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Old 01-13-2010, 01:40 PM
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Lurker girl turned poster, hi everyone

My boyfriend and I purchased my RX8 during the first week of december and I've been a lurker ever since.

Its an 06 white auto appears to be a base model (16 inch wheels, non bose stereo, cloth seats, no spoiler, no side skirts)

Got it for 15,8xx + ttl with 14k miles.

Can't decide what I want to do first, rims....intake, exhaust or a new stereo.
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Lower the car. Put some 18" rims and tires on it. AEM Cold Air Intake is the best for the RX8. Pick a catback exhaust you like the sound of.
Don't worry about the stereo. It's not that bad. Unless of course you want to spend the money.


Oh and WELCOME! Pics would be nice too.

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Obviously the first thing to do is post in the 'hot ladies and their 8s ' thread .
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buy better looking rims and give me 2 of your 16s.

where are you guys from?

and i didnt know 06s bases came with 16" rims... i thought that was 04 and 05? what is your car rated at? 197hp or 212hp? or put it this way, is it a 4 speed or a 6 speed?
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Welcome! Take good care of her!
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Welcome. Nice low mileage find.

Start checking the for sale section for rims first.
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Originally Posted by kersh4w
buy better looking rims and give me 2 of your 16s.

where are you guys from?

and i didnt know 06s bases came with 16" rims... i thought that was 04 and 05? what is your car rated at? 197hp or 212hp? or put it this way, is it a 4 speed or a 6 speed?
It will be a 6 speed AT and a 6 port engine. And yes they came with 16" rims.
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did not know that. thought 16" rims were strictly 04-05.

did they carry that all the way to 08?
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a agree with easy!

drop, get some nice 18' wheels then intake or catback but for sure switch out thos awful 16' wheels!
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forget spending the money on wheels and CAI. use the money for some bikinis, heels, a good camera, and....oh wait...
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forget spending the money on wheels and CAI. use the money for some bikinis, heels, and a camera to take pics of yourself with so you can post them!
Fixed.
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Welcome pics please. Get rid of those 16" rims ASAP.
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Congrats
I would do the wheels and suspension first as well
then Intake/ exhaust
followed by a Cobb

Originally Posted by CTrx8
forget spending the money on wheels and CAI. use the money for some bikinis, heels, a good camera, and....oh wait...
CT you kinky dog. LOL
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Welcome. Please don't feed the leg humpers.
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain. - Wizard of Oz
The "Leg Humpers" are mostly harmless. Go ahead and post photos. Some couples have fun with it.
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Originally Posted by Easy_E1
It will be a 6 speed AT and a 6 port engine. And yes they came with 16" rims.
yep 6 speed auto, I love the manual shift thing....its fun.

Originally Posted by CTrx8
forget spending the money on wheels and CAI. use the money for some bikinis, heels, a good camera, and....oh wait...
I'll try and find some decent pics of myself, I'm not the prettiest girl in the world but I'm proud of what I got.

Originally Posted by kersh4w
buy better looking rims and give me 2 of your 16s.

where are you guys from?

and i didnt know 06s bases came with 16" rims... i thought that was 04 and 05? what is your car rated at? 197hp or 212hp? or put it this way, is it a 4 speed or a 6 speed?
San Diego
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get stiffer sway bars. look at the for sale sections, you can usually find very cheap sets of OEM 18in wheels.

craigslist another good place to look for good deals on 18s

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Old 01-15-2010, 09:21 PM
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then you'll find plenty of the stuff you want for sale locally.

Congrats on picking the right color and welcome.
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Yea, first get some 18" OEM rims.. You can find them at $300-$500 for the whole set on the FS section.
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Originally Posted by RotaryP7
Yea, first get some 18" OEM rims.. You can find them at $300-$500 for the whole set on the FS section.
The dealership put brand new tires on the 16" rims....so we were going to wait till the tread wore down before upgrading.

But thanks for the suggestion.
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Originally Posted by 06Rx8GrL
The dealership put brand new tires on the 16" rims....so we were going to wait till the tread wore down before upgrading.

But thanks for the suggestion.


lol.. Alright.
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pics pics ........................ still waiting for pics !!!!!!!
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Leg Humper checkin' in

Definitely spend some lurking the suspension and wheel forums. Not sure if you're into modding yet but cosmetic upgrades are always fun for starters

If you're more serious, definitely invest some time researching the cobb ap and it's benefits

Also, since you're in cali - be sure to check the local sections for meets - socal beach cruise is set to be starting in May this year hosted by yours truly


anyways - happy revvin'!!






































































































p.s. - post sexy pictures of yourself or you don't exist....
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p.s. - post sexy pictures of yourself or you don't exist....

uh oh, that means 99% of us don't exist here
Welcome and remember drive it hard (I meant red line it hard oh......, never mind)
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my bf's favorite pic of me with one of my good friends. (I'm on the right, sorry for the big pic)


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