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Replying to: plekto (Jan 17, 2008 3:17 pm) I'm familiar enough with the business to know that this would not be the case and, in fact, a margin of over-specification is added. Of course, if you have a roll of 12 guage wire and an ammeter, you could always test it and post your results of OE spec vs. Monster Cable (headlight wire of course).
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Replying to: maltb (Jan 18, 2008 3:40 pm) ie - the headlights light up and everything works and they saved some money. Also, running the bulbs undervoltage a bit, as long as they are within the spec for minimum wattage(technically 45W for a high beam, though 55W is considered standard) makes them last a bit longer, so you can use cheaper bulbs. Running 12V lamps at 11.5 drops their output by about 15-20% on average, but doubles their life. So shipping the car with 11.5V lights that put out 50W instead of 55W, well, that still gets a pass by the DOT for light output and you saved a few dollars per car. Kind of like OEM tires and brakes. It's something that works at a minimally acceptable level but that should be replaced as soon as possible if you're driving something other than a sportscar/it came with those upgrades. Unfortunately the wiring harness isn't something that the average person can swap out like tires(okay they CAN, but for most people if it's not as simple as a screwdriver and a socket/plug they don't bother - go figure) Instead they typically get brighter bulbs. After all, it's $20 at the local Auto Zone and there's a huge wall of them all proclaiming how they will make your lights brighter...
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Replying to: plekto (Jan 19, 2008 9:58 am) Anyone have a nice inductive ammeter I can borrow? |
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My dealer tells me the ruff idle and miss is do to trailing coil and plugs gone bad " under warranty" BUT leading plugs are bad and not covered because there are fouled. Could the bad trailing coil and plugs have caused the leading plugs to go bad ? They want $320.00 for parts and labor for replacing leading plugs even tho they are right there replacing trailing plugs and coil !!! I mentioned this idle and miss to them 4 mo's ago and all they said was that its all controled by the computer.
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Replying to: bullwinkle fan (Feb 05, 2008 1:22 pm)
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Replying to: maltb (Feb 05, 2008 4:17 pm)
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Replying to: bullwinkle fan (Feb 06, 2008 11:13 am)
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Replying to: maltb (Feb 06, 2008 12:46 pm) |
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Replying to: bullwinkle fan (Feb 22, 2008 1:22 pm) -Do you have an auto or stick? There is a TSB for that with the auto, the stick has one too but if I remember correctly symptoms are different and the car is moving.
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My fellow owners got a quick one really. Does anybody know the cheapest and/or the best place to get the sat Nav dvd compatible with the Rx8 2004 model? Can i use a copy? does anyone have one? Im in need....Help!! |
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