are there any aftermarket taillights or fenders for the 04 RX-8? I have been looking and can't find any

 

Why would u do that anyways. The RX8 taillights are HOT! Remember you are not driving a damn Civic. As far as fenders, i think Crabon creations has carbon fiber fenders. Don't mess up your car with Pep Boys taillights.No there are no taillights that I know of.

 

I like the stock taillights, but its your car. I haven't seen any aftermarket lights.

 

Yeah, I second or third the hot stock taillights. Whichever, it's your call. I mean even the little dead spider that is in my taillight is a part of my car.

 

i dont like our tailights...

no aftermarket tailights...

i plan on blacking mine out in the coming months...

need to get rid of that F*in chrome in there.

 

Rofl. I'm starting to wonder who DOESN'T have the spider.

Stock taillight supporter here.

 

Not to hijack this thread, not only do I have a spider in taillight but I have a webb to go along with my dead spider.

The tailights are ok, but I still plan on buying these red out covers when I get a chance. If I don't like I'm out $30 tops.

 

I just got my 2006 a month and a half ago. And I have a dead spider in the taillight too. WTF is the deal with that? I haven't gotten any condensation in the light so how the heck could a spider get in there?

 

momo, you going to SS9? If so, look for my car and you'll get an idea of what red lights look like. I'm planning on doing my front ambers as well.

 

Me.

 

^agreed

 

I had the spider in my passenger side tail light and then condensation on the drivers side. I made mention of it to my service rep and he replaced both of them hehe. I kinda think its a inside joke at the Mazda Factories to slip in spiders into our tail lights lol.

Oh and why would you want aftermarket tail lights for our car? They look fine as is.. Either blacking them out or maybe a red vinyl is fine. Sure they are busy as hell but thats the appeal of them.

 

Sorry I live in Monterey, that would be like a 5 hour drive for me. Not that I wouldn't enjoy driving down hwy1, all those twisties and ocean views.

 

Do you have any pics of the red lights? What did you use to cover them? I'm seriously contemplating this as well.

 

It's part of the Sport package.

 

I used the "red-out" kit from Ebay. It is a vinyl type material that you have to apply to the outside of the lens. Most people who see the lights don't even realize that anything has been done to them...I guess because that is an area of the 8 which is rarely modded...so no one ever expects it.

The material is good for 5 years, it is an outdoor grade...so it is durable. I've had it on for over a month now. It still looks like the day I put it on.

The unfortunate part about our tailights, is that they have a lot of contours that makes it very difficult to apply vinyl to. I didn't have enough patience to do it myself, so I asked my fiance to do it. She is very careful, and willing to take the time to make things as good as possible. If you do it yourself, you will have a couple of areas that will be prone to small air bubbles. If you took the material to a window tinting shop, they may have some better techniques to make the install look perfect.

As for pics.....I guess I could put up one. I kinda want to keep the lights under wraps for now....but I will definately put up a thread after SS9.

 

put some slightly soapy water in a spray bottle and spray the lens before applying the film. then apply the film and use a hair dryer to heat the filmso you will be able to work it around corners. the use a credit card or something flat to work out the soapy water and air bubbles and let it sit and dry under a hot light for a few hours.

 

Thank you for the picture. I apologize for spoiling your unveiling, but really appreciate it. I'm most certain that this is the method I'm going to go. I love the rear of the 8, but the tail lights are a sore spot for me. I can't wait to see more pics (brakes on) after your official uneiling.

 

brake lights are same as before...no change. The part that is a bummer with red tint is the pink back up light I have white led's for turn signals, so no problem with the amber and red clashing.

 

There is also a black film that i used to dark mine out.

 

That looks too much like an RSX rear now..

 

no_dice...aka mugatu

 

^what's that supposed to mean?

 

im pretty sure it measns search.

but other than the lights being red i dont see the similarity. that is like saying the cars look alike because they both have 4 wheels.

 

Lol no, its not. Thats like saying the tail lights look like the tail lights off of an RSX...
I looked at the picture, enlarged it to 100% and the first thing that came to mind was, 'damn that looks like the tail lights from an rsx' So i voiced my opinion and said it looks like an RSX rear. The red IS what made me lean towards deciding it looked like RSX tails. If he had tinted them black, or smoked them, i wouldve applauded.

I dont think it means search.. he said 'no_dice aka mugatu'

no_dice [also known as] mugatu? I'm not mugatu. i am no dice. lol