Installed some grilles a few weeks ago. Tell me what you think! :) This week I'm getting a bunch of other goodies installed...I'll post pics when it's done. Enjoy!

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p.s. didn't know whether to post this in the multimedia forum or exterior appearance and body kits forum :dunno:

big one kind of overkills the front.. but all the rest look dead sexy..

EWWWwwwww

nice. i'd hit it.

Nice, where did you get those? Don't care for the big one in the grille though.

nice i like it but i think the front grill would look better just painted black

I think its all good, wow def would do that. Where and how much :)

Dark is better. IMHO.

thanks 4 the comments all, suprised not many like the middle one, but that's ok. I've actually gotten alot of compliments about it. It looks super clean in person. The middle came from grilleguy.com. He sells them on ebay. You can get them powdercoated black if you want for an additional $7. It cost around $45 as is. The lowers came from rx8strakes.com. Don't remember the price...maybe around $30? You can also get the lower ones from grilleguy.com too but I didn't realize that until after I bought the lower ones. Oh and the rear grilles came from rx8strakes as well. The rotary one I fabricated myself with some extra mesh I had left over from cutting out the foglight openings.

anyone else care to comment?

i think they look great on your silver, i might look into getting some black for my VR.
they make it look cleaner imho

:icon_no2:

^^I mean come on....its gotta look better than the factory plasctic grill....? :lol2:
To each there own I guess...it's all good :beerchug:

I like it! But I prefer a brighter smile:)

Pictures never do justice. The funny part is people with bone stock 8's always leave the negative feedback. People who put blood, sweat, and tears appreciate this kind of thing, even if it isnt their cup of tea :)

Pictures never do justice. The funny part is people with bone stock 8's always leave the negative feedback. People who put blood, sweat, and tears appreciate this kind of thing, even if it isnt their cup of tea :)
agreed :)

Pictures never do justice. The funny part is people with bone stock 8's always leave the negative feedback. People who put blood, sweat, and tears appreciate this kind of thing, even if it isnt their cup of tea :)


Not to start trouble. Not to type this thinking I need to defend my opinion. The OP did ask for opinions..no? Well, my opinion was that "dark" looked better. I however, don't have my car stock.. Currently I have a MazdaSpeed Bodykit and Wing. Oh, and 18" Aftermarket Rims.... Yada, Yada, Yada... :)

Not to start trouble. Not to type this thinking I need to defend my opinion. The OP did ask for opinions..no? Well, my opinion was that "dark" looked better. I however, don't have my car stock.. Currently I have a MazdaSpeed Bodykit and Wing. Oh, and 18" Aftermarket Rims.... Yada, Yada, Yada... :)

my comment wasnt targeted towards you. You gave a valid opinion, which was respectful and constructive.

But this: :icon_no2: seems a little disrespectful. Im not trying to cause drama but that kinda annoyed me lol.

^^I did ask for opinions, thank you all for your replies. Like I said, it's all good. I'm sure this look will change in the future anyways. But for now...I like it. :) For it not costing too much, I think it drastically improves the look over stock. :wiggle:

my comment wasnt targeted towards you. You gave a valid opinion, which was respectful and constructive.

But this: :icon_no2: seems a little disrespectful. Im not trying to cause drama but that kinda annoyed me lol.
totally agree

my comment wasnt targeted towards you. You gave a valid opinion, which was respectful and constructive.

But this: :icon_no2: seems a little disrespectful. Im not trying to cause drama but that kinda annoyed me lol.

You do have a valid point. Sometimes peoples opinions could be right down harsh. I'm not really about that. I can't stand the drama and you will notice, I stay away from it. Believe me, if I really like something, I'll be the first to comment. I rarely comment if it's something I don't like... The way I see it, if I have nothing positive to say, I won't say it at all.

Tonight, was one of those rare occasions.. ;)

^Nah your just out to get me :lol2: j/k

:uh: You got me!!

your car looks like is smiling with the one in the front, the rest looks good

The car looks like it has braces...other then that it looks awesome

Hmmm... the back ones minus the rotary accent part. The front ones minus the center and lower center parts... but, its YOUR car ;)

^^I mean come on....its gotta look better than the factory plasctic grill....? :lol2:
To each there own I guess...it's all good :beerchug:

No disrespect intended. You asked for an opinion. I have also posted for opinion and it's not aways good.

