WTF? I just checked it, and it had zero bids and a price of 1. Auction is closed though.

 

... i'm thinking about getting some sideskirts

Anyone have a clue how much a decent paint job is going to cost? I'm not talking Maaco either. I remember the wing I had painted for my probe was over $100 for that paintjob, and that was done by a friend that charged me basically only for the paint. If the paint costs alot, might as well get the pre-painted real MS parts.

 

side skirts should cost about 300 total to paint

 

Hah, nice mikeb

 

so I assume a forum member didn't win
otherwise they would be rubbing our face in it

 

Count me in, but I only want the front bumper. Will partial kits contribute towards the group buy? I'd rather spend the extra money for the urethane if it's going to last longer and look better....

 

Have they provided shipping estimates, and have people shopped around for paint estimates? Add those and it doesn't seem like you're saving much if less than 10 people purchase.
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shipping c.o.d. you pay when the courier drops the kit off.

if you see the prices some rx-8 kits cost, this is dirt cheap, plus it can be even cheaper if enough people buy.

and yes, partial parts such as side skirt, etc. will count as the group buy. for example, if 5 people buy the side skirts, that is the only part of my kit i get a discount on since i ordered the whole kit. just e-mail chuck and he will be more than willing to answer all of you all's questions!

 

$3650 if 1-4 people buy.
$3275 if 5 people buy.
$2925 if 6-10 people buy.
Let's say it's $200 freight to ship and $500 to paint everything. (These are rough numbers so don't sue me.) That brings the totals to: $4350, $3975 and $3625 respectively.

There's a company that sells original MS parts delivered from japan for $4800. I don't consider 9%, 17% or 24% less "dirt cheap". 24% savings isn't bad at all, but given these are knockoff parts I'm not jumping for joy.
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my total for everything except the wing is 1485 WITHOUT a discount. I've shopped around for paint jobs and found one for 300 dollars. I firgure you are right about shipping, $200. That gives you a total of about $2000. compare that to 3995 for the exact same thing from mazdaspeed, that does not include shipping from Japan. here's the link.

http://www.i-m-racing.com/mabokitrx.html

I would say 50% difference and someone who made the kit here in the states so if you would not have to return it to Japan is well worth it.

Plus if they give me even more of a discount for a group buy?! you can't beat that!

 

Sorry, I totalled both the fiberglass and urethane front bumper. So that reduces the price to $3700, $3400 and $3100. 23%, 29% and 35%. That still isn't 50%. You can quote other shops with higher prices but that isn't a fair comparison. Note I've left out the ABS vs. urethane/fiberglass issue.

The "you would not have to return it to Japan is well worth it" is kinda suspect, since OEM parts guarantee no fitment or quality issues that would require a return.

I am not knocking their product since I have no idea what its quality, fitment or longevity is like. I am simply stating that I don't think the savings is as big as some think, and for that price difference I plan on purchasing original MS parts instead. Your mileage will always vary.
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i see where your coming from......but for the poor college student like me who only wants a realistic chance at owning a mazdaspeed 'like' kit, the rotaryextreme replica pieces are a god-send.

let's compare only the front, which i probably only want to buy first.

mazdaspeed: $1800 comes already painted

MS replica (urethane): $950 + 200 for paint
MS replica (fiberglass): $650 + 200 for paint

if i am buying the fiberglass, which i probably will, i am already saving about a thousand dollars in comparison to the authentic MS kit. even with the urethane piece savings are still in the 600-700 dollar range which is a lot of dollars which makes a lot of 'dollars and cents' to me.

 

be careful
have you ever had a fiberglass bodykit?
you are saving money now but chips and cracks are sure to come with fiberglass

 

Not quite. The air freight shipping quote I have is for all the body parts. If you take the price of the front bumper, divide it by the total price of all parts, and multiply that by the total shipping, you have a rough estimate of how much it would cost to ship that one part from Japan. Doing that the OEM front bumper is roughly $1400 delivered. Compare that to the knockoff urethane at $950 + 200 (paint) + $100 (shipping) and you save a whopping $150. Fiberglass saves you $450. Considering what people have said about fiberglass cracking I think it's penny wise and pound foolish.
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Honestly I dont know how legit this is? But i found this today.

http://www.body-kit.com/rx8.html

1200 for the front bumper, side skrits, rear bumper and spoiler seems too good to me! anyone dealt with this company before.

 

Based in Shi Lanka?.......RUN!

If their product is so hot, why are they using the canned image from Mazdaspeed?

 

I've attempted to contact this company many times to no avail. I even tried phoning them, international to ring, no answer and fast busies.

On another thread: <http>https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...light=accolade </http> they talked about this before.

I personally believe that this is a scam, but I have no proof, except that by the company's ignorance of me. How can one remain in business that way, after all?

 

there was a thread about this earlie, yes they do make the kit but they make it out of another material, so the quality is not as good as the real MS body kit

 

PUR NRG, please let me know where the cheapest you found the ms kit and the link. The cheapest i found was $3040.55 (everything except the wing). Let's say shipping from Japan is $300, so thats a total of $3340.55 delivered and painted.

I paided $1485 for the same thing @ rotaryextreme.com in fiberglass. Add $200 for shipping and $300 for painting. That's a total of $1985 delivered and painted.

I'm not the richest man in the world so a savings of $1055.55 is a great deal for me. It may not be much for you but it is to broke people like me! Plus i plan to take my front bumper off during the winter and will not be dropping my car in hope to extend the life of the kit. I really don't see the major difference with a fiberglass side skirt and fiberglass rear bumper because unless i hit a major pot hole, normal everyday driving should not affect those parts. Don't get me wrong, if i had an extra $1055.55 laying around, i would rather get the real thing but I guess i will have to settle with fiberglass.

BTW, here is the link to the MS Style kit @ rotaryextreme.com....

http://rotaryextreme.com/msstyle.html

 

kc,
good point on the side skirts and rear bumper being fiberglass.
I agree that 1k is a big savings.
But I promise having the front fiberglass will result in some cracks and repairs and you might end up sending a grand over the years.

 

mikeb, did the cracks occur during regular driving or hitting pot holes?

Do you know of any other front bumper that is NOT fiberglass? Auto Exe, R Magic, etc?!

 

I was thinking of getting just the front and back bumper. do you guys think this will look good with the stock euro side skirts?

 

kc,
sorry I dont know what other kits like r magic are made of.
as far as cracks in fiberglass--a pothole can knock the whole damn thing off, I'm saying even taking a sidewalk, curb, speedbump at the wrong angle can mess up a fiberglass bumper.

 

a friend had a fiberglass kit on his integra and another car backed up on him lightly and if wasnt a pretty sight

 

I'm not putting down fiberglass, since I'm also thinking of getting those bumpers in fiberglass