CarbonFiber Dashkit Installed!
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Originally Posted by 4 years to Supercharge
Nice way to set your 8 apart.
Personally I would like a little more subtle.
Can the kit be uninstalled without any damage?
Personally I would like a little more subtle.
Can the kit be uninstalled without any damage?
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#28
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definetly different, not to my liking but i give you props for trying to be different.i would have gone with black CF instead. Not sure if this has been asked (too lazy to look back) but where did you purchase them from and what company manufactures them?
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I got it from New York City Dashes for $307 shipped. This was the biggest kit with 46 pieces. They have smaller kits (like just the console and steering) for much less.
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That looks FUGIN SWEET! the silver with the silver in side the car already looks AWSOME! thats not TO crazy at all. these other guys are nuckin futz! if they dont like youres, they are going to crap thier pants when they see my yellow interior!
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Oh yeah, and for you guys that have this mind set that going to carbon fiber everything is to save weight will accually make a differrance...... you really need to get a life. I am sorry but going to REAL carbon fiber dashes would not only cost you a arm, a leg, a left nut, and a finger, but what would you gain from doing that.... like a 2 pounds loss?
seriously 2 pounds will NOT make a differance when it comes to how fast your car is. besides, those bigger speakers you added just killed your Carbon fiber weight idea all to hell!
get a life people. it looks good. stop being so jeliouse. at least her interior is something to look at. I am not what so ever interested in looking at your stock boring, plain interior...... Iv'e seen it before!
seriously 2 pounds will NOT make a differance when it comes to how fast your car is. besides, those bigger speakers you added just killed your Carbon fiber weight idea all to hell!
get a life people. it looks good. stop being so jeliouse. at least her interior is something to look at. I am not what so ever interested in looking at your stock boring, plain interior...... Iv'e seen it before!
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Many people have commented that they would have chosen a black carbon fiber. There are a couple of kits out now for our cars, some our flat kits (like this one), and there are some that are molded kits. Molded kits are usually more expensive, come in very few color options, and have very few number of pieces. Think about the Mazdaspeed carbon fiber kit....what, does it come with, something like 4 or 6 peices. Not much if you want to make a significant change. And even though this is a mazdaspeed part, it doesn't save any weight.
We ordered several samples from NYC dash kits web site. We actually ordered it through Trims R US. I'll attach the web site a little later. The black carbon fiber is what I originally wanted, but when I saw it, it just was the exact same color as our dark grey interior peices. It made no sense to me to do that. I'm thinking of doing their "Black" kit, since it matches the Piano blak interior peices perfectly.
To answer some other questions, the peices are about 1/4 inch thick, and then have an additional 1/16th inch of 3m adhesive.
I can imagine that these will fall off in severe heat. I wouldn't recommend them for those in AZ or NM. The heat gets bad in Cali as well. I've had my rear view mirror on several vehicles fall off...and this is supposed to be a "permanente" bond.
I'm still waiting on some more color samples before I make my selection. I think I will be getting the smaller kit, in the 200 dollar range just to make a subtle change with the center console.
We ordered several samples from NYC dash kits web site. We actually ordered it through Trims R US. I'll attach the web site a little later. The black carbon fiber is what I originally wanted, but when I saw it, it just was the exact same color as our dark grey interior peices. It made no sense to me to do that. I'm thinking of doing their "Black" kit, since it matches the Piano blak interior peices perfectly.
To answer some other questions, the peices are about 1/4 inch thick, and then have an additional 1/16th inch of 3m adhesive.
I can imagine that these will fall off in severe heat. I wouldn't recommend them for those in AZ or NM. The heat gets bad in Cali as well. I've had my rear view mirror on several vehicles fall off...and this is supposed to be a "permanente" bond.
I'm still waiting on some more color samples before I make my selection. I think I will be getting the smaller kit, in the 200 dollar range just to make a subtle change with the center console.
#35
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actually a stock dashboard is pretty heavy and a cf dashboard will save weight, but people that have cf dashboards also have completely stripped out interiors. I was thingking about getting the black cf kit, but without that many pieces.
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Originally Posted by XDEEDUBBX
actually a stock dashboard is pretty heavy and a cf dashboard will save weight, but people that have cf dashboards also have completely stripped out interiors. I was thingking about getting the black cf kit, but without that many pieces.
#37
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me over do it? haha nah..i just want the basic kit..just the center console...thats it, not the steering wheel or overhead. I was thinking about going with torasports cf kits.
