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Old 12-20-2010, 05:32 AM
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Originally Posted by TeamRX8
if you wanted the Crossfire look you should have just traded your RX-8 in for one ...
It will not look like a Crossfire

@Chad D. : Thanks

Soo, little update again (I'm sorry for the little steps, but it's really cold outside. Last week we had Temperatures btw. -12 and -5 Degrees 'C).

http://www.rx8forum.de/index.php?pag...219c02c58b49e2
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i agree with leaving the fogs off
an LED strip would probably flow better
ready to see the finished product
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Old 12-20-2010, 07:27 AM
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Paint her up. I want to see the finished product too!
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Old 12-20-2010, 03:24 PM
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Thanks Guys

@terch1: No, i'll use 3M DI-NOC black carbon vinyl.

@All: I know now what material i work with. It's exactly the same as the material of the toy "LEGO" Really
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Old 12-25-2010, 03:25 PM
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Hi All!

Little update again:

http://www.rx8forum.de/index.php?pag...7032a9d30e4fd4
http://www.rx8forum.de/index.php?pag...93f5eb46285913
http://www.rx8forum.de/index.php?pag...9e589bae094600

Tomorrow i'll upload better and on car pics
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wow, looks awesome man! every update they just keep looking better and better
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dude looks sick keep up the good work. cant wait to see the end.
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Old 12-25-2010, 09:44 PM
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looks good, would be a nice alternative to the stock plastic grille
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Old 12-26-2010, 12:21 AM
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from F to A, amazing. are you goign to do the entire grill?
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Thanks guys

@Lesper4: I'm not really sure, but it would be nice to do the entire grill.
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Old 12-26-2010, 01:01 AM
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damn this is bad ***! im willing to bet if you could make something similar for the stock bumper to fit in the middle and replace the plastic mesh you may have profits to be made. anyways this looks awesome, i really appreciate custom genuine hand made modifications
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@9kBeep: Thanks, but i don't think to go in business

Quick and bad pics (lights are relley bad today). Better pics will come.

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came out nice.... are you going to leave behind the mazda emblem white?
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Originally Posted by RWD+LSD=Zoom
came out nice.... are you going to leave behind the mazda emblem white?
Thanks, in real it looks really good, but the reflections were bad, so theese pics shows nothing from carbon. The whitebackground is in real goodlooking, but may i'll change it to carbon or glossy black.
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Old 12-26-2010, 12:58 PM
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I like with the exception of the white behind the Mazda emblem, my eye goes immediately there, in a bad way. Also either delete the fogs or get bigger ones, those look weird with the rest of the front. I really, really like the rest of it.
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@Dirt_Nasty: Hi! Thank you. yes, i'll change my fogs (see comment nr. 62)

@All: This is the structure of the grille:

http://www.rx8forum.de/index.php?pag...6dcc0dffec427e
http://www.rx8forum.de/index.php?pag...23b12e9b168b84

And this is behind the Mazda Logo:

http://www.rx8forum.de/index.php?pag...937f3fad9f1d77
http://www.rx8forum.de/index.php?pag...0e891011b7e5a0
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Old 12-26-2010, 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by corres78
@Dirt_Nasty: Hi! Thank you. yes, i'll change my fogs (see comment nr. 62)

@All: This is the structure of the grille:

http://www.rx8forum.de/index.php?pag...6dcc0dffec427e
http://www.rx8forum.de/index.php?pag...23b12e9b168b84

And this is behind the Mazda Logo:

http://www.rx8forum.de/index.php?pag...937f3fad9f1d77
http://www.rx8forum.de/index.php?pag...0e891011b7e5a0
Sorry I had missed that. Really good job, I am impressed. It would be interesting to get it into a wind tunnel and see if you have created any usable down force. Really good job.


You should update everything into the first post.
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Originally Posted by Dirt_Nasty
Really good job.

You should update everything into the first post.
Thank you
Sure, i'll post every update into the 1st post.
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looks awesome on the car man! but yeah i gotta agree with getting rid of that white, it draws the eye right 2 it! lol
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Thanks again I agree, i will change it to carbon
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Update:

http://www.rx8forum.de/index.php?pag...f1c7d7dceec6bd
http://www.rx8forum.de/index.php?pag...4be2610c59911d

Mazda logo is glossy black now

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hmmm... nice work on the grills....

But im not too sure on putting the Mazda logo though...


PS: ure not using any air duct rite? like RB air duct or the like...
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Old 12-27-2010, 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Blacknightz
hmmm... nice work on the grills....

But im not too sure on putting the Mazda logo though...


PS: ure not using any air duct rite? like RB air duct or the like...
Hi! Thanks
I think the Mazda logo is is the crown of the whole projekt
No, i have the stock airfilter and airduct.
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Good job! Definitely one of the kind.
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Originally Posted by ShinkaEvo
Good job! Definitely one of the kind.
Thank you very much

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