mrtux

would adhesive stick-ons even be durable or last long enough on a rear wing like that?

Kel Rx8

we will see, im not sure but im hoping
well guys i took the wing off the car and taking it apart too get ready for the shop tommorow.and i couldnt beleive it was plastic menaing i doubted it was plastic like a
kid toy.
but it ISNT
i wish i can weight ever single bracket looking peice.
but cant,but its not strong and has some weight to it.
i walked around the living room with it
pondering what the hell is this cant be plastic
im no expert on plastic or such.so i decide to take a small chip off the part that
is hidden by the wing. 1mm even smaller just to figure what the hell it is and its
fibergalss yup seemed liek platsic but i see the weaves.its just painted right to look like metal thats why the paint sticks so well to it. and there threads in brackets for screws.
im thinking of seeing how long it will take to make metal ones
just in case
but im glad its not plastic.
oh yeah fiberglass is full not hollow at all,
all four peices are thick.
lol i called my nephew over and hit him with it just to test it out.lol i know i know.
and he felt it it sounded solid.

Kel Rx8

oh yeah now looking at everything its so easy to make these parts
i mean the hardest thing is the bottom of the m/s spoiler.
and a good machine shop that can cut metal design's.
im sure in time there will be plenty of companies with this replica wing.
and im sure they will improve in time.

D MENAC 7

:D Thanks Kel!

D MENAC 7

This will definately be on my RX-8 at some point in the future. Right now it's install the side skirts and install a Racing Beat Cat Back but after that...MS style spoiler is a definate. :D Thanks Kelly for all your great detailed pics and views, they were great. :D

Shocka

good luck dude with the work... hope it turns out smooth.. thanks for the pix btw..

Kel Rx8

thankyou guys
i want to get it painted and have it flushed into the trunk
and i will have some pixs of that asap

its weird when i drove around with this wing on
it takes some getting use too nothing bad just different cause its higher and wider than
stock spoiler.

flip

not bad at all... how does the overall quality and feel of the wing? flimsy or sturdy? i like it enough that i'd order it.. (unless aeroworks gets on the ball and makes a urethane one <-- hint )

djmano

for $250 bucks its alot better than i expected. i think caroption.com may be getting an order soon from me!

great pics/write-up Kel! im sure alot of board members will thank you later.

mikeb

thanks for all the pics
I have to see it painted

I can't decide if I want mirrors or spoiler or both RIGHT now

HiTMaNN

awesome dude i think its good for the bang for the buck and im sure the shop u go to will make those brakets for you in metal.. i wanna see finished product

leegina

Also want to add that it was sticker shock that the brackets were FG but the overall quality of the spoiler is good. I will have mine painted in the next week also. Now I wish I had a trunk with the holes drilled already because now the quess work comes out.

takahashi

This is as close as you can get... maybe the metal bit is not as polished as the real spoiler - but still can't split the difference. Nice

Kel Rx8

thanks guys
flipstream its sturdy
im amazed how genuine it looks on the car.
it is best bang for the buck
i feel if i had painted 500+ for it i would be very disappointed
but for 250 you can barely buy a stock wing for that price.
im expecting to have it in the shop later today hopefully they dont have many cars
and can work on it asap.im sure with the finished product i will be happy what i paided for it.

Krayzie8

mine should be here in a few days...plastic painted to look metal?? kinda lame :-/ oh well

Kel Rx8

its not plastic
its thick fiberglass
im gonna ask the bodyshop to see if they think its a good grade of fiberglass.

D MENAC 7

Actrually, depending on how the supports were fabricated, Structural FRP (Fiberglass Reinforce Plastic) can be stronger than steel for support applications. I know that this can also be done in Carbon Fiber and that would be superior design-wise. However, to make a metal bracket, which I have suggested using aluminum, all the tools that would be needed are a small drill press, a grinder, a scroll saw with a metal blade, a dremel tool, a workbench with a vice and a dremel tool. The center holes in the support could be driled out with several passes through the drill press to take out as much material as possible so that the dremel can take out the remaining. I think there is a bend which would have to be made by clamping the stock material in the vice and bending the aluminum bar before cutting it to size. This can be done with leverage such as a pipe over the end to lengthen the bar for this purpose. Aluminum will bend fairly easily but I would do this very carefuly and slowly. Cut the rough size from the original piece, use the drill press for the mounting bolt holes and center holes, use the dremel for the inside of these holes and a grinder for the outside edges of the support brackets. After roughing it to the size of the original bracket, the dremel is used to do the finish sanding and afterwards to do the buffing. I would pick up some buffing compound for this purpose. Yes, there is a lot of work involved in this and a lot of tools but look at it this way, these tools can be used for many things to come. :D You can't have too many tools, it's a guy thing.

rotaryxlr8

Not to get off the subject, but I really like your wheels. Would you mind telling me what kind they are, what the size and offset is, and what size tires are on them? A PM would be great. Thanks.

mikeb

do you think it would look lame if I had this spoiler painted all red including the silver bracket????

Kel Rx8

hey can anyone photoshop my wing on car with it painted just fo now ?
and mikeb i suggest the same before doing it
just too see if its what you want.

Landon_Starr

It would definitely accentuate the fact that it's a replica spoiler versus the real Mazda version. I think it may make it look cheap/flimsy to people who are familiar with the mazda version. I may be convinced completely otherwise if I were to see it Photoshopped, though.

--Landon

Hybrid-RX8

Lol..your metal pedastels are now made of fibreglass painted silver.

Tsk tsk.... I've got the real thing and I can definitely see the difference from these pics.

Krayzie8

good for you if you think paying 3x the cost was worth it...

mikeb

Isn't that special

Kel Rx8

hmm
thanks for the kind words i will be sure to say something nice about your car when i see it.
oh yeah i did see it ...enough said :p :o :o :o (embarrassment)