GsrSol

I think my exterior is to plain and a Type RZ sticker would be a perfect little addition for now. Does anyone think this would be a "poser" sticker since my car obviously isn't a RZ?

RedFD

yes

Johnny

I have the sticker...but have not put in on yet...need to clean my car

anyways I got mine from www.rx7fashion.com
if they dont have any in stock www.corksport.com

cost is about 9/per sticker....

It's not poser ! It's no worse then ppl putting efini emblems...

RedFD

Well I wouldnt put an efini emblem on my car either but everyones entitled to their own opinion.

GsrSol

Thats good though because I want different opinions. I really don't see it as a "type-r poser" because it isn't played out like they are.

rx7bj

One word RICE

neo_omega

why stop at RZ? Why not put Type R Bathurst sticker on it? You maybe the first.

black99

No way is it rice... Tony Yeh has/had one on the lower corner of his winsheild and I thought it looked nice.. Plus there is a guy that TTT know's that has a white FD with RZ stickers on it. I only know this because it used to be in TTT's sig...

GsrSol

I would put it right behind the door handle on the paint where the stock one goes. So basically it's 50/50 between you guys.

thatoneguy

It's the same premise as putting a Type-R sticker on any non-Type-R car. Don't bash the ricers if you're going to do it or if you think it looks good. Those ricers think the Type-R sticker looks good on their car. The car isn't originally a RZ so don't do it! As for the Efini emblems, the car is originally an Efini, so there's nothing wrong with that.

JoeD

is your car an RZ?? was it imported from japan as an RZ model?? then why do you want the sticker??

having an RZ sticker on an FD in america is the same thing as having a Type R badge on a civic. think about it...having a sticker of a higher trim level, when your car is clearly not it. pretty retarded in my opinion.

you guys make fun of ricer honda boys with Type R stickers on a non Type R honda. having an RZ badge on a non RZ RX-7 is no different.

JoeD

good idea. but since there are no Bathurst R stickers avalable here, you can get a Type R sticker for a honda, and cut out where it says "integra" or "civic".

please do not do it. you will put yourself down to the level of the knockoff kitted FDs and Type R outfitted civics.

black99

Believe me if you have the right connections you can probably get ahold of a Bathurst R sticker if you wanted one. Just because it's not for sale on the american market or online anywhere doesn't mean you can't get one. Hell I might get one, just so you guys can call me rice.. A freakin RZ sticker won't matter when I am cruising by you at a 100+mph while you are driving your celica now will it?? All you will say is damn and not even care about the freakin sticker.. I think the FD holds such a high reputation performance wise that it's almost impossible to call it rice just because of a sticker from a Jap spec model. I think it's ok to put the sticker on as long as it's done tastefully. As for efini emblems being ok, just because the car is marketed as an efini overseas, I beg to differ, you car was sold to you as a MAZDA with MAZDA badges, so in essence by putting a efini emblem on your car you are doing the same thing that an acura guy would do by putting a honda emblem on his car. And you would probably call a guy with an acura with a honda emblem on it, a confused ricer. Also if you are saying that putting RZ stickers on your car and making it look like a RZ or even a newer model is rice, then obviously everyone who has a '99+ front is a ricer too, because they are trying to make their car look like a '99+. Oh and I guess if you have a chance to get some parts from a Bathurst R, you would say "no way!!" , because that again would be rice using parts from an upgraded model on your car. you guys and your ricer stuff... Whatever you want to do with your FD, do it... it's your freakin car, do whatever makes you happy.. You're the one who has to pay the bills on it.

Johnny

Black99...has made all the good points....

I'm personally ok with the RZ stickers...that's why I got them

Ethan RX-7

I don't really have an opinion one way or the other, hell it's your car. I do have a question for the people that are against it though. If you actually imported all the parts to actually make your car an RZ (seats, red stitched shift boot, bilstien shocks, BBS wheels, snow pearl white paint job, etc), then would it be alright to put the RZ sticker on it?

Johnny

The first RZ's where black....
new one's are white.

hey I can be the first silver one.....I got better parts then the RZ anyways........

BrianK

So what if an over-the-top riced out civic "type-R" passed you at 100mph in your FD - would you forgive its riceyness? Would you say, "Damn, that 3' wing must be keeping that thing on tha ground," or "That thing must have NOS," or "I wonder if tat really is a Type R Civic" etc. etc... no. you would say, "There's a idiot ricer that's about to kill himself" and you would still think the car was lame.
Then, would it ever be possible to make a ricey FD? yes.
So where do you draw the line? What's the mod that gives you rice status? Stickers for things you don't have will surely help you climb the rice ladder.

