From what I've been reading lately most of you will hate this. It seems many people want to keep their RX-8 stock. Fine by me, but for those of you who dont, heres an idea. I'm a newbie to photoshop so if u have any hints/tips please tell me. This is an old rx-7 kit.

Are those machine guns on the front air dams? :D

hey duuude!! all RIIIIGHT!! :D cool beans on the low, sleek nose... FC-esque

some suggestions:
- add colour, don't be afraid, everything will be fine. :) pick your favourite.
- accent the low nose by enlarging the radiator duct (we'll pretend that intercooler is just the radiator) up to the top of where that small (and ugly) nose inlet is
- get rid of the winglets with the fake brake ducts in front of the front wheels (at the bottom of the air dam)
- :D keep the car looking like an RX-8 by removing the RX-7 clusters from below the normal 8 lamps... not bad, but crowded...
- just try nudging the whole unit up until it doesn't make the car look so tall (ummm, like double the front ground clearance??)

anyhoo, these are simply suggestions... you are the first poster to really come up with something that i like so much!! the low nose is absolutely fantastic!! keep at 'er mellennium.
i wonder... is it alright if i borrow your image and try myself?? i've never used photoshop before, so be kind ;)

huzzaaaaah!! excelcior!! holy @#(% what a crappy job....

oh well, my first fast photoshop crack at modifying someone else's hard-completed work... i'm finally tired... not as difficult as i thought!! what an incredible program... :)

this is a very plain, unstylized version of what was origionally posted... just to see what it would look like, and if i could do it ;)
certainly, this is in desparate need of some pizaz: this was an excersize in deletion and movin' stuff around, not to append or qualitatively improve the image.... also, i think i went waaaay too NSX for my liking, but this is SORT OF what i had in mind... if only i could put to paper what i see in my mind's eye... :D oh well, whatever.

Veilside front end with an intercooler? :D

Looks like the Feed Nose for an FD RX-7

http://66.216.67.51/images/products/aerokits/feed/NOCAB.jpg
http://www.rx8forum.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=18499

I dunno if anyone here will really like this. Most of the posts sound like they dont like any aftermarket products.

That contrasting black hood looks pretty bad..

Originally posted by Styjan
Looks like the Feed Nose for an FD RX-7

http://66.216.67.51/images/products/aerokits/feed/NOCAB.jpg
http://www.rx8forum.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=18499

:O!! that's amazing!! looking at the shadows cast on the nose, i'd say that's EXACTLY the same picture he used to splice it!!

so, uh, what's everyone think of my PS skillz?? are they MaD or bad??

needs some practice if you ask me. lol im just playin but the bottom of the car shouldnt be so round and maybe a little lower. Clean up the edges a bit too.

Not a bad job, though I think the car is riding a bit too high, lower it and it will look even better.

Also, although these body kit ideas seem interesting, they do neglect something about the front of the RX-8- the fact that it isnt straight across. The center grill pokes out farther giving it a slight nose, which I like. These body kids look like a straight shot across. Maybe someone could make a body kit taking that into consideration?

heres mine i added color and another car in the backround

Originally posted by miata35
heres mine i added color and another car in the backround

I like this one. Especially the front air dam. What I llike most is the breather hole in the top plate. Just looks kewl...image2 (http://www.rx8forum.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=18768)

Bomex kit possibilities- back:

bomex side:

bomex front:

I like the Bomex except for the front has way to many vent holes otherwise I like that kit. It has a bit of a supra look to it at the rear end. Which I think is an improvement to the stock back end.

oh my god , those kits are awsome ! how do u do them? miata35

hey, very cool beans on all of those Miata35... kudos and a half. :)

Those 8's look like they come straight from hell... :D

... I would get white/eggshell like the Nissan Altimas with the satin finish and then just lower the car a little bit (2 inches at most)

then I'm considering having a custom emblem made for mine.

and then...

I'll be able to take over the WORLD, Pinky!
AAAAAAHHAAAHHAAAHAAAAAAA!

*gets slapped by Herc the Moderate(-or)*

"Get a hold of yourself man! It's almost here, just don't let go
of your sanity!" Herc says.




lol Herc

"The stars at night, are big and bright..."

