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ND’s at Tokyo Auto Salon 2019

January of every year is a special time thanks to Tokyo Auto Salon.  We saw a few ND’s this year but overall nothing too exciting. Despite this, Mazda did surprised us with a new ND part many of you were asking for.

Let’s get started!

Autoexe

Autoexe brought out a sweet looking Machine Gray Metallic RF.  It’s sporting a ND-05S Front Bumper.

The car was also rocking 17” Rays Gram Lights 57XTREME Wheels which looked really nice with the paint color.

The back of the vehicle was showcasing their ND Rear Spoiler , Rear Diffuser and their Dual-tip Centered Exhaust.

Inside the interior, we saw some goodies that we just added to the web store recently. Like this Autoexe Smart Key Cover.

Also, the Autoexe Carbon Paddle Shift Covers.

Lastly, the Autoexe Fuel Cap Cover. My favorite!

Leg Sport

Leg Sport came out again with the same Mariner Blue ND we’ve seen the past 3 years. Never gets old to see it though!

Here we see the Leg Sport Front Lip and Carbon Cooling Grille.

Gotta love carbon fiber!

In the rear, we see the Leg Sport Club Sport Rear Diffuser painted to match the body and the Ducktail Spoiler in carbon fiber.

The Leg Sport Club Sport Side Skirts were also on display. They are very small but they flow with the body lines very well.

Their ND Roll Bar was also on display which comes with carbon fiber panels to fill the gaps created from the install. Super nice.

Garage Vary

Garage Vary brought out their Demo car which everyone is familiar with by now. This time with with a few new parts.

The new super aggressive Front Bumper is hard to miss.

I’m wondering how it would look with the integrated canards painted.

Also new are these Fender Canards!

They look so good with the Vented Fenders!

This is a nice view of the Garage Vary Side Steps.

Out in the back, we see the Garage Vary Ducktail SpoilerRear Air Duct, and Rear Diffuser T-2. Also shown is a padded Carbing Roll Cage.

Inside we see the super cool Garage Vary Meter Gauge Hood.

Under the bonnet, we see the Garage Vary’s Ram Air Intake System with carbon fiber housing.

R-Spec

R-Spec made a appearance again.

Their ND Half Bumper is still very striking.

Their ND Rear Spoiler comes with a integrated back up camera!

The blue 18” Work Meister Wheels matches the company’s color scheme.

Mazda

Mazda had a large booth with a few ND’s. The most exciting unveiling was on this ND.

Carbon Fiber Hard Top !

It’s perfect!

Also in the Mazda booth were a few ND race cars from HM Racers and Cabana.

 

We hope you enjoyed our (short) coverage of Tokyo Auto Salon 2019! We can’t wait to see what 2020 brings for the ND roadster.

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The Mazda Demo Cars & Race Cars from TAS 2018

Mazda always show some concept and new models of ND that they’ll introduce in the upcoming year at Tokyo Auto Salon. We had a glance at all of the new models!

Check this out!

Mazda :

The ND Red Top is a new special edition ND that comes with brown leather interior and a red (burgundy) soft top!

They also brought their ND Custom Style that comes with all possible Mazdaspeed accessories from the catalog!

 

And there were also many race cars from different racing teams/brands, here they are:

MZ Racing :

They came with their race-winning ND Global Cup Car!

 

Murakami :

They brought their ND Demo Car with ND Hardtop (that we’ll start accepting pre-orders soon… send us an email to be notified when available!) on 15” Rays TE37 Wheels and rocking their ND GT Wing.

 

Long Drive Racing :

Another vehicle in same class as Murakami’s (Super Taikyu) that also has the Murakami ND Hardtop, 16” Rays CE28N Wheels and Garage Vary GT Wing (the most effective GT Wing for ND that we know of).

Cabana

Cabana is one of the top 5 in Japan’s MX-5 ND Racing Class! It’s the same standard MX5 Global Cup Car with their touch of cool graphics.

 

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The ND Soft Top & 124 Demo Cars at TAS2018

The Soft Top ND are not the new thing at Tokyo Auto Salon 2018, this year was more popular with RF Demo Cars, however, we now start to see Fiat 124 Demo Cars!

Let’s start with some Soft Top ND MX5s~

R-Spec :

The vehicle didn’t change much from what was shown last year! The car still has the ND Half Front Bumper (and it seems they added LED lights into it). It’s also rocking some cool 17” Work Meister S1 Wheels.

The rear of the vehicle has their very cool ND Rear Spoiler With Camera that has a nice European look and double as a rear view camera!

They also released for this year a ND Blind Corner Camera that installs on the front fender to help with blind spots of the vehicle.

 

Exedy :

Exedy came up with a very nice Fiat 124 Abarth Demo Car that’s rocking some awesome graphics on it! The wheels are 16” Rays CE28N Wheels in special ND fitment.

The car had INGS+1 GT Wing and a few other interior bits that we were unfortunately not able to take picture of…

 

Bride :

Bride has completely changed the look of their ND compared to last year’s look. It’s still rocking 17” Work T5R Wheels and their new ND-specific Racing Seats, the Bride Mu-Len Seats.

The red interior trims are also a nice touch to match with the seats!

While being at Bride booth, we took time to take some photos of seats that will fit into the ND. The Bride Zieg-III Type-R and Bride A.I.R are both great fits. You can also see a glimpse at the Bride Histrix that’s awesome for NA or NB applications!

Bride also told us that the Bride Vios-III is a good choice for ND Roadster vehicles!

Those seats are such beauties, no wonder the high price tag, but totally worth it!

And here are some more shots about the Bride Mu-Len Special Edition Seats! These seats include the rails that are made for the ND!

 

Car Making RevYou

This is a shop we never heard of. They showed up at Tokyo Auto Salon with a nice ND Demo Car rocking the popular 17” Rays 57Transcend Wheels, but most importantly a very awesome ND Turbocharger Kit!

And here’s a closer look at their turbo kit! Everything is so beautiful when it’s new!

 

Hope you enjoyed our fourth part of the coverage of Tokyo Auto Salon 2018! More to come in the following days~ Don’t forget to Subscribe to our Newsletter to receive blog updates and new products releases related to your vehicle!

 

The MX-5 ND RF from TAS 2018

Here’s another post about Tokyo Auto Salon 2018! This one showcases the ND RF demo cars from Autoexe, Leg Sports & Odula!

The ND RF is the only available 2.0L engine MX-5 available in Japan. It was released almost 1 year after the soft top version, so it’s not as popular due to having most of the early adopters and purist buying the soft top version. Some manufacturers, though, saw a great opportunity to release parts for the worldwide 2.0L engine community! Let’s see…

Autoexe

Autoexe brought their very cool RF Demo Car. It shows their ND Original Front Bumper, beautiful Rays Gram Lights 57Xtreme 17” Wheels, their ND RF Rear Wing and their combo of ND Rear Diffuser & ND Dual-Center Muffler. Note that you can also notice their new ND 2-Piece Brake Discs.

As for their interior, it’s pretty simple, featuring their ND Steering Wheel and ND Round Shift Knob.

 

Odula

Odula brought a very cool & classy looking ND to the show! This ND features the new Rays Volk Racing  TE37 Saga 17” Wheels and their original ND Carbon Fiber Front Lip as well as ND Carbon Fiber Side Skirts. Let’s not forget their ND License Plate Intake!

For the interior, you can notice their original ND Steering Wheel and a preview of their new ND Carbon Look Scuff Plate Cover.

The shop owner insisted that we took a picture of the engine bay. Even though we can’t see much on the picture, it’s showing their new ND 2.0L Header, their ND High Flow Intake Elbow and their ND Coilovers. Hidden, under the valve cover, there are some aggressive ND 2.0L Camshafts that they are currently testing.

For the back of the vehicle, they showed a one-off (custom) ND Rear Wing with Carbon Fiber top piece! You can also look at their ND Rear Diffuser and ND Titanium-Tip Muffler System.

Here’s the last car in our list of ND RF at Japan’s most popular aftermarket parts show;

 

Leg Sports

Leg Sports showed up with a very clarry ND RF that’s equipped with their ND Front Lip, ND Side Steps, ND RF Rear Spoiler as well as the very new ND Rear Diffuser! You can also see their very awesome ND Titanium Exhaust System. If you look closely, you’ll also notice their ND Carbon Fiber Front Grille.

The interior shows their ND Original Floor Mats, their ND Armrest Cover as well as some Recaro Racing Seats.

The wheels on the shop car are Weds SA72R 17” Wheel! Looks awesome in there.

We hope you enjoyed our third part of the coverage of Tokyo Auto Salon 2018! More to come in the following days~ Don’t forget to Subscribe to our Newsletter to receive blog updates and new products releases related to your vehicle!

The Sano Design ND Conversion from TAS 2018

This is probably one of the most seen car of Tokyo Auto Salon 2018!

Sano Design is a firm doing prototyping of composite and they wanted to show their skills in FRP and Carbon Fiber. The car displayed at Tokyo Auto Salon was meant to show how they can prototype aerodynamics and change the shape of a car.

It took me some time to figure out that the car was actually a ND Roadster (I saw the car from the front):

When doing such prototypes, the goals are mainly to show that it’s possible to change the front end of the vehicle and give it a totally different look. This one looks fairly close to TVR (UK) vehicles! Proportions are actually really nice for such a design.

The car is rocking a modified Murakami ND Hardtop (OK, scoop here, we heard it will finally be able to order from the public) with no back window. It’s also running a very unique side canard right after the door. The rear spoiler is molded into the rear fender giving it a super cool look. The rear bumper is also SUPER aggressive. The wheels ate 17×8.5 Rays TE37 Saga.

They did a very cool hood design showing the Skyactiv engine:

While it’s not for everyone, we have to say that there’s a lot of work involved in making such a conversion. I believe that they achieved a nice car that could become “kit car” status and it would definitely turn heads.

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The MX5-Specific Wheels of Tokyo Auto Salon 2018

Tokyo Auto Salon (TAS) was very big last year with TONS of ND Miatas. This year is no different, but the hype is not as big as last year’s. In this blog post, I’ll show all wheels available in 4×100 which could fit NA, NB & ND Roadsters (sorry NC, but the choice of 5×114.3 is just too vast, you guys are lucky)!

 

Advan Racing

No new wheels planned for the Roadster this year. The 2 new models are the Advan RZ-F2 and Advan TC-4 which are only available in 18”. There is a possibility that small size is added later, but it may not happen.

 

Aimgain

Aimgain has some pretty awesome wheels available for widebody cars (SUPER wide 2 pieces wheels). Some of them are available in 16”, most of them in 17”. Oh, and yes, NC owners, those are also available in 5×114.3! Width & offset can be chosen from a huge variety of sizes.

 

BBS

No new wheels are released for 2018. The BBS RP and BBS RF are their most popular choices for ND Roadster owners.

(Sorry no pictures)

 

Enkei

There is 2 special edition colors for their Enkei PMF1 17” model (limited) and the release will be in May. The new colors are Misty Blue and Gold (gold is shown on the PF01 as color example). Only available in 17×7 +43.

 

RAYS (Volk Racing)

A 2018 Special Edition of the TE37V is being released. It’s called the Rays Volk Racing TE37v MC and the Rays Volk Racing TE37v KCR! The pre-orders will start this month, probably. You can contact us by email for more details! The production volume is limited and usually sells out before March.

 

Work Wheels

Work Wheels is releasing a new wheel in the Emotion line. It’s called the Work Emotion T5R. The only fitment possible for Roadster is 17×7 +43. There is also another model which is called the Work Emotion CR2P that is available in 17×7, but the offset can be chosen between +15 and +46.

Bonus

Mazda released some toy cars of most Roadster models! Cute!

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The ND MX-5s at Tokyo Auto Salon 2017

Since last year, the Roadsters are more popular than ever at Tokyo Auto Salon. 2017 is no exception, and if you missed our blog post about the RF & NB at TAS2017, don’t forget to check it out! This blog post is about the Soft Top ND that were displayed during the show.

 

Here are the NDs that caught our attention:

Autoexe :

Autoexe came up with their new ND Front Bumper that was released just before New Year’s evening. It’s really nice and gives the ND an even more aggressive front end. The car was also rocking 17” Rays Gram Lights 57XTREME which really looked nice on there. The back of the vehicle was showing their ND Rear Spoiler and their single-tip ND Premium Tail Muffler.

Knight Sports :

The car was unchanged from what they brought last year, except for the new ND Side Steps. They also showed nicely the ND Front & Rear Diffusers, ND Rear Spoiler & ND Titanium Exhaut on the vehicle and some 17” Advan RZ-II Wheels & ND Big Brake Kit.

Leg Sport :

Leg Sport came up with their (already) legendary Mariner Blue ND. This year, they were showing their newly released ND Roll Bar that comes with panels (made of carbon fiber) to fill the area of the plastics that are removed. It bolts to the floor and does not require modification to the vehicle.

They also had their ND Winshield Washer & Oil Catch Can Combo, ND Silicon Intake (soon to be released for 2.0L engine) & ND Front Strut Bar.


From the outside, it was rocking their ND Front Lip, their ND Carbon Fiber Front Grille (with intake), a funky graphic showing what the engine bay looks like and their ND Ducktail Spoiler! The wheels on it were 17” WedSports SA72R. It also had their awesome sounding ND Titanium Exhaust.

 

Mazda :

Mazda showed just one soft top ND at the show. It was a very subtle change that only the Roadster amateurs would notice… the car was Classic Red. It looked pretty fine, if you ask me!

They also showed a girl, and I noticed that there was a MX-5 cup hidden behind her! The 17” Rays ZE40 really look nice on there, light & strong!

 

Monza Japan :

Monza Japan is a company that sells wheels and they collaborated with Ducks Garden to show their ND Front Bumper, ND Side Skirts, ND Rear Spoiler & ND Rear Bumper. They also were rocking Endless Big Brake Kit.

 

RK Design :

RK Design came this year with their pretty neat ND Demo Car that has satin paint job. The car had their ND Front Canards, ND Rear Spoiler, ND Quad-Tip Muffler, ND Side Inlet Ducts & ND Side Outlet Ducts. The car also had 17” RK Design Wheels & Rotora Big Brake Kit.

R-Spec :

R-Spec showed their demo car that has ND Half Bumper (inspired by Jaguar), 18” Work Meister Wheels and a ND Rear Spoiler (with integrated back up camera)! The car also had a front camera and plenty of monitors on the inside.

 

Silk Blaze :

Silk Blaze showed their ND Demo Car with a nice black, white & red theme. The car was showcasing their ND Front Lip, ND Front Bumper Duct, ND Side Steps, ND Rear Spoiler, ND Rear DiffuserND Quad Tip Muffler (made by Rowen). Wheels were 18” Work Seeker FX and looked really nice on there.

They also surprised us with some nice looking ND Seat Covers (contact us for availability). They have nice matching red stitching & carbon-like center. Fitment looked pretty spot-on.

 

Bonus : Cabana Rally 124

Cabana (the company that showed a BRG ND MX-5 http://rev9autosport.com/blog/cabana-brg-nd-miata-shop-car-at-tas2016/last year) came with a rally looking Fiat 124!

We hope you enjoyed our (short) coverage of Tokyo Auto Salon 2017! As you can see, there is a lot of diversity and that’s what makes the world of tuning more than awesome (it would be boring if we all looked the same, no?)! We have MUCH more awesome content to come throughout the year~

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The ND MX5 RF & NB Roadsters at Tokyo Auto Salon 2017

Here’s the interesting part of TAS2017 for the Miata lovers! We will do a coverage on Blitz, Bride, Mazda & Shorin. Check it out as it shows the newest parts coming for 2017!

You can check 2016’s coverage by clicking here, as there are some manufacturers who did not attend it this year. In the first part of this blog post, we’ll cover only the ND RF & NB from the show (rest of ND will be shown in next post):

Blitz :

Blitz came up strong this year by bringing one of the first fully modded ND RF in the world. Not only it has some pretty aggressive styling Front Bumper, Side Skirts, Rear Diffuser & Rear Spoiler, but it’s also rocking a 2.0L Turbo Kit, Quad-Tip Exhaust System & Front Strut Tower Bar! The car is also rocking the new Enkei PMF1 17” Wheels.

Mazda :

Mazda came up with two ND RF : a dark grey & soul red! They were bone stock, but always worth showing off!

Bride :

Bride came with a ND that’s mostly unmodified from the exterior except for their exterior decals. The car was also rocking the new Enkei PMF1 18” Wheels. Although, for the interior, Bride showed their newest bucket seat : the Bride Air Seats in a leather/alcantara finish. It fits  very nicely inside the ND and actually has a lot of room for “bigger” people!

Shorin :

Even though Tokyo Auto Salon is mostly about the newer cars, they also offer exposure for previous generations cars. This year, Shorin came with their wonderful NB rocking the Front Fender Flares, Rear Fender Flares, Front Underdiffuser & Rear Half Spoiler. The car is also on iForce Wheels FD11SDM 16×9 -29 & 16×10 -39.

 

For your information, all the NDs in Japan come with 1.5L engine and only the RF will be available with the 2.0L engine. This means that this year should be a pretty exciting year and we’ll see more and more high quality engine modification parts from Japan in the upcoming months! Future seems bright!

 

 

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The new wheels from Tokyo Auto Salon 2017

This is my first post for our coverage of Tokyo Auto Salon 2017. You can check our other blog posts about TAS2016 that we attended last year, too.

 

This post will not be about Roadster-specific cars, but mostly about the new wheels that we saw from major manufacturers that can fit on Roadsters and that is new or available soon!

 

Let’s start with RAYS Wheels!

They came up with some nice new wheels for 2017!

Rays TE37 Sonic 16”

These are RAYS latest deign in term of light weight, concave and bold look. Pictured in gunmetal, this is the ultimate racing wheel that will fit the NA, NB & ND Roadsters.

Rays TE37VBA

Available in 15” and 17”, this wheel will be a great choice for the racers. I’m still waiting on details, but it seems to be a competition version of the regular TE37V that is anodized instead of being painted.


 

Rays CE28N Club Racer Scholarship

Available only in 15” & 16”, this wheel is aimed for those who get into racing. Being super light weight, it’s probably one of the greatest wheel you can get, but you also are only limited to one color and a few sizes.

 

 

Advan Wheels

Advan RZ-II

This is the new version of the classic Advan RZ. Released since a while, what is new for 2017 is the sizes. It’s now offered in 15” and 16” size, perfect for NA & NB Roadsters.

 

Advan RG-D2

This wheel also was released a little while ago, but now it’s offered in nice 15”, 16” and even 17” (maybe in ND fitment). It’s a beautiful 6-spoke wheel that combine concave and slight lip.

Enkei Wheels

Enkei AllFifteen

This is not for everyone, but it’s one very old school design and available in 4×100, so maybe this could suit some NA Roadsters.

Enkei RC-T5

This is available in 5 holes, so this could be a nice fitment for the NC Roadsters looking for a more Euro-look.

Enkei PFM1

This is probably going to be a very popular wheel for the ND Roadster. Available in 4×100 and 5×114.3, it’s another racing and lightweight design by Enkei.

326POWER

326POWER Yabaking Wheels

I’m not getting into all details of these wheels, but they are available in TONS of configuration and can be done in 16” or 17” in pretty much any width. Three models are available : 5-Spoke, 6-Spoke & Yabaking Mesh. Perfect for those looking at filling extra space from fender flares.

 

Work Wheels

Work Emotion MBR

This is the newest design from Work Wheels. It’s a very nice mesh look that’s available in multiple sizes and finish and allows concavity!

Work Equip 40

This is the 40th anniversary wheel of Work Wheels. Bringing back the old school look, I’m sure this will be an instant classic for the NA and NB Roadsters!

If you are interested in any of these, please don’t hesitate to send us an email for pricing and availability. We hope you enjoyed our first part of the Tokyo Auto Salon 2017 coverage! We’ll be back with more in the next couple of days! Subscribe to our newsletter for update on new car parts for your car!

The New Wheel Models (4×100) from TAS2016

Here’s our final and last post about Tokyo Auto Salon 2016. This one is dedicated on the new model of wheels that would most likely fit NA, NB and/or ND applications (4×100) made by Enkei, 326POWER, Work Wheels, RAYS, Advan, Leon Hardiritt & Aimgain. We skipped the NC as the 5×114.3 wheels are very common and there are TONS of choices. Sorry NC owners, but you can always drop us a line and we’ll send you the nicest racing wheels for your application.

Let’s start with Enkei Racing Wheels. They released their RPF1RS (15×8+28) in the beautiful SBC color, Flat Black and Silver. At only 11.3 lbs, it’s one really nice and budget friendly wheel!

Enkei RPF1RS

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Then, we walked at the 326POWER booth to see their newly released Yabaking Mesh Wheels as well as the Yabaking Spoke Wheels. They are 3 pieces wheels available in 16” and 17” size and widths from 6” to 10.5” with virtually any possible offset!

326POWER Yabaking Mesh 16×9 -19 with 326POWER 70MM Lug Nuts

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326POWER Yabaking Mesh 16×9.5 -23 with 326POWER 50MM Lug Nuts

4326POWER Yabaking Spoke 16×9 -19 with 326POWER 50MM Lug Nuts & Spike Caps

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326POWER Yabaking Spoke (unknown size with reverse face) with 326POWER 50MM Lug Nuts & Spike Caps

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As you can see, they also offer customization on wheels such as the spike bolts for their wheels, now that must be expensive to do, but it’s pretty impressive!

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We also really enjoyed the wheels that Work Wheels released for 2016! On the first wall, you can see various wheels such as the Work Emotion CR Ultimate, Work Seeker GX, Work Seeker NX and the beautiful Work Rizaltado Mesh.

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Here’s a close-up of the concavity of the Work Emotion CR Ultimate 15×8 +20 and some color variations.

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We also visited the RAYS (Volk Racing) booth with some very nice lightweight and forged wheels.

Rays 57motorsport G07MI6 17×7 +42

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Rays Volk Racing TE37v SL Limited 2016 15”

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Rays Gram Lights 57Transcend 15×8 +28

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Rays Gram Lights 57Transcend 17×8.5 +40

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Next was the Advan Racing booth. They are some of our favorite lightweight wheels and really offer some cool models. Unfortunately, they didn’t have many new models for the Miata this year.

Advan Racing RZ-II 17”

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Advan Racing RZ-II 16”

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Another cool wheel manufacturer we visited that offered some nice 16” and 17” wheels in 4×100 bolt pattern was Leon Hardiritt (Superstar Wheel).

Leon Hardiritt Reise 17”

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The last wheel manufacturer we visited was Aimgain. They showed us their beautiful 2 pieces GIIM 2 pieces mesh wheels! Available in plenty of colors and 16”/17” size with tons of offsets and widths to choose from.

Aimgain G II M 17” 2 Pieces Mesh Wheels

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Hope you enjoyed this little showcase of the the 2016 model wheels at Tokyo Auto Salon! If you are interested in any of the parts shown, please don’t hesitate to contact us at info@rev9autosport.com !