since you dont care about harsh comments, I think it looks like SHIT!

Whoa. Since you already said you're returning it, I can say I agree with Efini.

thanks for returning it...just to let all of you know it was originally designed by veilside back in 1994 or 1995 for the late model MR2.. but i know for a fact that its just a cheap knock off sold by VIS or something...

IMO, The MazdaSpeed's wing has got to be the nicest looking wing in the market for the RX-8.

the INGS wing would be a nice prospect.

I like the INGS wing also

good god... since it's going back, i'm really REALLY glad you decided on it.

everyone knows (or should anyways) that i'm a form-from-function guy, and that thing has neither... definitely in the puke-a-licious category.

as for what to recommend, the MazdaSpeed one has nice lines and adjustable functionality, but a price tag that'll break yoru balls...

mazdaspeed wing: ummm, no. i can't imagine spending 1 grand for a wing.

ings wing: link or pix please...

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kc I bumped the ings thread with pics

Originally posted by KC_RX-8
mazdaspeed wing: ummm, no. i can't imagine spending 1 grand for a wing.

ings wing: link or pix please...

how about 2 grand on a C-west carbon fiber one?

Thank god...i thought i overdosed for a second...i was going to ask how you fit the RX-8 body on a civic frame,,,...good choice there bro...INGS is pretty cool...it's still growing on me though...MS is way to expensive for any kind of Form-Function thingy Wakeech talks about...looks good though...

Dont let them beat you up!! Looks good..you like it..and it turns heads...way to go !!!
PS. I took flack for buying an automatic..I took flack for doing neon underneath.. bunch of purists here !! do what you like!!

Originally posted by KC_RX-8
oops, forgot this one! It's got antlers!!!!!!!!!!!

OH YEAH! I WANT THIS ON MY BLACK 8!!!!

MORE PICS!

Different I will give you that :p

Would you not prefer the Mazdaspeed version? Much more stylish :cool:
Borrowed the pic from someone else on here, hope they don't mind.

Anthony

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Every Monkey to their own branch I suppose....

Not my cup of tea. I like the MS

This one looks like..

Hmmm....yes...stylish yes...but, there is something about that wing...I bet it would look awsome on my Black RX8..don't have pics..but C'mon...use your imagination fror a minute...hmmmm! Yeah...I think it would be vicious looking :)

You can't say call RE AMEMIYA products Rice....that just doesn't happen..

Not sure about vicious, make it look like a shopping cart :D
Only joking, as said before, each to their own, you will definitely stand out, agree it would look better on black

A

Ohhh no...not a shopping cart...:)

is the mazdaspeed spoiler functional or was it designed just for style?

by functional i mean minimal drag, or sufficient downforce

I like the ms wing and the INGS wing

kinda ricy

WOW pimp......we agree for once.

Sorry - but this looks like a park bench. Yuck.

Ahh, harsh guys..come on..

I'm surprised its not worse(really I am)....get it if you just have too...

dont care for those kind of wings, they dont seem to fit in....

i'm with mikeb for once here...

MS wing and the ING's is definitely a go...

but that wing you have pictured...mmmm,,,nope sorry...but if you must...go ahead...YYYYYYYYYUUUUCK!

oh and Matt that pic in your Avatar is freaking HILARIOUS!!

Ooookay guys you asked for it! Check it out...and when I post pics of this wing on my 8....I will tell ya where and how you can get it!

Hheheheh..and it continues!

I must have it!

Oh yeah..!

If you want a functional wing, this RE Amemiya one is the one to get. It's track proven by the Japanese rotary legend RE Amemiya. Don't be surprised that this one is more functional than the Mazdaspeed one.

If you don't plan to drive your car at high speed, you probalby don't need this wing. On top of that, it's not cheap. You are looking at $1680 for the carbon fiber one and $1380 for the fiberglass one. We can import them for you. We have one on the 3rd gen RX7 and love the performance of it.

