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Old 05-06-2005, 07:41 AM
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I was going to get mine painted black.. but the body shop didn't recommend it and would not guarantee the paint wouldn't peal after time.
Old 05-06-2005, 08:48 AM
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The paint wont stick as well on that piece. It will chip and peel over time.
Old 05-06-2005, 02:25 PM
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tried to post pics...... how do you do it now? lol.
Old 05-06-2005, 02:35 PM
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You have to be in advanced posting, scroll down to manage attachments, and browse for a pic that is less thean 200K in files size and upload them. Then post your message.
Old 05-06-2005, 02:44 PM
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ok heres some pics. sorry for the quality, only camera i have access to is a camera phone one.....

heh and you can tell by the singlewide in the backround, i live in a ghetto palace!!! luckily, my house is not a trailer, thought i do live next door to one lol.
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Old 05-06-2005, 03:54 PM
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I like it but it is hard to tell in those pics
Old 05-06-2005, 05:29 PM
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Looks to me like the car is not the stock red color either. It looks like it is darker than stock. It might just be the picture.
Old 05-06-2005, 05:47 PM
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interesting. i think it looks pretty good. but i am not so sure about it on light colors. maybe someone could photoshop all the colors just to give an idea of what it would look like.
Old 05-06-2005, 07:06 PM
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If Mazda sold this as an option, I would buy it. My only concern would be the heat and oil at the tips.
Old 05-07-2005, 12:50 PM
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i have a B&B exhaust with bigger than stock tips, and at 24000 miles im not seeing any heat damage to the paint on the diffuser.

and i think it is the stock color red, but my cameraphone sucks and i dont have a better camera.
Old 05-08-2005, 12:44 AM
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I never like my blk plastic's since the first day i pulled out of the dealer.
I then checked that week at local bodyshops and i got quotes for 500+
thats when i rather buy a ms rear.but never did -$$
but a friend in my town has his painted and it looks good.too bad its not a dealer option
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i got quoted about 300 and change to get it done....it would be chaper to do this than get another bumper and have that painted too....and after you paint the diffuser it looks aftermarket any way...but my guy didnt want to guarantee the paint either
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Here's a pic of Redjetpack's rear I took from a rotary drive in April. It's the only one I've got and I'm not sure it's much better than the 2 pics posted. Here goes...



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Old 05-08-2005, 12:40 PM
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I like - would look good on a black 8
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yea, ill get ahold of a better camera and post some pics in the multimedia forum. the guys over on the vividracing.com forum have been asking for pics anyways lol.
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