i did a thread earlier, and i decided to do 'post pictures' their kinda grainy, should have taken the pics outside rather than inside..but im satisfied, it'll look better when the tires are oiled up

Keep going with the all black look. Smoke the tailights, side reflectors, license plate covers and have the chrome emblems all done in a black chrome. Don't add the strakes or the rotory accents either. I think it would be original and look badass! Just my $.02

why is the date on the photo over a year ago? and it looks like you were outside when taken... (just curoius)

ps - it does look good :)

looks nice man

can u please take some more i would love to see some more. since im considering to do these as well.

Keep going with the all black look. Smoke the tailights, side reflectors, license plate covers and have the chrome emblems all done in a black chrome. Don't add the strakes or the rotory accents either. I think it would be original and look badass! Just my $.02

I agree! You'd be really steatlh! :cool: Nice job!

that looks so unbelievably hot.

I love the black on black look. It makes any car mysterious.

Were they powder coated or spray can painted?

more pics please

Keep the car ALL black.

Were they powder coated or spray can painted?

i was going to orginally get them powdercoated..but ins tead the place i took the car specializes in painting..so they are 'high gloss paint'

i will take more pics, instead of under the carport....

i guess the date is wrong cuz i never set it when i get the digital camera

Wow - a stealth rx8 - radar evading?

that looks so unbelievably hot.

2nd that :D

im not off till monday, i'll take more pics then and post them..i like it...im suprised the stares i get hehe :P..i just hope i dont hit a curb and chip some paint off...i guess ic an get some touch up paint if that happens

How do you think the black would look on a sunlight silver?

I'm not a fan. somehow it makes the wheels look dirty.

makes it look like it has cheap plastic hub caps like the black ones that were on the knight rider car. :(

i like them..and they do turn heads, belive it or not... right now they look like ass, beacuse it rained so the car is dirty and the wheels are dirty *shows up alot*..

but when the car is waxed, the tires are gel'd, and the wheels are clean...it really looks pretty sharp

I'm not a fan. somehow it makes the wheels look dirty.

I'm not a fan either, even though I'd like to see some better pictures. I keep thinking that's a lot of brake dust when I see cars like that.

I'm not a fan either, even though I'd like to see some better pictures. I keep thinking that's a lot of brake dust when I see cars like that.

its been raining here...but its not suppose to this weekend, having the weekend off, i'll wash and post pics...some peoople dont like it..some people do...ah-well

I'm not a fan either, even though I'd like to see some better pictures. I keep thinking that's a lot of brake dust when I see cars like that.

I find it strange that you get all positive feedback on the first page, and then have to defend yourself on the 2nd page. I'm glad that we have both opinions here, but I will have the be on the side that doesn't like it. I'm all for black rims, or even gunmetal when there is a chrome ring. This is what is popular and I think it looks "sporty". It's definately not a "classy" or "bling" look, but it does have its origons in old school Porsche and such. I'm not into the black painted look. This tends to have its roots in Honda's and Acura's (who are owned by 16 year olds that take the hubcaps off and spray paint the steel rims black). I Think it makes the car look cheap. IMO.

Maybe different angles, like you said, would give a different impression...but it still goes back to your true intention/style, and what look you are trying for. If this is what you're trying for, then I guess you got it.

i wouldn't say the black wheel look dates back to 16 year old honda owners cause people in japan have been doing this way before honda's were "cool" here in the states. I think it looks good but i would have had them professionaly powder coated. Being high gloss painted and powder coated are two entirely different things. Powder coating is stronger and will not chip like paint.

Love it / Hate it just like a thread I was posting in last year :)

I guess I will continue the debate with pics of my powder-coated wheels.

Love it / Hate it just like a thread I was posting in last year :)

I guess I will continue the debate with pics of my powder-coated wheels.

i think they look great!

I'm not into the black painted look. This tends to have its roots in Honda's and Acura's (who are owned by 16 year olds that take the hubcaps off and spray paint the steel rims black). I Think it makes the car look cheap. IMO.
I like it! :D I would tend to think that black wheels have more in common with real racing and not rice. My wheels aren't black but are close. And they don't show brake dust!

if black rims are for real racing, what about white rims? i've always wondered how they would look on a rx8.

if black rims are for real racing, what about white rims? i've always wondered how they would look on a rx8.

http://images.rotarynews.com/images/MazdaSpeedRX-8/images/dsc01568.jpg

Snizzle, you know if those are taillight covers or a complete unit? I like them.

Snizzle, you know if those are taillight covers or a complete unit? I like them.

You can actually DIY if you like the look. Go to Autozone or a similiar store and buy something called NightShades. It's a spray on job. Other than blacking them out, I believe those tailights are the same ones we have.

I'll join the camp of not going for the black painted rims. The outright contrast against the tyres themselves make the tyres look dull brown. So the look is distracted against the tyres. Maybe can black paint the tyres, which would look awesome, but hell of an effort to keep 'em like that. On the other hand, white rims are a great contrast against the tyres, but the rims, especially the fronts due to brake dust, will require a major effort to keep clean. Best look IMO is gunmetal with the chrome rings since the ring contrasts nicely with the outline of the tyre and the gunmetal is soft enough to provide a nice balanced contrast....my 2 cents :)

i guess white rims wouldn't be considered ricerish? i was always wanted to put some on my VR 8.

Honestly, if you have a black car you should be washing it every week right? Or at least every two weeks? Thus! Tire shine... oh baby. hahaha. Negate the brown tire look!

