SPOKE TO MY MAZDA PART GUY & THIS IS WHAT WAS ENTERED INTO THEIR SYSTEM AS OF THIS MORNING.

Aluminum Accelerator Pedal (A/T)....... $105.00 USD.
Aluminum Brake Pedal (A/T)............... $ 95.00
Aluminum Foot Rest (A/T)................... $ 25.00
Aluminum Air Vent Bezels(2)............... $ 98.00
Aluminum Door Sill Plates(2)............... $270.00
Aluminum Window Switches............... $165.00
Exhaust Finishers(2).......................... $250.00
Grill Trim Ring Chrome........................ $295.00
Leather Gear Shift Knob(A/T)............. $165.00
Leather Parking Brake Lever.............. $200.00
Night Lights(Driver/Pass)................... $100.00
Polished Aluminum Fender Strakes.... $250.00
Rotor Shaped Valve Caps(4).............. $ 39.00
Wheel Centers w\Rotor emblem(4).... $ 37.00

I know whats yer thinkin.... STEEEEEEP!!!

HOLY!!!!

Ha, and I was thinking it'd be about a grand for all of that.... Guess I'll have to really narrow down what I want....

??? are you serious? those fender strakes are $250?!? they're like small pieces of aluminum, aren't they? last time i checked, aluminum wasn't more expensive than gold...:(

hmm.. interesting, this was their MSRP.. were you able to find out the invoice price? Thanks.

Since I've never had a car dealer install any optional accessories before, does the prices listed above included installation? If so, maybe that's why the prices seem high.

NOOOO!!! THIS IS JUST THE COST FOR THE ITEMS LISTED.
INSTALLATION IS EXTRA!

NO INVOICE $ YET.

thats absurd. It certainly better include installation.

all I want is a little aluminum here and there and mp3s and I'm looking at $1496 in option costs + installation?

all i can say is i hope this car is a hit...bring on the aftermarket parts!

Maybe the Strakes are made of gold and aluminum plated. Yeah thats why they cost so much..

What!! Those little aluminum fender strakes cost $250, and while the wheel centers cost only $37, even cheaper than the valve caps????

excuse me i'm going to go and lie down in a dark room.

$545 for the exhaust and grill chromes?!?

bearing in mind that if that list hits the uk it'll read about £545
(car manufacturers seem to have an odd take on exchange rates)

standard car it is then.

i hope that is for the strakes on both sides. notice how for the wheel centers it says (4) so does that mean $37 for all 4 or $37 each and you need 4? if it's each your talking $400 just for those and the strakes. these guys have prices and my dealer still doesn't have accessories catalogs:(

Maybe Mazdaspeed of Houston will have the prices discounted on their site. I have bought from them in the past. Their pricing is certainly better than just walking up the the parts counter at the local dealer.

Worst case, I might try to leverage my dealer to match or even beat their pricing. I would think that this might be easier given the nature of the RX-8 versus buying say a Protege. I think it would be a nice "relationship builder" for the dealer to seriously consider this.

Wow! Looks like Mazda really think they underpriced the car and are trying to claw their investment back. I am not buying anything on this list (OK, maybe the wheel centers). No doubt in a few months some enterprising chap on this site will be building the strakes and exhaust finishers for 75% less (i.e. a fair price). Heck I bet an aftermarket lighted gearshift knob is less than the leather one here at $175.

Originally posted by ReX-8
What!! Those little aluminum fender strakes cost $250, and while the wheel centers cost only $37, even cheaper than the valve caps????

well those center caps are made out of plastic and the valve caps are made out of Mazda's own Adamantium Aluminum, which is a more precious metal than platinum, hence the outrageous prices

Oh, the center caps are made out of plastic but not aluminum or alloy? I dunno that... then no wonder

Maybe I should wait for the after market products?

Originally posted by zoom44
i hope that is for the strakes on both sides. notice how for the wheel centers it says (4) so does that mean $37 for all 4 or $37 each and you need 4? if it's each your talking $400 just for those and the strakes. these guys have prices and my dealer still doesn't have accessories catalogs:(

It means 4 items for that price. Otherwise no number would exist next to the item. Personally I think they should sell the items individually so I can afford to buy one strake every month or two and an exhaust finish every 6 months...

lol. those prices are outrageous.

my dealership STILL doesnt have an accessories cat..... no word on the sound modules yet then?
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When the accesories become widely available, you can try www.MazdaSouth.com and compare their prices to what your local dealers want. Many folks who have Miatas will use them instead of local dealers because their prices are so much lower. Usually I find they are between 20 and 50% cheaper. Same parts. Just a better price. If they don't have the part listed, just send them an email for a quote.

Hopefully it'll be the same for the RX-8 stuff.

(I've got no affiliation with them, but I am a happy customer.)

these are seriously outrageous prices. i'm hoping my dealership will offer a discount of some sort if i order x number of accessories.

looks like i'll be sticking with just the MP3, center caps and valve stem caps.

(i agree with pelucidor, mazda's covering their collective ass)

I still don't quite get what
Grill Trim Ring Chrome........................ $295.00
is.

Anyone know?

Its a thin chrome ring that encircles the front 5-point grill.....

just 6cd and MD for me as of now
though i may for for apearence+rotary accent packages
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Originally posted by P00Man
just 6cd and MD for me as of now
though i may for for apearence+rotary accent packages

Pooman, i suggest if you ever plan on getting the appearance+rotary accent package, you should do that at the port to save money on dealer installation fees later on

yeah def. but i think im scrapping the appearance package and just getting accents, MD, 6disc and the puddle lights
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Originally posted by RotorMotor
Its a thin chrome ring that encircles the front 5-point grill.....

RotorMotor is correct, it's the chrome ring around the grill. What I don't understand about this accessory, if you get the appearance package, you supposedly can't get the grill trim ring? Apparently there's some incapability there, but they don't bother explaining why.

Definitely wait for aftermarket products.. This is how dealers make the real money, it's not cars sold, it's service, maintenance and accessories.

Originally posted by brothervoodoo


RotorMotor is correct, it's the chrome ring around the grill. What I don't understand about this accessory, if you get the appearance package, you supposedly can't get the grill trim ring? Apparently there's some incapability there, but they don't bother explaining why.

the same goes for the front mud guards, I think they might look good with the rest of the appearance pkg.?

Originally posted by dreamgetter1


the same goes for the front mud guards, I think they might look good with the rest of the appearance pkg.?

I understand why the mud guards are incompatible. The "rear mud guard" is fitted in the same place as the "rear aero flare" of the appearance package.

Now to split hairs, you just need to convince your Mazda dealer to give you the "front mud guard" only, then you are set with the rest of the appearance package!! rofl..!

Now to split hairs, you just need to convince your Mazda dealer to give you the "front mud guard" only, then you are set with the rest of the appearance package!! rofl..!
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that should be interesting? Hopefully aftermarket will have something similiar?

Originally posted by brothervoodoo


RotorMotor is correct, it's the chrome ring around the grill. What I don't understand about this accessory, if you get the appearance package, you supposedly can't get the grill trim ring? Apparently there's some incapability there, but they don't bother explaining why.

i don't understand that myself...in the brochure it says that the grille trim ring

"cannot be used with front air dam and automatic transmission"

i wonder what that's all about? if you go to the Virtual Body Shop, it allows you to place both the front air dam and the grille trim ring...

must have something to do with the placement of a transmission cooler and air flow.

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