http://www.rsportscars.com/foto/07/mazdarx8_3.jpg

a start/stop button???? why the regular 8's don't have it?????

 

They do......in Japan.

 

Mine Does....... :D

http://www.jenkins-crew.com/Mazda_rx8/rx8_pics.html

 

What's the point of having one? Seems like more work to me.

Is it the "cool factor" or is there some advantage to this configuration?

 

hey jerkins-crew,,,
is your 8 a gray one right??
i think i'm gonna buy the gray one...it looks nicer....
and when you first bought the car,the start button was an optional think???????

 

ok you did it after you bought your car...i understand....
it was written in your web site

 

Istanbul! Wow. Ho$ Geldiniz. I'm Turkish and was lived the first 5 years of my life there. What sent you to Istanbul?

 

No advantages really I think. It's just for cool factor. My Q jenkins....if the button fails ie. broken connection etc. Can you over-ride the start by simply turning the key?

Cool mod tho.

- Irish

 

İ'm turkish too...my name is Levent....hoşbulduk... i born and live in here...nothing sent me...

you'r right irish...

 

You still need a key to get in the car, so I guess the button is purely for looks. I love my car and its performance, but it doesnt exactly have a roaring engine which starts when you press the button. Maybe a wee bit over the top perhaps

 

There's a bunch of yellow RX-8 owners who would give their first-born child for that interior...

 

I wanted the yellow as I thought it had more of a WOW factor. My wife said people would certainly say WOW, Look at that bright yellow car! We agreed on Red, still turns heads every day though.

 

Yes I have the titanium Grey.... About your question, it is mainly for looks but I am also lazy and like that it bypasses the clutch switch so I don't have to push in my clutch when I first get in and start it up. It also only took about 15 min so it is a neat feature for me :D

 

Yes I can also use the car ignition normally. Just what ever I feel like that day :D

 

I dunno....I kinda like this mod better. :D

 

HOPE YOU GOT A SUNROOF!!!! :D :D :D

 

i thought of adding this push button start to my car after seeing Jenkins in person, but i have remote start on my car and i'm guess 3 different ways to start the car would be overkill...still might do it though!

how much was that button Chris?

 

I bout mine from this guy off ebay, already had it prewired and about 35 to 50 bucks. He has once for sale right now too:

S2000 Push button start. - Buy it now $37

 

I have the Mazda one as well!

 

Looks good- I did the same mod with a S2000 start button on my old Miata... although the cig lighter hole was in a more convenient location than it is on the '8. Don't know why, but it always made me smile to push that button to fire up the motor... something very old school about it.

 

fwiw, it's not a 'stop' button. To 'stop' one just turns the key.

:p

:D

Looks neat!

 

I know I had one on my civic and it always brought a smile.....especially with exhaust! :D

 

I like this one.

 

That one would be nice........ :D

 

is that so you can see over the steering wheel? :D