Simple things about headlights I couldn't find anywhere else, but first things first , idk hat xenon or whatever is, i don't know what bulb size I need, (2004 6-SPD) and what light is changed if
I got a silverstar bulb? I bought 2 h7 silverstars today and I took the light out and they didn't fit anywhere, can someone help me? Thanks

 

https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-exterior-appearance-body-kits-27/2004-mazda-rx-8-bulb-code-list-25466/

 

I've looked at that thread before and I didn't help me, I still have no clue what xenon is and if I have it or not and what light in the headlights are the low beam

 

What model is your car?

Base, Sport, GT?

Do you have fog lights and were they standard?


Of course, to really figure out where the low beams sit you could just go turn on the lights!

I'd tell you to go look in the manual, but something tells me you ain't got one of those either right?

If you already have the headlights out(like you said), then see the pic below............if you see this gray cover with a warning label, then you have xenon(HID) and bought the wrong bulbs!

Headlights-Halogen Low Beam (Non-Xenon-Equipped Cars)-(2) H7
Headlights-Xenon Low Beam-(2) D2S 35W


I do need to be a little careful as the 04's might not have had this gray cover and it may be just a rubber boot......or the rubber boot may just be for Non-Xenon equipped cars?




Go watch this video. Might want to go out to about the 5 minute mark.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...4557428294099#

 

Idk what it is, how would I know? And what light is it when people say they changed to silverstar bulbs? Do they mean low beam? Fog lights? What?

 

I have that gray thing that says "don't remove" haha, I need to buy d2s 35w? And that big gray thing comes off and that's my low beam?

 

http://foxed.ca/rx7manual/2003mazdarx8
Series 1 manual.

 

Yep, you have xenon headlights and that is your low beam. You need the D2S's.
That gray thing twists counterclockwise and comes off.
Check back here in a little while and I'll link up a thread that shows you what you need to do.


All you really need is the bulb, I just did mine last weekend.
Here's the front page of where I got mine..............remember you only need the bulb.
http://www.v-leds.com/D2S-D4S-D2R/c267100-1-2/

It really depends on the color you want, the exact ones I bought were 6k with a slight blue tint. http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-HID/V...56987-1-2.html

FYI.............the stock xenons are 4.3k, or slightly yellowish.

 

So once you got the right bulbs(of your choice), here's a link to a DIY with pictures. It's not hard to do. I went ahead and took the bumper off and removed the headlights from the car as I was doing other things at the same time. You can actually do it through the wheel wells, but I can take the bumper off in my sleep, so I did it that way.

https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-do-yourself-forum-73/diy-replacing-stock-hid-headlights-parking-lights-124648/