Did a few more things these past few weeks since the red calipers and red center wheel caps. Here is what Velocity Red is looking like under the hood.

 

A close up view of the K&N Intake filter painted Velocity Red Mica

 

A close view of the engine cover with VR Mica highlights.

 

Another view from the side.

 

VR Mica Torsion bar with cover off.

 

Another side view of the K&N without the engine cover.

 

That was under the hood now what about the outside?

Notice anything different?

 

These are the Carbon FIber Eyelids I got from ebay. I thought about painting them VR Mica but, I really like how they contrast with the red paint and decided to keep them CF. I can still paint them since the paint I bought has flex in it so it would be easy to paint them after masking but, I still like how they look as is.

 

FIBER FIBER LIDS...

Man clean job on the engine... and lids...

 

and the right...

 

Left with the running light on...

 

a different angle of the left eye lid.

 

I'll be adding a few more pics when I get time to do some more photography and the weather permits some nice sunny shots to show the Mica in the paint under the hood. :D

 

Very Nice!!! How did you do this?

 

Patience, hard work and a few dollars. Which parts are you asking about?

 

the painting, where did you get tye paint, did you do it yourself, did someone else do this?

 

the painting, where did you get tye paint, did you do it yourself, did someone else do this?

 

I got the paint from a place online: paintscratch.com They mix custom paint for all makes and models. They sell it by the ounce, spray can and in larger quantity. The first batch was just a tad dark and had no metal flakes. I've been using that can to paint a few things with that are not important enough that they do not match up to another part that IS the stock color.

They sent me a new batch and it has the missing part...a can of the middle coat which goes on after the base coat and contains the little sparkly metal flakes that is in the Velocity Red Mica.

This is a 4 coat paint. Primer, base coat, middle coat and clear coat. The paint I bought from the site is in a spray can, it's not cheap. I also got the paint with flex added in because I am going to use the bulk of it to paint an appearance package air dam I bought and am repairing.

This paint is fast drying. You can paint a part to the top coat in about an hour or less, tops. Of course it is not fully cured for 24 hours so I wouldn't paint something that has to be touched a lot or moves or comes into contact with stuff regulary and install it immediately.

 

your rx8 looks great man good job. Do the eyelids lower the effectiveness of the headlights at all? or will the normal person not be able to tell the difference?

 

No difference on the headlights, they are not in the line of them.

 

Just my opinion, I think everything looks great under the hood but you gotta paint the eyelids! It'll look beautiful!

 

Wait till I post some sunny shots. I am going to do a photo shop of it with VR eyelids and see the difference first.

 

Can't wait! I'll be checking. :D

 

dont paint the eyelids!!! i think the CF looks really good with the red car....good call!!

very nice and clean touches to your 8...nice work

 

D,
Didja' notice if your K&N (typhoon?) setup leaked its' oil onto the internal sensors?
That's the reason I didn't add one,I read (here) that the oil tended to drip internally and foul the sensor(s) that led to the
2nd stage opening.....something like that,you know eactly what I mean.....
Anyhow,if the K&N 'mod is positive,I'd just as soon add it,my 4-Runner has the K&N FIMK cold-air exch. kit and it helped immensely....

Whatcha' think?