I took the car for a quick photo shoot a week ago. I went up to a lookout above Garden of the Gods and you can see Pikes Peak behind.
Monthly Archives: October 2011
RX-7 Literature
I purchased off eBay some original RX-7 literature. 1984 Mazda RX7 & RX7 GSL Buyers Bulletin, 1984 Mazda RX7 Brochure, 1981 Mazda RX7 626 GLC Bosch Fog Lights Brochure. The total cost was $39 shipped. They are all in near mint condition. These really add to the collection of literature about the 1984 GSL-SE. I plan to do an article about the specs of the SE from the information I have gathered in the future.
Fog Lights Installed
I picked up a set of Vintage Bosch Touring fog/driving lights with covers off ebay for $70 shipped. These are period fog light that could have been installed at the dealer back when the car was new.
I also when to the parts store and picked up a Pilot pre-wired harness kit with relay (PL-HARN3). This kit really made the installation easy. I cruised the local salvage yard for a nice looking switch that fit the car perfectly. I found a fog light switch out of a Jeep Cherokee that fit really well into the blank space by where that choke would have been. It isn’t the best looking switch though. I would really like to find a 89-91 RX-7 fog light switch but it has been hard to come by.
I installed the fog lights into the furthest to the outside lower bumper clip holes. I had to drill the holes out slightly to fit the light mounts. The wiring was connected right to the main fusible link box under the hood. I ran the main power wire under the battery tray with the existing wiring. The wiring is than attached to the round bar in front of the radiator with the existing wiring. I installed the relay to the same bolt and the buzzer relay buy the battery and the fuse is next to it. The switch wiring follows the main harness under the dash. The switch power is tapped into the cigarette lighter since it isn’t a real power draw (only needs to trip the relay).
I’m very happy with the way it turned out. It looks as clean as if it were installed at the factory.