You can definitely take off this piece. Just make sure to find a nice grill to replace it.

 

I have never been a fan of getting part of a bodykit

I think it needs a back bumper of some sort
ms, veilside , but it needs a back bumper to even it out

the car looks great

 

man...i guess the MS 8 doesn't look right w/o that splitter according to most people. well, thankfully we have income tax.

rear splitter...come to papa.

 

Wow, looks awesome!

 

the car looks badass....
do u have pictures of the process...i dont have that much money so i have to get the kit in parts....do u have picture of the front by itself or the skirts by it self with out the front or wing on the car

 

i have some pics with just the bumper, but they are not that good. i might post them this weekend anyway.

 

It looks completely great the way it is, if you got the splitter, it would make the exhaust outlets really huge, then you would need a really huge exhaust to fill it out.

 

thanks...

I am actually looking into getting the borla soon. Maybe, I will just get these last pieces together.

 

WOW! Looks awesome!! Congrats!!

Did you think about reinstalling the foglights on it? How much did the package run you (if you don't mind my asking) and where did you get it?

On a scale of 1-10 how difficult was the installation? I know you said it was a pain in the butt but I've done tons of jobs that were simple but just seemed to take forever. What made the swap so difficult?

-Eric

 

I agree that the regular appearence package rears would look kick *** on this car.
It just needs something back there. Still, nice job man.

TxRx8

 

all three components and shipping ran ~2900. i do not wish to disclose the supplier because i was not satisfied with the service, but nonetheless i received my order.

as far as installing the kit, it is exactly how you described - time consuming. the process is not hard. it is painful to drill holes in your baby. so, i MADE sure everything was as 'perfect' as possible. the hardest part to install was the spoiler(trying to get everything to line up so the lower spoiler and upper spoiler match positions).

so, overall, the install was probably a 6 in my book(mostly because of the time it took)

 

Did you have to drill for the front bumper too or just the sideskirts and spoiler?

Again, looks great. Oh yeah, did you notice any problems with the painted parts (e.g., chipped, scratched)?

-Eric

 

no you do not have to drill for the front bumper, just bolt/screw it on.

as for the parts, there were no problems. they came in perfect condition.

 

i personally think the mazdaspeeds look better if you accent them with the RX-8 logo front grille. but it looks sick. i was toirn between the mazdaspeed and the r-magic. but i chose the magic. props to the car.

 

im torn between ING and Autoexe...

ING is more racy and Autoexe is more sophisticated looking.

 

Hey, where did you get the MAZDASPEED decals on the side skirts?

 

i ordered them off of ebay...stickers were very durable because i decided to replace with a mazdaspeed badge and had a difficult time removing

 

Nice car, but your neighbor next door takes better care of his grass than you do. I suggest, you run on over to Home Depot and pick up a bag of Scotts Fertilizer.

 

yea...i couldn't help the yard. sometimes i like to do donuts on my lawn with my 8.

it's actually pretty fun...

 

Looks great and I agree with the many comments that the rear needs something to complete it. What I don't know, I'm not a designer.

Frankly, I think the rear of the 8 is the section of the car needing broader attention. In particular, If I had one thing on the car cosmetically I could change it would be the tail lights. They are just less distinctive & distinguished than the rest of the car.

 

sweet kit. :thumbup: