· GROUP BUY: 2004-2005 Mazda RX8 custom grille insert - $41.99 shipped
**** INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS MUST ADD $10 TO EACH ABOVE QUOTED PRICE***



PLEASE READ BEFORE PROCEEDING:

- Please read ALL information contained below.
- We only manufacture the grille insert described and pictured below.
- Our products WILL NOT work with modified front ends. It will only work with a stock (OEM/factory) front end.
- If you have questions not addressed below, please direct them to GroupBuys@grille-tech.com RATHER than sending a PM.



This is a pre-cut grille insert that installs over your stock (OEM) grille. This is not a "kit" or replacement grille. This grille insert will NOT work with any modified front ends or aftermarket body kits. Our grille inserts are pre-cut and ready for installation. (Installation Instructions & necessary hardware are included with all orders). Our grille inserts are manufactured from perforated mild steel that is then double powder coated & clear-coated for maximum durability.

Some drilling of the stock (black) grille is required.



04-05 RX8 - SILVER, DIAMOND-STYLE
http://www.grille-tech.com/products/200501121042181.jpg


04-05 RX8 - BLACK, DIAMOND-STYLE
http://www.grille-tech.com/products/200501121038331.jpg


04-05 RX8 - SILVER, RACE-STYLE
http://www.grille-tech.com/products/200501121035153.jpg


04-05 RX8 - BLACK, RACE-STYLE
http://www.grille-tech.com/products/200501121035154.jpg



CLOSE-UPS OF STYLES AVAILABLE:

UP-CLOSE: Diamond-Style
http://www.grille-tech.com/img/diamond_grille.gif

UP-CLOSE: Race Style
http://www.grille-tech.com/img/race_grille.gif



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- RX8club.com screen name
- full name
- shipping address
- e-mail address
- color preference (Silver or Black)
- style preference (Diamond or Race)



TERMS OF SALE: (shipping, returns, etc.)
* You will receive a "Payment Received" notification via e-mail when payment has been received.
* Please allow 1 to 3 weeks from date of payment for your order to arrive; however, most domestic orders arrive within 1 to 1½ weeks.
* No exceptions are made on shipment time or shipment method.
* Orders within the continental U.S. are shipped via UPS Ground and you will be e-mailed a Tracking Number upon shipment.
* International/Canadian orders are shipped via United States Postal Service AirMail and may take longer to receive due to Customs. Tracking #'s are not provided for international shipments.
* If you choose to return this item, please contact us for return authorization. All returns must be received within 30 days from date of delivery and a 25% re-stock fee is assessed. All returns MUST be returned in BRAND NEW/RE-STOCKABLE condition.
* If you choose to exchange this item, please contact us for return authorization. Exchanges MUST be returned in BRAND NEW/RE-STOCKABLE condition and within 30 days from date of delivery. All exchanges require buyers to remit $9.99 for the cost we would incur to re-ship an exchange.


If you have any questions please e-mail me at: GroupBuys@grille-tech.com. (Please allow 24 to 48 hours for a response).

Kristina,
Group Buy Administrator
Grille-Tech, LLC

The BLACK, RACE-STYLE grill looks cool,
Don't want to be a pain here, but the only reason that stopped me from buying said part was a "better" close up picture....
Install instructions would be nice, sins I hate to drill holes in my car :)

Maybe you might have one or 2? (pictures)

Hi Modena:

Thanks for the post and interst.

First, due to the fact that the RX8 grille insert is rather new, we have limited pictures. Thereofore, my suggestion is to visit our standard retail website, www.grille-tech.com. You can review the "Customer Rides" section since this area is dedicated to previous Grille-Tech customers who purchased our product, installed it on their vehicle and then sent us pictures. It should at least give you an idea of how our grille inserts look when installed.

As far as Instructions ... please send an e-mail to GroupBuys@grille-tech.com (Put ATTN: KRISTINA) & be sure to include a valid e-mail address. I will thereby attach the RX8 Installation Instructions (Word Document format) for for your review.

