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i want some candy!!! (MS Wing... that is )

Krayzie8

my mazda dealership has a mazdaspeed shop in it! (olympia WA) they know all about the mazda speed parts, and how much they can get away with selling them for.

BRx8

kel i think i'm more excited about your purchase than you are...if all goes well i'm definitely getting one as i really detest the backend of my 8 without any spoiler at all...it looks so plain to me

Kel Rx8

well guys looks like im going to have too wait
im scheduled to have the package at my home
next tuesday.the shipping from company is not what i expected
everthing else is okay but i got trackign info and its on its way.
now the wait

leegina

I ordered one also with a delivery of Tuesday it seems they took a while to ship also. They sent me a tracking number last week but did not work until today. So I will give feedback also.

Irish_in_a_RX8

iTrader: (1)

Waiting..very..very patiently! :-)

Wayne

Kel Rx8

ahh nice to see another brave soul.
same thing happened to me on shipping.
my entry date is 07/02/04.
delivery 07/13/04

mikeb

tuesday is so far

leegina

Exact same thing for me Kel Rx8. I wonder if they had to get these from somewhere first?

HiTMaNN

cant wait to see the pics!

Japan8

leegina, I thought you had the RMagic i-rear lip spoiler? Trading it for the MS?

Kel Rx8

leegina you have the stock oem spoiler with your trunk ?

D MENAC 7

Ahhh, Kel and leegina...waiting is the game isn't it. I am waiting too but not for the MS Spoiler replica but for the MS side skirts replicas that I ordered. I got a tracking number for DHL shipping and they are saying to expect them on the 14th, so this is one day later than yours. Can't wait to see the spoiler, one of you guys take pics of it when it comes out of the box and give us some feedback for this. Even though I have a non-OEM aftermarket spoiler that I do like, I have always drooled over the MS spoiler and have dreamed of it sitting on the back of my RX-8. It's gotta add at least 15 HP. :D

On a side note, the place that I placed my order for the side skirts has a feature that I am checking into. They do custom replication and claim about a two week turnaround. So, anyone have any ideas for any other replicants of products for the RX-8? These items are made of FRP (Fiberglass Reinforced Plastics) and are much tougher than the old Fiberglass manufacturing process.

Krayzie8

im waiting for a few things...

carbon fiber b pillar covers....
Veilside ver 2 kit...due end of july
MS replica wing...yes im also brave...
i got my clear corners last night so i was happy all day!!

Kel Rx8

i wouldnt mind m/s replica mirrors
how can we ask them ?

D MENAC 7

Here is a copy of the email reply I got from them about my inquiry of having the MS spoiler replicated:

I can have it made in carbon fiber, for a retail of around $500
Dealer cost of 10+ would be $325

Carbon is a much better material , and lighter than FRP

For a FRP version..
FRP $249 retail
FRP 10+ dealer cost would be $124.6

Approximate time needed - 6 months made overseas
Made in USA approx 1 month but add +50 to FRP cost
And +150 to carbon cost...

So, with the mirrors my only concern would be if they functioned as do ours. That would be more so mechanical than a body panel of some sort. I will write back and ask them. I registered as a wholesaler the other day just for preparation of a future sale, perhaps. If at some point we would have some interest in this as a group, I would be willing to handle the bsuainess end. Just a thought at the moment. Can you imagine a CF MS spoiler replicant for $325 before shipping? First thing though is I have to see the quality of the side skirts. I wonder what it would cost to have the entire body done in CF? J/K LOL :D

Krayzie8

oooohhh a carbon fiber ms wing??? what would be sweet! better than a real one imo... mazda is going to lose major business due to imitation parts

D MENAC 7

If Mazda would sell something that clearly isn't 450% profit, maybe they wouldn't. Come on, almost $900 for a spoiler? Perhaps this is the kind of thing that promotes competition and brings down the prices of the brand name product.

leegina

Japan8, No I sold that once the MS replica came available. also I do not have the stock spoiler mine was a base model. So now I have to drill holes and I am hoping they give a template with this spoiler.

mikeb

I want replica mirrors also

500 for ms mirrors is crazy

D MENAC 7

I sent off an email to ask about having the mirrors replicated also. Probably will not hear anything until next week.

I was thinking that maybe with these, and I haven't made any mention of this yet, that they could be replicated as bodies of this style and that the internal parts of the stock mirrors could be placed in these. This would be a slightly different design in that the stock and MS mirrors are not the same size yet the MS style does not have the remote control ability or the heated features that the stock mirrors do have. Just a thought.

However, I did not mention this at all and will let everyone know what becomes of the original replicant request without the above information. I asked for both the FRP and the CF estimates.

Dennis

Kel Rx8

way to go dennis
yeah real m/s wing is nuts for $900 dont get me wrong there is nothing wrong with the wing at all.but the price is .........ouch.

i only heard of rotary extreme making replica m/s carbon fiber colors at that.
but there prices should make them real m/s parts the spoiler they sell is $1100.00

but the prices you got are great.i want the m/s mirrors so let us know.
but it all depends also on the side skirts you receive make sure to take pixs
of it all.

as im planing to take thousands of pixs of the spoiler i get this tuesday
ahh so far way. :D

D MENAC 7

I'll be sure to get thousands of pics of the side skirts too! I'll be posting them on Wednesday provided they come in as planned. :D Thinking of teh MS Wing replicated in CF at that price provided I could get a group buy going or something to that effect...even if I didn't care for CF, then it could always be painted since the FRP would have to be painted too...it would be stronger but the real answer is total cost when finished and installed.

Those mirrors do look so nice though...however, I would hate to lose the electric remote control and heat functions.

Kel Rx8

i hear ya
but im okay with it because once i set my mirrors i never move them
only time they move i think is when i wash my car.as for heated that could be the only real lost but my rx will be garaged the 1st day of fall.

HiTMaNN

carbon fibre wow that sounds awesome for that price and they will be fully funcational also with the adjusting of height?