Had access to visit Mazda HQ in Irvine again..this time they had the real MS rx-8 there...sitting on the right side felt funny but it was something i could have gotten used to... the MAZDASPEED seats are real tight... They wouldn't fit anyone too fat or too big..they were nice and snugg...the fitment of the kit was flawless... hope you guys enjoy the pix..

 

just some sideshot of it..

 

again.

 

shot of the engine bay..notice the tower strut bar...genuine carbon fiber..well the casing...

 

heres a upcloser pic of it...the quality of the bar is flawless as well..

 

angle shot...the light had a nice effect but i cut the pic off...doh!

 

pic of the rear wheel..notice the MS brake pads... blue.. the rims are badass!!!

 

carbon fiber pillar..

 

genuine MS race buckets...these are a must have!!

 

yep! Right hand drive....drool everyone...

 

interior pic...

 

defi dashmount gauges...

 

heres a pic of the inside door panel..notice the carbon fiber look door handles, and also notice the mazdaspeed side cushion mount...

 

closer pic of it...weird huh..but i want one!!

 

rear wing...

 

drool..

 

JDM Mazdaspeed rx-8 with USDM Rx-8....

 

final pic of it..hope everyone enjoyed them...

 

wow
those are great pics
thanks

can we buy that strut bar?

 

tell you the truth i don't know..this was the first time i had seen this one..i've seen other ones before but this was new to me...maybe soon...?

 

Wow. Awesome thread DEEDUBB!!!

Thanks for the pics!


--Landon

 

no prob landon... sorry about your other thread about your 20 inch rims..didn't mean that in a bad way... just some crticism...thats what forums are about...

 

very nice. thanks!

one note though: on the right-hand drive rx-8, the e-brake gets in the way if the shifter. that has got to be annoying don't u think? I'm surprised why they didn't just move it to the other side.

 

Awesome pictures.

Wasn't it the Irvine team that won the design for the RX-8? Pretty cool that you get to go there.

Off-topic: I was given the same opportunity here for Honda's S2000 design team.

 

I saw the rear strut tower bar at trussville mazda's site. It sells for $132.25 and looks identical to the one deedubb saw...except the one at trussville is for the rear. They also sell the front MS strut tower brace for $234, but it doesn't show a picture so I don't know if this is the same one in this thread or the full MS brace that you can see on jt imports.