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Old Mar 5, 2005 | 03:36 PM
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White Light Headlights

78-85 MAZDA RX7 RX-7 CRYSTAL DIAMOND HEADLIGHTS LIGHTS

Not sure if anyone has them, Had them installed today, In the garage ( still daylight out now) they look so clean with the white light, Also the Mini-blue light is hooked up with the running lights so thats looks sharp.. Anyone else have these? Happy with them?
thanks for any info ...
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Old Mar 5, 2005 | 06:33 PM
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They are great! If you know a little about electric, you can save the $200 it cost me to have them installed! ( run new harness to new relay (for headlights) ..
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Old Mar 5, 2005 | 07:09 PM
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it costed you 200 dollars to get headlights installed wow thats harsh
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Old Mar 5, 2005 | 07:20 PM
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Got any photos? Where to buy them?
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Old Mar 6, 2005 | 06:37 AM
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The $200 bucks was due to Labor for the Relay, this way if anything goes wrong, I will not ruin anything, just the relay will blow out.. To me, well worth the money, they look so clean, had a 2nd Gen guy ask about them my 1st night out on the roads..

Will post photos today with link to find seller on ebay..
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Old Mar 6, 2005 | 08:09 AM
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From what people have said about them in the past, they're a LOT better than stock, but then again, having a buddy hold a flashlight out the window is better than stock

Seriously tho, any headlight upgrade is a good thing. Just make sure you stay away from any sort of blue bulb in there. If you want more info on a good bulb, pop over to Dan Stern's website:
http://www.danielsternlighting.com/

He is the GURU of automotive lighting.
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Old Mar 6, 2005 | 09:09 AM
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Graet writeup from DanielsLighting info.
I've been trying to get a better Aftermarket Light Lineup for awhile now, and this site did the trick.
Thanks for the Site.
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Old Mar 6, 2005 | 09:40 AM
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No problem! Dan has always been a big help. He's also good about responding to e-mails too!


Always happy to help a fellow forum member.
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Old Mar 6, 2005 | 10:04 AM
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pics of lights

If you want photos of inside work (relay) i will make smaller, not able to load file to large.
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Old Mar 6, 2005 | 10:05 AM
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^ i have the same ones but the little bulb in mine i changed to ambur, ill post pics
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Old Mar 6, 2005 | 10:17 AM
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They're all over ebay...Just not under RX-7 Headlights...
Search for 71-79 VW Beetle headlights, 85-93 Cabriolet headlights, some years of Toyota Corollas. Back when I was looking at them a year ago all of the ones labeled as RX-7 headlights were $5-$10 more expensive.
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Old Mar 6, 2005 | 11:34 AM
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Nice upgrade. Looking into that myself.
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Old Mar 6, 2005 | 01:07 PM
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Relay

This is the new Relay to help in case some thing goes wroung ..
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Old Mar 6, 2005 | 03:59 PM
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If I dont buy a relay what could happen? All it is is a H4 bulb instead of my 7" circular bulb
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Old Mar 6, 2005 | 08:20 PM
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Mmmmm theys looking very nice I need to get some now!
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Old Mar 6, 2005 | 09:21 PM
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I run Motorcycle housings and bulbs... it's pretty bright...

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Old Mar 6, 2005 | 10:14 PM
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I run Motorcycle housings and bulbs... it's pretty bright...

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From a SV or what? I've thought about the dual bulb setups the 599 has too
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Originally Posted by ftlaud
This is the new Relay to help in case some thing goes wroung ..

what? In case something goes wrong?

I don't get it, sounds to me like you got ripped off by whoever wired that up for ya, i dont see why those lights are going to cause a problem running off the stock circuit. Even if they do, $200 to run 4 wires to a relay is ridiculous. Wow, im glad i know how to wire my own stuff.

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Old Mar 6, 2005 | 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by mcnannay
what? In case something goes wrong?

I don't get it, sounds to me like you got ripped off by whoever wired that up for ya, i dont see why those lights are going to cause a problem running of the stock circuit. Even if they do, $200 to run 4 wires to a relay is ridiculous. Wow, im glad i know how to wire my own stuff.
Yeah sorry to say I have to agree with you here... Maybe the new headlights use a higher current, so sure, they may need a new relay... relays really dont cost that much, and wiring takes all of 30 minutes to do a nice neat job.
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Old Mar 8, 2005 | 10:10 AM
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Well $200 to me was a good deal.. As my knowledge about car`s is next to nothing. So to all of you guys that can DO IT YOUrSELF! I envy you guys! You should be proud you have these skills ..
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Old Mar 8, 2005 | 12:26 PM
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no seriously...it's not about knowing or not knowing... if i were to take it in to get that done...they should charge for a relay, wiring(3/4 wires) and maybe, just maybe one hours labour...which shouldn't have run u up to $200 man...jus lookin out for u
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Old Mar 8, 2005 | 09:05 PM
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thered be some guys here who would help you out for free too i bet.
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Old Mar 8, 2005 | 09:31 PM
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I bought some of those exact ones this past weekend...im just waiting for them to get here......so how do those little blue lights look??? Mine are coming with those as well!!!!
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Old Mar 8, 2005 | 09:55 PM
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woa you got ripped brah. 30 bucks advanced auto gives you everything might be APC but it's relays and wiring it is SIMPLE. I did it on my honda. I don't even see why a relay would be needed in fact. I honestly think the most you would lose is a bulb or something which is no biggy. OR blow a fuse, but if you know what you're doing you don't need a relay or anything simple hook-up.
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Old Mar 8, 2005 | 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by ftlaud
Well $200 to me was a good deal.. As my knowledge about car`s is next to nothing. So to all of you guys that can DO IT YOUrSELF! I envy you guys! You should be proud you have these skills ..
tommy
I know how you feel hehe, $200 wasnt much to you to get it done, so good for you :-)

Next time though, you should get a better deal.

I need to get some of these lights
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