Just got my front bumper back from the body shop and installed. I'll be installing my fog lights soon. Questions/comments always welcome and appreciated.

Anyways, enjoy.

Thanks

~Chad

BEFORE

Sorry, couldn't get the picture to stay rotated.

AFTER




Will post more pictures tomorrow of the whole car in the daytime.

 

Where did you buy the bumper from ???!!!

 

I bought it from RaceRoots.

 

Oh thanks !! I always thought authentics can only come from Mazda dealers.

 

Not all Mazda dealerships can order these bumpers. They have to be "Mazdaspeed Dealers". You can order from anyone you want, but I would strongly recommend buying it from someone in your area so you can personally pick the bumper up instead of having it shipped. They don't come painted anymore either, just primered. Let me know if you're going to purchase one and I'll pm you the paint codes you need.

 

Thanks mannnn

 

No problem. Take care.

 

Better pictures maybe? But looks good.

 

I want! Do you know if they'd have any in Canada? I tried calling my dealership, but they didn't really have an answer... Paint code for 2007 phantom blue?

 

They should. You just need to call around to find a Mazdaspeed dealer. 32C is the paint code for Phantom Blue.

 

Well apparenttly these are discontinued as well that could be why.

 

Really? Interesting...

 

No they aren't discontinued. The fog light brackets are discontinued. The only thing that has changed with the front bumper is that they don't come pre-painted any longer, they only come primered. The side skirts, however, do come pre-painted.

 

Looks great, but since that's the case, how are you gonna go about installing the fogs?

 

Did you get the sides or the rear?

 

I bought a used pair from Dondo on the forums. And I enjoy taking the bumper off and putting it back on anyway.

EDIT: And hey sorry, thanks for saying it looks great

I got the front and sides. I'm not too fond of the rear, especially with a stock exhaust. I'm wanting to go with a quad tip exhaust system in the future anyway, and it wouldn't fit with the Mazdaspeed rear.

 

lookin really good bro

 

Thank you very much. I really appreciate it.

Oh and by the way, I installed it myself. I didn't have a shop do it. Don't know if it matters to anyone else but I take pride in doing things myself.

 

Oh really ? They're not discontinued ? That's what I heard, because the series 2 came out they stopped manufacturing Mazdaspeed stuff for series 1. Oh well sorry for the wrong info lol

 

do you have the sides and rear too or only the front?

 

The last time I checked, which was a couple months ago, they were still producing these bumpers. But things change fast, so I could be wrong.

I have the front and sides; I don't like the rear.

 

you can still order primered from overseas. They no longer stock ms bumpers in the states

 

That looks really good in white.

I dont see to many white MS front's or white rx8's for that matter.

 

Well, my front came from Japan and was stocked along with many more (I assume) to a mazdaspeed dealers warehouse somewhere in the eastern US. Although this may be true, some dealers still may have some in stock. Thanks for the info though.

Thank you very much. And I know, I hardly see any white rx8's around my area. Someone drives one down the street from my house, but they don't know anything about the car I believe.

 

props x a million for buying authentic, nice ride