rx8wannahave

Hello everyone...

I know I wont be buying a body kit for a while but please bear with me. I've seen alot of body kits out there but I can't say I like them 100%, what I mean is that I'll like the front but maybe not the back spoiler.

So, I wanted to know what you guys/gals thought about mixed-match body kits. Putting two types of body kits together instead of using the same type all around the car.

The more I look at kits...the more I think that's what I'm going to do. Since I'm not a mod guru (never had a car worth modding) I wanted to ask how common are mixed-match body kits?

The good about doing that is you will have a semi-unique style but the bad is that once everything is put together it might not match up or make the car look messy or distracting.

I would love input from you people out there that have done this or plan to do it.

Mindtrip

No problem with mix matching, as long as they flow together. I mix match my clothes :D

orbist

Well, I like what I've done and I think it works well with this combo - as above as long as they flow into each other like the edge of the front wheel arch into the side skirts and rear etc then shouldn't be a problem. I was a modding novice when I started this too...

Its difficult to tell until its all in place, for example I had to change my rear spoiler as it didn't go with the rest of the kit once I had it all on.

But you certainly end up with something that is unique :

adrian-1

Here's mine.
It's the ks-auto burnout front lip with the mazdaspeed sides and rear. The only thing is that the lip doesn't have the grey on the bottom like the MS parts but it doesn't matter to me.

mikeb

orbist is the mix and match king

mix and matching gives you a totally custom and different look

pimpindarx8

you dont remember mine you saw it on sat! i had the ms style front bumper with the veilside back bumper. But i like the mix and match it customizes your 8 better.

tiggerlee

adrian-1 I really like your set-up. Nice clean look and good flow from front to back.
I was wanting something similiar to that but I have the stock rear spoiler on the trunk
and didn't know how well this would look.

Minda

how about a mazdaspeed front, veilside skirts and rear model d1-gt?

SingRX8

Since u guys are at it, watabt BuddyClub front and side with MS rear under and top spoiler running on the buddyclub's P1 (white also)?
BTW, mine 8 is white.

mikeyr

Check out Omicron's a mix of Mazda and Mazdaspeed, I likee.

XeRo

yup...mix matching is good...i actually think piece milling kits together has a better outcome...

i'm patenting mine so no-one can copy...LOL...

INGS+1 - Front
Feed - side skirts, unless someone at Tsunami will give me a call about getting their sideskirts..they never answer the phone
Rotary Extreme - CF MS Rear Valance..

zoom44

mix match for me too-

vertex lang front
racing beat side skirts
Fabulous rear

of course i have to wait until i have more money

zoom44

there's that conspiracy again! see mikeb?! if i say fabulous rear it ends the thread unless i bring it back up

mikeb

I am starting to believe you

you are on to something

ScudRunner

I have the MS Front, Veilside D1-GT sides, and the MS Rear (I had a Veilside rear, but my exhaust melted it). I had the Veilside skirts painted in red and the gunmetal color that accents the MS Front and dominates the MS Rear. I just finally got it finished last Saturday, and I have to say that I love it, especially because I'm pretty sure nobody else's -8 looks like mine.

BIU

Some pics would be nice

r0tor

iTrader: (1)

i have ms sideskirts and appearance package front and rear... think it looks good

ScudRunner

Here are some pics of my mix&match kit. I finally got back from my TDY, and had the time to take some.

mikeb

very nice man
love that combo

cretinx

Veilside V1 Lip / D1 Skirts
Photoshop

GrRx8MaZdA

I am going for Veilside Vsd1 front+Veilside side skirts+Veilside hood+rear ???
I don't want my tips from the greddy to be hidden in the Veilside rear..I was thinking of ms rear but not sure...I don't like the fact that it looks like you have stick it in the stock bumper..The veilside rear is a complete bumper at looks like you haven't placed a spoiler...

I also have an ms cf style wing...Any suggestions for the rear???

Moostafa29

Thats a GREAT combo. Kinda wish I had thought about that.

GrRx8MaZdA

ScudRunner please some pics more..please...Looking great but i really want to see some better pics...
Also the trim you painted brilliant black or other colour?

evilbada1

Alot of JDM body kits out there such as FEED, Rmagic,,etc are designed according to carefully engineered aerodynamics. With the full aerodynamic package, the lap time is reduced 1 full sec ( not sure of length but def not 1/4 mile but longer ). This is the reason why japanese call body kits aerodynamic kits, not body kits like americans do.
If you don't care about aerodynamic, then i don't see why you can't mix match body kits, but you certainly won't get the full advantage of having same body kit on.
I'm not going with mixed body kit for that reason.

StealthFox

VERY nice look, since i'll probably be getting mazdaspeed front and sides, with an abflug rear, im going to have the lower lip of the abflug rear bumper painted in gunmetal matched to the MS sides and front.