Okay, here's my next picture installment. Got my car today after debadging and went and did a variation of the billet grille.

http://home.comcast.net/~store0001/rx8pics/images/img_0896.jpg


Some older Photo's:
Round 2:
http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9092&highlight=brothervoodoo
Round 1:
http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=8095&highlight=brothervoodoo+got+his

that looks REALLY f'ing nice! very impressed!

how much to debag just the "Mazda" and "RX-8" in the rear?

BTW, looks great!!

Agree. Very nice. Looks expensive.

brothervoodoo,

I think that looks cool. Although I must admit I would consider this option if I was doing the front grill. Just a small variation.

brothervoodoo, it looks great! But I must admit , I really like WHealy's version. Anybody have a rear RX-8 badge they want to sell?

not to shabby voodoo...

looks aight i dunno if i like it though

Originally posted by KC_RX-8
how much to debag just the "Mazda" and "RX-8" in the rear? The whole debadge, filling holes and repainting cost 5 bills. You can remove the "RX-8" yourself with a hairdryer and dental floss because that emblem leaves no holes behind.
Originally posted by WHealy
I think that looks cool. Although I must admit I would consider this option... Agreed, ran out of gas and just wanted to take a pic. I plan to finish it off!
Originally posted by BRx8
that looks REALLY f'ing nice! Well, f'ing thanks to you, kc_rx-8, megareds whealy, mazdabab, xdeedubbx and mojo. ;)

sweet man!! you get great shots of your car in sf, where was this pic taken?

Very Nice!!! I think it looks great.

awesome brovoo!

How about a pic from a higher angle. I think that bottom piece may look better straight than curved.

greese

brothervoodoo,

You da man with the vision that pulled this off. I was just making an observation. I think it looks great.

Can you share any details on how you setup the picture. I've never taken a good low light shot of any of my cars. There is a parking lot with this huge blue company sign facing that puts out a blue hue. Thought that might look good if I can squeeze in a sunset/sunrise. But I'd like to know more about the lighting and stuff here. The shot looks awsome.

if you can please take daytime pics also

great mod, this looks real clean

I think it looks great. But 1 thing to consider... you went to all that trouble and expense to debadge the car... are you SURE you want the "RX 8" emblem on the front? Looks good, but kind of negates all the debadging.

very nice!

looks incredible voodoo!!! RX8 badge in front is creative!

Originally posted by brothervoodoo
The whole debadge, filling holes and repainting cost 5 bills. You can remove the "RX-8" yourself with a hairdryer and dental floss because that emblem leaves no holes behind.


Are there holes behind the "M" badge? Front and rear?

Originally posted by Rx8Past
you get great shots of your car in sf, where was this pic taken? The two night shots were taken at the SSF BART station.
Originally posted by greese
How about a pic from a higher angle. I think that bottom piece may look better straight than curved. greese, mikeb, We've been having bad weather here. Haven't had a chance to take new pics.
Originally posted by WHealy
Can you share any details on how you setup the picture. I've never taken a good low light shot of any of my cars. The pictures were taken without a flash. In reality it's much darker than in the pictures. If you extend the exposure, "light" collects and your able to get a good shot so long as nothing is moving. At least that's how it works with a traditional negative, I do my shots with a digital, it works the same way I guess. If you use a flash you won't get the same type of effect.
Originally posted by Omicron
But 1 thing to consider... you went to all that trouble and expense to debadge the car... are you SURE you want the "RX 8" emblem on the front? I didn't debadge to hide the identity, after some consideration I decided the car would look cleaner and more unique without them. I never bothered with previous vehicles but I've been having fun messing around with this car. After looking at Mazdabob's grille treatment I thought the "RX-8" would kick it up a notch. Also, I probably wouldn't do the grille with both the rotary accent and Mazda badge, for me that would look too busy up front.
Originally posted by Sin
RX8 badge in front is creative! Thanks but I'm not the originator of that idea either. I just take from here and there and try to add my own spin.

