i am planning to get a body kit 4 my 8 but dont know were to start looking any ideas something good but not pricey

 

mazdaspe---wait you said not pricey right? nevermind.

 

cheap or quality.

chose one.. you can't have both. this isn't a civic.

 

there is a great feature on here called search......few tips though.....stay away from knock offs because most of the time they are garbage...look at pictures and decide for yourself.....its your car......would you want some one picking out your clothes every day?

 

start with the top sticky in this sub-forum. once you decide what you like the look of, figure out how you'll pay for it, if you're going to go real or replica (and if you do, research how much others have paid for installation since with some replicas you pay as much for installation costs to repair as if you had just gone authentic)

 

You can get both good quality for reasonable cheap, but you cant have great amazing quality and super cheap, so your still going to have to spend a little bit at least.

I'm gonna suggest Shine auto because thats what I did and i just got my car back last night! (BTW I will post a thread with pics later) and I paid like 450 for the bumper and like 300 or so for the skirts. Installation wasnt to bad had to do a little bit of fitment but nothing terrible and nothing you couldnt do yourself with a dremel tool. The only thing that was really off was the side markers, but like I said you can fix that with a dremel.

Anyways good luck choosing something and dont let everyone in the forum tell you mazdaspeed is the only choice for a body kit.

 

now if only shine would copy the mazdaspeed >_>

 

Cspec front bumper, MS Rear bumper and Sides, http://www.body-kit.com/mazda_rx8_body_kits.html

 

It's like hit or miss with accolade... This is geared toward the fenders but most had bad fitment

 

autoexe front bumper!!!

 

Its just one side of their fender set

The body kits they sell are pretty good, I know I have got many parts from them over the years..

 

I have a fabulous kit (front, rear bumpers and sideskirts) and have had it for over two years, I love it! But, it is the real thing waited 3 months for shipment from Japan, so not cheap. But, I will tell you this, you are going to spend more money at the body shop than what the kit will cost. Knockoffs don't fit as well, therefore more labor and more money to get it right. Not worth it. I had no problems with fitment and it still cost me 3 g's just for the body shop.


ps. purchased through ASPEC, I have done alot of purchasing through them. A good site to checkout is also bulletproof http://www.bulletproofautomotive.com

 

Here is the fabulous site: http://www.fabulous.co.jp/products/gtsports/rx8

 

I guess I got lucky cuz I ordered this kit from AIT: http://www.racerwheel.com/abk-kit-m803himnt.html. The whole kit came for $474 shipped to my front door. Perfect condition. And the body shop did it for $950. Tons of people on here told me not to do it. But I also got quite a few people that said AIT was pretty reliable, so I took a chance and ordered one of the most inexpensive kits I could find. Fitment was fantastic (except around the amber corners) and it turned out great.

 

i know not all bodykits was in this pic.. hope it can help you to decide

https://www.rx8club.com/showpost.php...&postcount=409

 

I would say find alot of people who have had good experience with certain knockoffs for example shine auto and apparently AIT and then go and find a body shop that will do it for you without a crazy price. I searched for two to find a body shop that would do it for a good deal.

If you want to go the authentic route I would say get a buddy club, fitment is great and from www.andysautosport.com it wont cost you to much either, I think it was like 1200 with shipping or something like that.

 

just try to find people who have kits that you are looking at (knockoffs or whatever) and get them to send you some pics of fitment

 

$3,000 for fit and paint? you either got ripped off or did something special with that kit. it should not cost that much for a kit that fits well.

 

LOL yea you got jipped, I paid a little under 500 for my shine kit installed and painted

 

Well I am in Cali I am sure our labor cost is a whole lot more than alot of the other states let alone our tax! But, it is all guaranteed for lifetime. As a matter of fact I went back a year later and had some scraps that I got from going out of a driveway fixed and didn't cost me a thing.

They did a awsome job, fixed anything that cracked and the paint matched perfect, so I am happy. They also polished for free 3 months after it was done. I also had all my badges removed, holes welded and made nice and smooth.

Even though you might think it is expensive, it is quality and I'm not worried about it falling off or cracking! It sometimes cost a pretty penny to play and cheap usually means exactly, "CHEAP"! SO LET'S SEE YOUR PICS

 

wow, never seen that kit. nice.

 

Hey Thanks! That is what I paid for, comments like that.

 

Tell you what buddy, send 3g's my way and I'd be happy to give you daily comments like that for 3 months straight.

Or ur money back









Not.

 

3k isnt allot for an authentic jdm kit....you guys that keep buying cheap knock offs and low end kits dont realize how much a baller kit goes for......veilside fortune at high retail was 15k, rmagic wide body was 8k when it was new......thats why no one has these here and its exclusive...even the knock off companys wont pay that price

 

they paid $3k just for the install and paint. $3k for the kit, paint, and install would be one thing but $3k for just the install and paint is way too high.