let me know what you think... im also about to debadge the rear and paint wheels flat black..

 

Looks good.

 

not too dark, very good job!

 

Looks good. In my opinion, I don't think the stock rims powdercoated will flow well with your car.

 

What method did you use to smoke your lights?

 

i got the tint off rx8strakes.com

 

yea i have been kinda iffy about painting the stocks or getting some volks... but iyo what do u think i should do next that would flow with the black/red scheme

 

ahhh interesting. is that the charcoal 30% film? looks nice.

 

Just be aware, im pretty sure the mazda logo, and either the Mazda, or the RX8, has holes. They arent just glued on. Gonna have to weld it up and repaint. Tails look real good though. Been contemplating doing mine.

 

its 7% lol... gun smoke i think... it was fairly easy to put on but u have to be real cautious and take ur time.. i have one wrinkle on the top but its under where the trunk closes so it doesnt show but it bothers me

 

+1, I think painting stock rims just shows how cheap you are... IMHO

 

By debadging do you mean taking off all 3 badges?

Just so you know, when you take the Mazda badge off there are 3 holes that remain in your trunk, I HIGHLY recommend you plug the hole & paint it, otherwise you WILL get water in it.

 

Get a kit. If you're going to go with Volks, go with the time attack color scheme. It really depends on how much money you have.

 

ahh dont debadge, murder out your badges

 

im already aware of the holes behind the flying m and the mazda.. im not really into the bodykit thing... i do want to get the stock front air dam and the side skirt and drop my car a little and then get the volks but work is so bad right now i have no damn money lol

 

not really for me with the color of your vehicle, but not terrible.

 

Chaseevans: I bought head and tail-light film last year. I got it onto the headlights and fog lights OK, but could not get it to conform to the curve of the tail-lights. I tried it on a fairly warm day and used a hairdrier, but could not get it around the outside corner of the lens and to stretch enough to flatten out.

What is your secret? I still have the film and would like to apply it, but not with a bunch of wrinkles. Would appreciate any help you can offer.

 

well i have a little wrinkle on the top like i said but its not too noticeble... but what i did was put it on lightly and heated with heat gun to get it to form around the red bulb part that sticks out and after i got that set i heated it all up and got it real hott and then pulled like a mother.. and after i stretched it to align it i used the squeege to get all down then once it was on i got a hair dryer on cool to harden the lense up and make it stick.. and also a friend too help u makes it work a lot better.. sorry thats all i could give u... but if u did it ur self and it has some wrinkles then be proud u did it.. because most people would have gone the easy way and forked off 50 bucks to get it put on

 

50 bucks and wrinkels.

 

seriously... taillights are so hard to put on. i tried the pre-cut, threw it out and bought bulk film and cut it. and it was tiring and hard as heck. painting would be so much easier.

 

need some better pics but i think it will look great

 

looks pretty good. any up close shots?
I know a few people who have done this and getting it just right seems like a total P.I.T.A.

 

thats as close as i could get... my camera is shitty and yea it is a pain in the ***... any suggestions on getting a good camera?

 

chaseevans - Thanks for the details on the application of the film. I even went to two local tint shops to see if they would do it and they declined. One said that it was illegal. Who knows. Anyway, I will try it again. I had tried working from the inside (toward the trunk lid) out. I will work it from the outside corner (curve) as you describe. Thanks, Burt

 

I like the look, but in terms of having fully functional tails I stay on the safe side. I've seen them in person and it's difficult to see the lights. Plus it's just another reason for cops to harass.