I want to add some eye candy to my 8 in the form of strakes or accent package. For now it has to be one or the other. If it were your decision which would you choose?

straaaaaaaaaakes

Strakes!

strakes look great IMO

Strakes absolutely make the car

One more vote for strakes - they should be standard equipment IMO.

I think accents are out of stock, I ordered two months ago and they are due in next week. So I think the most available item on your list is the strakes, and they do look great. If your strapped for money, I bought the RX-8 badge thats on the back of the car for $15.00 from the dealer, and put it on my front grille with hot glue, and it looks real sharp too. Now that the weathers better, I been meaning to post a picture of the addition.

http://www.imgmag.org/images/jeremylna/MVC-005F.JPG

http://www.imgmag.org/images/jeremylna/MY-8_05.jpg

the strakes really do make the 8 look much better.....

depends on the colour of the car. However I have ordered Silver and I still think now after seeing one, that they look great even on that colour.

Question is, do they stay on in a car wash?!

Oh yah, no problem. They're held on by screws and washers from the back of the vent, and then are held in place by super-sticky double sided tape onto the car. Once the tape has cured, it's extremely strong.

my 8 is never, ever going to see the inside of a car wash. strakes or no strakes. :)

Strakes,

Claude H.

Originally posted by RX-GR8
I want to add some eye candy to my 8 in the form of strakes or accent package. For now it has to be one or the other. If it were your decision which would you choose?



By far the accents add more to the car.

Originally posted by rotarymagic




By far the accents add more to the car.

I have the accents not the strakes. I feel the rotary accents are very original.

cool thats one for the accents and cheaper too.

Where did you find the accents? I haven't seen them listed anywhere. They look cool. How much?

Trussville

http://www.trussvillemazda.com/

Mazdastuff

http://www.mazdastuff.com

Mazdatrix

http://www.mazdatrix.com/

some places are out of stock

I've searched all of these sites. I was referring to the accents in the picture on the black 8 where the fender strakes attach. I appears that on that car there are chrome or polished aluminum. Or, is this a self done job by the owner?

oh on rx-evolved's car. PM him and see where he got them.

that job was done by owner

hey blue phi i dont know if you already found out but the accents are $85 for the front and $70 for the back

I thinkhaving the accent in the front and back of the Rx8 is like how a Mustang has a polishedpony on the front of it. I asked a parts guy for them two weeksago and he said Mazda wont send any out for a few months so justget the strakes.

hey jerky? where in fl are you? just wondering cuz i dont want to wait several months for mine. they never told me that, Im waitin on them

Not a fan of the polished rotor......but I do like them painted...so

I got the strakes.....just need a car.....

soon, so soon!

Originally posted by aziza K
hey blue phi i dont know if you already found out but the accents are $85 for the front and $70 for the back

trussville has front for $54.60(out of stock) rear for $66.00 + shipping

but than after you get done paying that, dont you have to pay too get it installed? so doesnt it end up costing the same after shipping and installation?

i think the rotary accents just glue on. sounds like you could do it yourself. the strakes can be installed pretty easily too.

aziza I am around the Coral Gables area. I only talked to mydealer I got my Rx8from so maybe other Mazda deals have them. Right now I will wait for the debit card from Mazda first before I buy any accessories.

accents look much better imo. I mean like members have said, it should have came standard. RX8 has to come with accents to add that rotary feel. hehe.

strakes

hey jerky, mazda offers a debit card??? whats that, how does that work?

Originally posted by BLUE PHI RX-8
I've searched all of these sites. I was referring to the accents in the picture on the black 8 where the fender strakes attach. I appears that on that car there are chrome or polished aluminum. Or, is this a self done job by the owner?



The chrome accents are an option on the RX-8 from the dealer. That is how I got mine!

Originally posted by Haris
accents look much better imo. I mean like members have said, it should have came standard. RX8 has to come with accents to add that rotary feel. hehe.


Correct

I am going with Rotary accents and no strakes.

I like them both but in different scenarios. Here goes:

1. I prefer the rotary accents (front and back) only if I were not getting the appearance package. I personally like the way the rotary emblem is color coded to the car if you get the appearance package. I'd also add the rear spoiler and the exhaust finishers.

2. I would get the fender strakes with or without the appearance package. So if I didn't get the appearance package, I would get strakes and the rotary accents along with rear spoiler. Again, can't forget the exhaust finishers.

On a side note, I wish that Mazda would have done somehing with the back of the car as it pertains to hiding the black plastic area at the very end near/around the exhaust finishers. If this area were color coded and then you add the strakes, accents, and finishers and then top it off with the appearance package, rear spoiler, and front splash gaurds...That would be on sweet mother!!!

strakes, no question.

I DID THESE ALL BY MYSELF... LIKE A BIG BOY (http://www.rx8forum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=8598) :p

can you post some pics of your grill in front and exhaust