Bodykits: How much longer...

[man]

Before they become the "in" thing to do again? I love the whole stock looking thing, but to be honest, it's getting kinda boring. I'm not talking crazy bodykits and stickers. Just a nice clean kit with a nice paint job lowered on some nice rims.

I've actually been thinking of some good ideas for my FC, including a sick paint job. Thinkin about buying a nice kit soon.

Leave the "body kits are gay" mumbo jumbo out. If that's what you have to say then you may as well get back to being a JDMsheep.

[DeeAOne]

i have thought about this also. not necessarily talking about the bodykit thing but there is only so much "jdm" you can do.

[osnap]

^ uh...your screenname is "JDM_ONLY".

[man]

On another note, how you gonna buy some ****in ebay headlights and replica Mugen front lip and say it's JDM. No it aint mother****er, you're defying the purpose and the irony is more than I can take. I just want to bust out laughing every time someone says that ****. WTF happened to the real JDM scene?

[osnap]

eBayDM ftl

[man]

i have thought about this also. not necessarily talking about the bodykit thing but there is only so much "jdm" you can do.

You know, the scene has gotten so boring that I just now realized how much I've pushed it away. I've gone back to hobbies that I haven't done in 5+ years because the import scene blows now. I've been pretty much out for almost 2 years now. I'm sick of going to meets and seeing 50+ 240s with sr20s and Integras with "JDM" front ends. It's some gay ****.

[Catnip]

http://www.slidewizeimports.com/FCpic.jpg
I feel ya.

[man]

I'm thinking something like this, maybe a candy apple red (since I love red)
http://www.srbpower.com/images/gp-sports/G4/mazda/rx7-fc3s/image01.jpg


But be real guys, what brought everyone into the scene, a stock bodied CRX with a $3000 front lip and JDM-style headlights? Hell no, crazy ass bodykits slammed to the ground with bomb-ass sound and of course the power to back it up.

Mustang guy: Before I had this epiphany, and for the past 1.5 years, I was seriously considering selling off my car and picking up a 03-04 Cobra. Once IA started with this gay ass **** I pretty much switched to SVTPerformance.com exclusively.

But I honestly believe the import scene took a turn for the worst. People care too much about what haters have to say rather than being original and truly expressing themselves.

[DeeAOne]

^ uh...your screenname is "JDM_ONLY".
haha damn. how contradicting...

[Catnip]

I had that pic saved on my other computer, but... it's on my other computer.


Anyone tired of ignorant people calling all imports rice? Then they digress and call all cars with wings rice. Forgetting...
http://www.maxrev.net/Icons/Records/evo.jpg
time attack, drag cars, drift cars, etc....

ugh! some people piss me off.

[man]

I had that pic saved on my other computer, but... it's on my other computer.


Anyone tired of ignorant people calling all imports rice? Then they digress and call all cars with wings rice. Forgetting...
http://www.maxrev.net/Icons/Records/evo.jpg
time attack, drag cars, drift cars, etc....

ugh! some people piss me off.

Agreed, and then they go throw carbon fiber all over their street car and act like it's any different.

[man]

^ uh...your screenname is "JDM_ONLY".
lol

[EJ25RUN]

But be real guys, what brought everyone into the scene, a stock bodied CRX with a $3000 front lip and JDM-style headlights? Hell no, crazy ass bodykits slammed to the ground with bomb-ass sound and of course the power to back it up.

I disagree. 7 years ago i hated the thoughts of the tuner scene. FWD, Neons, Stupid Kits, all that nonsense was all you saw. I had to actually go to the track and see CRXs without fenders, hoods, interiors, running #'s i couldn't in my 300zx. I also started to realize how well these cars can handle. It took those few that saw function over flash to bring me in. At the same time i've always seen that different cars can have respect for different reasons....that's why to add to the fast stuff, ive always liked lowriders, hot rods, street rods, classics, minitrucks, and off roaders.

But again... a crx with nothing but a nasty kit will never have taste in my book.




But I honestly believe the import scene took a turn for the worst. People care too much about what haters have to say rather than being original and truly expressing themselves.

100% correct..... this JDM stuff has brainwashed kids to conform with what ever is going on. Coming to Varsity and seeing a guy build a Triumph Spitfire with an SVO 2.3L Turbo was such a breath of fresh air. All you see is civics and 240s all looking like they are falling apart and yet the owners talk sh!t about anyone who drives something different..... "shut the fuk up you tree wrapping drifter".

But i digress, again im tired of people thinking there is a list you have to follow when building a car. tired of it. Bodykits are an issue of personal taste...work for some, not for others. Me...well i like em on some cars....not on others. To many variables.

Let me give you an idea what i think using RX7 (i guess it's relevant)


I like (if you don't...... whatever)

http://www.jtuned.com/media/gallery%2Farticles%2FMazda%20RX7%20Xecret7%2F01%2E jpg
http://www.jtuned.com/media/gallery%2Farticles%2FMazda%20RX7%20Xecret7%2F07%2E jpg
http://images.superstreetonline.com/featuredvehicles/130_0705_06z+1998_rx_7+side_view.JPG
http://aycu15.webshots.com/image/38694/2000384989774279309_rs.jpg
http://aycu14.webshots.com/image/40093/2006399083184539012_rs.jpg
http://blog.gtroc.com/dino/sc1.jpg
http://aycu15.webshots.com/image/40614/2005869643786911329_rs.jpg

[ATK_Designs]

They've always been "in". As long as you got the money and get the job done right.

[SixSquared]

I'm thinking something like this, maybe a candy apple red (since I love red)
http://www.srbpower.com/images/gp-sports/G4/mazda/rx7-fc3s/image01.jpg


But be real guys, what brought everyone into the scene, a stock bodied CRX with a $3000 front lip and JDM-style headlights? Hell no, crazy ass bodykits slammed to the ground with bomb-ass sound and of course the power to back it up.

Mustang guy: Before I had this epiphany, and for the past 1.5 years, I was seriously considering selling off my car and picking up a 03-04 Cobra. Once IA started with this gay ass **** I pretty much switched to SVTPerformance.com exclusively.

But I honestly believe the import scene took a turn for the worst. People care too much about what haters have to say rather than being original and truly expressing themselves.

Says the man on the tirade about carbon fiber on non-race cars.

[KidSaru]

Says the man on the tirade about carbon fiber on non-race cars.

Lolllll.

And aero has never been "out". Blister kit or die...JGTC style wing (better be flush or higher than your roofline) or die...Fence pipes that extend 2-3 feet past the rear aero or die...Who cares? It's a fuccking car.

[Elbow]

Im trying to figure out when the usual all look the same imports will be old and people will grow out of it

[man]

Says the man on the tirade about carbon fiber on non-race cars.

It's true, how you gonna hate on body kits and wings when carbon fiber is the same ****. At least if you track your car the wings and spoilers help somewhat. Carbon fiber is just as useless and perhaps even more ostentatious than a wing and body kit.

Don't think I'm hatin on nobody. You do your own thing but don't try to justify your carbon fiber as a performance product. It is for show and show only (unless it is a PRO race car)

Also note that I didn't post in that thread after the first page. I just like to hear people's opinions.

[MistaCee]

I think a kit would look nice on any car as long as it flows with the lines of the car.

[OneSlow5pt0]

maybe this is why lots of people are switching to domestics....cause people are getting little tired of same things in import world

[man]

maybe this is why lots of people are switching to domestics....cause people are getting little tired of same things in import world

I believe it, everyone spending thousands of dollars to make their car look stock. Doesn't make sense to me. If you're gonna spend all that money on "performance" at least take the car to the track.

[osiriskidd]

I think a kit would look nice on any car as long as it flows with the lines of the car.

pretty much. none of the super flashy hanging fangs and retarded extra flares.

simple clean kit that adds to it.

[Kevykev]

You must be talking about the BIG bodykits.

Not sure when, maybe after fast and the furious 4 is released.

[SixSquared]

I don't get people sometimes.. it's your car.. do as you wish to it. Sure I'll see a car online or on the forum and be like "holy AWESOME", but I'm never gonna do a mod or not do a mod because someone else thinks it's cool or not cool.

[man]

I don't get people sometimes.. it's your car.. do as you wish to it. Sure I'll see a car online or on the forum and be like "holy AWESOME", but I'm never gonna do a mod or not do a mod because someone else thinks it's cool or not cool.

EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ixlr8]

Thanks for the comment about the Spitfire...... I like my Escort gt wing .......

[j0nbunklah0m]

nice thread +1

[j0nbunklah0m]

people call my civic riced out n expect me to change it or sumin.. my car bi tch!

[_Christian_]

i think the term body kit has bad rep because of how many ricers ruin their cars with ebay fibreglass kits with ****ty paint and so on. IMO the majority of kits for any car look like ass, but some flow really well with the body lines and look AMAZING...like the black fc you posted:eek:

[Thighs]

maybe this is why lots of people are switching to domestics....cause people are getting little tired of same things in import world

like theres a difference? honda driver gets a type r badge and fart can, mustangs get cobra badges and a x pipe

[_Christian_]

like theres a difference? honda driver gets a type r badge and fart can, mustangs get cobra badges and a x pipe
somewhat true. the main reason people switch to domestics is displacement. it's just sooo much easier to go fast.

[Deke]

A good looking body kit installed correctly and painted has never been "out." There is a stigma hanging over body kits because of all the half ass installations you see driving around. Get a good looking one. Do it right. And then bask in your non lemming-like glory.

[Thighs]

somewhat true. the main reason people switch to domestics is displacement. it's just sooo much easier to go fast.

verrryyy true. anybody looking to go fast that buys any 4cyl is buying the wrong car. but theres still always going to be the lemming status and the trends

[Crazy Asian]

I thought about BC2 kit when I was a kid LOL.

The only cars I get sick and tired of looking are stock Civic hatchbacks and those badly damaged and different painted 240sx.

[SL65AMG]

Before they become the "in" thing to do again? I love the whole stock looking thing, but to be honest, it's getting kinda boring. I'm not talking crazy bodykits and stickers. Just a nice clean kit with a nice paint job lowered on some nice rims.

I've actually been thinking of some good ideas for my FC, including a sick paint job. Thinkin about buying a nice kit soon.

Leave the "body kits are gay" mumbo jumbo out. If that's what you have to say then you may as well get back to being a JDMsheep.

when the next F&F comes out....

[d_day87]

i think some body kits if done right can be pulled off, i just hate seeing the ones riding around still in gel coat or primer and falling off. i think thats what ruined it for the body kit scene. like i said if done right they can be pulled off, just not really for me. just my :2cents:

[YoTa_BoX]

WoW about time some one grew some balls about this situation. Ppl these days are throwing the word Rice around so damn much ppl are scared of doing anything other than Lip,lower,rims to their car with out being persecuted by ppl just trying not to get flamed them selfs, Its really just a big Contradiction but glad to see some one is thinking things need to changed...iv been feeling this way for a while but with the way the word RICE has been thrown around its almost pointless. good post +1 to u sir

[Nissangeek]

Saying your **** is JDM means nothing anymore. Has anyone seen what the car scene is like IN Japan lately? It isn't all "clean" or "JDM". Its what most of the fags on this site would call "rice". Remember a few years ago when everyone thought Miatas were good for nothin and people got made fun of for driving them? Now they're the **** and everyone has one and its ok because someone said it was cool. I had one in High school WAAAAAY before it was cool to have one and I loved it. I took alot of **** for it but I didn't care cause it was what I wanted and that was all that mattered. Who is one person to say that another persons car is "rice" anyway? Is it your car? Did you spend the money on it? If not then STFU. I swear to God if I hear one more person say the word rice outside of a restaurant I might have to commit sepuku(sp?). Now theres some REAL JDM **** for ya.


One more thing. Who says you have to own one of the big three (Honda, Nissan, Toyota) to be in the import scene? There isn't even a place on this site to sell a Hyundai or a Kia. Why? Because some flammer decided that they aren't "cool". Every car has potential if you spend enough time learning about it and working on it. Were Civics ever meant to run 9's? I get the feeling that in the 70's when Honda introduced the Civic thats not what they had in mind.

[WhiteLightning]

Nice thread

[Killer]

Saying your **** is JDM means nothing anymore. Has anyone seen what the car scene is like IN Japan lately? It isn't all "clean" or "JDM". Its what most of the fags on this site would call "rice". Remember a few years ago when everyone thought Miatas were good for nothin and people got made fun of for driving them? Now they're the **** and everyone has one and its ok because someone said it was cool. I had one in High school WAAAAAY before it was cool to have one and I loved it. I took alot of **** for it but I didn't care cause it was what I wanted and that was all that mattered. Who is one person to say that another persons car is "rice" anyway? Is it your car? Did you spend the money on it? If not then STFU. I swear to God if I hear one more person say the word rice outside of a restaurant I might have to commit sepuku(sp?). Now theres some REAL JDM **** for ya.


One more thing. Who says you have to own one of the big three (Honda, Nissan, Toyota) to be in the import scene? There isn't even a place on this site to sell a Hyundai or a Kia. Why? Because some flammer decided that they aren't "cool". Every car has potential if you spend enough time learning about it and working on it. Were Civics ever meant to run 9's? I get the feeling that in the 70's when Honda introduced the Civic thats not what they had in mind.


shut up ricer.................................... :ninja:


lol

[Nissangeek]

shut up ricer.................................... :ninja:


lol :blah: :lmfao: Do 33 inch tires constitute rice? lol

[bandydesign]

Excellent thread and I agree completely with what people are saying that, when done right it absolutely should be done.

Before they become the "in" thing to do again?

My question is, why wait for it to be cool? Don't follow and start doing clean mods, that doesn't mean make the car stock, but make it tasteful.


I am pretty confident that if you roll up in a nicely done car with a good bodykit all the copying posers will be like "OMG I dont have to copy someone else b/c I now know what looks good!"

+1 to lots of you guys good points everyhwere. Im going to run through the thread and rep everyone ok.

[Killer]

:blah: :lmfao: Do 33 inch tires constitute rice? lol


no sir that's just COUNTRY SON!!!!

[BobbyFresco]

IMHO, when it comes to body kits, I think it's dependent on what car you're talking about.....


The days of the Black Widow and all those other variation of kits have come and gone, thankfully.....

I think with Honda's that unless it's some sort of Jspec kit, it's just tacky and out of date....

As far as other imports, there are plenty of good looking kits that serve a purpose as well......


I think when it all comes down to it it's all about personal tastes but true tuners look at the whole picture and what I mean by that is that they use parts that are functional and not just because of the looks......

Function> Fashion.

[Motivation]

:2cents:When you don't put a body kit on your car just because sum1 says it doesn't look good then you're a ricer. When you a put a body kit on your car just cause sum1 says it will look cool you are a ricer. You have to do what you like and what you think looks good. If you do it for someone else what's the point? You'll never enjoy driving your car if it's only what everyone else likes. just my :2cents:

[Accordingly]

Great thread. Nice to see some realistic people on IA. I hope this way of thinking spreads!

[boostedb16]

i like kits on car's when there done right. i hate it when it's ok for a 240 that have a kit and it's the best looking thing ever but put one on a civic and it's rice. in my opion if you drive a honda it's rice. the term rice came from rice rocket which mean's any car made in japan. and the whole jdm thing should be called OEM because everybody that has a stock SI or really any civic call's it "jdm". i dont think i have ever used the term "my hatch is jdm" i like my hatch the way it is because i had a body kit on my coupe and i would drag it everytime i entered a parking lot or crossed a speed bump. i like lip kits now but it's your car so fix it up the way you like and fuk everyone else.

[DecoyOctopus]

this is a nice thread. to me rice is just pointless junk on a car not necessarily only bodykits, i like mugen bodykits on rsx or 350zs. i have seen ricey mustangs... 20 inch wheels bodykit bright paint and a big wing, its not just japaneese cars. i dont think the domestic boys go for the usdm look...or do they???

[Dirty Octopus™]

Before they become the "in" thing to do again? I love the whole stock looking thing, but to be honest, it's getting kinda boring. I'm not talking crazy bodykits and stickers. Just a nice clean kit with a nice paint job lowered on some nice rims.

I've actually been thinking of some good ideas for my FC, including a sick paint job. Thinkin about buying a nice kit soon.

Leave the "body kits are gay" mumbo jumbo out. If that's what you have to say then you may as well get back to being a JDMsheep.
jBLOOD b¡tch! :super:

but for realz though...

Body Kits are already back.
hell im getting one for my DD sooner than later :D

[rollininstyle2004]

Honestly I dont think they ever went OUT. I have one on my car...didnt think twice about it either.

[sr98219]

I have a widebody kit on my eclipse and when I'm at shows some people call it rice but I really dont give a ****. I built my car for me and no one else. I love it when some of the old school hot rod guys come up and say " Damn, that looks good. Somebody spent alot of time building that." Great thread :goodjob:

[iNsTuN nOoDoH]

Georgia's scene gotten boring. Just like someone said, everyone is so worried about what other's think they don't want to be original and rather jump the bandwagon to fit in. "Time Attacks" for example.

[EJ25RUN]

Georgia's scene gotten boring. Just like someone said, everyone is so worried about what other's think they don't want to be original and rather jump the bandwagon to fit in. "Time Attacks" for example.

i remember you had that civic.... it wasn't for me but atleast seeing it was better than the 745985708th civic with a lip.

[bandydesign]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I can sit here and stare at your sig all day man!

[Mangrum]

your all ricers..............:ninja: nah but on a serious note it is all what you want. noone should even think twice about what some punkass at a gas station or the mall has to say about your car.. if its your money and you are happy with the finished product then by all means do it!

[matthewAPM]

the only reason for putting a "body kit" on a car is if its functional.

[EJ25RUN]

the only reason for putting a "body kit" on a car is if its functional.

not necessarily....

Not every part of a car is made to go around a corner faster. Not everything put on race cars helps them go around it either.

Im all for speed and performance but there are exceptions to the rule.

Even with that being said...a "functional body kit" of coarse it's functional. It does the same thing the standard bumper did. Only now it might be more aerodynamic (i said might!).

I see that you all about the go, but you gotta realize there is a definite and important area in customizing a car (that term seems cleche) the looks.

Looks are one of the biggest points on a car. We know its yours by the way it looks. So if i was to put a non "functional" front bumper on your car what would happen. Im not talking bout a nasty front bumper that makes people point and laugh but one thats a bit sleeker than the one you have now. It serves no "function" but to look different.

Just to repeat myself.....they are all "functional" no matter how nasty.

[iNsTuN nOoDoH]

i remember you had that civic.... it wasn't for me but atleast seeing it was better than the 745985708th civic with a lip.

Thanks, I still got it haha. It wasn't for a lot of people, but I still did it.

Yokota or whatever his sn is on here has his car kit'd, bagged, and multispoke wheels, but just because he's in Japan with something different; He's envied. I bet if anyone does it here, it'll be posted in the car pics forum with "Check out this Ricer LOLOL"

[EJ25RUN]

Thanks, I still got it haha. It wasn't for a lot of people, but I still did it.

Yokota or whatever his sn is on here has his car kit'd, bagged, and multispoke wheels, but just because he's in Japan with something different; He's envied. I bet if anyone does it here, it'll be posted in the car pics forum with "Check out this Ricer LOLOL"

oh yeah.....the people baffled about VIP on this site give him hell......

imagine all those that just dont know!

[YoTa_BoX]

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to fcman again.


Sorry man lol...i tried!!! But still nice thread. I dont know if this will change much but im glad to see some ppl are trying to Get out of this High school Whats cool Bull ****.

[chinitoxamor]

i agree with the whole bodykit thing, its getting boring because everyone is riding around in the same looking stock ass car, and personally i wouldnt go JDM.. im getting into EUROTUNERS.. f.ucking BMW & AUDI , some badass cars if you know what you want to do with it and make it look real clean.

[cactusEG]

Before they become the "in" thing to do again? I love the whole stock looking thing, but to be honest, it's getting kinda boring. I'm not talking crazy bodykits and stickers. Just a nice clean kit with a nice paint job lowered on some nice rims.

I've actually been thinking of some good ideas for my FC, including a sick paint job. Thinkin about buying a nice kit soon.

Leave the "body kits are gay" mumbo jumbo out. If that's what you have to say then you may as well get back to being a JDMsheep.

IMO RX7s look good with kits, but like u said not big ugly ones...

[OneSlow5pt0]

ive never seen a RX-7 with a kit,that ive like........thier are a couple that i can stand

[EJ25RUN]

Wide boy!

http://aycu39.webshots.com/image/45438/2002007306206344569_rs.jpg

[OneSlow5pt0]

Wide boy!

http://aycu39.webshots.com/image/45438/2002007306206344569_rs.jpg



:sicks::sicks::sicks::sicks::sicks::sicks::sicks:

[EJ25RUN]

:sicks::sicks::sicks::sicks::sicks::sicks::sicks:

remember man...to each their own. That car actually qualifies as "clean".

WHY?

1. well done body work.
2. Proper fitment
3. Wheels fill in the gaps just right.

Compare that to the fit & finish on your Chevy Camero!

[cactusEG]

remember man...to each their own. That car actually qualifies as "clean".

WHY?

1. well done body work.
2. Proper fitment
3. Wheels fill in the gaps just right.

Compare that to the fit & finish on your Chevy Camero!

True and lol at the last part... the only kit i didnt like was the Veilside from F&F...

[EJ25RUN]

True and lol at the last part... the only kit i didnt like was the Veilside from F&F...

You think you would say that if it hadn't appeared in F&F?

Most people i've met who dont like the Veilside kit, dont like it cause of the film and when i ask them if they hadn't seen the film they might have actually thought different of it.

I think that it is one of the best rx7 kits but that's just me.

[cactusEG]

You think you would say that if it hadn't appeared in F&F?

Most people i've met who dont like the Veilside kit, dont like it cause of the film and when i ask them if they hadn't seen the film they might have actually thought different of it.

I think that it is one of the best rx7 kits but that's just me.

its not all that bad, i guess. But the orange has to go.....

[EJ25RUN]

its not all that bad, i guess. But the orange had to go.....

COMPARE THIS \/.................................................. .................................................. TO THIS \/
http://www.niles-hs.k12.il.us/DAVMAL/Clases/AP/pgs/06_07/5/stevil5/Imagines/rex7.jpghttp://veilside.com/veilsideusa/aero/mazda/7fortuneR.jpg

If you still think its ugly, that's fine with me.

[OneSlow5pt0]

remember man...to each their own. That car actually qualifies as "clean".

WHY?

1. well done body work.
2. Proper fitment
3. Wheels fill in the gaps just right.

Compare that to the fit & finish on your Chevy Camero!

true,just not my taste.....i just have never seen a kit for a FD that can compare to the exotic stock looks,its like putting a kit on a lambo...why do that the car is perfect from the factory.....but as you say to thier own

and my camaro is very clean;)

[EJ25RUN]

true,just not my taste.....i just have never seen a kit for a FD that can compare to the exotic stock looks,its like putting a kit on a lambo...why do that the car is perfect from the factory.....but as you say to thier own

and my camaro is very clean;)

i are right about the "exotic stock look".

It does beg the question....why mess with perfection.

ANSWER: because you can. They're kits that complement the factory lines and add more to them.

Check this. You said Lamborghini but this Fabulous JP MB SL500 & Ferrari explain it better.

Fabulous F430
http://news-images.caradisiac.com/IMG/jpg/6/4/3/0/1/F4301.jpg
http://news-images.caradisiac.com/IMG/jpg/6/4/3/0/4/F4304.jpg

Fabulous SL500
http://www.vividracing.com/catalog/wm.php/images/fabslfbk.jpg

[EJ25RUN]

and my camaro is very clean;)

Watch this then ;) (http://youtube.com/watch?v=JQg1MMaQWOQ)

[OneSlow5pt0]

Watch this then ;) (http://youtube.com/watch?v=JQg1MMaQWOQ)

lol,i love that episode..........

[matthewAPM]

not necessarily....

Not every car part of a car is made to go around a corner faster. Not everything put on race cars helps them go around it either.

Im all for speed and performance but there are exceptions to the rule.

Even with that being said...a "functional body kit" of coarse it's functional. It does the same thing the standard bumper did. Only now it might be more aerodynamic (i said might!).

I see that you all about the go, but you gotta realize there is a definite and important area in customizing a car (that term seems cleche) the looks.

Looks are one of the biggest points on a car. We know its yours by the way it looks. So if i was to put a non "functional" front bumper on your car what would happen. Im not talking bout a nasty front bumper that makes people point and laugh but one thats a bit sleeker than the one you have now. It serves no "function" but to look different.

Just to repeat myself.....they are all "functional" no matter how nasty.

most...i said MOST nice front bumpers are functional. either by stabilazation, downforce, top speed, or braking.

rice (not very functional and looks homo)...
http://uploads.tooreal.net/pictures/ricercivic.jpg

nice (functional, streetable, looks good, and if put on the track, it would work)...http://images.turbomagazine.com/features/0406tur_01z+2002_honda_s2000_turbo+left_front_view .jpg

[EJ25RUN]

most...i said MOST nice front bumpers are functional. either by stabilazation, downforce, top speed, or braking.

rice (not very functional and looks homo)...
http://uploads.tooreal.net/pictures/ricercivic.jpg

nice (functional, streetable, looks good, and if put on the track, it would work)...http://images.turbomagazine.com/features/0406tur_01z+2002_honda_s2000_turbo+left_front_view .jpg

Granted the flying vagina on the civic is rice...period. But that kit on the s2000 is ok at best. Just seems boring....rather do stock front than that.

It says

"i wanted to put a kit but i was afraid what my friends would think".

I think this is better
http://www.spooledmotorsports.com/images/Buddy%20Club%20Body%20Kit%20(Honda%20S2000).jpg

but enough of s2000 talk.

You already know i like performance but when it come to vehicles like this....

http://images.minitruckinweb.com/features/toyota/0605mt_01_z+1973_toyota_stout_rk101+front_drivers_ side_view.jpg
http://images.lowridermagazine.com/features/lrmp_0802_01_z+1963_chevrolet_impala_convertible+f ront_view.jpg
http://www.topgear.com/content/timetoburn/sections/galleries/other/top-gears-polar-hilux/01/main.jpg

i couldn't care less how fast they are. It really is all about the looks.

[EJ25RUN]

lol,i love that episode..........

Season 11 :cheers:

[jmmx258]

I was working on making my car as stock appearing as possible. I do have a love for the factory EF appearance. I really don't much care for body kits either. Not as a trend, I just didnt like them. However, with the order of a new t3/t04e kit, a ton of suspension and fuel components, and some other things, I came across this kit while browsing, and decided It wouldn't look bad. After looking more and more at my car, it was a far cry from stock. Now now i'll be sporting this kit, and working with what I've got.

[EJ25RUN]

I was working on making my car as stock appearing as possible. I do have a love for the factory EF appearance. I really don't much care for body kits either. Not as a trend, I just didnt like them. However, with the order of a new t3/t04e kit, a ton of suspension and fuel components, and some other things, I came across this kit while browsing, and decided It wouldn't look bad. After looking more and more at my car, it was a far cry from stock. Now now i'll be sporting this kit, and working with what I've got.

i think unless it's a true mugen kit... nothing needs to be on a crx.

If you really like that kit, then go ahead, but i wouldn't.

[jmmx258]

i think unless it's a true mugen kit... nothing needs to be on a crx.

If you really like that kit, then go ahead, but i wouldn't.
it is just a look alike, but i just like the style of it, its not huge and flashy

[afwfjustin]

I've hated body kits since I got into the scene back in 97.

Speed only :)

[EJ25RUN]

I've hated body kits since I got into the scene back in 97.

Speed only :)

did you see the "speed only" Buddy Club S2K i posted.

[afwfjustin]

did you see the "speed only" Buddy Club S2K i posted.

Yeah I've seen that kit - I live on s2ki so I've seen them all :) I really don't like that front end that much but the rest is ok. The best looking s2k kit is the INGS +1:

http://evasivemotorsports.com/merchant2/graphics/aero/ings_s2000.jpg

I don't like kits - and I especially don't like wings - but I'd rock that in a heartbeat :goodjob: (not the graphics/stickers though - you couldn't pay me enough to have graphics/stickers on my car)

[EJ25RUN]

Yeah I've seen that kit - I live on s2ki so I've seen them all :) I really don't like that front end that much but the rest is ok. The best looking s2k kit is the INGS +1:

http://evasivemotorsports.com/merchant2/graphics/aero/ings_s2000.jpg

I don't like kits - and I especially don't like wings - but I'd rock that in a heartbeat :goodjob: (not the graphics/stickers though - you couldn't pay me enough to have graphics/stickers on my car)

Wings = Functional

unless your about the clean look.

But then.......

what happened to Speed only?

[brandenj]

i say do what you wan to do but please have some speed to back it up

[afwfjustin]

Wings only function at high speeds, and do nothing on fwd cars.

If it's a track car it's cool, if it's a street car, sell the thing and use the money for gas.

[EJ25RUN]

Wings only function at high speeds, and do nothing on fwd cars.

If it's a track car it's cool, if it's a street car, sell the thing and use the money for gas.

why nothing on Fwd cars?
Why not on a street car?

Most of the stuff on your "street" s2k was proven on the track, so were wings.

Trust me, I have an STI so i know wings on the street ;)

[afwfjustin]

Are you asking me to explain to prove that I know what wings do or because you want to know the answer? :)

Are you implying that a wing is going to be functional at 45mph? And how about 45mph on a fwd car?

[EJ25RUN]

Are you asking me to explain to prove that I know what wings do or because you want to know the answer? :)

Are you implying that a wing is going to be functional at 45mph? And how about 45mph on a fwd car?

No not needing you to prove anything to me.

i want you to explain what is really important to you....."speed only" or looks.

i hope that's your boosted car in the sig because it qualifies under "speed only", But there are things you probably wouldn't add to it even though you'd be faster. Granted if the stock look is what you like better, then that's fine but knocking a civic with a wing just cause you think it does nothing at 45mph is unjust.

Yellow Factory's eg runs 1.02 min laps at Tsukuba - what if you saw it on the street.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2195/2196517575_7bf50e9337.jpg

i guess i'm biased towards thinking about the track or mtn run. That's why i see nothing wrong with wings. I guess it's more about what you want out of your car.

A wing is functional at 45 mph.... it's adding weight to the vehicle.

Sex on wheels
http://aycu19.webshots.com/image/39858/2000108529164316061_rs.jpg

[afwfjustin]

No not needing you to prove anything to me.

i want you to explain what is really important to you....."speed only" or looks.

i hope that's your boosted car in the sig because it qualifies under "speed only", But there are things you probably wouldn't add to it even though you'd be faster. Granted if the stock look is what you like better, then that's fine but knocking a civic with a wing just cause you think it does nothing at 45mph is unjust.

Yellow Factory's eg runs 1.02 min laps at Tsukuba - what if you saw it on the street.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2195/2196517575_7bf50e9337.jpg

i guess i'm biased towards thinking about the track or mtn run. That's why i see nothing wrong with wings. I guess it's more about what you want out of your car.

A wing is functional at 45 mph.... it's adding weight to the vehicle.

Sex on wheels
http://aycu19.webshots.com/image/39858/2000108529164316061_rs.jpg

I think it's obvious that I'm about speed over looks. Yes that is my car in my signature. The only thing that makes my car look different than stock is the huge fmic, missing stock plastic grill (to provide more air flow to fmic), 17" SSR Competitions, Bilstein coilovers, and single 3" exhaust. Oh, I do have a single exhaust cap to cover the stock 2nd hole for the OEM dual exhaust that is no longer there. I also have JDM clear headlight diffusers and sidemarkers to replace the ugly amber on a red car. The rest of the car is factory.

What are you implying that I wouldn't add to the car that would make it faster? I rarely drive my car over 80mph so adding a wing is pointless.

That Civic is a highly tuned vehicle - are you really saying that some kid with an intake and heavy 18" cast wheels really needs a wing while cruising around town?

If a car really needs extra weight in the rear at 45 mph, then there are a lot cheaper ways to do so without having to spend several hundred (or 1000+) on a wing. 50 pound bags of sand are 3.00 from Home Depot :D

My car:
http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/6553/1000730smallpa7.jpg
Sleeper style :goodjob:

[MistaCee]

I think it's obvious that I'm about speed over looks. Yes that is my car in my signature. The only thing that makes my car look different than stock is the huge fmic, missing stock plastic grill (to provide more air flow to fmic), 17" SSR Competitions, Bilstein coilovers, and single 3" exhaust. Oh, I do have a single exhaust cap to cover the stock 2nd hole for the OEM dual exhaust that is no longer there. I also have JDM clear headlight diffusers and sidemarkers to replace the ugly amber on a red car. The rest of the car is factory.

What are you implying that I wouldn't add to the car that would make it faster? I rarely drive my car over 80mph so adding a wing is pointless.

That Civic is a highly tuned vehicle - are you really saying that some kid with an intake and heavy 18" cast wheels really needs a wing while cruising around town?

If a car really needs extra weight in the rear at 45 mph, then there are a lot cheaper ways to do so without having to spend several hundred (or 1000+) on a wing. 50 pound bags of sand are 3.00 from Home Depot :D

My car:
http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/6553/1000730smallpa7.jpg
Sleeper style :goodjob:


But you still replaced your ambers because the amber ones looked ugly and painted your brake calibers and you do have a wing on your car. That to me proves that almost every tuner is concerned about the looks of their car as well. BTW nice s2k

[afwfjustin]

It's not technically a wing - it's an OEM rear deck spoiler that came factory on the car.

I never said that I didn't care about the appearance of my car - I mean I don't want it to look trashed (why I don't have a body kit! :D ) which is why I did the subtle JDM amber deletes. I forgot about the calipers though - you caught me. :crazy:

I also removed the black tape that is adhered to the frame around the windshield - I wanted to JDM body color look so I spent a few hours taking it off.

[turborodarry]

just lower the car on good rims all you need on the fc is a front lip the one on a 240sx works perfect thats what i have on mine.


reps please

[Deke]

just lower the car on good rims all you need on the fc is a front lip the one on a 240sx works perfect thats what i have on mine.


reps please

Lol, what...

[BobbyFresco]

reps please




Your wish is my command...REPS given...

[turborodarry]

the fron lip off of the 240 sx fits perfect on a fc3s. i was letting the other guy weith the rx know that

[BobbyFresco]

Lol, what...


Didn't you read what the man posted?

He wants REPS maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan.:lmfao:

[turborodarry]

I disagree. 7 years ago i hated the thoughts of the tuner scene. FWD, Neons, Stupid Kits, all that nonsense was all you saw. I had to actually go to the track and see CRXs without fenders, hoods, interiors, running #'s i couldn't in my 300zx. I also started to realize how well these cars can handle. It took those few that saw function over flash to bring me in. At the same time i've always seen that different cars can have respect for different reasons....that's why to add to the fast stuff, ive always liked lowriders, hot rods, street rods, classics, minitrucks, and off roaders.

But again... a crx with nothing but a nasty kit will never have taste in my book.




100% correct..... this JDM stuff has brainwashed kids to conform with what ever is going on. Coming to Varsity and seeing a guy build a Triumph Spitfire with an SVO 2.3L Turbo was such a breath of fresh air. All you see is civics and 240s all looking like they are falling apart and yet the owners talk sh!t about anyone who drives something different..... "shut the fuk up you tree wrapping drifter".

But i digress, again im tired of people thinking there is a list you have to follow when building a car. tired of it. Bodykits are an issue of personal taste...work for some, not for others. Me...well i like em on some cars....not on others. To many variables.

Let me give you an idea what i think using RX7 (i guess it's relevant)


I like (if you don't...... whatever)

http://www.jtuned.com/media/gallery%2Farticles%2FMazda%20RX7%20Xecret7%2F01%2E jpg
http://www.jtuned.com/media/gallery%2Farticles%2FMazda%20RX7%20Xecret7%2F07%2E jpg
http://images.superstreetonline.com/featuredvehicles/130_0705_06z+1998_rx_7+side_view.JPG
http://aycu15.webshots.com/image/38694/2000384989774279309_rs.jpg
http://aycu14.webshots.com/image/40093/2006399083184539012_rs.jpg
http://blog.gtroc.com/dino/sc1.jpg
http://aycu15.webshots.com/image/40614/2005869643786911329_rs.jpg

all of this is hideous why would you do that toa car that already looks good? a crx will never have taste in my book. redneck ricer car...

[turborodarry]

IMHO, when it comes to body kits, I think it's dependent on what car you're talking about.....


The days of the Black Widow and all those other variation of kits have come and gone, thankfully.....

I think with Honda's that unless it's some sort of Jspec kit, it's just tacky and out of date....

As far as other imports, there are plenty of good looking kits that serve a purpose as well......


I think when it all comes down to it it's all about personal tastes but true tuners look at the whole picture and what I mean by that is that they use parts that are functional and not just because of the looks......

Function> Fashion. did you type nething i dont see anything but black

[Killer]

imo... some body kits look incredible... some just don't....

i don't consider kits rice unless they just don't fit the car at all, and the car has a million decals on it and the inside/outside of the car has more flashing lights than a rave.....

we all have different views on what looks good and what doesn't.... and yes styles come and styles go.... but i think anyone with any actual sense of taste knows there is a limit to what you should put on a car...

[Stormhammer]

this is why when I bought an import, it was a uncommon car erased from the dealer parts database with factory widebodies :D

But I feel you. I was one of those guys who wanted to kit out a car and everything. Oddly enough the Starion saved me. Stock and lowered for me.

[bRiAnMcIvIcS]

I've never really liked body kits. Front and rear lips are good enough for me. I rather put a few grand into the motor and not the exterior.

[ahmonrah]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I can sit here and stare at your sig all day man!
you're insanely right!!:goodjob:
his siG
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b124/Gecko5/TopGearPorcheandR8.gif
and PBSs' sig FTW!!

but back to topic......i've always liked kits according to what my taste was like. i was so indecisive, up to recently, about what i was going to put on my car, i didnt put a damn thang and just rolled with the dings til i made my mind up.....and i found one that suits my tastes and am saving up for it. but so long as someone COMPLETED the body work, or left the kit off their car till they were able to COMPLETE the bodywork i've been fine.

oh, and so long as it complemented the car well? i'm good. but then again, YOUR car isnt MY car, so everyone do whatever you like.

i've owned my 240 for 2 years now and bought it 'cause i've always like the S13(was a sophmore in HS, when i seen my first) and that's why i got it....then i noticed it was hugely popular....oh well...we all bought our cars hopefully because we like them, not to be fad-ish. I heard about drifting a 4+ years back when a friend of mine was stationed in japan, but my interest in it isnt huge....it sometimes irks me to hear "so are you gonna drift it?" my response, ":rolleyes: i'd be interested in learning..." but i'd personally like to master my OVERALL driving skill, so i'm interested in all competitive driving forms...and i prolly won't go SR-rb-1jz-2jz.

[WHT_EP3]

alot of people here have very good response but like it was said in the beginin do to your car what ever is your desire not what other this is right cause then you will just be a quiff and people will laugh at you for being a quiff

[MistaCee]

It's not technically a wing - it's an OEM rear deck spoiler that came factory on the car.

I never said that I didn't care about the appearance of my car - I mean I don't want it to look trashed (why I don't have a body kit! :D ) which is why I did the subtle JDM amber deletes. I forgot about the calipers though - you caught me. :crazy:

I also removed the black tape that is adhered to the frame around the windshield - I wanted to JDM body color look so I spent a few hours taking it off.

Haha true true. You do need a lip though:D

[DinanM3atl]

It's true, how you gonna hate on body kits and wings when carbon fiber is the same ****. At least if you track your car the wings and spoilers help somewhat. Carbon fiber is just as useless and perhaps even more ostentatious than a wing and body kit.

Don't think I'm hatin on nobody. You do your own thing but don't try to justify your carbon fiber as a performance product. It is for show and show only (unless it is a PRO race car)

Also note that I didn't post in that thread after the first page. I just like to hear people's opinions.

Just wondering if weight savings that equal better performance, better cornering and better gas mileage do not benefit a "street car". Just wondering.


Georgia's scene gotten boring. Just like someone said, everyone is so worried about what other's think they don't want to be original and rather jump the bandwagon to fit in. "Time Attacks" for example.

That was played out in about 2 weeks. One person did it and then every forum everywhere people were spray painting their wheels and puttin on a stripe...


i agree with the whole bodykit thing, its getting boring because everyone is riding around in the same looking stock ass car, and personally i wouldnt go JDM.. im getting into EUROTUNERS.. f.ucking BMW & AUDI , some badass cars if you know what you want to do with it and make it look real clean.

Welcome to the dark side! :cheers:


Wings only function at high speeds, and do nothing on fwd cars.

If it's a track car it's cool, if it's a street car, sell the thing and use the money for gas.

Wrong. They do something, they keep the rear end on the ground. Under braking you don't think it is good to have both the front of rear pushing down? You want aero front and rear, regardless of the drivetrain layout... Should a RWD car not need a front lip?


But you still replaced your ambers because the amber ones looked ugly and painted your brake calibers and you do have a wing on your car. That to me proves that almost every tuner is concerned about the looks of their car as well. BTW nice s2k

Technically he has a "spoiler". Just saying :)

[JDMjoe]

Clean body kits look good on fc im not hatin' just kills me when people put body kits on hondas... unless its mugen :D

[EJ25RUN]

Clean body kits look good on fc im not hatin' just kills me when people put body kits on hondas... unless its mugen :D

Whatever all these houses make great kits for Hondas.

Backyard Special
AirWalkerJp
BuddyClub
TopFuel Jp
Many more....

P.S. some off Mugen's stuff looks like Sh!t.

[EJ25RUN]

bodykits are gay

[JDMjoe]

Whatever all these houses make great kits for Hondas.

Backyard Special
AirWalkerJp
BuddyClub
TopFuel Jp
Many more....

P.S. some off Mugen's stuff looks like Sh!t.
Yeah i didn't even think about backyard, and buddy club is "ok" Backyard is stupid expensive. Mugen styling isn't for everyone but i like it...

[redciv1]

The import scene is what it is because of what "WE" made it to be. It's weird how everyone tried to separate themselves from The Fast and the Furious. And anything with a "kit" and graphics all of a sudden became rice. I'm sorry but I grew up in the mid to late eighties when there were not many "kits" around. I get tired of looking at Civic, Integras, 240's and every other import lowered and wheels/tires. I mean come on, what happened to originality and individuality. Now too many of the young crowd calls everything "rice." I can't stand that. We are the only one's that can change the scene. What's funny is how the JDM style is not the "style" in Japan. Ever seen some of the vans over in Japan? Huge wings and outrageous bodykits. I wish this whole kiddie "rice" thing would stop. :blah: Bodykits, long live.

[josh green]

this car is so sick, I believe its a NA 4 rotor correct?
http://blog.gtroc.com/dino/sc1.jpg

[speedminded]

I've hated body kits since I got into the scene back in 97.

Speed only :)How can you have speed if you don't have the proper down force for the car or a way to cool your brakes? Especially if they are stock.

...but what it comes down to is a stock body car with a superior suspension & brake setup will still run circles around a car with the best aerodynamics but stock or ****ty suspension and brakes.

Wider bodies enable you to put wider wheels on, whether wider wheels & tires will make a car faster or handle better solely depends on the application. It is however normally more aggressive looking and more aesthetically pleasing with wider wheels and tires.

[speedminded]

What's my "body kit" classified as?

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/470000-470999/470820_91_full.jpg

[speedminded]

Here's a wide body kit from a small company in california: hand laid front fenders, rear flares, sideskirts, and bumper for an FC. Other than the functional louvers on the hood that seem a bit too obtrusive, the car flows extremely well...tell me with a solid color paint scheme (no graphics) it wouldn't be one of the sexiest FC's on the street.

[JDMjoe]

Thats not a bad bodykit for a fc, to certain degree it is function too.

[CelicaGT00]

What's my "body kit" classified as?

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/470000-470999/470820_91_full.jpg

thats a clean integra...i like it a lot!

[RUFFIAN]

:thinking: The thing that I can't understand is that the"real JDM" guys as in over in Japan, are the ones who have already had the insane kits and paint and everything else. :blah: I get tired of the Sheep-like way people wander from trend to trend all the while praying that no one calls them out for being different. :gay: Grow some ball and STFU with all of the "ME too" convo's Whats wrong with just being yourself? if you like a kit, roll with it. You like em O.G. Original, there aint nothing wrong with that either.Live and let Live! :cheers: ....................:2cents:

[killerdx]

i agree^ I miss going to the car shows(local, or nopi) and seeing different things. I mean yea some times i do see a car with a kit and say it looks :gay: but thats because it wasnt done right. I hope that people can get back to doing there own thing for what they think looks good, i mean why else would u put so much money into a car, b/c i hope its not to impress someone u dont even know.Tha main thing is, is that everyone needs to quit hatin, if u got something neg. to say keep it to yourself.

[MistaCee]

:thinking: The thing that I can't understand is that the"real JDM" guys as in over in Japan, are the ones who have already had the insane kits and paint and everything else. :blah: I get tired of the Sheep-like way people wander from trend to trend all the while praying that no one calls them out for being different. :gay: Grow some ball and STFU with all of the "ME too" convo's Whats wrong with just being yourself? if you like a kit, roll with it. You like em O.G. Original, there aint nothing wrong with that either.Live and let Live! :cheers: ....................:2cents:


Exactly do what you want to do to your car and not what the current car scene says is hot

[CelicaGT00]

mine is jdm...
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s78/celica_2nr/P3010060.jpg

[EJ25RUN]

What's my "body kit" classified as?

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/470000-470999/470820_91_full.jpg

Rice.
















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