Hope this helps!

Take care and again ... thanks for your interest,
Kristina
GroupBuys@grille-tech.com
Grille-Tech, LLC

im sorry maybe i am not reading this correctly. does this only include one grille "piece" and that piece goes over/in the large center openign of our cars?

Yeah, i was interested if it would cover the oil coolers and radiator holes, but I already have a grill in the front center.....

I assume then this is a cosmetic grill option.

Is it to late? Can I join the group buy?

Hello Everyone:

I just wanted to address a few of your questions:


1) The Group Buy is unlimited as far as how many people can purchase them (or are available). Therefore, if you are interested, just follow the Ordering Instructions on the post. When we feel that we are getting low on stock or the owner decides to end the Group Buy, I'll be sure to give you a heads-up with about a week's notice or so.

2) This is a one piece grille for the large opening as pictured.


Please feel free to contact me should you have any further questions.

Have a great weekend,
Kristina, Grille-Tech, LLC
GroupBuys@grille-tech.com

you'd have made a killing if you had made Oil cooler screens in addition to this product...

I have to have a front plate so the grill is mostly covered up anyway

I went to his site, and he does offer oil cooler screens as well, just not a group buy at this time. perhaps that could be added in as another group buy option?

thanks alcimedes...you know I never got that ftp working...shame on me for not contacting you...life has been hectic lately

Not a problem. If you want to just burn it to a CD, I'll pick it up when we have our meet in Sept.

On topic though, grilletech, do you have plans to offer grilles made from a thinner material? The other thing I noticed when looking over the grilles that were offered is they all had (what seemed to me) a fair amount of material. I worry that it would have a negative impact on airflow if installed. Some of the thin wire grilles I've seen elsewhere look like they'd do a lot less to distrupt airflow.

. . .if you said this is a replacement for the stock grille or a cosmetic attachment?

after changing colors on the 1st page screen I could see your description of the grille. If you come up with a replacement rather than an add on, I'd be interested
because they do look nice.

Hello All:

To address some of you questions ...


MATERIAL:
Our grille inserts are made of perforated mild steel that is then double powder coated for maximum durability. After being double powder-coated, they are clear coated. They also include a UV protected rubber trim around the outer edges to protect your vehicles' finish during installation.


FRONT PLATE CONCERNS:
Due to the fact that most states do not require front plates on vehicles, our grille inserts are designed for the majority. In other words, our Research & Development Department has determined that it is more beneficial for us to design our products to fit vehicles without front plates. However, if you are required by your state to have front plates, you can either modify the plate holder (usually made of plastic and easy to cut) OR you can cut notches in our grille inserts (since our product is made of metal, it is more difficult to cut for the bracket to fit).


AIRFLOW CONCERNS
Our Race-Style grille inserts have 63% open area; whereas, our Diamond-Style grille inserts have 50% open area. We do want to point that the owner of Grille-Tech has a 2001 Honda S2000, has had both styles installed on his car during the summer months, and noticed noticed no increase in engine temperature.



I hope this information has assisted with some of your concerns.


HAPPY LABOR DAY - enjoy your weekend,
Kristina
GroupBuys@grille-tech.com
Grille-Tech, LLC

Kristina the area that will be covered with the purely decorative grill you are offereing is a fake grill for the most part anyway- so there is no airflow concern as the RX-8 doesnt really get any air from there any way

Kristina the area that will be covered with the purely decorative grill you are offereing is a fake grill for the most part anyway- so there is no airflow concern as the RX-8 doesnt really get any air from there any wayExcept of course if you have the Racing Beat cold air duct which gets ALL the air from that area :p

I am teetering between the black and the silver race style.

On my silver it may give it quite a different look being silver. Kind of like the RB front body kit which eliminates the black grille.

I put the silver super high flow grille on last week.

I like it a lot.