"To each there own" Very true

back... not bad
oil coolers.... not bad
air dam ... ehh
front center...gross

please paint all black then they look good or decent.

your car looks like is smiling with the one in the front, the rest looks good
thats cuz it is! its a happy 8! :lol2:

back... not bad
oil coolers.... not bad
air dam ... ehh
front center...gross

please paint all black then they look good or decent.
If I painted them all black you woudn't be able to see them....I don't know. I'd have to see it on someone elses car first. The middle makes more sense to have painted black than the rest. What do I know tho...first time doing anything like this. Thanks again everyone for your opinions. I may go with some of your ideas!

Hello ugly, good bye radiator air flow!

^ouch dude. actually that's probably not true because I used to have the license plate frame on the front and took it off. So probably not much of a difference.

so anyone want to photochop my grilles black so I know what it looks like? I don't have those skills...and I think all I got is paint on this computer :lol2:

looks cheap and cheesy to me.
leave the blinged out GRiLlZ for the SUV's and ricer boiZ.


and my car is not stock BTW.
just tastefully modded, unlike some.

I don't like the big one, other than that the rest look sexy!

looks like your car has braces!

I like the back.

I'd be concerned about airflow in the front. These grilles will definitely decrease the amount of air going through. If you took the license plate off, that doesn't matter because the area behind it is covered anyway.

get it powder coated matte black, it will look a lot better.

Never really liked the "cheese grater" look myself, but some like bling so to each their own. One thing though, I'm a stickler for consistancy. The circle pattern in one and hexagon pattern in the others really throws it off.

looks great dude, I was looking to do the same thing actually, except in black or somthing.

I have all , but the front center one . Just didn't care for it . If you like , well, thats all that matters......................

Never really liked the "cheese grater" look myself, but some like bling so to each their own. One thing though, I'm a stickler for consistancy. The circle pattern in one and hexagon pattern in the others really throws it off.
yeah i couldn't find the middle in hex pattern...

looks great dude, I was looking to do the same thing actually, except in black or somthing.
thanks! still might go black on the middle, not sure yet.

ok I took the middle off....look better with or without? btw...it still look likes it's smiling...all 8's do :)

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg119/jonathanwells81/DSC01099.jpg

I like it with and with out! But now its as if your car is saying "Really?"

^:lol2: thanks

I'd like to see a picture with the front center part in, from a further distance away. Say driveway parking distance away...what is that 10'-15' away.

In the back, I think it would look better without the grill inside of the rotor design, feels as if it takes away from the rotor.

Definitally looks better without the grill in the middle.

I'd like to see a picture with the front center part in, from a further distance away. Say driveway parking distance away...what is that 10'-15' away.

In the back, I think it would look better without the grill inside of the rotor design, feels as if it takes away from the rotor.
yeah some like that and some don't...I'm planning on painting the rear lower bumper to match the car...not quite sure what to do with that rotary section yet. I thought it would match the front rotary mesh though, so I quickly fabricated it for the rear. As far as the pictures farther away....well I can't cuz I didn't take any pics of it before I took it off and I have to take the front bumper off to reinstall it. It did look better from farther away though.

Definitally looks better without the grill in the middle.
thanks, my wife is from matthews, nc, right by charlotte...just noticed that's where your from, topgear8 :)

much better, you can actually pull that off.

^thanks

Looks much better now bro

^thanks appreciated it

Oh jez... much, much better....!! ;)

Oh jez... much, much better....!! ;)
it was that bad, huh? :lol2:
thanks for the comment :)

it was that bad, huh? :lol2:
thanks for the comment :)

No, not at all..lol

I know everyone has different taste, therefore you're going to get all sorts of opinions. What I gave you, was my personal opinion. There are lots of ppl that dig my car.. there are also others in this forum that don't quite dig yellow with black.. But hey, it's gotten me.. Car of the Month, 1st Place Rotary Category (including FC and FD), and I've been "invited" to showcase my car in this years HIN.

