vesper

Hey guys, I was bored and decided to mess around in PS. I have a copper red shinka, and I thought carbon fiber back doors might look kinda cool if done right, so I threw something together. This was not my idea originally; I just improved upon it. Let me know what you think/flame away.

HomicidalApple

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I wouldnt personally do it but to be honest it doesnt look horrible or anything.

I like that you kept the line of red at the top of the door.

Youd just need some black rims to go with it =]

Pico

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been done before

mscamp02

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been photoshoped before but has anyone actually done it?

REsuperD

yes i've seen it (not in cf, but in silver/aluminum)

it looks...

...well, not my cup of tea

perks11

i agree that if you did this, you need to keep the area above the back window red as you did, and some new wheels would set it off. with that said im not sure i would do this.

yiksing

My opinion is:

RX-8+Black Door = Lame 8

vesper

I think that's about the best it could look, and I still get the impression every other time I look at it that it's a door that couldn't afford to be painted. That's what most of my friends think too.

Still fun to photochop and see though.

Thanks for the input guys.

Rotr8

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yes, there is an SS that has done it,,,

rev8

http://mazdatrix.com/8exterior3.htm#carbonfiber
heres the doors if you $980 for the pair.

pdxhak

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Changing the doors on a street car is not a good idea. The doors on the 8 is part of the structural integrity. When the front and rear door are closed they create the B pillar. A CF replaced door will not have this built into it.

vesper

I'm not planning on doing it, I'm to iffy about the look to spend some $1200 on it plus some for the paint. And if it doesn't form the B pillar like the stock door does, then that's another reason not to get it. Plus, that $1200+ could be used for a number of other awesome mods :P

Again, thanks for the input guys. Just wanted to share the product of my boredom and see what others thought.

BlueSE3P

Meh.....looks kinda sketchy IMHO

mysql101

it looks stupid.


if you really wanted to do it, buy some vinyl and wrap it. it'll cost you almost nothing.

angeljoelv

and if you dont like it, just rip ot off.

all are used

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personally the only way I would do carbon doors would be if I did all of them, and only after doing hood, fenders, both bumpers, and trunk, and then I would paint the rest of the car black for less contrast.

dondo

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pics of the ss that did it?

Jedi54

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our car is not an R8.
doesn't look good.

pdxhak

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^+1