*clap clap clap clap* deep in the heart of Texas!!

Hey whaddya know, PeeWee did teach me something as a kid.
:D

Don't let us sic "Large Marge" on ya. :)

you people are sick, i love it!
Miata35, the one you made with the blue and the cream one in the back is freking beautiful, but i think shave the winglets.

Originally posted by Beemer
Those 8's look like they come straight from hell... :D

roflmao

its funny... cause its true.

I like the x-car rear. Thats about the extent of kiting it needs. These are way too much. Unless you are going to do a multicolor paint job and put some stickers on it. Then it would be... too much.

The white one reminds me of a supra, maybe it's just the wing?

then I'm considering having a custom emblem made for mine.
Sounds cool! Any ideas on the design you want?

I just hope that the 7 is produced in great enough numbers that aftermarket tuners will produce body kits in high quality urethane or other flexible material and not just in fiberglass...I have a fiberglass nose and skirts on my 7 and they're not fond of stones. Stone chips on a black car are not fun. I can't imagine too many RX8 owners willing to put up with the properties of fiberglass, at least not in the first few years of production.
Michel

Originally posted by miata35
heres mine i added color and another car in the backround
I actually tought about keeping the RX-8, as we all know it looks great stocked. But after seeing a couple of the pics posted I will definetely do some mods.:)

I read somewhere that Mazda was hoping for about 18,000 in first year sales and almost double that in year two. That will bode well for manufacturers participating in the creation of the aftermarket industry for this car. The only thing that might hamper it is a lack of interest by the owners. The aftermarket for the third gen certainly wasn't storming in 93-95. Not like it is now. Time will tell I guess. here's to hoping!
Michel

Here's a kit from Leguna Seca:

Front bumper...

http://www.3rotorrx7.com/images/Laguna%20Seca/rx8_airdam_option.jpg

side-rear...

http://www.3rotorrx7.com/images/Laguna%20Seca/rx-8_groundeffects_web.jpg

I like the kit because it is simple. I especially like the front bumper spoiler which when added with the titanium paint job really makes the car look like an Aston Martin

I don't know anything about who makes the kit.

-Mr. Wigggles

I'm assuming that is the Mazda optional aero kit :confused: .

I sure hope it is the mazda aerokit to because it looks killer. ;)

I heard they were going to make certain elements of the X-men car available for purchase, perhaps that's it. I picked up a mini-brochure at the Mazda dealer a few weeks ago and it did not mention any add on aero kits. They're offering it for the Mazda 6 and Miata however, even a replacement grille for the 6 to get rid of that chrome top lip. The dealer even had a Mazdaspeed display up for Protoge' parts. If I were a betting man, and I am, I'd say that Mazda will almost certainly offer dealer installed aero "additions".
Michel

boowana (our inside authority) has mentioned in another thread that many accessories include aero kits will be available from the dealer once the car is released. I would not be surprised at all to see the kit from laguna available, probably for around $1000 from the dealer

That titanium RX-8 that MrWigggles posted from Leguna Seca ... looks just like boowana's mystery black RX-8!

:D

Here it is to compare

;)

Originally posted by bwayout
That titanium RX-8 that MrWigggles posted from Leguna Seca ... looks just like boowana's mystery black RX-8!

:D

Except that the Titanium looks better :D and doesn't have the funky gas cover.

Don't forget the clear turn signals on the titanium. A must for that color car.

-Mr. Wigggles

looks good, it is <as previously mentioned> riding way too high, and it needs a few vents in the hood.
plus a grid<large holes> over the radiator... and not black, same as bodywork

Nice job... But it HAS to be lowered.:D
I hope that there will be some nice bodykits short after the release of the RX 8... ;)
Something like this bellow..

Originally posted by James
Nice job... But it HAS to be lowered.:D
I hope that there will be some nice bodykits short after the release of the RX 8... ;)
Something like this bellow..

That is FREAKIN' awesome! Maybe just a touch up here or there, but still awesome. Great job man!

eghk most of those photochopped pics are just way to rice for me.... eghhhhhh... shakes head... I like my car with its simple look yet sexy "like the mazdaspeed body kit" those were just to rice.

I'm sorry, but those are some nasty kits. I do like the photoshop job you guys did.