Hey guys, new member here and new proud owner of a 04 RX-8. I have been into hondas for a long time and my previous car was a 95' supercharged Honda Del Sol. This is a video of my old car if anyone wanted to see.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBvA7LoqC1w

Anyways, I was initially looking for a s2k but the plans changed after I test drove the 8 haha. It may not be as fast as my previous car or a s2k, but IMO every other aspect of the car is BETTER!

The car is in excellent condition inside and out so the previous owner took really good care of it. Had about 64k miles on it and runs like its a brand new car. Its fully equipped with every option minus multiple disc changer. Well enough boring stuff, time for a couple pictures. BTW, I just bought new meats for the car. They are 245/40 BFgoodrich G-force kdw2's all around and love them.

 

lol I too am new and just got my 04 rx-8 two days ago and my previous car was a 95 civic. I think I just got a base 8 though its waaaay better than my old civic

 

Welcome dude..you chose the best color too.

 

Congratulations on the new ride.

 

Welcome.

 

welcome 2 the addiction

 

Thanks! I have a lot to read on these forums haha.

 

Congrats, time to get some tint.

 

Congrats! Thats one beautiful color you got there.

 

04RX8man said it best, welcome to the addiction.

 

Got mine 3 days ago, damn i love this car! im into german cars as i have a 2007 vw passat too.
This is a true fun car! switch the dsc off and pedal to the metal!!

 

Got mine 3 days ago, damn i love this car! im into german cars as i have a 2007 vw passat too.
This is a true fun car! switch the dsc off and pedal to the metal!!

 

welcome to the addiction! good first mod, better rubber those kdws are sick

 

Congrats and welcome. Car looks to be in good shape. Get clear corners (clear lenses for side markers).

 

Remember that adding these new tires will decrease the diameter by about 1%. This will make your speedometer slightly optimistic, but not by much.




245 x .4 =98mm sidewall on 18 inch rims
225 x .45 = 101.25 mm sidewall on 18 inch rims.


(101.25 - 98) x 2 = 6.5 mm smaller diameter.

 

Thanks for the suggestions and tips.

Also my rear left taillight was replaced so its brand new, but my right one is all foggy with all kinds of moisture inside that stays. I found a brand new OEM one on ebay for 200 shipped so I am waiting for it to come in the mail. Anyone know how easy or difficult it is to replace a tail light? Also not sure if I remove the key hole from my old light and install onto new or?

 

It's not hard at all, just unscrew the fasteners and did you know you can buy a gasket for your taillight.

 

Well I assumed you could buy a new gasket but didnt know if that would have fixed the problem for sure or not. But I would like a new tail light anyways because the left is brand new and the right one is a bit scratched up and older looking.