I like it! :D I would tend to think that black wheels have more in common with real racing and not rice. My wheels aren't black but are close. And they don't show brake dust!

I would agree with you on the race history of black/dark rims. But I would still tend to agree that there is a difference found between painting a stock rim black (or hubcaps in the case of Honda's) and purchasing a set. I guess it is a styling issue for me. I don't like our stock rims painted black. I have a feeling that a portion of why I don't like the look on the two that are in this thread, is the finish. The gloss black just doesn't look right to me. Most "race" black rims are not glossy, at least they don't look that way in pictures. And that is what we are really relying upon hear...they probably would look better, or maybe worse, to me in person. I have yet to see anyone do anything besides chrome their stock wheels (in person). At this point, Im just going off of pics, and what young kids do to their cars in the area where I live.

I actually enjoy making a game of looking at cars in a parking lot at a fastfood place, and then trying to match them up with their drivers when I go inside. I'll sit there for awhile, make some guesses, and see what car a person goes to when they leave. Usually, the car with blacked out rims goes to the youngest person (of driving age) in the place....try this game on your own....you may be amazed at how much a person, and their car, go together. Or you may amaze yourself at what you now realize about cars and their owners. Kinda like that statement about dogs and their owners looking a like.

Think about this simple example...a lifted truck versus a Volkswagon Jetta...which one would you estimate is more likely to be driven by a girl?

Purple Civic...guy or girl, and what age would you think first?

EVO VIII....guy or girl, age?

and so on...then when you figure that out, then start to take noticed of modified vehicles in each of those groups...what is done. Many times, things are done by certain groups because of the costs involved.

good luck with the game, let me know what you uncover. I'm always picking up something new, everytime I go somewhere. It has gotten to the point where I am usually able to tell what car a person drives, or even the color of that car by talking with someone for 10 minutes. as you can tell, been playing this game for a while...kinda like this message (sorry bout that).

Usually, the car with blacked out rims goes to the youngest person (of driving age) in the place....try this game on your own...
Guess I fit in the UN-usually group :)

38+Married+2 1/2 year old son.

If you were originally from my area of California, then you would definately be in the UN-usual group....I've never been east of Texas, so I can't really speak about what people are in to outside of my experience. Black rims are definately at their high point right now in popularity.

I'm not really a big fan of yellow but I've got to say that yellow on black looks sicky sick. The yellow calipers brings out the wheels too.

I'm not really a big fan of yellow but I've got to say that yellow on black looks sicky sick. The yellow calipers brings out the wheels too.
I would only do this on a yellow 8. But my last car had Black ADR Syntax's

http://www.rx8club.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=15275

im powder coating my rims in a few months to gloss black... next year when i get my rims im getting some deep dish volks in black as well...

heres some more..again pictures really dont do justice..i havent figured out how to take good quality pics yet

nice pix but you need either a better camera or use a different setting in your camera...hahah

ye aman...its the setting..horrible, im 2 lazy to read instructions hahah

stop being lazy and set it so i can see some better pix cause im doing this soon..

stop being lazy and set it so i can see some better pix cause im doing this soon..

LOL its a minolta dimage z1 help me out!! :P

serously bro, they look great

The other problem with posting pics on the site now is that they reduced the file size so far, its hard to make any pic look good. Its rather disapointing, because this is our best way of looking at different mods people do to their cars. I may suggest finding someone on the site that may be able to host the pics for you...or find a web service that will do this. There are a couple that will do it for free. Lots of people put up links to their pictures on Cardomain.com, but I don't know whether this is free or not. This may be one way to get better pics of your wheels up.

Another suggestion would be to take the photos into a photo program and chop out all the uneccesary background so your not wasting file size on the parking lot and all the cars in the background. This would help too.

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http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b173/blake8581/Picture005.jpg
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b173/blake8581/Picture004.jpg
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like the pics. take better ones. and get rid of the bra! EW hahah.

hahahaha...yea, i need to take better pics..500dollar camera and im taking pics like a polorade...horrible!!!

Like the black on black, but as mentioned before, keeping the tires clean and shiny is a must (lowered would help too). I thought of doing a flat black spoke with polished lip on my Titanium, but went with the Gunmetal Volk GT-C. (nearly a perfect paint match) As far as that white one pictured........HUZZZZAH! I normaly HATE white cars but damn that's sexy!

u give me 1/2 day with that white car, and it will look horrible

Damn that looks real nice. How much did it run you to get the wheels painted? As for that white 8 on pg 2... How come my dealership never has anything modded on their showroom cars? That white 8 looks great with those wheels and the tail lights blacked out. Anyone know what dealership did that?

Damn that looks real nice. How much did it run you to get the wheels painted? As for that white 8 on pg 2... How come my dealership never has anything modded on their showroom cars? That white 8 looks great with those wheels and the tail lights blacked out. Anyone know what dealership did that?

That car is at Mazda HQ (not a dealership). It's suppose to be one of the proof of concept test cars for the Mazdaspeed RX8 project.

im not too sure if i like them or not. i DO however think its a step in the right direction. i think what you need is a body kit. I was actually thinking about doing this but im getting rid of my 8 for an evo 9 when they come out later this year so id rather not spend the money. ;)

425 for all 4 wheels

Powder Coating was less $275 for all four.

i liked these look better than the PC

LOL...I live like 5 minutes from that Frys electronics:P

haha tite, i live at spring house apartments..GHEETTTOOOOo ironically, one of my buddies back home just moved here to dallas in 'the village' and hopefully we can get a 2 bedroom...speaking of which, there is a silver 8 that lives in one of the apartments over there...