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DR. Victor Wankel 04-16-2013 03:36 PM

Blue Roof Trim Moldings?
 
The roof trim strips are starting to come off my Blue 8. There just cheap little plastic pieces. The ONLY ones I can find though are aftermarket faux carbon fiber or chrome ones. Why no blue?

check this amazon link

Amazon.com: rx8 roof trim moldings: Automotive

seems strange. They are fifty bucks too!

p.s. What is the technical term for this part?

9krpmrx8 04-16-2013 03:39 PM

The technical term is ricer crap :)

The part you want is here: (roof molding W/O SUNROOF, winning blue)

2005 MAZDA RX-8 Parts - Online Mazda Parts

monchie 04-16-2013 08:30 PM


Originally Posted by DR. Victor Wankel (Post 4458186)
Why no blue?


You can't find blue? Just paint it blue yourself...duhh

bose 04-16-2013 08:34 PM

Ignore monchie, buy the right part and you don't have to paint it.

j9fd3s 04-17-2013 11:24 AM

F151-50-9H0E-94 is the right in blue and F151-50-9L0E-94 is left in blue.

ken-x8 04-18-2013 02:31 AM

Yikes! 70 bucks for each side. And you need to make sure you get the right Winning Blue. I seem to recall that some colors had the same name but actually varied between years.

I'm with Monchie's idea of painting it yourself - then you can start with ricer crap for a lot less money.

Ken

j9fd3s 04-18-2013 11:54 AM


Originally Posted by ken-x8 (Post 4459177)
Yikes! 70 bucks for each side. And you need to make sure you get the right Winning Blue. I seem to recall that some colors had the same name but actually varied between years.

Ken

nein! winning blue is winning blue.

however winning blue is not phantom blue or stormy blue, or brave blue, or aurora blue...

monchie 04-19-2013 01:59 AM


Originally Posted by ken-x8 (Post 4459177)
I'm with Monchie's idea of painting it yourself - then you can start with ricer crap for a lot less money.

Ken


Thanks Ken... ;)

Mazdaspeed RX8 ver2 04-19-2013 02:28 AM


Originally Posted by j9fd3s (Post 4459350)
nein! winning blue is winning blue.

however winning blue is not phantom blue or stormy blue, or brave blue, or aurora blue...

Paint matching is the hardest thing to do, a body shop that will paint your car has to mix correctly to get the color almost right. On top of that, your car has aged so the color has aged. Brand new winning blue looks different than aged winning blue. I know, i have winning blue.

DR. Victor Wankel 04-19-2013 01:04 PM

wow, 70 bucks. faux carbon fiber ricer crap it is!!!!!!!!!!!!! mazda shoots itself in the foot a lot, no surprises on this. Mazda's biggest barrier to success has always been mazda. If they made this part cheaper and the passenger side airbag cover cheaper they could make some cash, and keep more of these cars on the road in better condition.

I see a lot of cars that have black hood trim moldings...just not this car.


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