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Erika, that looks AWESOME!
When I saw the pictures of the kit, I wasn't too sure how it was going to turn out but it came out great.
Congrats on doing something totally original that will definitely stick out in a crowd.
Can't wait to see it in person...
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When I saw the pictures of the kit, I wasn't too sure how it was going to turn out but it came out great.
Congrats on doing something totally original that will definitely stick out in a crowd.
Can't wait to see it in person...
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ok ...here's the web site www.trimsrus.com
or you can go directly to the RX8 flat kit page here
http://www.trimsrus.com/cart/customer/home.php?cat=4855
or you can go directly to the RX8 flat kit page here
http://www.trimsrus.com/cart/customer/home.php?cat=4855
#41
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Originally Posted by speeddemon32
Oh yeah, and for you guys that have this mind set that going to carbon fiber everything is to save weight will accually make a differrance...... you really need to get a life. I am sorry but going to REAL carbon fiber dashes would not only cost you a arm, a leg, a left nut, and a finger, but what would you gain from doing that.... like a 2 pounds loss?
seriously 2 pounds will NOT make a differance when it comes to how fast your car is. besides, those bigger speakers you added just killed your Carbon fiber weight idea all to hell!
get a life people. it looks good. stop being so jeliouse. at least her interior is something to look at. I am not what so ever interested in looking at your stock boring, plain interior...... Iv'e seen it before!![Bootyshake](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/bootyshake.gif)
seriously 2 pounds will NOT make a differance when it comes to how fast your car is. besides, those bigger speakers you added just killed your Carbon fiber weight idea all to hell!
get a life people. it looks good. stop being so jeliouse. at least her interior is something to look at. I am not what so ever interested in looking at your stock boring, plain interior...... Iv'e seen it before!
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Originally Posted by XDEEDUBBX
me over do it? haha nah..i just want the basic kit..just the center console...thats it, not the steering wheel or overhead. I was thinking about going with torasports cf kits.
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Originally Posted by SnowFl8k
Overall I am super happy with the result. The carbon fiber looks awesome and give the interior another dimension since I don't have the two tone interior.
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....can't wait to finally see it in the daylight
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#46
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Do you have a link to torasports--I'd like to check em out. If I did anything I'd probably do the black to match the piano black.
http://tinyurl.com/929d4
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Originally Posted by speeddemon32
Oh yeah, and for you guys that have this mind set that going to carbon fiber everything is to save weight will accually make a differrance...... you really need to get a life. I am sorry but going to REAL carbon fiber dashes would not only cost you a arm, a leg, a left nut, and a finger, but what would you gain from doing that.... like a 2 pounds loss?
seriously 2 pounds will NOT make a differance when it comes to how fast your car is. besides, those bigger speakers you added just killed your Carbon fiber weight idea all to hell!
get a life people. it looks good. stop being so jeliouse. at least her interior is something to look at. I am not what so ever interested in looking at your stock boring, plain interior...... Iv'e seen it before!![Bootyshake](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/bootyshake.gif)
seriously 2 pounds will NOT make a differance when it comes to how fast your car is. besides, those bigger speakers you added just killed your Carbon fiber weight idea all to hell!
get a life people. it looks good. stop being so jeliouse. at least her interior is something to look at. I am not what so ever interested in looking at your stock boring, plain interior...... Iv'e seen it before!
![Bootyshake](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/bootyshake.gif)
stuff like this is like putting a sticker of a ferrari on the side of your 8 so it looks like something it's not. it's obviously not REAL carbon fiber, just something that cheapens the look of something just for the sake of 'being different'.
and, i am in no way, as you put it "JELIOUSE"
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Originally Posted by Mugatu
i think you're missing the point.
stuff like this is like putting a sticker of a ferrari on the side of your 8 so it looks like something it's not. it's obviously not REAL carbon fiber, just something that cheapens the look of something just for the sake of 'being different'.
and, i am in no way, as you put it "JELIOUSE"![Mdrmed](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/mdrmed.gif)
stuff like this is like putting a sticker of a ferrari on the side of your 8 so it looks like something it's not. it's obviously not REAL carbon fiber, just something that cheapens the look of something just for the sake of 'being different'.
and, i am in no way, as you put it "JELIOUSE"
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i think the silver is overdoing it looks sooooooo shinny.. and some pieces are over doing it... like the cf pieces on the door.... like.. thats not needed at all or inside for cup holders.... i LOVE the cf in the seats tho.. very impressed by that..