Chuck Huang
http://www.rotaryextreme.com

I have faith in Re Amemiya products for RX's... Don't worry I speak and read Japanese so I can order it for myself. But, thanks for the offer. Plus my girlfriends is going back to Japan next week, I can tell her to bring it back with her. But yeah, the price is my only issue. I have just been waiting for RE to do a wing that I like. The mazda speed one is more for looks then function. I don't want to waste money on something that doesn't increase performance. I am sure all of you can agree with that.

9-K Rever

Hi 9-k rever, is the 8 yours? what brake kit are those. Cheers!

No no no no...its not my 8, those are pics from the RE AMEMIYA site, I am dieing to get that wing though. When I do I will post the pics. I just wanted to post a pic of a black 8 with that wing.

Cuz, peoples were sleeping on it...

9-K Rever

RE Amemiya is the man when it comes to tunning Rotories in Japan.

Do you want fried or steamed rice with that.

there's another optionhere (http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?threadid=15142)

It actually does look pretty good ON the black car, black on white didn't look so hot.

I like the MazdaSpeed version much better, too bad I already had the miata looking wing installed on my Red 8

I love the Red Calipers on a black car, what color do you paint calipers for a red car??

Paint them black!

I painted mine red

Originally posted by tkemory
It actually does look pretty good ON the black car, black on white didn't look so hot.

I like the MazdaSpeed version much better, too bad I already had the miata looking wing installed on my Red 8

got any pics

Yeah, that was my whole point....That wing + Black Rx8= AWSOME

Do I use semi-gloss or enamel paint from homedepot to paint the calipers?

There is actuly CALIPER PAINT get it at autozone or something..its heat resistant.

I used VHT paint

Ricey wing...

LMAO.. If I ever see a RX8 with that wing on it, its deffinatly getting an official RiceCop ticket.

Anybody that thinks that wing looks good I have some Type-R badges and giant Mazda logo sticker too sell ya..

But maybe the wing might be good for doubling as a picnic bench, just sit on the trunk and slide your legs under it and walla, instant picnic bench.

Originally posted by 350z Driver
LMAO.. If I ever see a RX8 with that wing on it, its deffinatly getting an official RiceCop ticket.

Anybody that thinks that wing looks good I have some Type-R badges and giant Mazda logo sticker too sell ya..

But maybe the wing might be good for doubling as a picnic bench, just sit on the trunk and slide your legs under it and walla, instant picnic bench.


HI troll

you must be lost
the 350z forum is the other way

Originally posted by 350z Driver
walla, instant picnic bench.

I agree with your point about the aesthetics of that wing, but I gotta ask - what the hell kind of language is "walla" from? If you mean the French word, it's "voila". If you think you need to use the word, you should at least spell it right! :D

Regards,
Gordon

IS that Brembos? I prefer project u.... wait I spent all my saving already for xmas :( save up now!!!!

Bleacher seat?

REPOST!

NO way...

Originally posted by Gord96BRG
I agree with your point about the aesthetics of that wing, but I gotta ask - what the hell kind of language is "walla" from? If you mean the French word, it's "voila". If you think you need to use the word, you should at least spell it right! :D

Regards,
Gordon

Word! A-ight. LOL

Quote-LMAO.. If I ever see a RX8 with that wing on it, its deffinatly getting an official RiceCop ticket.

Anybody that thinks that wing looks good I have some Type-R badges and giant Mazda logo sticker too sell ya..

But maybe the wing might be good for doubling as a picnic bench, just sit on the trunk and slide your legs under it and walla, instant picnic bench.


Thanx Mike B..send the troll back to the 350 forum.

This statement proves that he knows nothing about rotories or who does the serious performance work on them. Re-Amemiya has been working on RX's for a long time and is considerd a rotory god. As all true rotrory fans know. ALL of his work is done for perfomance in mind. He would not put in on a car if it didn't help performance.

So, thats why he drives a 350 and not a rotory and he shouldn't comment on what he knows nothing about.

Can I get a Amen my true rotory lovers out there!

