Kel Rx8

p.s i dont think i ever been this excited about a package
strange i feel like its christmas night. :D
where's the rest of those cool smilies ?
olny mods get them ?
i want be a mod :p

leegina

Well got it . it is not poor constructed but the billet brackets seem like plastic to me????? Kel what is your take on them. Honestly they look like either plastic or fiberglass but it is hard to tell because they are painted silver. The rest of the wing looks o.k. but the brackets are plastic. I am in shock.

leegina

here is a couple of pics

Kel Rx8

im leaving work right now to get my mail
brb

Eswift2002

what material are those brackets made of? are they supposed to be shiny or not? looks good though for the price. I found out the place selling the wing is local here in california. I emailed them asking if i can see it in person but no response yet...

Eswift2002

sorry read the earlier posts... nevermind i guess its plastic w/ silver paint on it. does anyone know how much the brackets will cost separately?

-8-

wow if those brackets are plastic OR fiberglass, that is NOT good news. I really was hoping to get this spoiler too, but those brackets would be enough for me not to.

Outlaws eXtreme

You can't buy the brackets seperately from the real MS wing. Like I told Mikeb, I would expect the bracket section to be hard plastic for the price of the replica. For those that haven't seen the real one, it is shiny metal, not dull.

Did it include installation screws/bolts/etc etc? Instructions?

leegina

No instructions. But it had the Bolts,nuts,washers to assemble the wing to each other and the trunk lid. It is in my opinion very poorly put together. Kinda scared to put it on because it might rip off. Because of the plastic threads in my opinion might wear out and become loose and their goes your wing.

D MENAC 7

I would be tempted to make my own. Use these for the template, cut, grind, drill, sand and polish a nice set. You have to find a supply of stainless steel plating of the appropriate thickness first if you want to replicate the MS spoiler exactly. There are other alternate composite materials that are even stronger than steel that can be painted. I've seen aluminum plate that would work very well for doing this in that it is easier to work than stainless steel and can be polished to a nice bright aluminum, I think I would probably go this route.

Leegina? Is your's carbon fiber? How does the actual wing and lip look as CF? What did you pay for the CF version and where did you get it from?

D MENAC 7

Are the bolts and nuts plastic too?

leegina

No fiberglass and it is the same as Kel RX8 ordered. Also I ordered the same side skirts as you let me know if you go to fabricating brackets for them. Thanks

Outlaws eXtreme

I swear, D Menac 7 is McGuyver.. hehehe.. he can do just about anything. If I wasn't so inept with cars, I'd try my hand on it. The Brackets are the only real difficult thing to reproduce. Need some sort of crazy cutting tool. The other one you can just mold, and re-fabricate.

Crazy glue that sucker in case it flies off!!

whosyourbaba

Duct Tape!!!

derwankel

Hmmm ... first impressions not so good ... I'm thinking the prospects for long term quality are downright scary ... thanks leegina and Kel Rx8 for looking into and checking these out

Kel Rx8

guys im working on it now dont want to say much
but stayed tuned.i got lots of pixs and comments
brb im gonna take it on the road for a bit.

mikeb

well, atleast it came on time
outlaw was right--he guessed it would be plastic instead of metal brackets

I dont think the plastic will wear enough to rip and have the wing fly off

I can't believe the price difference is 600.00

Kel,
if that wing fits right on the car I'm gonna get it

Kel Rx8

im loading up pixs
just came back from a drive with it on
well a long drive did some erons and such..
the on ei got is yellow gel coated
i guess the one from the pix i posted in 1st post of this thread.
im doing a thread on my wing
pls be patient guys i promise i will try to get all questions and pixs
available tonight.

Kel Rx8

where should i post this thread
multimead ?
apperance/bodykit ?
d.i.y ?
any suggestions.

mikeb

keep it right here IMO

Landon_Starr

Appearance/Bodykit, for SURE. I'm sure anyone interested in a mazdaspeed bodykit, or anyone interested in a spoiler of any type, would be interested in this. Maybe have a moderator throw a copy of the thread into the DIY section, but I don't think it'll get the exposure it deserves there.....

Thanks guys for looking into this & documenting so well!!!!

--Landon

mrtux

yes different thread it's sometime irritating going through big threads trying to find which page has the final product and answers you're looking for.

D MENAC 7

Will be posting this in seperate thread but, am previewing it here...side skirt replicant pics. These three pics are from the rear, front and top.