So Fix it

Raise the cargo hatch of your vehicle. Locate two screws on the inside of the hatch, immediately beside the tail light unit. Unscrew these screws with a Phillips screwdriver. (Alternately, some models have two plastic pins which need to be pried out with a flathead screwdriver.)

Pull the tail light unit out toward the back of the car with your hands. Press the small tab that locks the two halves of the electrical connector together, and pull the connector apart. The tail light will now be separated from the car.

Remove the bulb cover from any burned out bulbs by screwing the cover counterclockwise with your fingers. Pull the burned out bulb straight out of the socket. Gently press a new bulb into place. Replace the bulb cover by screwing it clockwise into position.

Press the two halves of the electrical connector together until they lock. Press the entire tail light unit back into place in the back of the car. Fasten by screwing the two screws into place with a Phillips screwdriver (or alternately, by pressing the plastic pins into place with your fingers). Close the cargo hatch.

Elevate the motorcycle on a motorcycle jack. The wheel must hang down so you can access the inside of the fender.

Unscrew the rear seat stud with an Allen wrench. Remove the seat. Disconnect the black battery cable from the negative battery terminal.

Remove the plastic plug from the tail lamp access hole inside the rear fender.

Remove the turn signal wires and connectors from the inside of the tail lamp housing, then remove the turn signal wires from the clips inside the fender. Separate the four-way turn signal socket housings from the rear lighting harness pin housings.

Unplug the gray four-way tail lamp connector from the mating connector in the tail lamp housing. Mark for reference with masking tape and a pen and remove the wires from both socket housings.

Remove the screw at the front of the fender mounting bracket, as well as the screw and washer at the rear of the fender mounting bracket. Remove the turn signal lamp, fender rail and mounting bracket from the Harley.

Cut one piece of heat shrink tubing into two equal sections with scissors. Slide one piece of the tubing over the turn signal wires, all the way up to the lamp housing on each side of the motorcycle. Use a heat gun to shrink the tubing.

Install the turn signal lamp wires through the small hole in the recess cover. Position the cover into the recess in the turn signal housing.

Loosely attach the hex nut and lock washer onto the turn signal relocation bracket. Loosely attach the turn signal lamp and recess cover onto the threaded end of the turn signal relocation bracket.

Align the relocation bracket with the rear of the fender support. Fit the round pad into the mating hole in the support.

Install the rear fender rail with your original equipment hardware or the hardware specified in your saddlebag mounting instructions. Install the turn signal relocation bracket to the rear fender and fender rail.

Aim each turn signal lens straight back. Tighten the hex nut and lock washer with a wrench. Complete all steps for both sides of the motorcycle.

Install the turn signal wires and terminals into each cavity of the turn signal socket housings.

Route the turn signal wires under the turn signal relocation bracket and under the rear fender edge on each side of the vehicle. Connect the turn signal socket housings to the pin housings on the rear lighting harness.

Plug the gray, four-way tail lamp connector on the rear lighting harness into the mating connector in the tail lamp housing under the fender. Gently push the turn signal wires and connectors into the cavity inside the tail lamp housing and install the plastic plug into the tail lamp access hole in the rear fender.

Route the turn signal wire under the signal relocation bracket and secure it to the bracket with a cable tie.

Install your saddlebags or re-bolt the fender rails to your fender using the original hardware.

Open the trunk of your RX-8 and locate the trim panels on the inside of the trunk over the taillight assembly. Locate the plastic retainers that hold the trim in place, grasp the center of the retainer with a pair of pliers, and pull it straight out.

Pull the plastic trim panel away from the trunk sidewalls and lay it aside. Locate the bulb sockets on the backside of the taillight assembly. Rotate them counterclockwise and remove the sockets from the taillight assembly.

Remove the retaining nuts on the backside of the taillight assembly with a socket and ratchet. Pull the taillight assembly out of the rear of the car. Repeat the process to remove the second taillight if required.