What have you done to your RX-8 today????

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Post by Kingsilverman »

Got it serviced plus gearbox oil change, plus new plugs and leads plus Eibach pro+ springs fitted. Turns out one of the old plug leads was duff and the plugs were on theri last legs even though they were supposed to be only 18 months old. Car goes so much better now.
40th Anniversary RX8, 013 of 400.

Done - Lockwood Grills, SS Rotary Accent & Strakes, AF Short Shifter, black alloys, New discs, yellow stuff pads, Vredestein's, new coils, Hi Temp plugs, Magnecor leads, Black Eyelids, Eibach Pro + Springs, K&N filter, Kaaz 1.5 LSD. Petit Catback, RE:Worx engine rebuild at 59K, Refurb Gearbox. Braided Oil lines, New engine mounts. Defi Blue Racer gauges
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Post by Tom_c »

Had front mudflaps and rear aero flares fitted :)
Mods - White LED interior Lights, Strakes, Bonnet Lifters, Zunsport Grilles, Mud Gaurds, Aero Flares.

To Do - New Alloys, Painted Callipers, Racing Beats Exhaust/Manifold, Oil Catch Can, Lowering by 20mm.... The list goes on.
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Post by N1xon »

Mr post man delivered 3 packages :lol:
The first ones pretty obvious but can you guess he other two? :wink:

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Rotary Revs Porting, Rotary Revs Coils, RB Oil Pressure Upgrade, Depo gauges, 10w40, AEM Induction, Tubular Manifold, Walbro 255, De-Cat, KR2T Premix, Bosch S4, N3Z1, Blistein coilovers, Vredestein, Red Stuff Pads, Sparco harness.
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Post by couper »

Aem and coilovers ?
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Post by azure711 »

fitted LED interior lights...resplendent in 'midlife-crisis blue' :oops:
DONE....Pettit catback, short shifter, coils/leads upgraded, blue interior LEDs, flywheel upgrade, remap, lowered/wheel spacers, (
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MOT!
Lightening Yellow
SORN Track special from now on!
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Now with removed whine (boooo!)
Project thread for pics and info
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Waited ages for rain to sod off, then refitted my AEM, ooooh shes loud again!
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Post by Nicknackwack »

Taxed it for 270 squid !
Member of the 100,000 mile club. Same engine, no rebuild, all original !! Sat Nav, Sunroof and rear PDC included.

Now in a scrapyard somewhere in Essex :(
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Drove around endlessly trying to find somewhere that sells axle stands without success. This country can be bloody frustrating at times!! :evil:

Oh and had to spend £20 on Ebay to order a new seatbelt as Harvey the dog decided to nibble one of them when I was in a shop! Not been a great day...... #-o
Jobs done: 10w40 oil, Gearbox oil changed for synth, Diff' oil changed, coils replaced, Cabin air + K&N panel filter fitted, Red Brake calipers, Black Alloys, Fitted Aux/USB adaptor to stereo, Numberplate lowered, de-badged front, DRLs, Plastidipped badges and strakes black, Tein springs

Planned: DRIVE IT!

CLICK for ongoing mods ~ ~ CLICK for my Fuelly log
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Post by tiberion »

triend to hook up fog to drl kit but ended by connect it to leds as i was not able to tap it into fusebox.or it was permanetly on or it went on on ignition but did not go off with deeped beam.( velocityvinnie - stop laughing )
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lol!, ill be seeing you soon !
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Drove mine down to the garage........not to have work done but to pick hubby up cause his Toyota was poorly and needed mending!
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Move over 50 shades of Grey - only one shade in my life ........... Diamond Grey!
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Post by DanBass »

drove it to Newport to diagnose Richard's "hard to start" issue. Failing coils appear to be the culprit, but generally checked the battery, starter speed etc and all seems good, whip one coil off and sure enough, serious white spotting. Good to know its an easy fix though!
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Conditioned my front seats with Lexol. Looking nice inside, just need some dry weather for a bit of exterior detailing.
DONE....Pettit catback, short shifter, coils/leads upgraded, blue interior LEDs, flywheel upgrade, remap, lowered/wheel spacers, (
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Found a better method of relocating my front plate, looks much better now http://www.rx8ownersclub.co.uk/forum/vi ... 30&t=50349

Also recieved LED bulb for the main interior light, I do like 5 second jobs!
Jobs done: 10w40 oil, Gearbox oil changed for synth, Diff' oil changed, coils replaced, Cabin air + K&N panel filter fitted, Red Brake calipers, Black Alloys, Fitted Aux/USB adaptor to stereo, Numberplate lowered, de-badged front, DRLs, Plastidipped badges and strakes black, Tein springs

Planned: DRIVE IT!

