deen1njai

Hey guys,

sorry about this noobie post, but i was wondering if there was anyone in the sacramento area that knew how to install this. The mazda dealerships in my area all went out of business and now i am looking to get this appearance kit installed along with my tein springs.



please throw any advice or recommendations where i can get this done.


thanks
d

pksan123

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i can do it for u for free but i leave outta town and wont be back till june 7th. I live in davis so it's right next to sac.

btw, it should come with instructions so you should be able to do it yourself.
Also, a new mazda dealership opened up in the elk grove area, so you could get it done there.

deen1njai

yeah i actually go to school at ucdavis at the moment. but i bought the springs and appearance package on rx8club, so there are no instructions. ive tried having a friend install the springs but the DIY on this forum didnt come with pictures. as for the appearance package. no clue how to do that, but to bring it to the mazda dealership

EDZRIDE

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Have you tried the dealer in Roseville?

CarAndDriver

A lot of dealers farm out their body work to shops. Not sure if there was anyway to see which shops the dealers use. The body kits are tricky to work on if you don't know what you're doing, particularly the side skirts.

deen1njai

thanks for al the responses, i havent really found a place to get these two things installed, but ill just try calling around, unless there are some locals who would want to do this and get paid for it =]

-danny

8rotor8

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The appearance kit you can install yourself, I installed mine. The front bumper will have cross hairs where you have to drill into to bolt up the front and holdw woth the double sided tape. The sides will hold with double sided tape and the bolts along the fender wall and same goes for the rear. The rear does have a cross hair place to drill also, but you have to remove your rear bumper.

deen1njai

still no luck finding a place to get these installed. im only 19 and i dont have the tools to install them. -_-

anybody in sacramento or int he area that want to help? i'd sure like to learn.

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Silver_Mazda09

If your willing to make an trip out to tracy. I can install your TEIN's springs. I have installed all of our guys suspesion here in the central valley. I used to have the TEIN's S tech, but then got the TEIN basic.

pksan123

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have you tried elk grove mazda? it should only be 10min away from sac. i could still do the appearance package but you would have to wait til after june 12th. (still outta town)

deen1njai

for sure silver_mazda09, i wouldnt mind making a trip down there. as for the appearance package, ive called the dealers, but they dont install anything that isnt purchased from them.

maybe ill just wait after june 12, and get all of this done, if youguys dont mind.

and my windows tinted too.

maybe ill be ready to go to the car meets. lol.

-thanks
d

pksan123

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^that's total BS. if u walk-in and ask them for a quote to install the item, they will give one to you.

deen1njai

you're probably right, but i contacted them, and they suggested me to their collision repair center, but ill see what i can do first

deen1njai

bump!

still need to get springs and appearance package installed. lol

pksan and silvermazda09 you guys still down to help?


if there is a charge, no problem just lmk.

also, bouta get windows tinted and hopefully powdercoated rims (gloss black)!

then maybe ill be ready for some meets. lol

-d

deen1njai

oh yeah, and i brought my car to the dealerships in roseville and the one in eg.

just to mess around, i asked how much it would cost to install the parts on my car, they said 500 =/ and on top of that, full maintenance would be $617, but all i really saw was numbers just being punched into calculators. haha

f that.

any of you visit lollicup in sacramento lately? the one on stockton blvd?

saw a few rx8s, but wasnt sure if its anyone on this forum

pksan123

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oops, forgot i offered to help
so just the full appearance package right? including the spoiler?
what full maintenance did u ask to be done? i bet my bud and i can help with some of those if it's like spark plug changes and stuff. let me know, and i live in davis. I bet the dealership was probably just calculating labor hours in the calculator.

EDIT: and you shouldnt worry about showing up for meets. ppl show up in stock cars all the time