Hanzo

It's Friday, see you guys there, oh, btw the meeting time has move slightly to 7:45pm.

Hanzo

Here are the pics from last night, lot more people showed up later but I've already packed up my camera gear so maybe next week I'll just leave it out.

Here are the rest of the photos: http://www.michaelclee.com/pics/star...6_9/index.html

9-K Rever

Niiiiiiiiiiiice!

Hanzo

Pics from the meet: http://www.michaelclee.com/pics/star..._10/index.html

9-K Rever

Looks like the best turn out in a while...

Hanzo

Rest of the photos are here: http://www.michaelclee.com/pics/starbucks_...6_11/index.html

7andan8

I like that plate on the Red Rex ... SPOOLN ... insider information needed for that one.

Rxcler8tion

man that did look like a big turnout. didn't know something like this happenned. i actually haven't seen that many rx8's driving around town. you might of seen me in my 05 pearl white gt. i'll have to make it out to one of these shindigs. any rx8'er take 'em out on mountain trips or anything??

Hanzo

Here are the rest of the photos.

10KRever

Bump back to the tippy tippy tizzop.

7andan8

Rxcler8, let me know when you want to head to the Blue Ridge Pkwy via Charlottesville maybe. I'll meet ya there and then hit the Parkway. I don't know any 8's in C'ville but I'm sure there are some, they could join in.

9-K Rever

ohh to be back in the states with an 8 again.....sigh...

9-K Rever

10KRever

Your in japan wow can you get some jdm parts for my rx8 or for my sc430.

9-K Rever

JDM parts don't exsist anymore, they are all made in China.


9-K Rever

10KRever

Huh do not understand.

10KRever

I guess your not going to respond does anyone know what this guy is talking about.

snizzle

He's just mad b/c you rev 1K higher than him.

10KRever

Haha thats funny. But cant all rx8's rev to 10k thats why i came up with the name.

msrecant

With 9K being over in Japan, and no longer having an RX-8, I'm not sure how often he checks this forum.

10KRever

So i guess he cant get the parts thats ok im thinking of trading in my rx8 anyway. Still have the sc430 and my wife traded her lx470 in a few months ago for a cayenne turbo not a bad ride.

Hanzo

Lots of JDM parts are actually manufactured in China, and more and more are made in China now because of the labor cost in Japan.

10KRever

But he can still by them at a dealer or can someone recomend me to a site where i can buy some oem jdm parts for the rx8 and the sc430.

9-K Rever

Exactly.

Don't get to this board much.

But, just like Hanzo said, due to the increased manufacuting costs in Japan, all the major tuner shops and large manufacturers either outsource their work to China, or have factories in China producing parts.

What is left though, is prototyping. Parts are prototyped here, or parts for raceing applications are alive and well here though. I have had the privelage to see a lot of that here.

JDM is just a brand, name and image. Mass produced parts are not done a large sclae here in Japan anymore.

9-K Rever

10KRever

I just want the parts to convert my sc430 into a soarer and i also want the clear corners and automatic climate control for the rx8. Is there a place someone can refer me that can get these parts for me.

Elara

Aren't you the guy who was being a giant PITA way back when, and bragging about "your" house and wife, etc? And wasn't there a suspicion you were someone from the Friday night meets ******* with us? Why, yes, looking back, I do believe that was you. Please don't start up again.