Hi, does anyone know if the 2009 rx-8 rear bumper will fit the 04-08?
Also, the 09 taillights.

anyone with any knowledge or info Please Reply!

Thanks a lot!! much appreciated.

 

using the search function would have answered this question. (really, it would have) but I'm feeling nice.

answer is you CAN make it fit but it will look like crap.






(nice looking car but as you can see, the lights do not fit well)

 

^true i asked the guys at racing beat over at sevenstock , they sed it would be hard fit cus our exhaust sits a little lower than the 09s thus the pips would looks wierd if they aint in the rite position for the rear bumper

 

yeah, I would not recommend people put the 09 bumper on an existing 8. (I don't even like the looks of the new rear bumper but maybe it's just me)

 

It seems like it would fit better if they had not half-assed the work.

 

I really dont like the new bumpers, reminds me a tiburon for whatever reason.

 

That's not even the stock '09 bumper... but the lights are and indeed, they don't look right because they are not flush with the rest of the '04-'08 body.

 

Its all been covered in at least a half dozon other threads

 

well, might as well make it a whole dozen.

 

Thanks for all the info!!

so you guys dont think its a good idea to put the 09 rear bumper then?

any positive thoughts ?

 

the above picture is the 09 taillights on and 04-08 bumper.

if you do the bumper, you need to do the taillights. cant be one or the other.

 

Try it and get back to us.

 

I'm just curious as to why you would want to install an '09 rear bumper on an older model?
There are plenty of BETTER looking aftermarket rear bumpers.

 

^ i agree, might as well put a nice aftermarket bumper on instead or maybe wait for new body kits to be developed for the 09's then try to fit it. that way you get a nicer bumper and that you might be able to fit the new lights in too.

 

thanks guys for all the info!

any suggestion for the rear bumper to go with autoexe front bumper and side skirts? I dont like the autoexe rear bumper therefore i was thinking to put the 09 rear bumper with the new 09 tail lights.

thanks for all the post btw!

 

i dont like the autoexe rear bumper either, but i think what would go nice with the autoexe front bumper would be the either the kenstyle rear or the fabulous rear. by the way, clean car!!

 

Looks good, dont ruin it with an 09 rear.

 

take plenty of pics...good luck.

 

try the RMagic rear bumper that might work.... and you dont want the new lights anyway they look like altezza ebay lights...

 

RX8strakes has rear lens tint (rx8 specific) that make the gen 1 lights look nicer than stock...