Help, looking for FENDER FLARES
 

Has anyone ever seen RX8 fender flares for sale?

No speculation please. Just the facts.

thanks,

Eric

Panspeed carries front and rear wider fenders

http://www.panspeed.jp/

Really nice kit. They run 17's by 10 I believe on their RX8. Eric, you looking for flares for the rear, front, both? Just curious. :)

You may want to look at these too.
http://www.body-kit.com/maz06rx8cspec_fen.html
I have heard the fit is poor for a street car and needs work to look right.

Interesting. Too bad they don't have a rear to go with it as well like Panspeed.

Someone else does that would go well with it. I don't think they are flared, but with a little fiberglass, anything is possible.

http://www.visracing.com/newcatalog/...ed-Rear-Bumper

Not my bag. But that's just me.. He's looking more for Koni Challenge I'm assuming and I think Panspeed has a very nice OEM look to me. At least..to me. :D

are the accolade fenders actually wider? or is it just the same width as oem with a diff style

Eric,

I believe Panspeed is the only vendor selling flares. RMagic produces a widebody kit which is not what you are looking for. The only other flares I have seen for the 8 have been one offs produced by the owner of the cars.

I mean worse comes to worse, something homemade like this could work too, no?:rock:

https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...1&d=1247682190
https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...1&d=1247682190

They are the same width as OEM.

i actually kind of like that look, hardcore racer style, but probably not for the rx8 as a street car

True but keep in mind he's making a Koni Challenge car..not a street car. :D

If you decide to go for panspeed, try to find out more info about the latest model rear fender flares which they currently have on their track car. They are wider than the current ones which they are selling in the market, but not sure if they are released yet. I have been trying to dig up some info about it, but no luck yet.

yes Silver is right this is an ongoin investigation with a couple theories to boot,,,
We are all interested in what appears to be extremely wide fenders that are currently on Panspeeds track monster, and yes as far as we can tell they are much wider than the ones they sell...

http://g.imagehost.org/0491/panspeed_rear_fender.jpg

http://h.imagehost.org/0388/panspeed1.jpg

http://h.imagehost.org/0308/p3.jpg

Current and recent shots, as you can see the rear has much more flare to it,,,

http://h.imagehost.org/0202/p4PS_fender.jpg

Hey Rotr8 have you decided to make your own yet? Just remember I am interested... lol

No Im getting swampped down with multiple projects, next big one which many people are interested in is the bumper design, after that is a diffuser that works with the OE bumper,,,
I went to my first track day this weekend and am obsessed now with performance driven mods, incredible,,,, anyone who hasnt done one you have no idea what your car was made for, get out there now,,,,

Fender flares are on the list though, about 3rd or 4th,,,

I think you can buy it in ebay. But my friends have that kind of fender flares. I think I can refer them to you. :D

i need some fender flares badly to pass my certification. any help please!!
seems like iv looked everywhere and the panspeed suggestion is all in japanese!

Doesn't Mazdatrix sell 2.5" fender flares or at least special order them? Front flares only fit on a S2 though

Well I'm bumping this thread because I'm looking for some flares for an eventual same reason. What I am not looking for is some mad ricer wannabe aero/widebody kit that requires bumper covers and side skirts. I just want some simple flares that will provide coverage over the top of the tire for racing. They are pretty common for the Miata/MX5, haven't seen any for the RX8 yet


http://www.awrracing.com/pages/miata...5widebody.html


Based on all the replies Eric got above I don't expect much more than maybe making and offering them myself


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Panspeed offers the simplest flares that I know of for the rear.
Making them is not a big deal either.

I have been looking for sometime as well and other than Panspeed, there does not seem to be a simple and clean set of flares for the RX8.

yes, the exchange rate is not good and they are not exactly USA friendly/motivated either. plus that is only 1/2 the equation

otherwise if all I wanted to do was cover the same old ground already posted above I wouldn't need to bump the thread, this is for new ideas/sources thank you :kiss:

I'll bounce an email to Eric and see what he may have done, as well as ask one of the Miata flare fabricators to see how well the NC flares may mate up on an RX8. It might be some simple trimming or not.


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The other half of the equation can be solved with BN fenders. 1 inch larger per side. The ugly upper vents also help relieve some of the high pressure that forms there... says my cheap barometer.

Any flare will be relatively easy to adapt, the NC miata has a fairly similar shape too as you already noticed.

If the Miata flares could be modified without a lot of work then could be a decent option.

