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[dazzabozza]

Welcome to PimpMyRide!

Thought I'd blog some of the changes I'm doing.


The car - RX8 Series II '09 Luxury



I wanted to move away from the silver rims that pretty much all factory cars have these days. Was considering buying new rims but nothing really jumped out at me plus I'd want to go to a larger size which means extra dollars for more rubber.

So instead I've chosen to experiment with painting my current rims. Went for gun metal grey with some yellow highlights which contrasts well with the red body.

Before


After




More pics




Next project..... suspension (after I paint the other 3 rims LOL!)

[Cawdor]

Definitely an improvement Time will tell if the paint stands up to every day wear....

[werdna]

When do you fit two turbos?

[ford2]

When do you fit two turbos?

just after the bigger brake upgade

[Fox]

Looking good, new Zorst? or 2?

[dazzabozza]

Time will tell if the paint stands up to every day wear....

Yeh I'm wondering the same... but it's a fairly low cost exercise and I can always get the rims stripped back and done pro if necessary.

When do you fit two turbos?

When I decide that manufacturer warranty is no longer important But I'm definitley missing the forced indcution that I used to have in the Wrex.

just after the bigger brake upgade

Maybe if I get into track events

Looking good, new Zorst? or 2?

Nah unlikely I'll touch the exhaust or in-take. Nothing compares to the lumpiness of V8's or Subi boxer engines so no point in competing.

From what I've read Mazda mastered the air intake so changing it to aftermarket gives little or no HP gain.

Maybe too ricer if I go for a louder exhaust. Takes away the elegance these cars have. Makes it sound like a giant motorbike. Next you'll be waiting flames out of the exhaust Az!

[Fox]

ARE YOU CRAZY?????

Get some cannons put on it... upgrade HP pfftt who cares, its the sound you want, I cant believe your not going to do it...
Your not my idol anymore...

Some upgrades?



Not putting cannons on make you look like this:

[werdna]

Bridge port or go home.

[Neakit]

if you wanna go nuts theres always Peripheral Port...........

[Global]

Or go monster port

[werdna]

Nah, any bigger than bridge port and they struggle to idle.
It is pretty embarrassing when you got a loud exhaust, you are sitting at the lights, and the car dies cos it cant idle

[highlucks]

Maybe you could install something like this.

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[dazzabozza]

Got one of those on the back of my PC Simon! lol

Looking at the gun metal colour today in the sunlight and it's looking a tad dark. Think I'll experiment with some lighter colours.

My car - has a blue/green tinge to it I reckon


What I was striving for - more your typical grey



Daz


Crome wheels nuts need to go darker and possibly the Mazda emblem too.

[Fox]

I like them Daz, Leave them dark. Stands out better

[Kieran]

Nah I'd say lighter. P-plater hoons with commies get dark wheels, your ride should be classier than that.

I am so getting flamed for this

[Fox]

Nah not flamed Kieran, I can see where your coming from
I just think with the red it would look better darker..

[sajica]

This would be a heck of an "upgrade"

[extend]

put a massiv fish decal on both sides. or a pcs sticker that fits the whole back windscreen.

[klass]

another one for the dark GMG. Yellow centre cap goes well with the rims.

[dazzabozza]

Another rim to be painted on the weekend! Can someone recommend an auto paint supplier other than SuperCheap? Would prefer a better colour range, if they manufacturer colours even better!


Hey Saj, Jazz wasn't an RX8 in the movie was he?

Daz