^ You'll need at least two sets of hands to do the vinyl... good luck and post pics!

 

yeah, good luck w film, that sounds like a terrible process.

i'll post pictures later (it's raining here now) - i used the tamaya "smoke" option b/c it was quick and easy (couldn't find vht w/o ordering it online). i'm very happy with it, not nearly as glossy and professional looking as the other guys, but from a distance it looks great - still shows the innards of the lights but dark enough that it flows with the bb better.

 

Anyone tried Decal FX vinyls? They have precut head and tails. I've been thinking about them but haven't heard anything good/bad about them.

 

tamaya "smoke", no clear coat (yet?), no polish (soon). 3 coats.


pic 1 tint, far away, angle -- perfect, exactly what i wanted, can still see the inside (kind of) but flows much better with body panels.
pic 2 tint, far away, straight back
pic 3 tint, up close -- you can see it's not glossy like the other guys'
pic 4 no tint (stock)

ps - the car is very dirty! i know...

 

I'm not feeling the center "RX-8" emblem.

What exhaust is that?

 

really? most people have said just the opposite. the trunk lid was way too crowded before.

stock exhaust, just put 4" tips on it...

 

Looks way better than having all 3 emblems cluttering up the rear. I hate having all those emblems, i wish Mazda would have used the sticker emblems everywhere so we could simply take them off for the clean look. Those holes are a bitch.

 

exactly. i didn't mind hearing that sticky tape up, or trying carefully, slowly pry them off, but do they really need the damn plugs/holes?! i was pissed when i saw that, been over 2 years and still haven't gotten them fixed

 

This is what I call smoked..


Here is a set of smoked red..

 

DAMN MAN!!! I did that with my trunk back in september and here I was thinking I was the only one out there with it! I took the dash out and moved the 8 in closer to the RX though. Oh well I guess great minds think alike haha

 

they sure do! haha

 

dude, looks nice, but that's not "smoked" ... that's blacked out.

 

Could be blacker..

 

how did you smoke those tails? i have been compiling all these ideas about how to do it, and eventually i'm gonna have to make a decision. so far those are the best ones I have seen.