DIY: Customize Your OEM Parts
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You guys should check this out. It's a freeware diy 3d printer. It's pretty small, but can be modded to be bigger. www.Makerbot.com
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Love the blacked out lights - just wanted to offer a tidbit of advice. My buddy blacked out his lights (RSX) but used MATTE black paint; big mistake. Gloss (as demonstrated in the 8 photos here) is the way to go, since a glossy surface has low emissivity and a matte surface has high emissivity. I.e. you'll cook your headlights from lightbulb heat and destroy the clear plastic lense quickly with matte black paint (even though it looks badass to have matte finish). Again, beautiful blacked out 8.
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As I'm saying this I'm realizing that the 1st gen rx8's have matte black housing, however the reflector portion is chrome. Anyway, sorry didnt mean to steal the thread - excellent clean mods here.
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The steering wheel is a customized OEM part, done by Robson Design Pte Ltd.
http://www.robson-design.com/
http://www.robson-design.com/
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The steering wheel is a customized OEM part, done by Robson Design Pte Ltd.
http://www.robson-design.com/
http://www.robson-design.com/
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For some pieces that you'd like to make LOOK carbon fiber... check this out!
carbonfiberfilm.com
One of the Ravens players used this on his M5 roof - check out some of links on the right side too. Granted, why anyone would want to completely wrap their Ferrari F-40 in this stuff is beyond me. But I don't see any reason why you couldn't use it to cover things like your external mirror plastics or the side blinker grills etc. I might get a sheet and try a little sumthin.
carbonfiberfilm.com
One of the Ravens players used this on his M5 roof - check out some of links on the right side too. Granted, why anyone would want to completely wrap their Ferrari F-40 in this stuff is beyond me. But I don't see any reason why you couldn't use it to cover things like your external mirror plastics or the side blinker grills etc. I might get a sheet and try a little sumthin.
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I want to see somone cut out the blocked off portions of the series 2 grill, and see how it would look with some type of mesh behind that to block large rocks.
(this has prob been done, just have not seen it myself)
In addition to aesthetics of doing this,I would be curious about temp benefit/or detriment.
Doing the above, plus a painted top portion like in these previous posts would be hot. (while still looking somewhat stock as opposed to cutting out the cross hatch plastic grill entirely)
(this has prob been done, just have not seen it myself)
In addition to aesthetics of doing this,I would be curious about temp benefit/or detriment.
Doing the above, plus a painted top portion like in these previous posts would be hot. (while still looking somewhat stock as opposed to cutting out the cross hatch plastic grill entirely)
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Rick I think the blocked off portions of the stock grill are to give it rigidity and strength, might not be the best plan to go cutting them all out. That is what I have heard anyway.
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man all im saying about this thread is that simple diy thats shown in pics is what gives the car an even more appeal than it actually is already. great work to the guys who fabricated the parts.. im going to try out that front bumper cut out with mesh behind it. the one like the blue 8 had. nice work..
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man all im saying about this thread is that simple diy thats shown in pics is what gives the car an even more appeal than it actually is already. great work to the guys who fabricated the parts.. im going to try out that front bumper cut out with mesh behind it. the one like the blue 8 had. nice work..
Whats happened to all the pictures? Half cant be viewed!?
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