Gives that non-refined stock grille a much needed smoothing out. :cool:

I took the front bumper off to install it. This is the only way to get perfect results.

If a person uses more of the zip ties that are included in the kit to pull it more taught on the bottom edge after securing the top edge, my opinion is it looks better pulled more to the curve at the bottom of the stock grille.

In the pictures he has them almost flat not much bend to it.

I guess what I am trying to say is it can curve in at the bottom if a person likes that.
It just takes more time to set it up that way but I think it was worth it.

pics 4yrs :) I saw it but others should too :)

Hi All
I did purchase one of these grilles awhile ago....it is a perfect fit....no problem there and I got the diamond shaped silver which looks really nice on the black cherry....there is only one snafu.....the directions can be a little confusing....but there is a work around which just took me a couple of minutes to figure out....its very easy to attach midway to the bottom since the original grill is open at that point....top is where you need to improvise a little....cable ties are provided for attachment....if any needs a photo..I will post.... :D
unfortunate that I wasnt able to get in on the group buy :(

PS...I DID NOT TAKE OFF THE FRONT BUMPER...thats way too much work :D

Hi All
PS...I DID NOT TAKE OFF THE FRONT BUMPER...thats way too much work :D

it is easy bud...ask 4yrs to supercharge he helped me (lots of help!) for the Racing Beat Revi Intake and Ram :)

it is easy bud...ask 4yrs to supercharge he helped me (lots of help!) for the Racing Beat Revi Intake and Ram :)

thanks true - but no need....its been on for months now...happy to say...especially since i didnt have to take off the bumper.... :D

I had to take mine off because I have the RB ram air duct. With that in place it gives no room to put hands behind the plastic grille. :cool:

pics coming soon.

I cut into the grille in for the Blinder M-20 install and license plate reinstall.

I also painted it black in order to make the transponders hard to see.

:jump:

I ordered some trim from Kristina so I can put it around the transponders and it will match. Debating if I will use it, the install turned out really good.

:)

I'm not sure if I like how you can see the original shield behind this add-on. I guess you get what you pay for.

I'm not sure if I like how you can see the original shield behind this add-on. I guess you get what you pay for.
it is really hard to see actually it is just that '4yrs to supercharge' had his bumper off and light is coming through the back illuminating the stock grill piece

When it was silver it didn't show the plastic grille. I had to paint it so the transponders were more hidden. I should mention that I painted it gloss black with the plastic grille behind it so it actually accentuated the plastic grille :wink2: .

If I didn't care about hiding the transponders for the Blinder M-20 I would have the silver grille.


:boink:

I went to his site, and he does offer oil cooler screens as well, just not a group buy at this time. perhaps that could be added in as another group buy option?


I couldn't find any oil cooler screens on the website, so I e-mailed Kristina asking about them. She said it's "grill insert only". I know there are other companies who offer all three pieces.

see photo below....you cant see the original grille at all on mine....bought some screen from Home Depot and cut my own grille pieces for the oil-coolers....cost me about $5 for the roll.....got a lot left over in case I ever have to cut new ones...

http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/9238/shinkagrille17av.jpg

shinka213, that looks awesome! How's the silver finish though (how shiny is it?)? I've got a black 8 and I really don't want it lookin like the Joker's gleaming, pearly whites everytime I drive it if you know what I mean Thanks bro.

That looks awesome! How's the silver finish though
I can attest it looks pretty darn good :) and covers over with a nice gloss black paint if you change your mind real nice :naughty:

shinka213, that looks awesome! How's the silver finish though (how shiny is it?)? I've got a black 8 and I really don't want it lookin like the Joker's gleaming, pearly whites everytime I drive it if you know what I mean Thanks bro.

the finish is nice.....not too shiny or dull....just right IMO....doesnt take away from the car....and yes, it doesnt look like the car is grinning from ear to ear...
I was ecstatic that I figured out a way to install it without taking the front-bumper off....cuz thats way too much for me to handle.... :wallbash:

Rotor - I highly recommend it for the black...it will look gr8t IMO... :ylsuper:

can you make a grille for the mazdaspeed kit???????

