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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 01:12 AM
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i can't wait to see your new sides. i agree that the tsunami and ms fronts need side or at least aero package to flow well.

congrats on the kit, it looks great and i love you sig pic. it makes it looks like you have a huge rear spoiler.
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 01:45 AM
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Originally Posted by 05rex8
yeah been toying with the idea of getting my wheels powder coated all flat black, or just getting some different ones in the spring
You should get them brake calipers painted black too.
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 02:04 AM
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I've seen hundreds of your posts and never really cared for the look of that kit from the picture in your sig. Now that i've read through this thread i've seen the light. That thing is damn sexy.

It will look mint after some skirts. ANY skirts would have looked better than none, that front is pretty extreme and it needs something to pull the lines around the sides. i was kind of partial to your RB choice over the Tsunami's but whatever.

BTW, SS is the best color for that kit, IMO
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by dondo
i can't wait to see your new sides. i agree that the tsunami and ms fronts need side or at least aero package to flow well.

congrats on the kit, it looks great and i love you sig pic. it makes it looks like you have a huge rear spoiler.
Thanks. Someone else mentioned that too about the spoiler, I never noticed it!

Originally Posted by WhiteSnowflake8
You should get them brake calipers painted black too.
I painted them silver already with a mazdaspeed stencil on them. I like them silver for now.
Originally Posted by JantzenRX-8
I've seen hundreds of your posts and never really cared for the look of that kit from the picture in your sig. Now that i've read through this thread i've seen the light. That thing is damn sexy.

It will look mint after some skirts. ANY skirts would have looked better than none, that front is pretty extreme and it needs something to pull the lines around the sides. i was kind of partial to your RB choice over the Tsunami's but whatever.

BTW, SS is the best color for that kit, IMO
Thanks for the comments. I agree that the RB sides may have been a little better, but I wanted to stick with polyurethane sides and also just to have the complete tsunami kit.
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 08:10 PM
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Hey rex lookin at your car,,, I was thinkin,,, you know what might look good,,,
some of those universal splitters for the corners of your bumper... They would have to be subtle like the ones that are on the MS bumper , but who knows, it might look good...
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Rotr8
Hey rex lookin at your car,,, I was thinkin,,, you know what might look good,,,
some of those universal splitters for the corners of your bumper... They would have to be subtle like the ones that are on the MS bumper , but who knows, it might look good...
interesting idea...someone should photoshop that to see what it looks like
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 10:07 PM
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I will ,,,
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 10:34 PM
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5min PS'd it might be hard to pick up on the images but thats jsut the angles you had up ...
I think it looks sweet...
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 10:36 PM
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wow! That looks sick! Thanks for doing that!
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 10:39 PM
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tolda ,,, I thought it would look good ,,, Ive been pondering over bumpers for the last couple weeks and it hit me...
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 11:19 PM
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That does look nice! Maybe a custom Carbon Fiber flat piece that goes all the way across only cuts inward where the bumper does. Does that make any sense?
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 11:20 PM
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yeah I mocked that up too but it didnt really turn out...
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by 05rex8
I painted them silver already with a mazdaspeed stencil on them. I like them silver for now.
got a pic of them yet?
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Old Dec 24, 2008 | 02:43 PM
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Yeah those splitters do look good, Especially carbon fiber on sunlight silver. DO IT!!
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Old Dec 24, 2008 | 02:46 PM
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i miss my tsunami =[
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Old Dec 24, 2008 | 03:58 PM
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Gongrats. Looks good.Especially with the intercooler. You should get the sides also.
Was it from ebay? Name of seller?
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Old Dec 24, 2008 | 04:01 PM
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^He got some sides, just needs to be painted and put on.
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Old Dec 24, 2008 | 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by dondo
got a pic of them yet?
of my brake calipers? yes.
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Old Dec 24, 2008 | 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Andreas Neophytou
Gongrats. Looks good.Especially with the intercooler. You should get the sides also.
Was it from ebay? Name of seller?
thank you.
I have the Tsunami sides, just have to find time to test fit them, paint, then install.
I did not get them from ebay, although I believe he may have an ebay store.

Just PM TSUNAMISTYLES here on the forum if you are interested in the kit and tell him I sent you.
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Old Dec 24, 2008 | 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by topgear8
Yeah those splitters do look good, Especially carbon fiber on sunlight silver. DO IT!!
so where can I find some splitters like this...I'm assuming there should be some universal ones out there that would work....CF would be hot!
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Old Dec 24, 2008 | 09:47 PM
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^Here's a better pic of one.

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Old Dec 24, 2008 | 10:01 PM
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yeah, I've seen those. I'm thinking I want ones that are flat straight across. Found these universal ones on e-ghey for $100:



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Old Dec 24, 2008 | 10:12 PM
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^yeah thats what I was looking for but couldn't find any. Get it!! I cant tell if those are CF or not, but if there not, you can just get them overlayed in CF. will look very nice.
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Old Dec 24, 2008 | 10:22 PM
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yeah, they are CF, I'm gonna get them....
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Old Dec 24, 2008 | 10:25 PM
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Man I'm starting to get jealous of your car, and I'm usually not a fan of sunlight silver!
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