RX8Lover

anything yet????

Gyro

Yes...Strakes are done.

I will post pics this afternoon once I get my car back from the dealer (CEL and recalls).

I mailed my10ae his today, he should get them tomorrow.

my10ae

Hi all:

Here are some pictures of the newly painted (color-coordinated)strakes Gyro took for me today. Check them out:






I'm waiting to get mine in the mail and then install them this weekend

Gyro

and on the vehicle.....

Gyro

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Gyro

more

Gyro

last one

Gyro

OK ...one more to show a wide shot.

SQ88

I think they look great!!! So, when will they be available for order? oh...any how much?

RX8Lover

Yes, if the price is right, you'll have my vote. Keep it under $100!

Gyro

While I was there I threw in my clear corners....what the hell

greese

am i seeing straight or does the guy acrosss the street still have a Christmas wreath over his garage?

good looking strakes. i bet they would look awesome in Velocity red.

greese

Gyro

:D .....and it lights up every night.

antichristpm

Wow! Good work man! Looks really clean and much more unique from the metal ones. Gyro what colour are yours going to be? The black ones?

So I take it you two are both pretty pleased with them? Any suggestions or anything wrong with them? Screw holes deep enough? What did you use for adhesive?

whosyourbaba

Looks great! I would also consider with a nice price. GOod job!

Gyro

Thats my silver car.....I had both sets painted. I sent my10ae his this morning, and he will get them tomorrow.

Yes I am very pleased with them. I love the color matched look.

I used 3M adheasive tape for the ends.

I would like to see the screw holes slightly deeper. Either that or a coarser threaded screw. If someone were to overtighten it it may strip, I was cafeful not to.

They did require slight finish sanding. This may have been because they are beta units. No big deal.

As you can see from the photos I devised a way to make them easy to paint. The are both painted using factory paint codes and clear coated.

I'm very happy, thanks again.

Spin9k

Great stuff. Post a price and delivery and you'll be in business.

antichristpm

I'm not "allowed" technically to post a price but I will be putting up a thread in the RX-8 Parts For Sale/Wanted section with some details. You can always PM me too.

I'll heed the suggestion on the screw size/depth. I figured the depth might be a problem but didn't want to overbore them.

Yea, they weren't sanded after we primed them because I really wanted to get them to ya asap. That and I figured if you had paint experience you probably could do a better job than I.

Ok... I'm going to talk to my friend that's been helping me on this and get him to agree on a labor cost for his time... more or less his split on the deal. After that I'll post a thread in the RX-8 Parts For Sale/Wanted section with some deets.

my10ae

Gyro:

Those strakes look great on your 8. Now I can't wait till I install mine this Sat

Thanks again antichristpm!

Gyro: Any issues installing them today? Something to watch out for other than the thread depth?

Thanks....

Gyro

No major issues. Just tighten carefuly and follow Megareds directions in the DIY forum. I also would try to find a very thin adheasive. These strakes really fit well, and you wouldn't want thick tape to muck that up. I spent most of the time triming the tape to fit under the strake. This is slightly time consuming and must be done correctly. Maybe some precut adheasive strips would be something for antichrispm to think about for his paying customers.

I will PM you anything else I think of....

antichristpm

I'll include some precut adhesive. All I had on hand was the thick white 3m ****. I'll go shopping for something that should work on a slick surface.

fietguy

hmm, just my opinion but painting the strakes the same colour makes it look plastic looking...

i think the strakes need to be either polished or brushed finish

MEGAREDS

Congratulations. These look terrific. Now, start on the rotary accents!

RX8Lover

Any word on when everyone else gets a chance to get these?

D MENAC 7

Great looknig job. I'm looking forward to seeing the cost and finding out more details. Good work!