9-K Rever

Originally posted by 9-K Rever
This statement proves that he knows nothing about rotories or who does the serious performance work on them. Re-Amemiya has been working on RX's for a long time and is considerd a rotory god. As all true rotrory fans know. ALL of his work is done for perfomance in mind. He would not put in on a car if it didn't help performance.


LOL, why do I have to know about rotary engines to know if a wing looks ricey? It looks like the same wing thats on every ricer's Honda accord, civic etc.. And performance?? Like you really think you are going to notice a difference with the wing? People put wings on thier car for looks, not for performance.

i dont like it. i just dont like gt spoilers... the only time they realy do anything is at high speeds. that spoiler will cause drag at low speeds hence making it less useful for daily driving unless your racing it around like the company that makes it.

I was given the price of $400...I was home last week in the UK, was going to bring it back to the US but at that price - no chance

I belive thats the same price canzoomer has given
atleast it comes painted

Originally posted by 350z Driver
People put wings on thier car for looks, not for performance.


this just proves you don't know what you are talking about

Originally posted by mikeb
this just proves you don't know what you are talking about

You cannot possibly be serious.. But then again you never know on this forum.

This thread shows exactly why I hate this forum, if you have a different car then and RX8 everything you say is wrong, even if its your opinion. But it makes me feel better knowing that the overall car knowledge of the RX8 drivers on this forum as a whole is way below average when compared to other performance oriented car forum members.

Seems like the RX8 owners are in the "wannabe car enthusiasts" catagory. It takes more then just owning a "sports car" to know about them.

And if you seriously think people buy spoilers for performance reasons and not for looks you need to smarten up.

To be honest, if that wing somehow added 50 hp and 5 mpg, I still wouldn't put it on my car. :D

But, 9-K Rever, different strokes for different folks. If that's what you want on your car, go for it! Don't let anybody tell you what you should think looks good or bad.

That wing is not rice at all. Very functional...

Originally posted by 350z Driver

And if you seriously think people buy spoilers for performance reasons and not for looks you need to smarten up.


I am serious
you are wrong

Quote 350 Z Driver..

Seems like the RX8 owners are in the "wannabe car enthusiasts" catagory. It takes more then just owning a "sports car" to know about them.

And this from a person who owns a Z?

No one started getting on your opinion untill you started running off at the mouth guy.. If you don't like the RX8 forum don't post.
If you are going to post on a RX8 forum 350 Z Driver..know something about the car and its histrory. And being positive about it never hurt anyone here.

Thanx Jason!

Originally posted by 350z Driver


Seems like the RX8 owners are in the "wannabe car enthusiasts" catagory. It takes more then just owning a "sports car" to know about them.
And if you seriously think people buy spoilers for performance reasons and not for looks you need to smarten up.

Please don't start trolling. Making obnoxious statements just to make them isn't going to get you far on here.Your comment applies to ANYONE who's ever driven a sports car, and is guaranteed to piss anyone who reads it off, as well, no matter who it references.

And while it's true that the majority of spoilers are out there for looks, there is the occasional odd person who buys a spoiler or wing to improve their speed. Rare, but it happens. All of you who are arguing this point, if you're going to continue, do it politely and back up your arguements, and it won't look like a pissing contest.

I'm looking for this same spoiler and cannot find it anywhere! If anyone finds one or gets one, I also would llike to have one.

Hey rxeighter.....what part of WV are you from?

Mike, its snowing so bad here in phila, think I'll just wait to spring. No one would actually see it anyway. Its a sad site to see your 8 buried in snow :-(

Originally posted by Elara


And while it's true that the majority of spoilers are out there for looks, there is the occasional odd person who buys a spoiler or wing to improve their speed. Rare, but it happens. All of you who are arguing this point, if you're going to continue, do it politely and back up your arguements, and it won't look like a pissing contest.

Exactly, thanks... It takes a mod to make some sense of this..

The point is, that there are do nothing wings and there are do something wings. The wing that we are discusing is of the later variety. It was a wing developed by Re Amemiya and if you know your rotory tuners then you would know his parts are not fluff. If you want to read on the develpment of this wing, you can at his site.

http://www.re-amemiya.co.jp/

There is not a single rotory fan that will deny his tuning.

