I'm referring to the black plastic section where the exhaust ports and the rotary accents are attached. I just wanted to get some clarification on whether this part is sold as a separate piece from the whole bumper assembly. I have some dings and scratches on mine from accidentally backing into a low fence while parking ( bonehead ). I'd like to just replace that piece(s) since the rest of the bumper is fine. Any info would be most appreciated. Thank you all in advance

 

I have exactly the same issue (1" scratch) with the lower black portion of my rear bumper. I figured that this would be no big deal to take care of. What I have found so far:

- The bumper and the center lower black trim are one piece. The black trim around the exhaust pipes are separate pieces. My damage, of course, is on the center section.

- So far I have found no one to repair it. Plastic repair people sent me to the body shop. Body shop says they can't do it. The issue in both places is matching the grain of the rough surface. wefixbumpers.com has not responded to my query.

- Replacement bumper looks pretty expensive. Third party rears bumpers are in the $700-$800 range.

- Mazmart doesn't have one right now.

Let me know if you find a solution that works.

 

Thanks for the info. Knowing that the rear grill and bumper are one pieces changes everything. Replacing the entire bumper would be costly. I was hoping that it would be an easy fix. I'm curious as to what wefixbumpers.com has to say. My damage is barely noticeable. Only I seem to be the only one who can see the damage. It happened yesterday so I'm still a bit steamed at myself for doing it. I can learn to live w/ it for now till a more cost effective solution appears or I decide to go for a Mazdaspeed bodykit. Again thank you very much for the information

 

the lower centre is part of the rear bumper.....

 

what ezzy said ^^^^^
if not I have both rear exhaust side covers if needed

 

I dont think the black plastic bumper cant be repaired, it just that it can't be fix to look like the original condition as there's slight textures on the black area. I would suggest you might as well take this opportunity to spray the lower bumper to either body matching colour or a dark shade of gray (which is similar to wat the MS kit is).

Dont think there's a quick fix to this, the OEM parts wouldn't be cheap either. Unless you just wanna touch with a black touch up paint...

 

You are correct, the issue is getting a near-undetectable fix. My bumper is not discolored, but the gouge in the outer surface is visible close up. Painting that part of the bumper wouldn't help as this is a texture issue.

I was hoping that there was a bumper plastic repair available similar to the magic they do with repairs on interior plastic vinyl and leather.

 

Is your car Orange now?

 

well worry not about the texture if painting it is your option. the paint will know what to do, chances are they will sand down the texture and prime it before painting.

 

My problem is with the center black plastic on the REAR bumper.

 

^^^ haha

u can get the mazdaspeed rear bumper... it chops off about half of the bottom plastic part

 

Not a bad suggetion... The Mazdaspeed rear bumper is about $735 + tax and shipping at Mazdatrix ( I have to pay sales tax since I'm a Cali resident). The rear Mazdaspeed bumper alone may look unbalanced. I called a local Mazda dealership and found out an unpainted rear OEM bumper is $350. With paint and installation, my guess is that it can't top more than $500-$600. Decisions, decisions. I can't buy the Mazdaspeed bumper by itself anyway. I'd feel guilty and end up buying his other 3 friends along w/ him Still looking for options...

 

my bad i meant rear bumper, i confirmed with mazda and 3 different mazda techs there as well as a part guy as well as the general manager that the black trim on the back that is unpainted and between the exhaust shrouds is NOT apart of the front bumper, i wsa busy today so i couldnt find out the part number but ill call my guy tomorrow and get everyone here a part number and price from a dealer.

 

i reckon it looks better having a smooth lower section

its been orange for a couple of months now :D

 

Awesome, K1nG. Can't wait to get that part No. Thanks for doing the research:D

 

he is correct

I have the FULL mazda parts lists in pdf form...if someone wants to look at it I can send it when I get home from work (i unforunately don't have time to pull up the page and copy it to this thread ATM)

 

Holy hijack... got any Pictures???

 

I'd definitely want to see that PDF form. Of course, at your convenience Thanks for the info, truemagellen :D

 

I checked the file is too big to post PM me your email address and I"ll email it to you tonight

 

Are you still going to post the actual part number/name?

 

move_zig will after I email him the parts list tonight (HUGE pdf file...I don't have time to look up th part in the list...it is a huge list with diagrams breaking down every imaginable item...it is crazy )

 

here is the link to the thread :D
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...alling+oranges

 

Here is the rear bumper parts diagram.

Unfortunately it looks like the rear grill is part of the main bumper. It is not available separately.

Big thanks to Truemagellan for getting the PDF for us to view

 

i had my rear bumper off... definately one piece and i definately have a small ding in my plastic part

 

it is not, the front bumper comes in a kit and the plastic part, which is already attached, is available for order seperately from the kit i will call now to get the part number i promised... ive been busy the past couple of days