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Old 03-22-03, 04:26 PM
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Question anyone have this

i decided im sick of the front airdam that came with my car
cause its ugly and not even intalled right

anywayss... ive decided that i want this one availble from mariah motorsports


i was wondering if anyof you have this on your car or have one
(or know anyone who has one) for sale... b4 i try gettin one from mariah motorsports
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Well, doing a search would get my answer, but I'll retype it anyway.

Mariah does not fab these - they farm out the work. As witnessed by my sig, they do look good, however, mine took over 6 weeks to show up and when I got it, not only were there flowlines on the fiberglass, but there was also an inch gap between fender and airdam on the left side.

I'm sure if you got one of their entire kits it'd work better, but just know that you might wonder if you wasted your money. I scrape the bottom of mine on mildly sloped driveways here in Florida. Just an FYI.

Other than that, I really am happy with mine though

larger version of sig pic...


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thanks pratch,

a entire kit?............ did you just buy the airdam minus hardware?
what did you spend? did you call them when ya ordered it?
blah blah blah ect.

oh and your sig is so dark i couldnt even tell you had it... but once i lightend the pic up i saw it.....

thanks again

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$242 after shipping. I got the SCCA legal airdam. They sell combination front bumper/airdam kits - those are the ones I was referring to. I called them, and as to the "sig too dark", it's a PC gamma thing or your monitor's contrast is too low I would've said that the Rx-7 logo in my sig was blocking it instead
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i assume the fender gap was fixable? how much did it cost you to have it put on?
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self-installed - it's not too hard, but one of these days I may have it fiberglassed to the body...
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Originally posted by pratch
Well, doing a search would get my answer, but I'll retype it anyway.

Mariah does not fab these - they farm out the work. As witnessed by my sig, they do look good, however, mine took over 6 weeks to show up and when I got it, not only were there flowlines on the fiberglass, but there was also an inch gap between fender and airdam on the left side.

I'm sure if you got one of their entire kits it'd work better, but just know that you might wonder if you wasted your money. I scrape the bottom of mine on mildly sloped driveways here in Florida. Just an FYI.

Other than that, I really am happy with mine though

larger version of sig pic...

i love the way that front looks mmmm, i want to get one. no..... i will get one.
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Originally posted by pratch

...and as to the "sig too dark", it's a PC gamma thing or your monitor's contrast is too low I would've said that the Rx-7 logo in my sig was blocking it instead
It's too dark and your logo is blocking it...
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Originally posted by pratch
I got the SCCA legal airdam.
Are there non SCCA legal airdams? What's the difference? Thanks.

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they're known as 'unlawful combatant' dams
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What's up with that lip around the rear fender's? what is that?
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Hey, you there! With the airdam!

Does that, or any other airdam actually do what their name implies? I thought to myself, "My, if I could get an airdam... perhaps it would produce downforce on the front end causing less lift at high speeds."

So just wanted to know if they do anything besides make the car look better.
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You will definitely notice a difference at high speeds. I remember pre-airdam how I used to fly down the highway at high rates of speed and it felt like my car was actually going to lift.

The car stays down now. 120 (don't ask) is smooth and low-to-the-ground
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I am going to have to get one of these!! They loof great! Is that airdam on the white REX also a Mariah product??

Also,

HEY 81REX6PORT:

How did you deal with the color of the airdam you ordered from Mariah?? Did you have to have it painted to match your car once you got it?
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he most likely had it painted after he got it..... cuase i doubt mariah MS would paint match it for him.............. haha and that pic of the white rx-7 in the snow with the air damn is halarious hahahahahah

i give the guy props for making it fit nice but far to ricey for these cars..... might as well put a honda engine in it and 60 stickers and neon lights
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Airdam?

I thought it was a plow....

Wow......I need to have my eyes checked.
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Originally posted by rollin82
i give the guy props for making it fit nice but far to ricey for these cars..... might as well put a honda engine in it and 60 stickers and neon lights
If it is functional, it is not really rice, is it?
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The bumpber on that picture does not belongs to mariahmotorsports, their front bumper eliminates the complete fron bumper and also eliminates the front side markers.

Here is a pic of the mariahmotorsports front bumper....



you can find it at http://www.mariahmotorsports.com
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guy with the white car

hi, i was wondering who made the kombat looking front airdamn that the white car has, is it for a mazda? or is it an older eclipse kit or something, and if it wasnt made for masda how hard was it to fit onto the car
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looks like a blitz kit for the eclipse, but i could be wrong.

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I think this is the same airdam. MMS is where I got it and I really do like the thing.

However....

It came with numerous surface irregularities AND was damaged in shipping. The box will say to "Inspect before signing". Don't let your body shop guy accept it without checking it out first. It cost me extra to get it fixed.

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hmm sounds like the guys at mariah have ahrd time making these good.....and shipping them out safely haha oh well i still amd gonna get mine ordered after next weeks pay checks
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i have the original mazda motorsports airdam that was available as an accessory option when the FB's were new. they look similar to the ones on this thread but look at jerij's car and imagine it coming straight down instead of sloping inward as it does just below the moulding.
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ya i originally wanted the factory mazda upgrade airdam..... but findin one in good enough condition, and let alone someone willing to sell it, is freakin impossible!!!!!!

unless you wish to part with it !!! haha

peace

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