Mazda Miata Headlight Conversion & Tail Light conversion Thread

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Racing Sports Active - Low Profile Rectangle Type Conversion

Similar to other low profile designs, RS-Active uses a rectangle type light instead of circular ones. They made two version of these while in production, the main difference was the bulb and housing type. Another note: These particular lenses have a dichroic(?) coating on the low beam portion which gives it the yellowish hue despite being a normal white bulb.

Website http://www.rs-active.jp/modules/tinyd0/

Availability = Out of production











Here they are on members rides = Typesticky's (Black) MX5, Slutz4's (Blue) Miata, and jnshk's (White) Miata




Some notes from jnshk

- There were a handful of minor variations produced with slightly different housings (some had active cooling fans and heat sinks mounted on the housing, some had a dichroic coating on the lens, etc), and I think that there was a "version 2" variety which used an H4 bulb. If I recall correctly, Ric ultimately kept the v2 housings on his gorgeous Miata.

Here are a few images of my old RSA units for your consideration:

Dichroic coating


Heat sinks and fans


High Beam Pattern


Low Beam Pattern (they aren't really aimed high, it just looks that way because I was parked on a grade)


Low Beam Pattern along wall

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BrainStorm Performance - Low Profile Head Light Conversion

This was BSP's answer to the call for an affordable low profile headlight kit for the US Miata Aftermarket. Same design product as the as ones in Japan but manufactured in the USA. This was the 1st kit made available in the USA for Miatas, and was extremly popular. There was actually a waiting list for them years back (mid-late 90's) BrainStorm Performance had been based out of Georgia, and then moved out to California, not sure what became of them as the website is a dead link now. However other Miata based companys are now carrying the kits, and some members have even managed to upgrade the kits to HID.

Availability Still in production

Website: http://www.GoMiata.com





Here is my personal set when I had them installed on my '96 Miata.