Well, I finally decided to repaint my rx8. I didn't really like the entire front end being carbon fiber, it looked messy. so I decided to tape a bunch of it off and paint the whole car. here are some pics. I live in massachusetts, and I'd be interested in checking out some shows in the area.

Side Pic


Front pic, you can see where I taped off the carbone fiber


Looking down at hood to see the rest of the fiber


Another front shot


Tail Shot


The paint was called sunset red, it's a 3 stage candy over pearl.


Here is a cool shot of the interior. I litterally fabricated everything myself.


Fabbed the pillar pod and installed a 4x20 graphic LCD using my CarPC to control.
When I'm playing music it shows tracks and equalizer. when i'm not. it's car stats.






Center display's Music, GPS, Gauges, XM-radio, movies, and internet though my phone.





Turned Eyeglass holder into Rear view Cam



Center LCD flips down and Rearview cam flips up for conceilment.

Now I just have to do more engine mods,

 

not too shabby! You should hardwire that radar though.

 

dude seems like that front bumper/ or hood is not lined up properly

 

Agree'd...but I think it was just taped off to leave the CF.

I couldn't agree more. You go through all the hard work of making a clean CF interior and then you leave a cord hanging like that. Zup wit dat?

 

wow that looks pretty nice. dont know if leaving the area on the fenders for the carbon fiber is for me but it could grow on me. deff props for the hard work and for the new ideas!!! nice car

 

the piaa fogs look out of place

 

Yeah, it's off by a little bit, I can't bring the hood down anymore, and I can't bring the bumper up anymore.. I'm at a loss..

Keven, your from lowell right? I think i've seen you 8 around. I'm actually from nashua, Used to live in lowell.

 

yeah that fit looks off where the hood meets the bumper and also on the passenger headlight area. those fogs do look a little out of place, maybe by the oil cooler area they would fit in more.

the color looks really cool and those electronics look nice on the inside. whats up with the tarp?

 

new color looks like the black cherry shinka tone. nicely done! not feelin the hood and grills though

 

Looks good! How long did it take you to paint the car yourself?

 

Wow, you have done quite a bit of work. What did you paint with?

 

Kudos for the $ and time spent on this ride. Interior gadgetry is sweet, the CF color patterns are cool as well. Everything else is a bit off IMO. Kit is off in spots, huge gap at hood, fogs dont mesh at all. Stock wheels/exhaust paired with an aggressive kit, hood, CF parts and custom paint job?? Just seems like things were done out of order or something. No offense, just an opinion.

 

Looks nice.

Lets see a night shot with the fogs on.

 

Everything looks ok except for the front grill. Go with black to fill the holes instead of the silver.

 

good job on the paint, but I don't know about the fenders & grill.

 

those horizontal lines of CF at the top of the bumper and back of the hood don't really fit in. it would look nicer if you painted those too. also if you were to do some contrasting pinstripes on the hard lines would look good too, just to separate the painted parts from the CF better.

 

Nice Job, looks really good. Where in Ma. are you? The Summer Nationals is coming up July 4 weekend. It gets around 5 - 6 thousand cars, although not to many imports. I brought my 8 up there last year just to get the premium parking. Not to many shows around that I know of. There is one in NH every that the Viper club puts on. They invite the 8's up to it. I went last year and got best in class.

Bob

 

Took about 2 weeks to paint, I started from the doors back, and let that dry for a week, then took apart the fenders, hood, and bumper, taped them up and painted those seperatly. after the paint was on, I removed the tape and cleared over the whole thing. Let that dry for a week. then wetsanded with 1000, then 1500, then 2k to remove the orange peel. then used rubbing compound, then moved to polishing compound.

as far as the gap is concerned. I might need to find somthing to use as a spacer. in there. I can't bring the hood down anymore, and I can't bring the bumper up. mabey like a quarter of an inch, but not enough to fill that entire gap.. gah.

as far as the grille, I kept it silver because I was trying to keep with the contrast of the carbon fiber. Black might work well too.
I actually like the stock wheels, was thinking of having them chrome dipped in a few weeks. I have a guy that will do them cheap without sacrificing quality. so I can have them done cheaper than buying new chrome rims. what do you guys think? am I better buying new ones? or keeping the 8's chromed?

 

Reminds me of a 350z. I honestly think it looks like crap. Poor fitment, paint is dull and looks like a Maaco job, and everything is over done. You asked for what I think... And that's my reply.

 

Nice job!

 

I remember seeing a lot of your work before. Do you have NH plates?

 

looks good but fix that bumper

 

Props to you for new ideas and hard work, but I'm not liking the exterior. Feels like the curviness got lost with all the new lines you created with the carbon fiber and paint job. Interior does look good, second that question - whats up with the tarp?

 

WOW!!!!! i LIKE!

 

Nice work on the paint, at first glance it looks like Black Cherry Mica, my fav!