Originally posted by SikRedRX-8
Are there holes behind the "M" badge? Front and rear? Yes, the "M" and "mazda" badges have holes. The "RX-8" does not.

Baaaam!!! Yes, it kicks it up a notch. I had my old rex-seven conv. debadged, but the colors were a bit off on the trunk. Great looking stuff! Baam!!

Very nice ride, Did the shop match the paint very good? When they painted after the debadge process?

Wow, wtf is with all the rice on this board? People, this isn't a Ford F-150, billet grills belong on trucks, not RX-8's. Ugly as hell. Wouldn't you rather be spending money on something that would improve performance? Coilovers maybe?(probably lowering springs in your case). Just being honest.

Wow, wtf is with all the rice on this board?

Where's the rice?

I don't think they called it that back in the 50's, where this type of customization started.

Personally, I've never debadged a car. I do have a 64 Corvette that when purchased used in 1980, had already been debadged by the previous owner. I have considered rebadging her, but never spent the money yet.

VooDoo, the grille treatment with inclusion of the logo is sharp! Not sure if it would look as good on any other color than yours. I for one look forward to seeing what others choose to try to make their fine ride even finer.

Where's the rice? Are you blind? Dude, take that shit off before you get clowned on hardcore, seriously.

Originally posted by MikeA
Very nice ride, Did the shop match the paint very good? When they painted after the debadge process? Yes, they did, I can't tell the difference. The weather has been so bad lately that I don't know when I'm going to get the chance wax/protect the paint.
Originally posted by rxeightr
I don't think they called it that back in the 50's....VooDoo, the grille treatment with inclusion of the logo is sharp! Well, thanks and I obviously tend to agree. You won't be seeing grossly disproportionate wings or the like on my car. And I definitely disagree with lightemup on the rice thing all together. I tend to tread the refined euro look for my car and the grille adds distinction without going over the top. About color choice, check out the billet grille link below in my sig, MazdaBob did this on his green 8 which I saw in person, it looked awesome on his car. That's what made me want to do it to mine.
Originally posted by LightEmUp
Ugly as hell. All I can say is if you don't like it, you would think it looks all right in person. And if you like the picture you would think it looks awesome in person, much like the RX-8 itself. I've read some of your recent post history and you seem to carry the same tone, you've tried to make your point multiple times already. So far you are 1 in 17 or so that don't like it, okay. Please don't derail this thread with multiple posts saying the same thing, thanks.

I was just being honest, I don't care if I was 1 in 300, it's really ugly IMHO.

Originally posted by LightEmUp
I was just being honest, I don't care if I was 1 in 300, it's really ugly IMHO. Okay thanks, now move on and don't hi-jack the thread.

I'm not trying to hijack the thread, all I did was reply when I was spoken to. Everytime someone refers to my post in this thread, I will dignify it with a response, it's proper internet etiquette.

I was thinking about this mod on the way to work this morning for my own Titanium car, when it dawned on me... it violates my State's vehicle code (unless I put the front plate over it - which would make a point, but be stupid).

Before people start screaming about how the front-plate laws are bad or that they don't get enforced, realize I'm just pointing it out as something that should be considered before one rushes off to buy the trim. By all means, make up your own mind about the front plates. As for me, I've gotten "warning tickets" when parked at the municipal lot from which I commute when my car was without front plates, so there are people who just don't have the option.

As for being rice... not even close. Certainly a question of taste, but not rice. As I understand the term, rice has to convey that the car has something it doesn't have. Personally, I think Mazda could have charged $400 for it and made money.

Lastly, I think debaging the RX-8 is great fun. I've seen a grand total of two other RX-8s on the road here in Illinois since September. I bet they are not so scarce or unrecognized in car-crazy California, but the "What is that?" or the "There's goes that car again!" factor here would be tremendous.