There is a diffrence in rice and true mods. You have to know your tuners and parts to tell the diffrence.

9-K Rever

I got a factory spoiler from local dealer and installed it myself.

The hardest part was finding 8 and 10 mm drill bits.
I found all but the 10mm and finally realized that there is a US bit that is equivalent 9.9mm.

You will also need a round file and touchup paint.

The paint is used to make sure you do not get rust were you drill holes are made.
Need to make four 10mm holes and two 8mm holes. Start with small drill and work you way up as per instructions.

The Mazda factory kit comes with two heavy-duty truck shocks. They were easy to replace. I believe they are necessary.

The whole job took less than hour.

The advantage to have the dealer do it is insurance against messing the job up and needing to replace the truck lid. I am assuming that the dealer will replace the trunk lid if they blow it.

The advantage for doing the job your self is that you can make sure that the holes are sealed with touch up paint (the dealer may skip that step) and saving money.

Paul
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Nice wing. It might actually come in handy if you manage to get your car up to 300mph on your way back to Japan for your nice big bowl of RICE.

Originally posted by KingSnake
Nice wing. It might actually come in handy if you manage to get your car up to 300mph on your way back to Japan for your nice big bowl of RICE.

The wing is functional

mikeb..

Let them yap Mike....

We know better.

Good looking out though...

Props to you for knowing your parts.

9-K Rever

That's the trouble with wings. If you look at the very functional wings on cars prepped for racing, they all look like that. Put that same thing on a Honda (or whatever) and everyone likes to scream R ice, but you'll never see a stock looking spoiler added to a car for racing purposes.

That said, I'm not a big fan of the racing wing look either...the Mazdaspeed wing is about as tall and obnoxious as I like them.

jds

Some people have issues with the styling, and that is fine my gripe is that there is rice and there are hiqh quality tunning parts that actuly increse the performance of a vehical. This wing adds to the performance.

I am just not one to put something on a vehical for pure looks. It has to be performance orientated or it does not go on my car.

Really like the wing man! I dun think it's too ricey at all.

Originally posted by M-ster
Hi 9-k rever, is the 8 yours? what brake kit are those. Cheers!

i think its the stoptech big brake kit

it's a nice wing until you look at it from the back...then it's just WAY too high...also, it may be functional, but how many of you will actually get to speeds high enough for it to become functional? also, it doesn't look so good on the black car with no body kit on it whatsoever...looks like a stock 8 with a huge wing which makes it even more ricey looking...with a full body kit, it doesn't look so bad

http://www.superhonda.com/photopost/data/511/42868410637_4_full.jpg

way too big...like i said, from the back it looks horrendous and completely unnecessary...but to each his own

http://www.re-amemiya.co.jp/sub_win/rx_8/new/03_rx_8_stay_rear.jpg

BrX8- Good post! U R right...it may be too big with out a body kit.. I haven't seen a full pic of the black one from behind with the wing.

Anyone ever heard of these guys?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=50452&item=2447930385

Looks pretty good... only if I knew a place here in OC that would install the spoiler for 30-40 bucks :)

Hi everyone! I'm new to the board as I've only recently been bitten by the "RX-8 bug". I'm planning on ordering my RX-8 in February as I'm anticipating an April delivery date...just in time for the snow to stop here in Chicago! I've been fretting over what colors and options to get for my RX-8 and I've pretty much decided that I'm going to get black with the black/red leather.

When it comes to options, I've really been split over the decision whether or not I should get the spoiler (not the MS one). A lot of the demo RX-8's I see around here that are black have one, and it looks pretty sweet. For those who have it, does it block rear visibility much? When you look out the back do you see a solid horizontal bar?

I'd really like to get the lip spoiler that they offer on European RX-8's. Does anybody know where you can track one of those down or would I have to get a hold of some dealer in the UK willing to ship one to the States?

Other than that, I can't wait to get my RX-8! My next car was supposed to get better mileage than my Jeep Wrangler so I can save money on my long commute to work, but seeing as how much fun the RX-8 was I just can't pass it up!

