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Old May 27, 2009 | 11:12 PM
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BOTD meet? maybe i missed somethin but what is this?

so im gonna redo my interior and reupholster my interior. any ideas on what to do guys? its on my 2004 VR rx8. i was thinkin straight black alcatera like suede, or all black with red piping around the seams. ideas?
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Old May 27, 2009 | 11:42 PM
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yeah never heard of this botd meet lol but perks straight black with red would look pretty good...keep it black and red though...just like me lol
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Old May 28, 2009 | 03:18 AM
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i hate when i come up with ideas of things i wanna do to my car cause then thats all i can think about. but anyway, im leaning towards all black alcantera on the seats, with red stitching and a custom rx8 logo in the middle of the seats, and then black alcantera on the door panels, painting the pillars, blacking out the headliner, and then painting the trunk pass through black with a custom rx8 logo. Im driving out to KC to get a passenger seat so that i can practice on that before i start on my actual seats. we will see though, if things go well i will try to knock out the seats this weekend and then do the rest of the interior the weekend after. anyone had any experience taking the front seats out? i hear its a PITA. I would love to get this done by an actual shop, but i dont have the money, and i love to learn how to do things first hand so down the road if i decide to go a different direction i can do so myself, but if anyone happens to know anyone thats done this before any info would be great!


also INGS +1 spoiler is on its way!
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Old May 28, 2009 | 09:26 AM
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It's the brotherhood of the dragon meet. It was canceled this year and some guys are trying to get a substitute event together. It is in the smoky mountains on the border of Tennessee and North Carolina at the dragons tail. It is about a ten hour drive from here. The tail of the dragon is 318 curves in 11 miles, is America's number one motorcycle and sports car road. Go here to check out the road http://www.tailofthedragon.com/ This is also where they hold the Deals Gap Rotary Rally every year!

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Old May 28, 2009 | 10:44 AM
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never heard of it and probably not going to drive out that far for it...and let me know how the ings+1 is once its on the 8 take pics!!!
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Old May 28, 2009 | 12:02 PM
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It's a three day event and I believe they are going to have activities planned for all of the days but like I said they are still trying to put it together. I was just out in NC last week and I drove through the mountains on the highway which I'm sure is not nearly as fun as the smaller roads and it is by far one of the best drives I have ever had in the 8. I am definitely going out there this year if this event happens or not.
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Old May 30, 2009 | 12:57 AM
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o ok. yea i've heard of the tail of the dragon. i would love to do it someday but im not quite sure im willing to make the 10 hour drive out there for it. ill just stick with my once a month trip through the hills of the ozarks. but i have heard nothing but amazing things about totd.

ryan ill keep you posted on the wing and let you know how fitment is and such. hopefully will be here in a week or so.
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Old May 30, 2009 | 08:44 PM
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can't wait
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Old May 31, 2009 | 02:25 PM
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Hey guys, i just posted a thread about it, but lets get a huge meet goin. rx8s, rx7s, i dont care what cars show up, but the weathers gettin nice so lets get a meet and talk cars.
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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 02:18 PM
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Have all the rx8 owners in St louis bought another car or just stopped using this site? its summer guys this thread isnt suppose to be dead!!
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Old Jun 18, 2009 | 04:52 PM
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not exactly from St Louis, but I am in Columbia,MO.
and not an 8 owner yet... but i will be within 24 hours. picking up mine tomorrow!
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Old Jun 18, 2009 | 06:40 PM
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twiztid i just sent you a PM
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Old Aug 5, 2009 | 07:48 PM
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hey everyone, Im a student at wash u in stl and this will be my first winter with my 8 and im thinking all season tires will be ok versus the snow tire option any suggestions/ what do you guys run?
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Old Aug 5, 2009 | 09:26 PM
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Stock Kuhmos for me haha
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Old Aug 5, 2009 | 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by RyansRx8
Stock Kuhmos for me haha

The ecstas? really? lol I heard thats like the last thing I should do...
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Old Aug 6, 2009 | 12:10 AM
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Rode them all last winter and didn't have any problems as long as your not a stupid driver, but im just a poor teenager so i can't afford new tires anyway
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Old Aug 6, 2009 | 03:14 AM
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I had a set of those same tires and I got stuck three times in the snow. one time was even out in front of my hose around mid night lol. I just got new tires about 1-2 ago so hopefully I will do better this winter. I would say get the all season or if you have the money get a winter set and a summer set. I am not a teen, but I am a poor college kid lol.
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Old Aug 6, 2009 | 09:50 PM
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get blizzacks you will not regret it. i had a mustang on blizzacks and never had any issues.
i mainly have subies now for winter and my 8 will stay garaged.
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 04:34 PM
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yea good luck with the rx8 in winter, its not the best thats for sure, when theres snow on the ground your better off to walk or take the bus/metro. (not sure how big wash u is) but if you have to drive i would say get a set of winter tires and wheels, ive heard some good things about the tires twiztid talks about.
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 04:42 PM
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yea i can walk when it snows no big deal i did it for two years a few days here and there wont kill me lol im just going to run all seasons
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 05:13 PM
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i moved this from the meet section fits better here.

took a few pics of my ride but spent too long detailing it and my friends saabaru that it got dark on us and i didn't have the time to set up the photos.
btw same location as perks just a little more rushed
BTW same location as Perks just a little more rushed and was unable to set up as well

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Old Aug 8, 2009 | 02:43 PM
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if you can walk buy some ultra performance tires and if theres any signs of snow or bad weather leave the car at home ha ha. thats what i did. i also dont trust the students at Mizzou driving anywhere near my car in snow.
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Old Aug 31, 2009 | 04:49 PM
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hey everyone, just picked up an RX8 about two weeks ago. I'm in the STL area, if any meets or anything are going on around here let me know and I will try to be there.
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Old Aug 31, 2009 | 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Skid
hey everyone, just picked up an RX8 about two weeks ago. I'm in the STL area, if any meets or anything are going on around here let me know and I will try to be there.

hey man welcome to the club/addiction! Check out this thread https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...=1#post3200031
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Old Aug 31, 2009 | 10:25 PM
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It's still a long ways away from Oct 4 but I'm gonna tentatively say count me in since it's on a Sunday, hopefully nothing comes up.
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