Okay, I know what one of the first mods I will be doing is:
Replacing the stock rev buzzer!
Anyone else desiring a more conspicuous warning device?

 

i heard its pretty quiet

SO MAKE THAT DAMN THING LOUDER!!
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my car has a reverse buzzer?? i never heard it. does it always buzz when im in reverse? i have heard them on other cars, is it constant or a beep?

 

2000,

You are joking correct?

REVolutions BUZZER.

-Mr. Wigggles

 

I've watched a video of an RX-8 being run through the gears, and it's BIGTIME quieter than the RX-7's buzzer was. The 2nd gen RX-7 had a pretty loud buzzer, and the 3rd gen's was more of a chime, and a little quieter.

It should be quite easy to upgrade the buzzer. Hell, Radio Shack sells a small 12v buzzer that has an IDENTICAL sound to the 2nd gen buzzer. Big trick will be finding where in the world the buzzer is located, or what wire to tap in to.

If the buzzer is like previous RX-7's, it will be in the instrument cluster somewhere mounted to the PCB.

Anyone wanna take their car apart? Bnez, I'll give you a hand with yours if you want .

Dale

 

If I could find the damn thing it would be upgraded by now!

Can anyone point it out to me? I can't hear it, makes it hard to find!
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doc

 

hit 9k today, didnt hear a thing, and turned everything down too so i would, course i might not a told the kid next to me to shutup soon enough, 1st gear, private road, no danger, dont worry

and i know its supposed to come on somewhare slightlyer after 8 g's
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I'm sure you would! And you make no mention of helping put it back together! :p

 

get a speed racer shift light (without the tech) but hide it inside the upper left vent

or

get a sequential shift light from Datatool (.Revlight)
it's programmable (via a dial i think)
it's bendable (a strip of LED green/yellow/red)

just ignore the buzzer since people comment they can't hear it after 3rd gear

 

Instructions for Revlight say you need an electronic tachometer signal (assume we have that). Any idea how/where to tap into it easily without removing the dash pod?

I still wish we could discover the buzzer location... far easiler to HEAR than to have to LOOK at something.

 

you proably will have to take the gauge cluster out to access the wires at the back of the tech

the one i had before is positive/negative/signal so it wasn't too hard,
but since it's adjustable and all the fumbling basically turn it way high and it took us awhile to trouble shoot it.

btw, as far as i know, the light doesn't come on until the last 1000 or 500 rpm

 

have been over 8500 at least 4 times now and without watching the tach real close believe i hit 9000 twice and have not yet heard the buzzer. it should be louder. btw all 4 times me alone in the car. twice radio on twice radio off so i don't think its the audiopilot cancelling the sound.

 

Well I'm definitely hearing the buzzer now. I guess it is a learned sort of thing, but with the windows open... no way... closed no problem, but it would be more FUN if it were just plain LOUDER :D :D :D !

 

Can someone tell me what it sounds like? I've redlined three times now, and no buzzer/bell/whistle/anything. Where is it?

 

buzzzzzzz

i think...

 

I can't even here the dang thing!! My wife does though and it freaked her out the first time! LOL

 

I spent a couple years living in Japan...most cars there have the bells when you are in reverse. It is incredibly annoying, and I am glad the RX-8 does not have one.

 

It sounds more like a tone than a buzz.

 

I found this thread, cause I'm searching for that same wire right now.

Oh well, might have to see how friendly the dealer is when I go and ask to look at the wiring diagrames for the rx8.

 

its strange, but I think there is actually a break-in period for the buzzer... the first couple times I couldn't hear it at all, now I can't miss it

 

I dont think so
what would be the purpose of that

 

So has anyone found it yet? I just posted a thread about this 'cause I can just barely hear the damn thing, then deleted it when I found this thread.

Come on, SOMEone out there must be braver than me and is willing to take the gauge cluster out to find out what's back there...

 

I think it is the same sound as when you leave the lights on and open the door.

 

It was very Un-noticeable today while autocrossing. With a helmet, and the sound of all that rubber (lol), I don't remember hearing the buzzer once. I went by feel.

 

After you get your RX-8 you will see how quite it is..