Gotta have the Spoiler, It just brings the whole sports car appearance out. I have a neigbor that has a blue 8 with no spoiler, it just looks basic to me. As for seeing out the back, after getting use to it being there, I can see just fine. Theres a line, but you can still see well. Get the Spoiler!

To be honest, I've seen black with and without (mine!) and I have to say, unless you're going for the full MS type body kit, I think the back end of the black looks best without, especially that standard mazda jobbie. Personal preference though... This site is a good one to see how all the accessories will look, all in Japanese, but play with it and you'll find what you want eventually.

http://www.mazda.co.jp/accessory/garage/rx-8/rx-8.html

I agree.....I think that black with the appearance package and without the spoiler looks best....Mine has a spoiler on it, but I told them I didnt want it, and they are going to swap out trunks for me. It's actually getting done on monday!!!! All the ones that I have seen at the dealer have spoilers, and I like to be different. Plus, I just like the look of it without one. I think it looks good with one, so I guess it comes down to personal preference.

Good luck.....

See my accessories package in my sig. Personally, I like the 8 with and without the spoiler. But I didn't want it. The ass end on the 8 looks great as is IF you are not totally stock. I don't like the look of the totally stock 8 (except maybe on the Ti).

Also I can tell you that waxing, washing, California Blading -- my favorite part to do is the trunk/rear area :) If you don't go spoiler, you may want to think about tinting your rear windows though to "fatten" out the look of the rear.

No spoiler. Car is great as is.

To each his own. I happen to love the spoiler. You must decide which YOU like best. It looks great either way. :D

I would get the black without spoiler. I ended up gtting a tity gray WITH spoiler, but the black is a beast and doesnt need it IMO.

OMG... sooo ugly, would crack me up every time I saw it on the road though.

Functional or not, performance enhancing or not; WOW that looks BAD.

Just my opinon of course.

the design of the wing is for real: it does work, albeit not equally well for each car (it's one of a few designs that teams can choose to run in the JGTC).

because it IS for aethetics primarily (really), it's in my opinion that it's just a little too high... drop it 3-4", and it'd not have any complaints.

I would have to agree with the drop actually.

Its a great spoiler , functional and pretty much its a universal spoiler now, hints the height, im sure its possible to get them to shorten it a little. As is and if your heavy into looks, it doesnt fit the RX8 lines well.

It feels like dejavu---A lot of people use to say the same about the RX7 with the same spoiler and now a lot of people have them hehe.

Yeah, IMO it would look better dropped a little since I won't be driving crazy speeds everyday. I'm not a huge fan of the cf wings, but I am trying to warm up to it. It can be done ricey or clean. Look at any RX-7 on a magazine and it has a cf wing. Look in Japan and the same goes. But, IMO it looks better on darker cars.

I don't have a lot of experience here, so you'll have to forgive what may seem like a novice question,...but I bought my 8 with the factory spoiler on it and now I've seen a few aftermarket spoilers that are rather attractive.

My question is, did I make a mistake getting the factory spoiler because it will limit my choices on aftermarket spoilers because of where the factory one mounts...or is there some way around this that my novice mind is not aware of?

Thanks for your informed response

I don't think you made a mistake, I think the factory spoiler looks great. Also of note a cars resale is enhanced with the addition of OEM parts. as for the mounting holes on other spoilers, I don't know if their any different, sorry.

dont worry about it
get any aftermarket spoiler you want and when a body shop installs it they can fill the holes left by the stock spoiler

Like Mike said, it's easy for anyone who can install your spoiler to fill holes left by the factory spoiler. However, most body kits on the market so far completely replace the front end from the headlights down (like the Mazdaspeed one does), so you may wind up not having to worry about filling any holes at all.

As for what to do with your old factory spoiler, put it up for sale in the "Parts for Sale" thread, here: http://www.rx8club.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=44 . In fact, if it's a Titanium colored one, I might even be interested. :)

Hope this helps.

find someone to swap trunk lids with you, thats what i did w/ zoom44 and the results are perfect not to mention the time it saves you.

Do these wings actually BLOCK your rear view? (only for those who use their interior rear-view mirror a lot like I do..)

I've never driven a car with such high and mighty wings, although if i were to get one, I'd get the Mazdaspeed to go with the rest of the kit

Does anyone know if the Mazdaspeed and OEM Factory Spoiler fit in the same holes?

If not I'll just hold off on the wing.

BUMP. I'm also interested in an answer to ^^ Question.

no , they arent the same

Does anyone think that the Mint Blue rear spoiler is reminiscent of the Racing Beat 1993 MAZDA RX-7 that ran at Bonneville? I'm looking at an actual downforce wing, and this one seems to be the best idea that I like so far.

comments

I have never seen that rx7 spoiler but I have the mintblue spoiler and I love it
It fits the rx8 perfectly IMO

Cool - where are your pics located?

The '95 Bonnevile record was achieved by the addition of the spoiler, and it looks to have basically the same form as the Mint Blue one. Remember the '93 attempt in the White RX7? The one that went airborne? Well, they came back in '95 with the addition of this spoiler, and it held the rear end down for the record run, so this is the one I want - the Mint Blue one.

here is a pic
http://www.rx8club.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=36319

the spoiler cost about 500.00

thx :)

I really like this spoiler, but I'm not sure where or how to get it. I'm also not sure if it would look as good on a car without the body kit.

thats the r magic wing and its about 1200.00

japanparts.com

there is always the replica for much less than that....i think thats the route im goin

We Now have a Line on the OEM JSpec Euro Rear Lip Spolier..
All Colors.. New From MAzda Japan $375.00

Hey, I called the spoiler factory and said that they don't sell the X-men wing anymore. Does anyone know if anybody sells it and how to get it thanks

Hey, I called the spoiler factory and said that they don't sell the X-men wing anymore. Does anyone know if anybody sells it and how to get it thanks

http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=sr_nr_i_13/102-8694661-0404901?%5Fencoding=UTF8&keywords=x-men&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Ax-men%2Ci%3Aautomotive&page=1

http://www.nopionline.com/nopistore/dsp_clearance.cfm?makeid=220&modelid=171&catyear=2003&vTitle=MAZDA%20RX8%202003&vtype=A&vcatid=0

I don't know about availability of either store...

3.5 years since the start of this thread, I'm putting my vote in for the Mazdaspeed spoiler.

I just ordered one for my whitewater pearl. Funny how it's still the most popular.

ings+1 Z-power FTW!

what do yall think about this one?
http://www.vertex-usa.com/catalog/product.php?productid=89&cat=28&page=1

IMO it looks good... kind of like the OEM lip spoiler but bigger

I like it a lot, do they make something like that in carbon fiber? I searched for the CF r-magic lip spoiler but no one seemed to have anything about it. I found it at hookupshop.com (http://hookupshop.com/RX8%20parts.htm) for $340 but wanted to know about fitment and if anyone had tried it. I want something bigger than the OEM lip spoiler, preferably in CF, any suggestions?

Below is the R-magic lip spoiler...http://hookupshop.com/project/RX8/Parts/CarbonLipSpoiler.jpg

3.5 years since the start of this thread, I'm putting my vote in for the Mazdaspeed spoiler.

I just ordered one for my whitewater pearl. Funny how it's still the most popular.

it's been almost 5 years, but i'd still vote for the ms.
my 2nd choice would be the oem w/ the app package OR no wing at all!!

I just bought the OEM spoiler from ebay, does anyone know how to install them?

What you will have to do is drill some holes (I think 2, one on each side) in the trunk and then you screw the wing in with the screws going through the trunk. Hope this helps.

anyone have a split lip spoiler?
olddragger

I am getting a Stormy Blue rx8 soon, and I don't want to screw myself by screwing the trunk with Stock spoiler positioning when the MS wing look so nice...or even a lip one

Anyone got a solution on the lip spoiler route?

THANKS x 10000!

http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=148428

http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?p=2508920#post2508920