Ok, the wait is over and the wing has arrived. :D :D :D

I love the MS (Mazdaspeed) wing's look. Then I found out it actually makes usable down force at 50mph... Then I saw it on the Speedsource cars...


...needless to say that was the straw that broke this camel's back. A few emails to Chuck at Rotary Extreme (I highly recommend) and the wing was on it's way :D

Here is a shot of the car before:
(my car was purchased with the factory wing already installed.)

:edit: picture didn't load so here's another before shot

The factory wing is pretty easy to take off...

Unbolt the 4 screws from the trunk then "pop" it off

there are 2 more pop rivets.

ugh...


...a bit of degreaser and a small rag cleans the surface nicely

:eek: she's naked! :eek:

The wing came with a template which was used to check the factory location's holes



yep! no need to swiss cheese the car, the factory holes line up ;)

...so on go the brackets

the bottom portion of the wing slips over the brackets and is held in place by both double sided tape and two bolts on the bracket

the top portion mounts easily to the brackets via 4 bolts. At this point you can start playing with what degree you want the wing set to (0°, 5°, 10°, 15°). I went with 5°



oh did I mention it was SILVER CARBON FIBER :cool:


I will clean up the car and get some better pix later ;)

Oh, and before I forget...


Thanks Chuck!!!!! :D

Looks very nice!!

-Chris

Wow. Beautiful spoiler. Nice Choice, the silver CF matches amazingly well on your car.


--Landon

looks awesome.. but here is a question

how hard is it to steal the top potion of the spoiler?

as i saw ur installed this just poped into my head..

Probably not too hard, though what use would it be?

So don't get any ideas!!! :p

hahah im not flying to Miami to steal it!

i was just thinkin of this through ur thread and thinkin if its a good idea to put the RE spoiler on my car now

I think the brackets are the same as the MS spoiler. Heck the instructions were in Japanese for the MS A-Spec. ;)

That thing looks so sweet. I wish I had 950 to buy it, but I would rather put 950 into canzoomer and some other stuff, but dont have it anyway. Ive got the stock spoiler and could probably sell it for 250 or so. Are you planning on trying to sell yours?

Can you take a pic of the spoiler itself please? Is that piece also CF?

I wonder if someone can just make the bottom portion for the lip spoiler effect.

sorry for the crappy night time picture...

yes the top portion is also CF.


I promise I'll get better pictures when I have time... :D

WOW! Looks great.

Very nice.
I didn't even see that one on their site. I was thinking about getting the regular CF wing to go with my CF lip. Site says they're on back order until June.

I didn't see it either, do they have other colors of CF?? Red, for example?? :)

--Landon

MazdaSpeed Rear Wing Spoiler QSEA-51-96Z-XX $876.00
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http://www.trussvillemazda.com/PartsStore/index.cfm/results/Parts/2004/Mazda/RX-8

Did you pay $1300 specifically for CF?

A couple of more pix in the sun? err twilight ;)

another

a bit closer to see the CF

with the flash on you can really see the CF :D

last one ;)

Looks very nice....very nice indeed! Good pics of the install too!

That's very,very nice!

This one is made by our contractor in Japan. It's not a Mazdaspeed part. You can only purchase the CF MS style wing through our company. We usually just sell the black carbon fiber one. If you want other colors of carbon fiber, it will be a special order item from Japan. It can be made in yellow, blue, red, and silver. Regular black CF one is $950 and any other color will be $1150.

Chuck Huang

Hey,RE,do you have a pic of a black CF wing on a Ti Gray car?

That silver spoiler's one of the nicest add-ons you could do,imo,
it's just stunning.

For anyone who loves the look of the MS wing and loves CF but is afraid that Black CF on a non black car might be too much, I'd very much recommend giving Chuck a chance...

You won't be sorry!!! :D :D :D

Wow Alex, that's really nice!!! I hadn't been tempted by the MS spoiler up until you told us it mounts in the factory holes... damn you... :D

I could swear I've seen multiple posts that indicate it does not mount in the factory holes, although the bottom part does cover them. What gives...it seems like it would be hard to be wrong about this, once you've gone through the effort of installing the thing!

jds

So.. would it be possible to have custom mounting brackets made for use with the real Mazdaspeed wing (for those of us who aren't interested in CF) so the original holes can be re-used.. like in this CF wing? I'm unsure what the underside of the MS lip looks like. Is this carbon fiber one an exact molded duplicate?

Now if Ti Gray could just be CF-matched,I'd be sorely tempted.
I'm not into two-tone :D it'd hafta' be mono in that odd shade that is Mazda's Ti Gray,seems to have a bit of violet in it,prolly' not an easy match.....

I think the regular CF will look great on the Ti...

Sorry, I don't have any photos of a blakc CF wing mounted on a Ti-gray. Maybe you can be the first. :D

Chuck Huang

Originally posted by Preacher
Hey,RE,do you have a pic of a black CF wing on a Ti Gray car?

That silver spoiler's one of the nicest add-ons you could do,imo,
it's just stunning.

It's the exact copy except it's made in carbon fiber. If CF is not for you, you should just buy the original one.

Chuck Huang

Originally posted by ranger4277
So.. would it be possible to have custom mounting brackets made for use with the real Mazdaspeed wing (for those of us who aren't interested in CF) so the original holes can be re-used.. like in this CF wing? I'm unsure what the underside of the MS lip looks like. Is this carbon fiber one an exact molded duplicate?

Hey,Chuck,
Ship me one for $500 and I'll BE the first!

:D

I CAN BE THE FIRST BLACK :) hehe. Man that wing is so freakin hot! nice work chuck. I LIKE!

Sorry my friend. That's way below cost. :(

These are made in Japan parts. You will not find another company to make this. The hardest parts are the wing stands. They are cast and then CNC machined. That's where the money goes.

Other companies might be able to make the wing pieces but they will not spend the money to make the stands exactly like the Mazdaspeed one.

Chuck Huang


Originally posted by Preacher
Hey,Chuck,
Ship me one for $500 and I'll BE the first!

:D

BTW: The "stands" have a really cool Rotor shape in the design.

very slick :D

I was being facetious :D

That looks great!

So they are on backorder? How long?

Back order until end of May or early June.

Chuck Huang

Originally posted by sun stroke
That looks great!

So they are on backorder? How long?

Man that wing looks so hot, but $1000!! This car is gonna put me in the poor house! (<--read the next $1000 I get, that wing is mine)