What have you done to your RX-8 today????

[wgimenes]

New discs and pads fitted at the front. MOT passed with a few long term worries and one short term.

Washed (had it, that is), Shell V-Power filled and pre-mixed, tyre pressures checked, all unnecessary stuff removed from the boot, fluids checked/topped, GoPro suction cup tethered by a cable tie to the rear view mirror.

All that is missing is the b***** 3 m Micro-USB cable that was supposed to arrive yesterday (Ebay pond life sent 2x 2m instead).

[wgimenes]

Oops, sorry for swearing.

[PhilR]

Maf sensor cleaned
ECU reset
A/C re-gassed
Washed and hoovered
Engine mounts changed
Spacers checked for tightness
Wheels re-torqued
Short shifter swapped
Hopefully ready for Castle Combe tomorrow.

[ChrisHolmes]

New discs and pads fitted at the front. MOT passed with a few long term worries and one short term.

Washed (had it, that is), Shell V-Power filled and pre-mixed, tyre pressures checked, all unnecessary stuff removed from the boot, fluids checked/topped, GoPro suction cup tethered by a cable tie to the rear view mirror.

All that is missing is the b***** 3 m Micro-USB cable that was supposed to arrive yesterday (Ebay pond life sent 2x 2m instead).

I may have a cable but I never know which is mini and which is micro but I then have an adaptor!!

[ChrisHolmes]

New discs and pads fitted at the front. MOT passed with a few long term worries and one short term.

Washed (had it, that is), Shell V-Power filled and pre-mixed, tyre pressures checked, all unnecessary stuff removed from the boot, fluids checked/topped, GoPro suction cup tethered by a cable tie to the rear view mirror.

All that is missing is the b***** 3 m Micro-USB cable that was supposed to arrive yesterday (Ebay pond life sent 2x 2m instead).

I will be bringing this to hook you up for the day.

[wgimenes]

Thanks Chris. Much appreciated, but no need.

I'm temporarily using the 2m that they sent me. I want to tuck it nicely around the windscreen frame or maybe even getting a new 5v converter and fit it by the reading lights.

Very kind of you to offer.

Wagner

[Essex2Visuvesi]

Going to look at another 8 tomorrow
Be rude to be a mod and not own an 8

[Shagrington]

I likely will, looking at Goobie's post which is swinging me

It looks really nice but I think I'd like alcantara at the 9-3 position where I tend to hold the wheel the most... comments welcomed on this.

I personally chose not to go for alcantara at all, but considered 9-3 positions as you say - my reasonsing for this is that I sometimes end up with sweaty palms when driving and didn't think that would go well with alcantara...

I went with all Alcantara - it just looks and feels so much better now, I love it!

[Rotary Potato]

Well technically it was last night ... but i cracked out the pressure washer and cleaned it. That's now twice in 9 months its been cleaned. Bloody tart!

[thomo8568]

Gearbox oil changed.
Number plate relocated
Good wash.

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[phoenix11]

Love the look of this ^^
Wheels look great

[Goobie]

Thinking about a steering wheel retrim next...

Do it. It's the one mod that I look at every time I drive mine and think "Best. Decision. Ever".

I likely will, looking at Goobie's post here which is swinging me;
http://www.rx8ownersclub.co.uk/forum/vi ... l#p1089657

It looks really nice but I think I'd like alcantara at the 9-3 position where I tend to hold the wheel the most... comments welcomed on this.

I personally chose not to go for alcantara at all, but considered 9-3 positions as you say - my reasonsing for this is that I sometimes end up with sweaty palms when driving and didn't think that would go well with alcantara...

I went with all Alcantara - it just looks and feels so much better now, I love it!

Steering wheel retrim top must have mod for me.

It's the only real mod that is always visually and physically used every time.

[untakenname]

Had 4-wheel laser alignment carried out at BMSPORT in Bexleyheath. Great service and the car genuinely feels more planted in corners after the adjustments

Do you have the after print outs by any chance and are they similar to these? http://www.rx8ownersclub.co.uk/forum/vi ... 8#p1052766

I had mine done at the same place and noticed the car was a lot more twitchy afterwards, when I went to the carlimits day back in February the instructor said my car was the most sketchy road car he had been in in a while.

I've been underwhelmed with the audio quality of my dashcam making the car sound like a hoover so I fitted a high quality Sennheiser lavalier mic to the rear and after some trial and error found a sweet spot which picks up the engine note but not the wind noise
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUjo_m4w5Uk[/youtube]

That's top work and the result is much more enjoyable

Being an 'audio guy' I sometimes get laughed at going to huge lengths to get the best noise out of things, but I argue it's one of the main senses that links you to your purchase.

Cheers, yeah I work in the AV field and so often the audio is overlooked in comparison to the visual side.

On the subject of audio I finally got a set of tweeters that should be direct replacements (soundwise) for the poor Bose ones, will hopefully fit them this afternoon and report back on any improvements.

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They are rated highly on this thread on the RX8Club, I've got a different model but it's the same impedance and goes down to the same frequency (1KHZ) but has adjustable crossovers so should be an even better replacement.
https://www.rx8club.com/series-ii-inter ... ad-246297/

[thomo8568]

Love the look of this ^^
Wheels look great

Cheers.

[ChrisHolmes]

Thanks Chris. Much appreciated, but no need.

I'm temporarily using the 2m that they sent me. I want to tuck it nicely around the windscreen frame or maybe even getting a new 5v converter and fit it by the reading lights.

Very kind of you to offer.

Wagner

Hi Wagner, get your self a piggy back fuse to put in the fuse box in the passenger footwell and connect your voltage dropper to that. There is loads of room to tuck the unit away into the bulkhead void, I have 4 in there on my car! The cable, 2m is more than enough. Can then be run up inside the door seal rubber and trim up the pillar across to the centre totally out of site.

[ChrisHolmes]

Beeped it in 1st, 2nd and 3rd, held revs on the beep for several seconds numerous times during my laps at Castle Combe and the car never missed a beat.

[wgimenes]

Cheers, Chris.

I'll try that and see what I can do to tidy up my workings.

Never knew there was a fuse box there ;-)

[Eddie_r32]

I have never quite got on with the 8's throttle, I find it to be too long, so I fitted a throttle controller. It makes a difference, the car feels more responsive. Wouldn't say it's an essential mod but if you are fine tuning then it's good. It can only take 5 min to fit, mine took 40 as I hard wired it with plugs and also hid it ash tray.
I also won a voltage stabiliser cheap on eBay so chucked that in, main reason I got it was for the earthing part, I also put a couple more earth leads around the bay. Car does seem to be smoother and idles better, may be a placebo effect but I think it works!

[feedthegoatxi]

Gearbox oil changed.
Number plate relocated
Good wash.

your 40th looks mint, wish mine looked like that...you've given me a couple of ideas though

[thomo8568]

There such a nice car, best spec apart from the R3 in my eyes, so they don't need much work to look good.

Gearbox oil changed.
Number plate relocated
Good wash.

your 40th looks mint, wish mine looked like that...you've given me a couple of ideas though

[tmk]

Gearbox oil changed.
Number plate relocated
Good wash.

Oo.. pure class!



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[jondkent]

Knackered from over 4 hours of driving to JDMfest, but got the energy to put these on. Like the way it looks apart from the lip at the corner. Seems a common problem.

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[Brooksyvon89]

I was very brave and let the Mrs take the RX today so I could give her old landrover some much deserved tlc...


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[PeteH]

That's my baby! (I designed a lot of the suspension for it, so if you don't like the way it rides and handles it's my fault )