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Old 06-06-2009, 08:37 AM
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Hello to everyone,

I want to buy new lights bulbs but i dont know if I have HID or halogen. I cant figure it out. So, how can I tell?

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Cant anyone help me to figure out if my car has hid or not?
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Easy, just figure out what trim your 8 is. If it's not Touring or Grand Touring then you don't have HID's.
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Easy, just figure out what trim your 8 is. If it's not Touring or Grand Touring then you don't have HID's.
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Originally Posted by mariosm1cy
Hello to everyone,

I want to buy new lights bulbs but i dont know if I have HID or halogen. I cant figure it out. So, how can I tell?

Thank you.
HID's are more blue in color versus the more yellowish white of halogen.
HID's take a few seconds to reachl "full power" when turned on.

But more than anything knowing what year and model RX-8 you have will let you know if you have HID's or not.

For example:
'07 RX-8's with the Performance Package come with XENON HID's.
So if you have an '07 with the Performance option you have HID's.
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Or you can just pull out the bulb and see if it's HID or not.
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Thank you very much guys. i have halogen after all so ill need hid kit to convert.
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I had the same question, so if my 8 is a touring i have the HID?
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k thanks good i just bought 9 LED parking lights and it requireds the HID
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Why would parking lights require the use of the HID system?
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no idea but read the note down by the description on rx8 strakes
http://www.rx8strakes.com/index.asp?...ROD&ProdID=415
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Originally Posted by RX8Strakes.com
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6 LED bulbs will fit all models through 2008.
*9 LED bulbs will only fit HID headlight equipped models through 2008.
That's interesting... Are the ballasts smaller on the non-HID models?
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That'll be $10.00 to everyone who helped you on here. PayPal preferred.
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That's interesting... Are the ballasts smaller on the non-HID models?
no idea but i thought it was kinda weird as well
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