Jac_attack

Hello all! I just brought home my new 07 mazda rx-8! Wanted to say hi and if anyone is near Arizona/Nevada hit me up

Old Rotor

Great....did you get to read this yet...we all recommend it...

https://www.rx8club.com/new-member-forum-197/new-potential-owners-start-here-202454/

Jac_attack

thanks for the link! Greatly appreciated

SamPappas

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pics or you don't have one!

Jac_attack

ill get one with me in it when i get home

godesshunter

Nice. At least you picked the fastest color.

Jac_attack

best color out there if you ask me

flyinglizard

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Very nice! Please don't do this to it though https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-multimedia-photo-gallery-6/matrx8s-build-thread-233973/

SamPappas

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^

please do not put anything carbon fiber on your car unless you plan on painting it to match. 9 times out of 10 it looks TERRIBLE.

SamPappas

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do this to your car though

my friend coles VR

Jac_attack

lawl thanks for the advice. i wasnt planning on doing anything with carbon fiber. was thinking about getting a new front bumber tho. its got a crack on the passenger side of the bumper and while i put some bondo on it, im not satisfied. Any ideas?

SamPappas

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DO NOT buy any bumper if it isn't costing you at least 600 bucks for just the bumper. more than likely it will be worse off than your little crack and look horrible. there are a few times that you get lucky, but i would just stay away from aftermarket bumpers unless you want to spend big bucks. I think you should probably by the air dam in primer color off of ebay for 200 dollars shipped, and have a local body shop paint and install that as well as fix and repaint the front bumper. I almost promise you will thank me for telling you this if you do what i said.

SamPappas

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you're new here, the air dam is something you do not have on your car and may not know what it is, rather than you asking, i will just tell you. it is the front lip/chin spoiler.

Jac_attack

alright. sounds good. ill keep that in mind. thanks alot for the advice.

SamPappas

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you could also search through the for sale ads for an OEM bumper, you will ALWAYS know that those will fit perfectly. you will probably be able to pick one up for cheap, but shipping will be rough, as well as you will probably still need to have it painted if it does not match. but you should invest in the air dam, it does wonders for the look of the car.

Jac_attack

im going to look into the air dam now. might as well get it now since ill have to get it all fixed anyway lawl. Any other sugestions?

SamPappas

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maybe a picture of the damage. if the crack is low enough on the bumper, the air dam might cover it entirely and thus you wouldn't need to even get a new bumper.

Jac_attack

ill post a pic in the morning but its right below the fog lights. jacked up my fog light as well. Thats gonna be fun to replace. lawl.

SamPappas

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if it has reached the fog light, it has gone too far for the air dam to cover it. if it is from the fog light down all the way through, it may not be repairable while still looking near perfect.

Jac_attack

sad day. yeah its all the way through. thats one of the reasons i was considering buying a new bumper. it wrecked my fog light

monchie

Welcome to the club.