RX-8 Headlights
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RX-8 Headlights
I was curios to know if the stock headlights are an H.I.D. system. I want to buy some new bulbs but i am a little confused on the matter I know that Xenon is the gas used in H.I.D. Bulbs but i am still kind of lost, any help would be great
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well they do take a a while to get brighter but i cant hear any whining noise.
NVM i found what i was looking for on the Mazda website not all the RX-8's come with them but the Grand Touring and the Touring do and the Sport comes with Halogens
NVM i found what i was looking for on the Mazda website not all the RX-8's come with them but the Grand Touring and the Touring do and the Sport comes with Halogens
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Pull out the bulb. An HID bulb will have a glass chamber in the center with no wires going across. The halogen bulb will have a wire that is clearly visable in the center.
Just don't touch the bulb with your fingers when you pull it out. oil from your fingers could cause the bulb to burn out faster
Just don't touch the bulb with your fingers when you pull it out. oil from your fingers could cause the bulb to burn out faster
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I obviously didn't read your last text...
I had a mazda3 that came with halogens. I bought a HID retro kit and installed 6,000K phillips HIDs. I really liked the color. It was bluish without looking ricey like the 8-10K range. The stock on the rx8 are 4300K bulbs. I liked the 6,000K way better. I might have to switch mine out.
I had a mazda3 that came with halogens. I bought a HID retro kit and installed 6,000K phillips HIDs. I really liked the color. It was bluish without looking ricey like the 8-10K range. The stock on the rx8 are 4300K bulbs. I liked the 6,000K way better. I might have to switch mine out.
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It depends on the model year. In the 2004, 2005, and maybe 2006 model years only the base car came with halogens. Everything else had HIDs. The sport package in those years consisted of DSC, traction control, HIDs, and fog lights.
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