Leg Motorsports CF Lip Installed Today
 

So this is my first major post on rx8club.com. I ordered my Leg Motorsports Carbon Fiber lip from Yuki @ Japanparts.com. Big thanks for there excellent service.

I finished installing the lip this afternoon and just wanted to post some pictures. 04 Titanium Grey RX-8.

What do you guys think?

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Looks great! I've seen one of these (pdxhak's) up close, very nice lip.

damn that looks very sexy on your SS; looks like it fits very well

ITs TiGrey he even said that in the OP,,,
Tkae some more pics without the orange tarp, its very distracting...

lol whatever... nice TG :)

Thanks guys :)

I will get some more pictures without the bright orange tarp hopefully Wednesday!

How tough was the installation? Did it require a lot of drilling and such?

Also, did you clearcoat the lip? I think I've read a lot of threads on here that strongly recommend clearcoating CF lips because they tend to chip and fray.

Looks really good, I like the shape and it contrasts nicely with the color.

I did the entire installation in my drive way, The fitment was great except the lip i got had a small 3" section on the inside (not visible) that was thicker than the rest, so i had to shave it down so the fitment was right. I suspect that will varie from each individual part made. Only had to drill two holes, the rest lined up perfectly with existing mounting holes. The fitment is great, and after its all bolted on. Its very secure.

Looks good, but it looks like you need some RB screens for your oil coolers.

Looks good. I think it would look better painted. Not a fan of CF front lips.

sexy!

Looks like crap and you should take it off. HAHAHAHA...J/K. Welcome to the club :)

looks great... now you should look at getting their CF grille....:p:

the CF grill would be baller. i haven't seen anyone with it yet.

I'm waiting for Leg to produce the ram air. I may just make it myself if they do not release it or costs a fortune.

Today was not as sunny as the day i got to install the lip. But here are some pictures from today without the orange tarp.

Now i just have to get my original side skirts installed hopefully this Friday and it should look even cleaner!

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Which sides you going with? Needs a drop and some clear corners :)

The OEM sport package ones, I already have them, i just need a decent day to install them :)

Hoping to install them this Friday, but i have to wait and see how the weather turns out first!

I want to install the Mazdaspeed Springs / Struts because my driveway is very steep and i only have half an inch of clearance when backing out of the driveway now with the Leg Motorsport CF Lip, so i have to be careful which springs i go with. Even the Mazdaspeed ones would mean I would be scraping the driveway when i back out.

I'm still undecided on clear corners, I have seen a lot of Ti Grey RX-8's on here with them and I'm not sure how i feel about them yet. They look great on some colors but I'm kind of thinking on Ti Grey they look more bland. The Orange ones add a little bit extra color... But will see!

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I'm running the OE side flares and front splash guards which does not look bad :) I've seen clears on TiG in person and they look really good. Another option is to get clears and then dye them to tone down the sharp contrast.

Did you have the OE lip before installing Leg's lip? It hangs lower than the OE lip. 1" of clearance is going to be close. I had around 1.5" of clearance with the OE lip before installing the Leg lip. Now I have .5".

How much is the MS springs/struts supposed to lower? I was thinking not very much so you could be ok.

MS springs are 20mm drop (so about .8").

I second the clear corners - I think they're an improvement on every color 8. Check out Aipex8's car.

I looked at a few Ti Grey's today with clear signals and I'm still undecided. That being said though, i have a set on order, i also ordered a set of Carbon Fiber b-pillars and the brushed aluminum rotary accent for the front bumper.

Clear corners definitely look better than the orange ones on a TiGrey. FYI I have MS springs and 245/40s in my sig for reference.

I actuallly like the orange sidemarkers on TiG it compliments the color well. Im keeping mine orange, allbeit that the overall color theme of my car is TiG, Satin Black, and Orange....

Well it comes down to personal taste regarding clear corners, obviously. I will say that without doubt the orange corners look better on the TiG than they look on just about any other color. I went with clear corners because I think they look infinitely better on WB, but with TiG, you can really go either way and it'll be fine - I prefer the clear but that's just me.

that looks great i have a ti grey too and just bought an evo-r front lip from a member will post pics when i get it. your looks great btw! good job.