View Poll Results: Strakes or No Strakes?
Yes, keep the strakes and live with ugly vents
96
57.14%
No, pitch the strakes and change the vents
72
42.86%
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To Strake or Not To Strake?
05-11-2006, 12:22 PM
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To Strake or Not To Strake?
My strakes are fine, but the rubber gasket under them is droping and looks sloppy. Then there is the issue with the black plastic fender grills themselves - man are they looking bad. So, my poll is to strake or not to strake. I'm contemplating taking the strakes off and going with a different fender grill vent. I might even have the stock vents aluminum coated like I did the ECU and Fuse box covers.
Whats your preference?
Whats your preference?
Last edited by Nemesis8; 05-11-2006 at 12:25 PM.
05-11-2006, 01:47 PM
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I personally like the strakes.
It was pointed out to me to look at the sides of my headlights and taillights and to follow the two parts that hook out (I guess you could say) and that the strakes finish that line.
It was pointed out to me to look at the sides of my headlights and taillights and to follow the two parts that hook out (I guess you could say) and that the strakes finish that line.
05-12-2006, 11:26 AM
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RX8 HA HA
https://www.rx8club.com/polls-70/poll-strake-not-strake-74823/
You copied the name of my old thread...anyway, no to strakes
You copied the name of my old thread...anyway, no to strakes
05-12-2006, 12:18 PM
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What are the options for replacing the plastic grill? I decided awhile ago that I don't want the strakes, but if I could replace the plastic grills with something that didn't suck I'd definitely do that.
05-12-2006, 01:52 PM
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i ordered the stainless steel strakes, but i don know i will install them as my white RX8 probably wont look good in it. Maybe if I change my color next year to Titanium Grey or something......looks great in other colors. so keep it man.
05-12-2006, 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Nemesis8
My strakes are fine, but the rubber gasket under them is droping and looks sloppy. Then there is the issue with the black plastic fender grills themselves - man are they looking bad. So, my poll is to strake or not to strake. I'm contemplating taking the strakes off and going with a different fender grill vent. I might even have the stock vents aluminum coated like I did the ECU and Fuse box covers.
Whats your preference?
Whats your preference?
05-12-2006, 08:14 PM
#17
'04 MT RX8/71 351C Mach1
In the beginning I didn't think I liked the look of strakes either, especially chrome strakes on a VR '8. They look great on a black or gray/silver '8, but not on the VR (IMHO) 
Anyway, I got the VR strakes for Xmas, and although I was't sure if I liked them at first, they have grown on me, and now I really think they add a "touch of class", especially when the early morning sun is facing the '8 head on and the strakes are lit up along the side of the car. (I'll have to see if I can get a pic someday).
Anyway, I have come to reallly like them!!!
Zoom, Zoom!
Anyway, I got the VR strakes for Xmas, and although I was't sure if I liked them at first, they have grown on me, and now I really think they add a "touch of class", especially when the early morning sun is facing the '8 head on and the strakes are lit up along the side of the car. (I'll have to see if I can get a pic someday).
Anyway, I have come to reallly like them!!!
Zoom, Zoom!
05-14-2006, 10:27 AM
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I agree that "to strake or not" has a lot to do with color. I think it's because the 8 has many unusual shapes and lines that draw your attention to the car, so on most RX-8 colors the strakes can almost be "too much," making an arguably "busy" looking car even busier. The black 8's are different—if many of those cool curves, lines and angles don't quite disappear, they at least become very subtle. On these dark colors, silver strakes might lend a bit of visual interest on what otherwise borders on being just an RX-8-shaped black car (which is quite attractive, but in a very different way than the lighter colors, IMHO). I just ordered the stainless steel strakes for my Black Cherry; I'm curious to see how they look.
