mikeb

AAS
do you have any other pics

AAS

mikeb -
you can go on their website (www.autoaccessorystore.com )
, pick RX8 and there are like 5 pictures of my car

titaniumgrey

horrible peice of crap kit ...... wow ... i just got mine today after 1 month wait .... edges are all shitty and doesn't fit without extreme modification ..... wow .... be warned ... don't get this kit , your gonna have to pay over 1200 to get it to fit .... wow .... I can't beleive the finish on this product .... I paid 700 bucks for this ? wow ....... horrible ...

titaniumgrey

get the new urethane kit instead ....

HK.RX888

that sucks man...now i'm definitely not going to order from them

titaniumgrey

pics to come ... wow i think mine is worst than flipstream's ..... atleast clear corner holes were ok ... mine are completely crooked ...

titaniumgrey

on a side note tho ... the side skirts are very well done ... , and the rear bumper is ok ... but front bumper .... thumbs down ...

Preacher

Geesh,it just gets worse for these guys.
Sorry 'bout the troubles,gang.

titaniumgrey

lol don't worry about it , i think i'm just gonna bite the bullet and spend the money to get this kit on , the only thing thats is bad is the front bumper , worst come worst , i shell the bumper and get a urethane one from aero works.

but for future reference , anyone that wants a mazdaspeed replica, get a urethane one ... fiber glass sux

flip

my condolences... i've learned my lesson... BUY THE ORIGINAL.. (or the urethane kit for that matter) fiberglass sux.

My sideskirts should be coming shortly...

at least i know i wasn't alone.. sorry again titanium.. as the thread stated.. "if you dare" and we did... at least we can say that we've got some ballz for trying it eh? good luck on yer kit

AAS

I hate to say, but what's wrong with you guys . I paid $1000 to fix, install, and paint in 2 tones the whole body kit. Yes it need some work, but you are not paying $3000 for the body kit. So I don't understand what you complaining about.

flip

That's well in good for you.. and all others who have "hookups" from friends or friend of a friend who has/owns a bodyshop. For me, i simply do not have that resource like donald and landon and yourself where you can get work done for $1000 or a little to nothing. i've gone to practically every body shop within a 15 mile radius from my place and found them passing on doing the job and the ones who were willing to do it wanted $2500+ for it (no kidding). Hence, to me... i would be at a "loss" and not benefit from getting this kit.. my total cost would run me over $3000 FOR A FIBERGLASS KIT. So, if you were in my shoes... what would you choose? a $3000 fiberglass kit --- or the original kit for just about the same price? It's a no brainer..

I would've been fine w/ the fiberglass IF i was gonna save some $$$... but in this case, it was not a good investment for me. Please don't take offense in what i'm saying..I'm just sharing my experience w/ this.. perhaps if i lived somewhere where they do fiberglass work constantly on a daily basis, maybe i would've been able to get that $1000 price on the work as well.

This isn't a knock against you or AAS.. i think the kit is being offered at a very reasonable price.. heck, i wouldn't have ordered it if i didn't think so. If everything would've worked out, i'd be a happy camper. I work for a living just like everyone here and have to work hard to finance this expensive hobby. So, with all that being said, i hope i didn't come across as being disrespectful to you, AAS or anyone else that may have ties to this fiberglass kit.

BTW.. for those w/ successful installs on this kit... CONGRATS! they look great!

BOTTOM LINE: Fiberglass isn't the best choice for body kits. One should know what they're getting into when purchasing a fiberglass kit. And don't shoot the messenger (AAS, or any other distributor), it's up to you whether or not to order.

AAS

flipstream

No offence, taken. I didn't realize that body shops in your area wanted that much. If someone told me to pay $2500 to fix a fiberglass kit, I would totally freak out

I shopped around, and the most expensive quote I got was $1500, and I though that was too much. I can imaging my reaction if that would be $1000 more.

Yea. in your case, you better off with original.

Good luck


P.S. Why do everybody call me a distributer. I'M NOT.

flip

I was referring to AAS (AutoAccessoryStore)... where we purchased the fiberglass kit from.

mikeb

AAS

for the love of god can you post pics of your car without the AAS stuff in the backround
do you have any other pics
just at your house or something

Landon_Starr

Nice post, Mike. =)

I completely agree. If nothing else, AAS, it would help clarify some of the discrepencies of you NOT being a distributor or having anything to benefit from the sale of these kits.

I know you claim you're NOT affiliated, but you may want to consider changing your screen name if you're not happy with people confusing you with them.

--Landon

AAS

mikeb -

Pics below


Landon -

I tried to change the name. But there is no option in User Profile to change screename.

mikeb

thanks man
your car looks sweet

Preacher

that ^%$^%%^% bar in the US-spec front grille....whadda' pisser....mabye it'd disappear in black....not bad in silver,though....

Nice kit

AAS

Preacher - thank you

Landon_Starr

That is a beautiful vehicle. I kinda like the spoiler, too. Goes pretty well with the MS kit......DIFFERENT than everyone else and their MS spoilers, I like that.

--Landon

Yanje

hmmmm, to be honest, that wing doesn't suite the 8 all that well IMO.... it looks like something u'd find on a subaru/lancer.

AAS

Well, I was thinking to buy MS Spoiler, but like Landon said, I would be like everybody else. Even though this spoiler looks a little heavy for RX8 lines, I like how the car stands out from all others. And it much better than those Aluminum Wings that have no lines at all, and in my opinion don't look good on any car.

Landon_Starr

I gracefully disagree. Gives it a bit of a "tougher" look, rather than a "sipping my tea with my pinkie pointed outward" look. Like Arby's said, different is good. Mixing refined body lines with an agressive rigid spoiler isn't a bad thing, it's just not what everyone else is doing. Everyone else aren't always right.

--Landon

Kel Rx8

nice 8
but not a fan of the wing
looks like a wild version of the 99 rx7 wing
and a type r wing.