BigOLundh

iTrader: (1)

oh no you didnt...



btw, my pile is the blue one on the left. i dont need stickers to advertise what i have because i dont do shows. if i did, i would put stickers - no problem. The stickers arent ur biggest mistake, its going completely overboard with the red/black combo.

btw, im 25 - not like that matters. I know other younger 8 owners here, who have very nicely, slightly modified rx8s... that look amazing. yours has nothing to do with costs, but more with a lack of taste.

im usually not so honest, but you asked us for our opinions.

-hS

BRGREEN8

did you ring bigO??? because here i am!!
and dont worry guys, i am just whoring my car every chance i get, hahahahaha.

chrism

what about the guys over 30?....does this mean i have to part out now??

L8APEX

and good god is it a nice pile.

just thought I would add my two cents. good constructive, positive comments.

I think the negative ones are well covered here. no need to add to it.

CTrx8

iTrader: (2)

you should be ashamed of your pile.

now sit in the corner, think about what you have done, and give me all your mods until you have learned your lesson young man.

Umbra

get some wheels, dump the stickers and black stripe

chrism

funny how a guy with such a pile could be nominated for rx8 of the month......silly n00bs......

cornrowdpantha

To the OP, all I can say is:

wow... really?

I understand you how you my feel the need to lash out and respond to some of the harsh comments. No one wants to be told that their pride and joy is a POS. However, before you do so, remember that your thread is called "Tell me what you think". People told you what they thought, as YOU invited them to do. Perhaps it wasn't what you wanted to hear, but that's life, and instances like this will happen many more times as you continue on thru the course of your life (I'm 24, btw...).

Regarding the car, I dislike the wheels, stripe, and window vinyl. However, I've seen the painted wheels look good on another 8, so it can work... If you lost the strip and window sticker (I've never had a problem with stickers...), lowered it some, and straightened the strakes, then your car would look significantly better...

Jus my 2 cents...

ARC.4.LYFE

iTrader: (2)

there ya go. looks great in that color. stock bodykit or did u add it yourself??

legendkurado

huh? im lost when did this thread turn bad lol

CTrx8

iTrader: (2)

when the OP asked for opinions but thought they would only be praise of his glorious stickers.

BigOLundh

iTrader: (1)

lol - good point

NoTears316

We should probably just have this thread combined with this one...
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...1&page=1&pp=15

Moostafa29

When the pictures were posted.

BigOLundh

iTrader: (1)

oh wow - i didnt even see that one. i dont have the energy to flame him as well. i am sure the rest of the club can handle it.

-hS

alfy28

hmm i dont know how say this, but putting stickers on cars doesnt make you look cool. there are ways to mod the exterior look with out going over board . but if your happy with the look of your car then that is you. but most ppl i know likes clean look vs loud look. not taht your car looks very loud or anything, but the look just doenst flow with smoothness. any how that is just my opinion btw.

chrism

thats it.....after work im getting some nos stickers and k & n stickers and stuff

zoned

where i'm from stickers only cause you headaches with the muscle car crowd. I think the big *** mazda sticker is a bit much, the strakes would look better in black, a CF hood would accent the look you are going for, i hope your turbo is properly tuned, and i like the speaker set up.

jmo8

read the forum rules before posting . If the mods see anything like this again, you will be removed from this forum permanently.


-Elara

chrism

nah yo we aint hatin brah.....we just know wat iz teh bomb n u iznt!.....that intake came with the greddy turbo for shizzle mah man!.....most of us haterz gots skilz enuff 2 know wuts up!

maxxdamigz

iTrader: (1)

I like the car for a couple reasons:

1. It's individual. There are a couple Rx-8s where even if I saw them going the other way on a highway I would know who that was (chrism).
2. It's not all 1 thing. It's got some paint work, some audio, a turbo kit. When I look at my car, I always think "I'm building the sports car I always wanted" and not "I'm building the rolling stereo I always wanted" or "the dragster I always wanted".

I think you have a couple things working against you.
1. The paint scheme is fairly rich. You are two-toning a car in 2 dark colors (red and black). On top of that, the the Rx-8 is a car with a lot of lines. On top of that, you are interjecting a prominant stripe and contrasting emblems and decals. This makes the car visually busy and heavy. On top of that, it looks like your pictures were taken on an overcast day.
2. The decals and abbreviated stripe on top of the base trim of the car make the car look short. The line of stickers and stripe both end at the firewall which kind of visually shortens the car.
3. The angle of your car in the second pic isn't flattering. The car has one wheel turned at the camera and is sitting back on the rear axle. This makes the close front end of the car a mile and a half off the ground. I have a stock ride height 8 at the moment and I almost had to look outside to see if it's really that high off the ground.
4. The reason *most* people don't like decals is because it emphasizes the brand name of a product over the actual product. That's like buying clothing on it with huge logos. You pay for the name hoping it impresses people. When you build a car, you use a lot of brand name stuff, but, in the end, you'd like to say you picked your parts because they were the best parts for the job, not because they were the biggest brand name. I've seen a few cars with decals that were unintrusive. They either put them on the side skirts or bumper corners.
5. The HUGE Mazda brow I just don't get. I have a tint brow that is probably even thicker than that, but it's much more featureless. Most would consider that redundant. Anyone who didn't know your car was a Mazda is probably not worth telling anyway.

I think, if you put on a MS kit, the car will look much better. It'll look lower, longer, and hopefully, dilute the color contrast a little. The decals I would leave along if you like them and those are companies you use. Generally, people are paid to put the decals on for a reason, but that's small potatoes. Then, take some pictures with the car angled a little better on a sunny day.

I bet with straight strakes, an MS kit, and no Mazda brow, the complaining about the stripe and decals would be less as well.

chrism

holy **** that had to be one of the most intelligent posts i seen in a while......by the way you coming out on sunday max?

maxxdamigz

iTrader: (1)

I'll probably roll out on Sunday. None of my parts are here. Actually, I am slightly de-modded right now with the supercat sitting in my brother's shop. Pulled it off for a recall, meant to toss a hanger on it, and haven't done it yet.

N rider89

is crack good?

NoTears316

WTF?