New Paint on rear bumper
11-05-2003, 12:43 PM
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New Paint on rear bumper
So I got the bumper back fromt the painter and installed it last week. Finally got around to taking the pics. What do you think?
I was going for some thing a little different. Not sure if I'll keep the tail pipe sections black or have them painted to match. Give me your opinion.
I was going for some thing a little different. Not sure if I'll keep the tail pipe sections black or have them painted to match. Give me your opinion.
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11-05-2003, 01:01 PM
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I like the painted section, but I think too much emphasis is on the exhaust surrounds. I would get the exhaust trim painted as well. That and new tips to fill out the area better....like the Borla does. For some reason the way it looks now makes the stock exhaust tips look even smaller than they are.
Nice mod........thanks for sharing.
Nice mod........thanks for sharing.
11-05-2003, 11:28 PM
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I think the area you're addressing is the ugliest part of the car, but I don't feel that just painting it is the solution. I expressed a desire for a new rear bumper style on another thread, involding a big single centre pipe through an enlarged rotor crest and blanked corners + real mesh. I've only gone as far as discussing this with bodywork guys.
If I was to do this, I'd get a new rear bumper section and do it from scratch. I also haven't investigated the straight through single concept as far as the sensiblity of fitting enough silencer to keep the exhaust note sane!
One thing is certain though, whatever I do would have to be in body colour, the black plastic looks cheap.
... anyone game to go chrome? :D
If I was to do this, I'd get a new rear bumper section and do it from scratch. I also haven't investigated the straight through single concept as far as the sensiblity of fitting enough silencer to keep the exhaust note sane!
One thing is certain though, whatever I do would have to be in body colour, the black plastic looks cheap.
... anyone game to go chrome? :D
11-06-2003, 04:47 AM
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If you paint the area around the exhaust tips the color of the car, unless it is black, you'll have to clean that area everyday. The exhaust on the RX-8 is pretty 'sooty' (is that a valid word?) and that whole back area gets black (wipe it down after a 30 mile drive or so). I believe that is one of the reasons Mazda chose to go with black plastic there. You can wipe the soot off with a wet sponge without having to worry about scratching it. The other reason they used black back there was to visually trick the eye so the back does not look bulky. All car designers do this, they use black in strategic spots to trick the eye.
11-06-2003, 07:22 AM
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I feel the exhaust area would look very good with the painted bumper if you got the chrome covers installed. 
ps. and maybe painted the rest of the black plastic, but not sure about that. Can someone photoshop that?
pps. did notice that the bumper in the pics appears a slightly different color, too bad.
ps. and maybe painted the rest of the black plastic, but not sure about that. Can someone photoshop that?
pps. did notice that the bumper in the pics appears a slightly different color, too bad.
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11-06-2003, 11:51 AM
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I was thinking of painting mine tit bumper as well, but likely I would paint the whole piece but with a slight darker shade. I think with the same shade, it will makes the whole rear looking even bulkier.IMO
11-06-2003, 02:08 PM
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I like it.. will require some extra creativity to finish it off with those pipe surrounds standing out. Was anything done to alter the texture of the plastic prior to painting? It appears very smooth and well matched in the photos.
11-09-2003, 01:48 AM
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Originally posted by M-ster
I was thinking of painting mine tit bumper as well, but likely I would paint the whole piece but with a slight darker shade. I think with the same shade, it will makes the whole rear looking even bulkier.IMO
I was thinking of painting mine tit bumper as well, but likely I would paint the whole piece but with a slight darker shade. I think with the same shade, it will makes the whole rear looking even bulkier.IMO
11-09-2003, 06:32 AM
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Originally posted by mikeb
thats not a different shade
that carbon fiber
thats not a different shade
that carbon fiber
But anyway, thanks for the info, never knew that the MS kit (rear bumper) is of CF finish.
11-21-2003, 01:20 PM
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Wave - The one I posted right above your post is an AutoExe, not MazdaSpeed. You can get it (and the MazdaSpeed, and the Mazda appearance package ones, plus a bunch of other stuff) at JapanParts.com : http://www.japanparts.com/shop/shop....ar=RX%2d8+SE3P
12-04-2003, 04:49 PM
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I know that this was asked before but does anyone out there have the ability to photoshop the various colors on the rear bumper. I would appreciate it if someone could do yellow to start. Thank you in advance.
12-11-2003, 02:46 PM
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I know that there are some photoshop wizards out there. Anybody think they can throw together a quick painted rear bumper as discribed above? Thanks again in advance.