I just got mine a couple of days ago: the black diamond. It looks okay I guess, need to find some spare time to install it on my 8. Will post pics when I've done that.

I just got mine a couple of days ago: the black diamond. It looks okay I guess, need to find some spare time to install it on my 8. Will post pics when I've done that.

Hey Rotor
I thought you were gonna get silver to go with the black???
:Wconfused

Hey Rotor
I thought you were gonna get silver to go with the black???
:Wconfused

I was dude, but I changed my mind at the last minute. I want to 'black out' my 8. I hope it'll look as good as I'm picturing it in my head.

I was dude, but I changed my mind at the last minute. I want to 'black out' my 8. I hope it'll look as good as I'm picturing it in my head.
it'lll be good :)

^^^^ I second that ^^^^

I had silver, which I painted with black because of installing the laser jammers in the grille. I do think the silver was nicer but it could be because I had to put my plate back on so an officer wouldn't think he wasn't getting a reading because I didn't have a plate and issue me a ticket for that.

I should also mention that the super high flow style is very nice.

Not quite as nice
as some of the chicken wire I've seen on Civics though :puke: :rollingla

I was dude, but I changed my mind at the last minute. I want to 'black out' my 8. I hope it'll look as good as I'm picturing it in my head.

Hey Rotor
its dudette!!!

:rollingla :rollingla

Hey Rotor
its dudette!!!

:rollingla :rollingla

:o: Oppps!! Hahahahaha! Sorry shinka213, my bad! Look me up and Ill buy you a drink if you ever drop by Borneo! :)

:o: Oppps!! Hahahahaha! Sorry shinka213, my bad! Look me up and Ill buy you a drink if you ever drop by Borneo! :)

hmmmmm....thanks for the offer, but I dont drink and doubt highly if I'll ever get to Borneo...but Im sure I'll see ya on the forum.....

if there's ever a time, I'll take a cup of coffee!! :yumyum:

hmmmmm....thanks for the offer, but I dont drink and doubt highly if I'll ever get to Borneo...but Im sure I'll see ya on the forum.....

if there's ever a time, I'll take a cup of coffee!! :yumyum:
you don't drink?

you definitely need to take a gander over to this thread :yumyum: http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=76652

you don't drink?

you definitely need to take a gander over to this thread :yumyum: http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=76652

not really interested in a home brewing thread.....the only thing i like to brew is coffee......prolly drank more during my early years than you have all your adult life.... :nono: :nono: :rock:

let me edit this for sure since I just noticed that you are younger than my oldest son>>>> yikes....

not really interested in a home brewing thread.....the only thing i like to brew is coffee......prolly drank more during my early years than you have all your adult life.... :nono: :nono: :rock:

let me edit this for sure since I just noticed that you are younger than my oldest son>>>> yikes....
I saw the unedited version in my email :rofl:

Can someone post a front view pic 6ft or more away during a sunny day, preferably on a blk 8. That is those who have the grill installed already. Appreciate it in advance!

Can someone post a front view pic 6ft or more away during a sunny day, preferably on a blk 8. That is those who have the grill installed already. Appreciate it in advance!

Here ya go. I haven't exactly installed it yet, just put it up and secured it with a couple of pipe cleaners to see what it'd look like on my 8. Not too shabby I guess, the look is growing on me. Was a bit dissapointed that it'll only be held in place by those thin plastic thingamabobs you use to keep wires tidy, lots of them!!! It's the diamond grille piece by the way. Hope this helps.

Can someone post a front view pic 6ft or more away during a sunny day, preferably on a blk 8. That is those who have the grill installed already. Appreciate it in advance!

there is a pic of mine on the bottom of page 2 of this thread.... :ylsuper:

I'm assuming these are still available...

^^^ttt^^^