What's the difference between an RZ and a NOS or "Type-R" sticker other than the fact that "RZ" can be applied by Mazda - IN JAPAN - just like the Civic Type-R?
I've seen 1st genereation Integras with tastefully applied Type-R stickers - I still think they're rice.
There's a difference between advertizing you have a part that you don't and actually having a part. You can put hundreds of stickers on your car for things you don't have, but the inverse is impossible. Actually upgrading your car has nothing to do with rice - stickers don't qualify as upgrades.
I agree with the pay the bills part, but I think that some of us get snoby towards others for things that we tend to do ourselves. If you do things that you would consider "rice" on other cars, then I'd hope never to hear you calling another car rice (and this isn't directed at black99 - just a general statement)

Johnny

Yep all you 99+ front end guys are rice now...unless you also convert to RHD...

JoeD

whatever. i just think that putting an RZ sticker on an FD is no different than putting a Type R stocker on a non type R honda. its the same thing. is your car a real RZ?? no. so why are you gonna put the RZ stocker on it??

what about a turbo badge on a NA supra?? or a turbo badge on a regular 911 Carrera?? or a V-TEC sticker on a base civic LS. or a GT badge on a V6 mostang?? or an SS badge on a V6 camaro?? or a Z06 badge on a regular C5?? or an M3 badge on a 330i?? VT badge on a Lamborghini SV. or F1 badge on a standard 6 speed Ferrari 360. how about a C12S badge on a Pagani Zonda C12?? or an S600 badge on an S430?? or a CLK 55 bage on a CLK 320??

i could go on and on. but its all the same: having a sticker of a different trim level of the same car, when your car is not really that trim. i would not call it "rice" from the examples of the Ferraris and Lamborghinis i gave. i would just say its pretty retarded.

but its your choice.

Ethan RX-7

The "that's rice / this isn't rice" argument is kinda funny. I'm just gonna play devil's advocate here. The above examples you gave are all engine trim levels. Is it a greater level of "riceyness" when you are lying about the engine you have in your car as opposed to what color your shift boot stitching is?

JoeD

who cares?? the bottom line is, if its not an RZ, why put an RZ sticker on it??

pretty to me.

black99

I don't know I don't mean to argue either, just stat what I think. What would I think of a honda passing me at 100+mph??? Well, if it passes me at 100+mph do I hear just straight bumblebee or do I hear turbo or ?? If it passes me at a 100+mph and I hear it sounded like it's maxed out, with a over use of vynal, a big exhaust tip, chrome wheel covers, a body kit that looks like it came off of the JUN supra, and sparkly tint windows, then yeah I am going to think the guy is an idiot and his car looks gay. But if I get passed by a civic with no over done body kit, a nice apexi N1 exhaust, a nice set of wheels like Advan's or something and it has an nice turbo sound and an over all clean look to it with a REAL Type-R badge, then I am going to like it whether it has a freakin Type-R on the back or not.. If it has a 3 layer GT wing??? Then I would just say "that wing is overdone" not "it's rice"... If a FD passes me with a nice set of wheels, exhaust and it absolutly flys by me, but I happen to notice the RZ stickers, am I going to exclaim "RICE!!" ? **** no, because it's a sweet looking car so it's gets respect with or without the sticker but I might acknowledge him for thinking to put the stickers on and stand out from the crowd. Personally if you say that RZ stickers are rice, then you are calling Tony Yeh's car rice... Not that everyone loves that car, but I sure as hell do and I think it's a sweet freakin car. Like I said he has/had a RZ sticker in the lower left corner of his windsheild, I thought it looked great. Personally I don't think you have to build a factory replica of a RZ or buy a RHD one to put a badge on your car, some people may put one on because they think their car with whatever mods, wheels, etc, is what the mazda rx7 RZ should have been. And no I don't think a RZ sticker is mod, but what would you say if you spanked by a bridgeported FD with a T88 and it had a RZ sticker on it??? Rice??? You tell me..

GsrSol

Read my first post, it answers both questions.
Yes I saw TTT's fiend's car and thought it looked good. In reality it may be considered rice because it is not a RZ but, does it look good?? It is my car and I will do what I want but was hoping you people would make some points that I didn't think about.

Here is the only pic I could find of his car and you can barley see the sticker.

GsrSol

Now that is a good point.

duckyjp

Stupid idea. What's the point? You're not going to fool anyone anyway because the only people who it would mean anything to know the difference. Who are you trying to impress? Oh, I forgot, the sticker adds 10 hp.