wmtodd

Has anyone seen a fender stripe on an Rx8?

I've got a VR and thinking about putting a bronze fender stripe on the drivers side to match my bronze wheels.

Basically I love the look of the 911 gt3 rs where there is a little paint to match the color of the wheels and think it looks amazing.

Porsche 911 GT3 RS « The Blog of James A. Evans

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Mazda RX8 side racing stripes 002 | street-race.org - high quality car stickers, car decals and vehicle graphics
There you go.

wmtodd

Yeah I've seen some fairly neat side stripes but I actually mean a fender stripe like these:

GS Style Fender Stripes- From JWM - Page 2 - Corvette Forum

But in Bronze to match my wheels... basically wondering if it would like nice or freakish.

EightCostsMoney

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That is pretty cool looking. Anyone have pics of this on their car?

monchie

Never seen one on an rx8 before too. Just curious and wanted to see one whoever has one on their car.

EricB

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cheapens the car imho...


to answer your question, i saw someone with it and i dont really like it but whatever. It was someones avatar picture, they made a post about an exhaust problem that i helped them out. Not sure who it was, i dont feel like checking.

Kaiser bun

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EricB was referring to this guy I believe.

Maybe try messaging him for pics if you want to see it better

RX8Club.com - View Profile: ddawson88

edit:

here is a thread he has pics posted in.... wow I am bored LOL

https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-multime...stions-235442/

EricB

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SERIOUSLY! Usually im the one who is bored enough to go rummaging for pictures. Thanks for looking it up for me, i was not in the mood at all to click 4 buttons and return to this thread.

ibleeg

i think they belong on corvettes, some things just don't translate well onto other vehicles those hash marks are a signature of the gran sport corvette and should stay as such

EricB

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i had written the same thing before but i deleted it. Glad someone is on the same page as me.

xexok

There is also this https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-multime...4/#post4043365 it is a red stripe on a silver car. If you look through the rest of that thread you can see lots of different stuff.

wmtodd

Wow, thanks for all the help guys! Sincerely appreciated.

I agree after seeing a picture of it.... not sure if it translates very well onto an rx8 or not.

I've found a cheap set for like $20 that I can get in different colors, may try it out if I can easily remove it; however, if I can't easily remove it I will leave that for the domestics.


Again, thanks for the help. I've searched like crazy and couldn't find any on an rx8 before.

EricB

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^thats another thing im scared about, even if its removable... the sun will fade the paint around the sticker and once you peel it off when you dont want it anymore it will look like trash

wmtodd

Great point... didn't think about that hazard. I guess I will see how it looks with the new wheels hopefully the bronze and vr wont look out of place.

shakenbake61

another idea might be to try using this stuff called plasti dip. create a stencil, spray it on and if you dont like it, itll just peel right off. if you keep the stencil, you can chagne the look every week or two and dont have to worry about the paint tarnishing (theoretically, anyway). just a thought.

9krpmrx8

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Yep we have a local who is not active but he had silver racing stripes on his BB 8 and after a few years he decided to remove them and the paint was faded around the stripes. So he had to get new stripes put on

timmytriangles

dont like them much

Ramsey Okdeh

i had the same idea so i did my left fender on my 8