So, don't listen to anyone but yourself.

If you like it, that's all that matters. In the end, you're the one driving it..not US. ;)

But it's always good to get feedback.. that is why you posted it and asked what we thought, right? hee hee

^Yes i did want the feedback. I don't want the look of my car to be overkill. I want something that looks clean and sublte, not huge bodykits or anything. So I do appreciate the criticism as well because it brought me to this conclusion which I like better as well. :)

^ Good! :D

nice grill, would look better in black thou

Yay! Aluminun Mosquito Net!!! haha..just kidding just kidding...they look sick on silver. But would look rudiculusly ugly on my WB.

^HAHAHA that's so true, they trap so many bugs.....especially the middle one when I had it on

got some other stuff installed..check it out!

http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=146127

The big front center one is a little too much for my personal taste, but to each his own.

My first impression honestly was ............CLEAN THOSE FREAKING EXHUAST TIPS!!

Your dirty exhaust tips stand out like a sore thumb now that you have shiny new rear grills.

I'd also say get rid of the aftermarket exhaust tip add ons.......they scream "Aftermarket cheap add-on" and they are way too thin.

Otherwise......yeah, your car does look nice. I think silver is the only color that can really pull off using those silver grills.

^you have no idea what you're talking about. Thats the Agency Power exhaust. Not just aftermarket ricer tips. $700 for the full exhaust plus catless midpipe. They are Titanium and are supposed to look like that with the bluish purple. Also took out the middle grille if you cared to read the whole thread. Check this thread http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=146127

^you have no idea what you're talking about. Thats the Agency Power exhaust. Not just aftermarket ricer tips. $700 for the full exhaust plus catless midpipe. They are Titanium and are supposed to look like that with the bluish purple. Also took out the middle grille if you cared to read the whole thread. Check this thread http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=146127
Ummmmmmmmm.....yes....thank you I did read the whole thread, I am aware he took the middle grill back out.

And like I said, the big front silver grill is a little much for my taste.

Just because I didn't say he did right by replacing it with the black, doesn't mean you should be jumping to assumptions, thank you.

And I don't know about you but if I spent $700 freaking dollars on some exhaust I would not photograph it looking grimey and almost rusty, particularly on the inside, I would have it clean and polished so that bluish/purple can be appreciated, and that the Titanium doesn't look like $6.99 alumininum from Auto Zone.

But that is just me.

Regardless, it doesn't take away from the fact that 05rex8 pulled it off, it looks nice.

I guess you showed me....anywho...I wasn't trying to get comments on the tips. In those particular pictures they happened to be *a little dirty*. After all having a full time job, wife, and kid doesn't exactly give me much time to go polishing my tips every chance I get. If you you heard the sound and saw that exhaust in person, I think the 700 bux is worth it, also since it CAME with the catless midpipe. There are a lot more expensive exhaust out there w/o a midpipe.

Don't want to argue, I'm not going to say anymore. No hard feelings. Thanks for the comments/suggestions. :beerchug:

to be named later = threadcrapper. back on topic. i think you still need to post a pic from farther away. your blue lights look badass by the way. too bad you got pulled

^yeah, I gotta do that still. Maybe later today I can do that

I guess you showed me....anywho...I wasn't trying to get comments on the tips. In those particular pictures they happened to be *a little dirty*. After all having a full time job, wife, and kid doesn't exactly give me much time to go polishing my tips every chance I get. If you you heard the sound and saw that exhaust in person, I think the 700 bux is worth it, also since it CAME with the catless midpipe. There are a lot more expensive exhaust out there w/o a midpipe.

Don't want to argue, I'm not going to say anymore. No hard feelings. Thanks for the comments/suggestions. :beerchug:
Whoa......I replied not realizing you were the same one doing the grille work.

I didn't mean to be critical, I understand the time pressures, etc, I was just being honest that after all that time and effort you put into on the back end of your car, the first thing that caught my eye was the exhaust.

Other wise, like I said, good job, it looks great.

to be named later = threadcrapper. back on topic. i think you still need to post a pic from farther away. your blue lights look badass by the way. too bad you got pulled
Meh...........get over it.