RX-8 Shift Light Install?? help?
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RX-8 Shift Light Install?? help?
I just got my 2004 RX-8 Grnad Touring. I want to install a shift light, but I have never done this. Can anyone help me find information about installing a shift light?
thanks,
TK
thanks,
TK
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Originally Posted by tksnobords
i like the beep and i hate the little tiny light. and usually im bumpin and cant really hear tha lil beep. does anyone know where i can find the shift speeds for each gear?
and shift speeds are in the owners manual.
beers
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There is no shift light on an RX-8, sorry to burst your bubble. (my '86 Fiero had one though... kinnda cool feature)
I think you're referring to the Tach needle at night. I've noticed that upwards of 7,500 or 8,000 the blue lighting used to backlight our display "catches" the needle and it can quickly appear as though a light has come on. I know it sounds weird, but try driving and right before you get to 8,000 you might see a quick 'flash' of light...it's the needle reflecting the blue for a split second.
I think you're referring to the Tach needle at night. I've noticed that upwards of 7,500 or 8,000 the blue lighting used to backlight our display "catches" the needle and it can quickly appear as though a light has come on. I know it sounds weird, but try driving and right before you get to 8,000 you might see a quick 'flash' of light...it's the needle reflecting the blue for a split second.
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the bukkake master!
i have a Road and Track magazine from when the rx8 was just coming out. it was a supplement that was dedicated to the 8. there is one picture in the magazine i guess maybe from a prototype of the gauges with a shift light in it there. its just next to the fuel gauge. it says shift with an up arrow above it lit in green. i cant help you guys with a pic just yet but ill take one of the mag and try to post it up here.
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I'm going to go ahead and say what I'm sure everyone is thinking-
WTF ARE YOU DOING DRIVING AN RX-8 IF YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO SHIFT WITHOUT AN IDIOT LIGHT???
Sorry mate, but maybe you should trade it in for a cavalier or something a little less complicated to drive ;-)
WTF ARE YOU DOING DRIVING AN RX-8 IF YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO SHIFT WITHOUT AN IDIOT LIGHT???
Sorry mate, but maybe you should trade it in for a cavalier or something a little less complicated to drive ;-)
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the bukkake master!
i know. ive had that magazine for a while. i think i got it back when the 8's were first coming out so it was probably a prototype model. i just figured i'd post it so everyone didnt get into a brawl