My name is Danny and I'm a Marine in SoCal...So I've been trolling, searching, and reading this forum since I bought my 8 a couple months back. It looked like *** crap when I got it and was too embarrassed to post it up. But now after several changes I'm ready to show off my outlaw heater..

2004, MT, with just about 50k on the clock. Here is the before:


Installed: AEM CAI, AP Midpipe, Cobb AP with custom tune. Wheels: 18 "Konig Backbones +35 offset with Nitto Neo Gen 245/40/18.

Coming Soon: MR Lowering Springs, Koni yellow shocks, Air diversion panel, Ipod connection, Front and rear sway bars.





And yah i think i need a new driverside headlamp lol






For all the new joins: Do what I did and READ. Youll learn alot...

 

nice, way to reclaim a wayward 8! I like your emblems, how did you do it? I'm thinking of something similar, but only leaving the mazda badges.

 

Looks real good! If you have anymore tint you should do your amber corners too!
the bad is that it's missing the air-dam/undertray

 

yah im doing the ambers tomorrow or something haha

The emblems are easy! just pry om off with a paint scraper or something and be carful of your paint.. sand em up a little bit with 600-1000 grit, dust em off, and then paint whatever color you want and use an epoxy or 3m double sided tape to reapply them. I deleted the dash in rx 8 its stupid IMHO

 

Im also doing yellow fogs for that cool wicked JDM effect

 

There's a reason about our stock shifter's weight
Get an undertray, it helps cooling and avoid front-end lift before spending other money on mods.
3M makes a cool headlight polishing kit, you may get along with just 15$ instead of a new assembly.

 

^+3

 

hmmmm. i think your going the wrong way. i think a shift **** should have some weight. thats why some people go for a weighted shift **** [usually heavier than stock] because it makes the throws much easier, especially when combined with a short shifter.

 

the paint and headlights need some nice polishing and a layer of wax. also the taillights look very cheap like they are from some riced up civics.

 

Now tell me what you dont like haha

 

lookin good i personally like smoked tails on the 8 but i think yours are too dark as for the shifter my 8 isnt an mt but i think ppl always change to heavier

 

Too dark on the taillights. Is that street legal in California? When i used to live in California, one of my friend got ticketed having dark taillights on his Acura Integra. The good news is, it's just a fix-it ticket.

Like the dark emblems though

 

yah im gonna get it registered in florida... because I'm military I can do cool things like that and never have to go there. Then I can drive anything haha

 

^ got cha.

 

welcome to the club

 

Tuning this friday... excited to finally have no CEL

 

Welcome aboard and Semper Fi. Are you at 29 palms?

I would add 10mm hubcentric spacers as they would put the wheels perfectly flush for an aggressive stance after you are dropped and think about spraying the rear black pieces on the bumper to give them a fresh look.

But you have done a lot in a couple of months it is coming along nicely. Just give her a good clay bar, wax, head light treatment, and detail and you will be set.

 

word thanks for the advice... and i AM at stumps..

 

Semper Fi, Devil Dog ....

 

Looks better than it did before but the wheels are still ugly as are the taillights and headlights...

 

Rah Gunfyter.... and TopGear thats your opinion...

 

Cool, I was born at 29 palms. My father is a retired Sgt. Major. I was smart and joined the navy

 

Ouch! Well we don't expect you to be perfect. My sons were born at Navy Corpus and the other at Camp Pendleton... Now how do you think I feel when the oldest goes and joins the Air Force ROTC at UTSA?

 

When it comes down to it, everyone's in the same sand pit

 

looks good...just needs a drop...i would suggest you re-do your tail lights with nightshade, thats how i blacked out my lights and it looks great. you can pick it up for like 15 bucks at your local advance parts, o reillys, autozone whatever...




thats 8 layers of nightshade