So I had to finish off the Red Wheel color scheme, so I did some interior painting.
Let me know what you all think.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g307/Easy_E1/RX-8/redinterior0403200801.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g307/Easy_E1/RX-8/redinterior0403200802.jpg

I still want to do the silver semi circle around the radio face. Coming soon.
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g307/Easy_E1/RX-8/redinterior0403200803.jpg

And here is what got it all started.
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g307/Easy_E1/RX-8/redinterior0403200804.jpg


I've also done the door sill where it has the RX-8 plate. Not to mention the RR red LED footwell lights and map lights are red LED's also front and rear emblems.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g307/Easy_E1/Toyz%20for%20Totz%202007/mini-TOYZFORTOTZ2007020.jpg

GT-SPec strut bar.
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g307/Easy_E1/RX-8/mini-GTSPECRED10212007003.jpg

the paint came out nice bro!

what paint did you use? it looks good.

looks good man, you need some red near the mid vents though... IMO

Nice job! Are you keeping a small amount of chrome? Strakes, front and rear rotary accents?

very different...kudo's for the balls and for pulling it off!

not sure about the decals.

E,

looking great man! Its a very unique look that contrasts the Ti grey well. When you do the semi-circle on the radio it will really tie in the bezels with the a/c knobs.

Looks awesome Erik! Like Chris said, it takes some balls to try and pull it off! But, you did it and it came out great! Is that Velocity Red or something else?

Armin

everything looks nice, but i really dont like the red rear emblem...they dont look right.

That is really good work, I think it looks great. I especially like what you did with the pieces that run along the center consul on the sides. The silver on mine is getting warn a bit and it is a little scratched.

I have to do that interior for mine, just in blue.

I like it, but my car already has the red and black seats. As chrism said Kudo's for pulling it off!

the paint came out nice bro!

what paint did you use? it looks good.

I used Duplicolor Metalcast http://www.duplicolor.com/products/metalcast.html



Nice job! Are you keeping a small amount of chrome? Strakes, front and rear rotary accents?
Strakes and front accent will remain silver. I have the Mazdaspeed rear.
Thanks for the compliments. :)


very different...kudo's for the balls and for pulling it off!

Thanks Chris.


E,

looking great man! Its a very unique look that contrasts the Ti grey well. When you do the semi-circle on the radio it will really tie in the bezels with the a/c knobs.

That is going to be the fun one to do. But I have to do it to fill that gap.

Thanks to everybody else for the compliments. I'm not quite done yet. Oh and I also jut got a rotor shaped oil fill cap. And guess what,, it's red now too.
I figure the last thing under the hood will be an AEM intake. And yes it will be red.

looks prettty sweeet! great job dude. especially the rotors on the seat, it really accentuates it~~ +1

nice job..looks hella sick...the red looks like blood..i like it

not really feeling it...but props for being original.

i like the overall look now. the rims are not so stand alone. great job

very nice i like what you did with the interior. looks sweet!!

yea good job..when alot of people color pieces of the interioir they over do it..urs is nice and simple...really good looking paint too

very nice.

wasn't overdone or anything.

looks great!

I like it... :) Flashy...but cool...

very nicely tied together.

paint your mazda emblem on your steering wheel red

me like.

what exactly was the process for doing this? do the seat accents come out?

Not A Fan

It looks great but...
I'm gonna chime in here cause i have TONs of experience in the DIY painted interiors.

In order to do this. You need to rough sand the pieces and prime them. If you dont want the paint will start chipping.

Even if you do tho, in several months the paint will chip, fade and scratch and will end up looking horrible. You will ave to repaint em.

If you have the means paint the parts with Eurethane paints (car body paint) This is super resistant to heat, scratches, etc... and clear coat.

Ive painted about 3 interiors and id never paint anything from a can i got at the store.

very nice but the trunk has a bit too much red.

That's alot of red, it looks really good!

It looks great but...
I'm gonna chime in here cause i have TONs of experience in the DIY painted interiors.

In order to do this. You need to rough sand the pieces and prime them. If you dont want the paint will start chipping.

Even if you do tho, in several months the paint will chip, fade and scratch and will end up looking horrible. You will ave to repaint em.

If you have the means paint the parts with Eurethane paints (car body paint) This is super resistant to heat, scratches, etc... and clear coat.

Ive painted about 3 interiors and id never paint anything from a can i got at the store.

the metalcast paint does not say to use a primer or sand before using it. it is made to work on shiny chrome-like surfaces. its almost like a candy coat that lets the chrome shine through.

good tips otherwise though.

hmmm.. I lik some of it, nice work!! Inspired

nicely done, not overkill

oh i like!

looks really good. not feeling the trunk tho

wow looks great! congrats

looks gd mate!! totally diff 2 anything iv eva seen!

what exactly was the process for doing this? do the seat accents come out?


The seat accents are just clipped together. They pull apart. The hardest part, which really isn't that bad is the console has to come out and taken apart. The sides have to come off.
The shifter ring comes out. I think it was three screws. That was a tight fitting piece.
And the vent rings. Just pull the vent out and if you look right behind the ring you'll see four little push through clips. All you have to do is gently squeeze them together. And the ring comes right off.
The fan and potentiometer knobs just pull out and and all you have to do is mask the center carefully.
The paint is made to go directly on the the parts surface. No primer. Just make sure it is clean of any wax/oil/grease. The more chrome/reflective the surface the better the paint looks.
They do make a base coat for this paint. But I found it has a very high metallic content. Not as satiny as say the console silver but more like the metallic of car paint. Which takes away from the anodized appearance and makes it more of a candy color like on a car body. Looks just like VR.


It looks great but...
I'm gonna chime in here cause i have TONs of experience in the DIY painted interiors.

In order to do this. You need to rough sand the pieces and prime them. If you dont want the paint will start chipping.

Even if you do tho, in several months the paint will chip, fade and scratch and will end up looking horrible. You will ave to repaint em.

If you have the means paint the parts with Eurethane paints (car body paint) This is super resistant to heat, scratches, etc... and clear coat.

Ive painted about 3 interiors and id never paint anything from a can i got at the store.

Thats nice. :fruit:

Thanks everybody else for the comments and compliments.

very different...kudo's for the balls and for pulling it off!

+1 I'm liking it. Definitely unique.

everything looks nice, but i really dont like the red rear emblem...they dont look right.

I would say that it just looks unusual. Not wrong or visually offensive in any way. Nice touches.

nice and easy (<--pun intended)

Looking good brother!

looks good.

and congrats on keeping the car deedub.

Looking good brother!

I've got red calipers and strakes and DEEDUBB likes my car? :wtf:

I've got red calipers and strakes and DEEDUBB likes my car? :wtf:

I think, he was refering to the interior only.. :smoker:

I think, he was refering to the interior only.. :smoker:

HAHAHAHHA yes the interior but easy is a swell guy in person even though he goes against my teachings..hahah

Nice.

I am thinking about adding some white to my interior. I have the red led interior lights and footwell lights that I feel will compliment the white surface.

Likey, Likey!!!

Its good butt........................................

I don't like the radio knobs and the shifter ring makes it look over done as there isn't a contrast.

The problem is I need to see it in person.

Maybe more photos will help.

I question those two things evaluating photos.

The accent is sharp and you did a good job.

Edit: Oh Ja, if your gonna do that .... What about the door handles?

Does the interior look even and balanced?

HAHAHAHHA yes the interior but easy is a swell guy in person even though he goes against my teachings..hahah

Thanks D :) Sometimes one must be a rebel.
I am following one bit of your advice and NOT doing the Lambo doors. Though the wife keeps talking about them every time she sees MM's car. :lol2:


Its good butt........................................

I don't like the radio knobs and the shifter ring makes it look over done as there isn't a contrast.

The problem is I need to see it in person.

Maybe more photos will help.

I question those two things evaluating photos.

The accent is sharp and you did a good job.

Edit: Oh Ja, if your gonna do that .... What about the door handles?

Does the interior look even and balanced?


What a critic :lol2: You know you'll see it in September at SevenstockXI. If thats when it is.

What radio knobs? And the last thing is going to be the silver semi circle around the radio, and more than likely the emergency flasher button too.
It was mentioned to do the steering wheel Mazda logo. That one I'm still debating on.

i know i am commenting on a dead thread, but i was wanting to do this to my car except with the blue, but the blue on the website looks pretty light, do you know if more coats would fix this or not since its just a "transparent" colored coating?

I want to know where to get the rx8 sticks for the brake calipers?

looking really good bro ...