chr1s

Thats rmagic? It looks like a straight rip of veilside.

overdrive

*yawn* We both overslept... I hope we still get it done today,

Will

chr1s

hehe, I wasn't debating it was the rmagic kit, I was just saying it looks alot like the veilside.

and yes overdrive, I'm wanna see how it looks too!

chr1s

I think he might have passed out after working all day.

Either that or he's out pimpin his new bumper.

overdrive

Close haha... I wish I was sleeping.

We got done spraying everything around 9:30, then I got a call from work and that stopped us from assembling everything tonight. I just got home from the office (it's 12:30) and I have so much coffee in me I don't think I'll be going to bed anytime soon. We left all parts and the car to bake in the booth. Here are some pictures of the parts/car painted. The pictures do not do the paint justice, it looks 10x better than what I thought it would in person. Anyways, I'll stop yappin' and let the pictures speak for themselves:

Racing Beat Front Bumper:


Hood/Roof:


Replica MS Sideskirts (Urethane):


OEM Mazda Back Bumper:


Everything:


Assembly starts tommorow after work,

<3 Overdrive

overdrive

Thanks Missy... I cannot wipe the smile off my face tonight. I think all my coworkers are going to think I got layed this weekend when I go into work tommorow.... LOL!

overdrive

Yes, I'd have to agree... I cannot think of a girl that's made me smile as much as my 8... I guess that's kind of sad, haha. I am a loser

chrism

looking good there!

Zero_Rotary

looking forward seeing your new bumper and paint job...always liked and wanted the RB nose 2 as well as having the mid bonnet paint...keep it up!

overdrive

Ok, well first the bad news:
1) My car won't start due to the engine being flooded
2) We did not finish putting everything together, so the car is still at the shop
3) The color of the bumper is off.... I could not tell by looking at it in person, but in these pictures it sticks out like a sore thumb.

****, I was going to list the good new but I don't really have any haha, I guess it's time for some pics now.

HIDs I installed while we were switching out the bumper:







I'm not in near as good a mood as I was last night. It looked better in the paint booth. Oh well, nothing that can't be fixed

chrism

but the theme once its worked out is gonna look tight!

overdrive

Yep... I just wish we would of got the color right the first time. My boss was giving me flack on the way home from the shop about not being able to drive because we have some work to do in another county. It's not like we don't have other people that can go do that work and I can do the stuff that needs to be done around here. He just needs to pull the stick out of his ****!!! Thanks for the comments chris,

Will

chr1s

i like the rb bumper too. Stock looking.

I'm a fan of subtle though.

oh, and sweet jesus get rid of those stock parking and side lights!
Hoen USA

overdrive

Yeah, I need to change out the rest of the lights. I already changed all of the interior lights. I agree it looks funy with the HIDs though,

Will

overdrive

We are done with the car... RB type II front nose, oem back bumper, replica MS sideskirts. It looks really good. I'd give pix if it weren't being towed to the Mazda dealership (which is a hour away) to deflood the engine and do the compression testing. Will post pics in the multimedia/photo gallery section when I get it back. As for my review of the bumper:

The install of RB's bumper went very quickly, especialy when compared to the urethane sideskirts from vision autodynamics. After a quick sanding with the orbital sander, it was very smooth, and ready for primer. Only required one priming, and sanded once more after that. Then paint was sprayed. The fitment is excellent, it comes out just before the top of the sidemarkers maybe 2-3mm, but is not noticeable. There is another slight gap to the right of the left headlight looking at the front of the car, but I believe it can be fixed by loosening up the bolt behind the sidemarker, applying pressure to the left side of the bumper, and tightening the bolt... I have not had time to fix it yet. This bumper looks amazing in person. It changes the whole dimension to the front of the car, making it more agressive in a subtle way. The thing that drew me to it was that it did not poke out 5 inches on the bottom like a snow plow and the stock-looking design. People that have not seen my car before have already mistaken it for the stock bumper, and that was exactly what I wanted. For the people that saw my car before it went in the shop, the usual response is (and I qoute) "That is hot."

I am very happy with the bumper, would not change one thing, RB did a great job in the desig an manufacturing of this piece. It has made me want to order other RB products seeing the quality of this bumper and their screens.

I hope this thread helps some potential RB buyers make their decisions, they are highly recomended. Until next time,

Overdrive

Razz1

Let's see some day pictures.

Good job so far.

overdrive

Supposedly they are waiting on parts that are due in monday at the dealership... so I'm guessing the earliest I'll get it back is tuesday seeing as though I have to get a coworker to take me there (it is a hour away). Soo maybe sometime next week I'll have some pictures

Rx7Roadster

Pics please!

Mazdaspeed RX8 ver2

cant wait to see the day pics, looking really forward to it.

SoFL_RX8

I REALLY like what you did with the rear bumper to extend the two tone pain job, very nice looking... Cant wait to see the day time pics! I was seriously concidering getting the kit before, but it only comes in FRP, so thats out for me! Looks great though!