hotpot

How the hell did this spider get inside the tail lights lens? This is the second bug I've found inside, the first one was in the RHS lens, but it was much smaller than this one.

StewC625

He thought the red lens was the sun?

There are "weep" holes under bottom of the lens to vent the lens to the air and allow condensation out. Most likely he got in through one of those, probably when he was just a pup.

HottRx8Girl

Now you can tell everyone you have a spYder RX-8. Oh the cheesiness

irish8

That spider has good taste!! :D Take it into your dealer, see what they can do. They may have to change out the rear assembly or remove a bulb and try to get in there.

Good luck.

- Irish

legokcen

Keep it. It can be like one of those large ship in a bottle exhibits.

theCATALYST

I've got some "SPYDER" decals if you are interested. Dyno'd mine and they are 5hp a piece.

Flawless

I thought I was the only one!!! I too have a spider that looks exactly like that in my light fixture in the front of the car (maplights?)... I had no idea how it got in there... Maybe Mazda has some pretty nasty factories over in Japan that are infested with spiders? If it's still there (hasn't fallen out) I'll try to get a picture of it later.

Genesis

Reminds me of the original hit The Fly...help me, help me!

RX8_008

i found like 3 small bugs in mine. just pissed me off a little, but oh well.

Rick

Don't worry about it. My Mazda dealer says that its "normal" to have bugs crawling around in the tail light assembly.

Go48

Yeah, it matches their software.
:D

Cattywampus

Just push the brake and blind him. Spiders hate the light. Maybe he will leave. Unless like someone else said he got in there when he was just a pup. Now is too big

theCATALYST

:D GOOD ONE!!

XDEEDUBBX

i've got a little fruit fly in my right rear light

quack_p

Where can I buy one of these spiders for my rear tail light?

I think an overzealous moderator moved this into the wrong forum.

Rxdriftingaction

hey... tell the director of spider man!! i am sure they will be interesting about it..!! let's make rx-8 become spider man's car..!! ha ha

BrilliantBlack8

i had a spider in my back left tail when i first got the car and they replaced the light for me. Something jsut wasnt right about buying a car with that in the light..I didnt want to post it here and sound like a fool..hahaha
robert

rx8pilot

Yes Cheesy..but ur so cute, we'll overlook it

flip

Hmmm... guess what... i had a freakin spider in the rear tails a few months back... well actually, its still there.... its exoskeleton that is.. that sucker decided to make my tail light a permanent home... oh well...

truemagellen

hee hee cool but could get nasty soon!

hotpot

The spider looks like it's been blinded already. It is still in the same position after 3 days. It's dead alright, unless it's hibernating! If it got in there while still a pup, what did it feed on to grow to that size?

Anyway, now I'll need to learn how to remove the rear lights assembly to get the spider out.

robertdot

I found a BIG dead grasshopper under my sidemarker when I switched to clear ones. My best guess is that either an assembler put it in there, or it jumped in and the assembler never noticed it. There was no way it could have crawled in there, and looked nothing like local grasshoppers. I think it was probably a Japanese grasshopper, assuming all our 2004 cars are assembled in Japan like I think they were.

Twinturbo2800

dude i got a little yellow spider in my left rear tail lens too!!!

mikeyr

ahh so you guy's haven't found the bug spray button, it's just next to the NOS switch!!!

cgrx

I have a dead mosquito in my right rear tail light