CLICK for ongoing mods ~ ~ CLICK for my Fuelly log
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Post by zippysticks »

Booked the car in to Vinyl Skins in Horsham to have the rear screen and windows tinted - 20% tint likely will post when complete.

Toyed with the idea of getting the rear lights done too - anyone else done it ?
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Post by Delanor »

What are they charging for the tints - they wanted £130 locally for the back window and 2 back doors.

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£120 - seems about right to me.

Also quoted me £1150 for a full 3M matte black wrap - was VERY tempted but honestly can't justify on a car I bought for £5K.

They did a great wrap job on an Audi A6 recently

Check out their work on their facebook page here:

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Post by Kingsilverman »

Swapped out the standard air filter for a K&N one. There is clearly a knack I am missing in getting the filter box out, it was more like a wrestling contest, it was the same last year. Glad i won't have to do that again for a while now. :D :D
40th Anniversary RX8, 013 of 400.

Done - Lockwood Grills, SS Rotary Accent & Strakes, AF Short Shifter, black alloys, New discs, yellow stuff pads, Vredestein's, new coils, Hi Temp plugs, Magnecor leads, Black Eyelids, Eibach Pro + Springs, K&N filter, Kaaz 1.5 LSD. Petit Catback, RE:Worx engine rebuild at 59K, Refurb Gearbox. Braided Oil lines, New engine mounts. Defi Blue Racer gauges
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Post by duckula67 »

Fitted my shiny new D585 coils and leads (cheers Ben), replaced my cat, cleaned the maf, reset ecu, new wiper blades,
knackered now, absolutely knackered.
Mods:Black wheels.Start button.AEM CAI.D585Coils.EBC ultimax discs.Yellowstuff pads.Racing fluid.Stainless brake&clutch lines,Stainless vents.Cobra Catback.Bonnet struts.Auxmod.Custom Gauge pod.Eibachs&Fast road setup.Shortshift.Sohn adapter.Comp clutch&Flywheel.N/plate offset.Red calipers.Leather Gaiter.LEDs in&out.Smoke LED rear lights.LED 3rd brake.
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job done.tnx dove66 for recomending that guy

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wanted to go somewhere so i could take the car for a drive,but couldnt think of any wear to go so,
just went for a drive. love it
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Post by T0NY »

Fitted yellow stuff pads on the front and gave her a wash... in the rain :lol:
RR Coils, 8.5mm Magnacor Leads, Aero Kit, Lockwood lower grills, L.E.D. Interior lights white and green, painted gold brake calipers, 15% tinted rear windows, leather with cream stitch console hatch covers with carbon fibre centre console.
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Tiberion- Those lights look fantastic, he used the 'flyeyes' film right? Strongly considering that as a mod for mine 8)

Pigman- Dont you just love a car that makes you want to do that?
Jobs done: 10w40 oil, Gearbox oil changed for synth, Diff' oil changed, coils replaced, Cabin air + K&N panel filter fitted, Red Brake calipers, Black Alloys, Fitted Aux/USB adaptor to stereo, Numberplate lowered, de-badged front, DRLs, Plastidipped badges and strakes black, Tein springs

Planned: DRIVE IT!

CLICK for ongoing mods ~ ~ CLICK for my Fuelly log
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he used to do spyvision but it is not mot ok and he recently swap for new product which is mot ok and u even get paper to cover this.anyway dove66 passed his mot at mazda with this setup.
rotary motion rebuild, kamikaze rx8 ignition kit, custom race pipe, o2 sensor extender, minter brake pads, slotted, vented brake discs, Tein S-tech, Toyosport catback, Tein bonnet dumper,parrot 9100i.