rear versus tight eyed gen 1

What I would kike is a red out tail lamp set lime this photo

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx8...585bd3f1df.png

I decided to pull the trigger anyways, installed them the other week and think they look great, no regrets. Can't report back about any leaks yet as my car is waiting for her new engine and I haven't driven her. https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx8...394e5f7d33.jpg
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx8...6e9b2537a0.jpg

Spyder LED Tailights
 

I purchased the Spyder Led Tailights for my 05 rx8 and the connectors for the lights did not match the oem connecters. I have looked everywhere for a kit but cant find one help please!

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I bought the Xtune tail lights; but the instructions were omitted, so I had to figure it out. It also looks like a resistor might have been omitted; because as soon as I took my foot off the brake after starting the engine after completing the installation, the ABS and traction control lights went on and stayed on. I didn't go anywhere near any of the calipers or ABS sensor wiring. Is it plausible that this could be due to an omitted resistor? If so, how can I best calculate the value of the needed resistor to address the issue?

Yes, a resistor should help with this. It certainly helped me when I installed all LED bulbs years ago, and had the same problem.
I used some wirewound resistor from Radio Shack, but don't remember exactly the size or wattage, and I'm not near my car so I could check... but Radio Shack is not around anyway :)

Hopefully someone else will chime in with the proper resistor data.

Yep, on an S1, LED brake light bulbs can trigger ABS malfunction.

Depending on how often you brake, a resistor could get hot. Think about how filament bulb works - they light up the filament by making it white hot.

I recommend these as I used them before for my old Accord and they work pretty well.

http://www.vleds.com/shop-products/v...-6-duotap.html

That VLEDS resistor is nice and one should be enough to avoid the problem.

I said one should be enough because I remember that when I had the same issue, just putting back the one filament bulb into the center brake light fixed the problem (for me). Then I added a single resistor behind the trunk lid liner before swapping to the LED bulb, and all is well.
Of course having two should not hurt... and they will certainly recommend getting not one but two :)

See previous posts in this thread for answers.

yo you think you can share you installed them? having the same problem with my 04

So if you need 4 is it for 2 for each blinker on each side then 2 for the brake lights on each side?

Not sure if any one would still see this but I was going to get LED brake lights and just wanted to know how many resistors to get and if I only need them for the blinkers or tail lights as well?

my experience with resistors & LED brake lights
 

If you have an LED 3rd brake light as I do, and get a 50 Ohm resistor, as I did, you will need one resistor. Two will be excessive and prevent the brake lights from working at all, assuming your car responds like my ‘04. I was surprised that I couldn’t use both (the resistor I bought cake as part of of a pair), so I had to change plans and kept the second one as a spare. Because of the heat it generates, I have it cyanoacrylate glued to a metal part of the trunk, facing away from plastic and carpeting. Because it was a chilly day when I did the installation, I used the heat of the resistor to help the cyanoacrylate glue bond (I had to rig something to hold the brake pedal down while I held the resistor in place with a shop rag to avoid burning my fingers).

The resistor I use is solely for the operation of the brake lights. I have conventional blinkers at this point.