Painting The Lions Kit Widebody For my Mazda RX-8 

The RX-8 NEEDS new hardware for the body kit. What do you recommend?

I love the RX-8 build so much because you’ve truly taken this car and used it to learn so much. Been amazing to watch the journey and I can’t wait to see what’s next. LOVE THE CAR IN BLACK!

Really like the fact your working on an under dog type car. Everyone else is sticking with the popularity type builds while you keep it true to yourself and what you like. I'm here for it.

Looking great! Love seeing the RX-8 back in black!

Thanks for taking us along with you on this one and keeping it real. Love how it all came out.

Brilliant black is great for a starter.. Now that you've done it... I'd love to see her in sparkling black mica! With the flake!

Down Start or Dressup Bolts, for sure. Looks great, looking forward to what is next!

That rx8 looking cold af ❄️ 🥶 ❄️

You did a really good job for your first time painting. You picked 1 of the hardest colors to do and looks like you color matched it pretty good. Taking the time on prep really pays off. Nice wet sand and buff and polish it will look amazing. Congratulations. Calm your nerves lol it only gets easier with practice.

That black looks way better than that 2017 bright "look at me" blue.

I hear downstar hardware is awesome!!! And great job on the paint job. Great call for all black. The wrap was good but this is definitely better 👌

Just keep up on your regular content especially the rx8 your channel is super underrated

It looks so good!! Also the way you documented the entire process was super super good and straightforward!

So for what you had and the knowledge you have, or don't have, being in your garage it turned out pretty good. One tip tho, when your cleaning the parts wear rubber gloves so the oils from your skin don't get on them.

Love love love looove this. Came out great Gels!

Never thought a black car with dark metallic wheels and silver rims would look so good

Subbing as I also have an x8 and looking forward to following your steps for my first time, too.

Great job Gels. I looked like is came out pretty good for a garage/Harbor Freight paint job. I need to try this sometime!

Not bad! I about cried when you bumped the over fender though 😂

Hell yeah! Looking good!

I got stainless steel Allen head bolts on Amazon (m6 x 1.0 I believe) and put riv nuts in the body. I have had them on the wide body for 2 years and they look brand new. Cheap too. I’m in the process of doing hidden hardware now

Cooking 🔥

Looking pretty damn good man. It NEEDS WINDOW TINT. Tint will make a huge difference in making everything flow together.

Looks like it's going well.

Man black Rx8s look so good. They hide some of the rx8 Bubblyness Mines Titanium grey also a good color but my paints bad. I just gotta tell myself Track cars dont need to look good haha Should consider getting a stock wing or an RMagic wing for it. Really changes the back of the car. I remember painting my FD's wing and had it in the air by a cable. It fell and cracked. also it didn't come out good so decided to take the whole car in for paint after.

I definitely prefer the black over the wrap. Time to update your cover image!

rad bro it came out good and its hard to do black as it shows all lol peace n love keep it rad stay safe and build on

Nice one Gels 🤝🏻🔥🔥🔥

Hey, you did way better than the "professionals" that painted my car

I would imagine stainless steel will be the best hardware since it looks nice is rust resistant, and affordable. Maybe cosider black chrome aswell. Though it can be expensive and harder to find.

Bro, it looks really nice. Good job. Keep it coming.

You did very well. Came out better then mine. I painted mine white. They say that's the easiest color to paint. Black is the hardest. So great job.

Dude that looks great! A good wetsand and polish will have those looking great. So proud of you man!

Omg. Reminds me painting my rims. As I walked away the last rim and tire fell off the table front side down. No extra paint.

Just found the channel. Hell yeah dude, we need more 240 content.

Makes me wanna paint my hood like i want to 😅

Not bad at all!

You gotta get an R-Magic wing going, would totally compete the look

Looks great 🔥 some 5% tint all around will have it looking even better!

Great job man! I'm doing the bay on my clapped 240. I like the content. Why aren't you and your buddy that left Fi doing more content together? You dudes were funny in videos. Keep it comin

Yay no more smurf! 😂👍

what are some tips you would give to any one attempting this their first time??

Sub because of the RX8 content! I’m not alone… 😢

Could ask your friends over at Gears and Gasoline to see if Dress up bolts could help you out

I've use that cheap harbor freight gun and it works decent considering the price. I only used it for painting an S13 gas tank and I got decent results. I think I would consider picking up a little better quality gun if I were going to paint something more visible though. I found this setup video for the exact gun useful ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PiLX3Dcp4F0.html -- especially the tips on dialing in the spray pattern.

Where You buy this bodykit.?

@gels, what kit did you end up buying for your car? Skirts etc? I keep hearing nothing but bad things about fitment for most of the kits out there for the RX8. Did yours fit ok? Cheers! Fun to watch you work on this bad boy.

Bro, should have put some adhesive promoter first and then at least three layers of primer.

BRO. WHERE DID YOU GET THAT WIDEBODY KIT? THOSE ARE SUPER HARD TO FIND

Get downstar inc bolts boltboys fender kit

What body kit is this?