AWR said it wouldn't work and it doesn't sound like they're interested in doing anything RX8 specific due to the limited number of potential buyers

Eric also came back with a negative answer

I will flare-roll and vent my front OE fenders before going to something more fragile and problematic

still digging ...

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Well if panspeed isn't your cup of tea then some universal flares and some apoxie sculpt may be a good starting base for a mold... then fibreglass, urethane or some balls-out metal work.

This forum already has a master sculptor though, with enough interest he may be able to tackle this project.

Yank out the corner light and roll + pull and you may be impressed with how far out the OEM fenders can go.

Cut and welding in an extension may be an option also, though obviously more costly.

I would love to see someone use some generic overs, but they would likely look awkward if they do not cover up the OEM "flares".

The Panspeed rear flares may work since a 10" wheel with 285 tire will fit the OE rear fender without mods. So a 2" flare should be able to handle punching the wheel out to 12" with a 335 tire. The front will need to handle an 11"wheel/315 tire so it can probably just be rolled and/or stretched. This would be for a future competition turbo setup.

JIC US was running the Panspeed rears on their car. I want to say 18x10.5 ET30 w/275's, but it was a while back I saw that car.

Standard panspeed rears are 10mm/side wider than flat OEM; something that can be acquired with a pull, if 10mm were deemed sufficient.

There is a member here who cut and welded in an extension on the rear flares. He basically put in a 1"-2" flat strip of sheet metal to extend the flares. I will try to find pics of it.

Probably will need to make my own then. I don't think an extension of the factory flare will work. IMO the flare will need to start higher on the body and the arch out to have the proper clearance. This is how the MX5 fender flares are designed.


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This is what I'm looking for

http://shop.pettitracing.com/pettit_.../i-408885.aspx

I believe you are referring to swift21's danstoy built rx8? Fronts looked good, but I ended up not being a fan of the rears. Kicked around doing something similar for a while, but I still haven't pulled the trigger yet. For team's application, I imagine some custom flares would be easier/cheaper.

https://pic40.picturetrail.com/VOL29.../241668664.jpg

I forgot about that car. I agree with you that the front fenders look good.

Actually I was thinking of this car. He had pictures of the metal work that was done to the rear fenders on a website but the it is no longer up. Looks like both 8s did similar work on the rear fenders. I personally would not do it that way.

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/530/rrrx86.jpg

I wonder if a simple flare like this would work? Blend it in to smooth out the lines.

http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/5...fd3s063yg2.jpg

http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/9...fd3s062vw1.jpg

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/4...fd3s061gu1.jpg

http://img317.imageshack.us/img317/6186/4913145yy2.jpg

Well I don't have to do anything if it looking like crap is OK. The rules allow me to cut the fender back to the vertical wheel hub face plane and just let the wheel/tire stick out in the open. I'd rather do that then put any effort into a halfass job or ugly monstrosity.

I suppose the expensive option is to cut apart a Speedsource tube frame rear fender and graft it on, the fiberglass version is $700 each though

http://www.mazdausamedia.com/files/i...T_RX-8_2_0.jpg

Going the custom route would be cheaper than that.

Get liberal with some cheap fender roller and see how to go from there...

I agree that it wouldn't make any sense. That's the classic look I'm after though, not the boy ricer sci-fi spaceship crap.

then cut and weld is your only option. Rivets look good too though.

You do not think a partial flare like the FD would work? I do not mean that specific flare but one like it. Or do you have rules to be concerned with and all the tire has to be covered? I agree though the Speedsource car looks great and IMO is the only wide body to get it right from front to back.

http://www.reverie.ltd.uk/
Their custom jobs are amazing.

their price is double the Speedsource CF body parts in the pic above

first, the FD body panel (flat) is a lot different than the 8 (flared) and second, I'd just as soon not bother with a top cap that just angles back sharply to the body. It doesn't show in the angle of those pics. but I have seen that first hand and it looks pretty goofy in person to me when you're standing directly behind it and can see the profile shape clearly. No, they don't have to be covered which is why I'd just skip it unless it can be done right for a reasonable amount of money.

Odula has rear flares and wider front fenders for S2. Both would require modification to the front and rear bumpers to blend in.

http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/1...1651785444.jpg

in other words, it's a full body work wide body kit that doesn't meet what was requested

We covered what is being requested does not seem to exist. Just trying to present options that may work.

it would be cheaper to have it built custom than import from Japan given the current exchange rate, thought we covered that too but maybe not

JIC drift car from a few years ago. No idea if the fender flares are custom or they sold them or they are from another vendor.

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