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Sokajoe December-15th-2008 01:20 PM

Time to go carbon. Need opinions
 
Welp, I've been saving up and I'm finally turning out my car.

Already bought:

Rims - Katana VK1 18x7.5 Hyperblack
Mazdaspeed Cold Air Intake.
Mazdaspeed Exhaust
Several Mazda Red accent all over the place.

About to buy:

VIS OEM style Carbon Fiber Hood.
Carbon Fiber Hatch (From streetunit.com)
Carbon Fiber Eyelids.
Carbon Fiber Door Pillars (maybe)
Carbon Fiber Arm Rest (maybe)
Carbon Fiber Shift Boot (maybe)
Custom Tinted Windows

(I want to find a Carbon Fiber Wing that's OEM style. I'm not likin the Raven style one that's advertised so much)

(I would also REALLY like to find a Carbon Fiber Grille) to go with the hood)

Will later on buy:

Turbo kit



Now I did look at body kits... but I don't want to rice out too much.

I would like to find a local Memphis shop that could do custom carbon fiber things that I can't just outright buy premade.

Suggestions? Critique? Advice? Also, the cheapest possible place to buy everything. Links please.

Sokajoe December-15th-2008 01:22 PM

Before anyone asks:

2006 Mazda 3 s Touring 5-Door
The dark platinum/grey paint with metallic flakes (Name?)

Boostaholic December-15th-2008 10:27 PM

you do realize how much all that carbon fiber shit is gonna cost you right? hope you have a few grand to throw down on all that. and when it comes down to looking for a body kit you dont want to just go with whatever is the cheapest. ive known many people that have gotten these cheap body kits from ebay or wherever and they dont even fit right.

Sokajoe December-15th-2008 11:34 PM


Originally Posted by Boostaholic (Post 406838)
you do realize how much all that carbon fiber shit is gonna cost you right?

I do. To be specific, I have about $6k to throw at it right now.


and when it comes down to looking for a body kit you dont want to just go with whatever is the cheapest. ive known many people that have gotten these cheap body kits from ebay or wherever and they dont even fit right.
I may not do a body kit anyway. Memphis roads suck. And by cheap, its called price hunting. You can get the same things in different places at different prices without sacrificing quality.

fc3sBerto December-21st-2008 04:31 PM


Originally Posted by Boostaholic (Post 406838)
you do realize how much all that carbon fiber shit is gonna cost you right? hope you have a few grand to throw down on all that. and when it comes down to looking for a body kit you dont want to just go with whatever is the cheapest. ive known many people that have gotten these cheap body kits from ebay or wherever and they dont even fit right.

...word.

i hate cheap items now. lol. cheap is for 1980's cars' owners.
that was probably the most used word by anyone that owned a 2nd gen RX7. i liked laughing my ass off at the people that had body kits off of ebay that flexed when driving at highway speeds!
cheap is cheap is cheap. ONLY buy reputable products from reputable retailers. most of the time there is a reason why a product is so expensive... because of the R&D. that shit ain't cheap! why shouldnt they pass the cost to the buyers?! this is a capitalist economy!
lolz... carbon fiber "accents" = rice


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