thx for the pic.i hope that alarm goes off easier..i work nights!, .i guess i will buy the club for 40 bucks too...i know its easy to steal if someone wants it but better than nothing i suppose. do they have these clear corners at the mazda dealership?

My shinka is modded, has a revi intake, soon to have hymee exhaust and revi ram extension. Next year will get suspension and wheels. I don't think I'll be changing the exterior of the car though, probably will get rid of some of the black leather in the interior and put in leather that matches the seats, also need to do some work on that crappy bose stereo.

I don't have the shock sensor option installed in my car but I think you should be able to adjust the sensitivity on that thing if not take it back to the dealer and let them do it for you.

Tyler8, I got my "stealth" bulb for the clear corners from Discount Auto parts for about $2 I think. Much cheaper than online, although you can only get parking light stealth bulbs online only.

Clear corners not sold in your local Mazda Dealership. Check the website for all the vendors listed here in this forum. most of them sells it.

There are 2 left at Byer's Mazda in Columbus, Ohio. One MT and one AT.

When I got mine, they had the MT and 2 ATs left. So, someone in Columbus got a Shinka AT recently.

Are you on this board yet? :)

Tyler8
2005 6MT Shinka

Mazdatrix has the clear corners.

http://mazdatrix.com/8exterior1.htm

wedge says there are cheaper ways to get stealth bulbs. So hunt around a bit. :)

Tyler8
2005 6MT Shinka

hey Wedge
love the 3rd one..you should try ImageShack...they host photos for free so you wont have to attach yours and use thumbnails...
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mods?????
 

once you start you cant stop.....I bought my shinka with nothing extra on it....I mean nothin'....when I joined the forum and saw what everyone was doing I just couldnt help myself...its an addiction...like tatoos....I think my first mod was clear corners and that was all she wrote....check the list in my signature!!! :D :eek:

Shinka 213, what grade tint did you decide to go with?

got 20 on the back and 35 up front...just to make it somewhat legal. I'm told that in PA any tint is illegal unless its factory but definitely 20 up front is pushing it....so I wanted to be safe.....at my age, Im not trying to get stopped by the cops for that...that would be a little ridiculous...lol :D

Great pics everyone.. You've all motivated me to get off my butt. Tomorrow morning I'm taking some pics.. right after I give my Shinka a wash that is. :o

213,
...think you could post some pics of your engine compartment?

I sure could....maybe in the next couple of days....
its all stock....so it should look just like yours...
any particular reason???
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:o Oh... for some reason I thougt you had some engine mods. In that case, you don't have to.. Thanks anyway.

:) Finally did it. Here's some pics of my Shinka.

n/p ....the only performance mod I have is a borla catback... ;)

:( Sorry can't resize the pics right now. Looks like I'll have to get javascript or something else.. not too good w/computers.

Shanika, I'll take some picture of my engine bay if you are interested... I got the RB intake in it. Let me post it here later...

Thanks wedge.. haven't done a search in the mods section yet. I'll do that.. but still would like to see your RB intake.

How many Shinkas to be sold in US,only 110 in total in Austraila. Any idea of total number RX8s sold in US.

Not sure if this is the FINAL production number, I believe it is, but they only made 1357. There's a PDF file around here that give all the production numbers on Shinkas. Which VIN# is which Shinka, etc. Mine is 507. :D

Mazda's website claims only 2150 will be made.....perhaps that is worldwide

Pictures
 

I gave my baby a bath today so I (finally) took the chance to take a few pictures.

:D

http://img311.imageshack.us/img311/3...nka50ox.th.jpghttp://img311.imageshack.us/img311/2...nka60zp.th.jpghttp://img311.imageshack.us/img311/4...nka70kz.th.jpghttp://img311.imageshack.us/img311/8...nka30vf.th.jpghttp://img311.imageshack.us/img311/7...nka91cx.th.jpg

Tyler8
2005 6MT Shinka

Tyler8, nice pics. GO BUCKS!

Here you go... The RB intake seems to have a different sheen compare to the battery cover but that is only from the camera flash, its really the same as everything else.