Originally posted by LightEmUp
I'm not trying to hijack the thread, all I did was reply when I was spoken to. Everytime someone refers to my post in this thread, I will dignify it with a response, it's proper internet etiquette.

you have A LOT to learn about proper internet etiquette

Wow, the debadge looks TIGHT. I'm sorta torn on the grill though. Looks too "rich" for my taste.. but to each his own eh?

Man you are ONE with your camera.. still using that S40?

I dunno how you do it.. making your shots come out all crisp and pretty like that.. at night even!! What's the secret!!!!

Had a chance today to take some day shots.

http://home.covad.net/~store006/IMG_0897.jpg

http://home.covad.net/~store006/IMG_0898.jpg

http://home.covad.net/~store006/IMG_0901.jpg

great pics

that looks amazing to me

SWEEEEEEET!!! Like the guy said above, Mazda could charge 400 bucks for it.

Looks great! Great pictures, as usual! Now all you need is a Mazda emblem above the grille ... (kidding).

wow they look really nice. what camera did you use for it and if it was digital what resolution or megapixels were you using?

Originally posted by English
SWEEEEEEET!!! Like the guy said above, Mazda could charge 400 bucks for it. For $400 I don't think I would buy, but it's certainly worth $10 in material! :D
Originally posted by mrtux
wow they look really nice. what camera did you use for it and if it was digital what resolution or megapixels were you using? I use a Canon S40 but it's no longer in production, the S45 and S400 are it's relative replacements, goto www.powershot.com for more info. I take pics at 4 megapixal resolution and then shrink to fit afterward.

brothervoodoo,

I like the subtle change. Looks great!

Voodoo, you always take some awesome pictures. Some of the best on the forum. The grille looks great but I don't know if i like the emblem in there.

At the risk of sounding stupid and being flamed for not reading the whole thread, is the grill a PS or did you actaully do that? If so how and at what cost. (Just the grill... not eh debadging)

brothervoodoo do you drive around without the license plate? or do you just take it off when you took the pictures?

now that i've had time for the style to sink in, i think it makes it look a lot more luxurious and little less sporty, much like the G35 (still i think what you've done looks even better than the billet grille on the G35):

http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com//pictures/VEHICLE/2003/Infiniti/100074358/025535-E.jpg

great effect...i still wish there was something to be done about the plastic mesh underneath

Originally posted by TheColonel
... is the grill a PS or did you actaully do that? If so how and at what cost. Go to my sig below and click on the underlined word, "Billet Grille", should give you the answers you need. It is not a photoshop.Originally posted by mrtux
brothervoodoo do you drive around without the license plate? or do you just take it off when you took the pictures? I have been driving around without front or back since I've received the car. At some point I will have to put on the back but will try to hold out as long as possible on the front.

Thanks for the compliment sup3rbad.

Looks EXCELLENT. Now you just need to do something matching in the oil cooler openings...

WOW! BrotherVoodoo be proud of your ride man! Very proud. The debadging works well with this car. Darn! Another idea that I didn't come up with! One day when we all meet up, it will be interesting to count the number of (nearly) identical modifications we have all done! Again, great job!

Originally posted by Qhris
One day when we all meet up, it will be interesting to count the number of (nearly) identical modifications we have all done! Again, great job! Yeah, I'm getting a lot of private messages on this mod. People really like it.

wow ! look great voodoo. can you tell me the part# from pep boys.
thx

Here's the info on molding:

S37630
3/8" HLF RND 20' CHRM

Love it! I would not mind doing that for my grille. Looks awesome!

that looks great brothervoodoo but i might have left the rear center mazda logo imo,
as for the front grille i think it looks good without the center line because the rx-8 would make it look odd with two lines in the center

Originally posted by Zoomin 3
that looks great brothervoodoo but i might have left the rear center mazda logo imo,
as for the front grille i think it looks good without the center line because the rx-8 would make it look odd with two lines in the center Actually I went with the two center lines as it was my original intention. I like the way it came out, for more pics click on my signature below.

Mis Post

I'm having my own de-badged today... Very clean 8... I envy... :P