haydenport

ok im not afaird to say im a novice when it comes to most exterior car stuff. now saying that i need some help i need to replace a large plastic piece on my car. now the plastic piece attaches to my front bumper in the center straight down the center for like 5 or 3 feet down. now i would like to know if i should try to replace this piece my self or should i get a body shop to do it, and finally how much it is going to be for the piece?

BJP

iTrader: (2)

Not quite sure what piece you are talking about? Is it painted from the factory? If you know nothing about paint and bodywork, it's best to leave it to the people that do it day in and day out...if you lived closer i'd take a look at it for you.

Good luck

expo1

I think he is referring to the Undertray / Undercover, it is not hard to replace.

https://www.rx8club.com/mazmart-88/engine-undercovers-stock-153883/

haydenport

ok i think its the under tray if anything that sounds like a plausible name but no its not painted its solid black its held on by some screws and a few rivets i think

expo1

The link I posted in my first reply contained photos and info about how to get one. I suggest you read that thread there isn't a way to fix a broken undertray, you just get a replacement.

haydenport

Ok thank you for the engine under cover stuff im getting one of those ordered this weekend and i'm going to try to install it myself. So i may need a little more help but at later point. Now the next thing is i had a hit-and-run last week and seeing as i am 16 i don't want my insurance to go up so i was just going to try to install it my self. I can find plenty of them on eBay for 145 (which beat the dealers estimate by 180 dollars plus their total came out to 700 dollars with install) which sounds like a reasonable price to pay though i wanted to know how hard it would be to install the rear bumper and of course remove it first and what all hardware i would need.

Huey52

iTrader: (2)

^ the rear bumper is not difficult to remove/replace but takes a bit more time than the front bumper due to having to remove the tailights and exhaust surrounds.

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...IY+rear+bumper

btw: be sure to replace the foam 'padding' on the bumper strut if it's compressed as well. If it's compressed and you don't replace it you have much less impact protection.

haydenport

ok we are finally getting to the end of this ok now that i know how to replace my rear bumper where is the best place to get one because if i got to a shop the charge my 450 with the painting job and clear coat, though i look at eBay and they offer one for 145 free shipping and pre-painted(i have a 2006 dark silver or grayor charcole gray rx8 standard paint) so what should i do and if neither of these options are good please suggest another location

haydenport

horrible mess up sorry it cost 450 dollars for a bumper from the dealer or body shop

haydenport

ok i did some more reaserch and called my dealer and they looked it up by my vin and they said i need a FEY75022XBB but i keep finding these bumpers that say they are FEY15022X so will it fit even though its not the same model number and also if that woudnt fit then any one know where i can get a cheap bumper that would fit.