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    If you think it looks good. Then Do it. Dont let all these people on I.A talk you down. Who gives a **** bout "JDM" . Its your Car, you can do w/e you want to it. people have different taste and respect it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by speedminded
    I disagree with some of that, I did everything short of tilting (venting) the hood to make my car run cooler. Wrapped the exhaust, synthetic intake manifold gaskets, etc. If you can lower the temperature any amount with a mod you have a better running and longer lasting engine, period. My engine bay was always 30° cooler than any other Honda...proven by my infared thermometer.

    There is no problem with big brakes on a stock master cylinder as long as you know how brakes operate. I had Porsche brakes with 15-20% larger rotors using a 100% stock Honda master cylinder...the exact same setup was run on the track for years with zero issues.

    If the pedal is too hard or too soft when the stock master cylinder you can easily modify the length of the shaft going into the master cylinder to fix it. When doing e36 swaps in an e30 you use a e21 brake booster because its smaller allowing the engine to fit...the smaller booster my not be up to par for the larger brakes so the shaft is shortened giving the correct pedal feel...been done hundreds of times.

    Unpainted carbon fiber IS for show. It's harder to maintain and clears don't protect it as well as paint does. On the other hand people add pearl and differant metallics to paints to give it a deeper, almost 3D effect...no different that unpainted carbon fiber.

    Less weight equals better gas mileage, period. With the way gas prices are increasing weight savings is a big plus.
    Hey I wasn't saying I disagree or agree with what I was listing - I was simply posting examples of topics that people can and will debate about all day long on the internet.


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    lol, you make a thread and state your own opinion, i reply and have my own word on it and you neg. rep me? yeah that makes sense, in your profile it says you're 30, please act like it.

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    what tinting OEM tail lights are rice now! u want me to buy the clear ones!?

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    Quote Originally Posted by atlxpat
    lol, you make a thread and state your own opinion, i reply and have my own word on it and you neg. rep me? yeah that makes sense, in your profile it says you're 30, please act like it.



    and you returned the favor.....Want to whine some more, do we?

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    imo i dont have a problem with paintin oem wheel. some wheels just look better in different color but if u are paintin oem wheel and passin it off as jdm wheel then yeh...

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    Quiero hablar en espanol tambien!

    Stunt... let me know if you end up needing any ECU work when you come to swap time... I have a guy who does brilliant work.

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    Anyone wanna help me paint my m5 OEMS?
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    i think that painting rims doesnt make you have JDM wheel at all...who would think that in the first place...like everyone else had said some oem rims just look better in different color or at least in their eyes...

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    Rattle Can is cheap...

    Aftermarket wheels are exponentially more expensive...

    Do the math...
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    Sh!t... i have painted several sets of aftermarket wheels lol. As for painting stock wheels.... ummm yeah, i think it looks uber cheap...like purposefully "rocking" steel wheels.
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    why do you even give a **** about what other people do to their car. Stick to worrying about your own POS
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wurm
    why do you even give a **** about what other people do to their car. Stick to worrying about your own POS

    Repost .....

    and lol at you calling MY car a POS...LIRL...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wurm
    why do you even give a **** about what other people do to their car. Stick to worrying about your own POS
    Are you directing this at me?
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    but z4 suck just like z3's got one sitting in my driveway. Interior was cheaply done in my opinion
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    Quote Originally Posted by Doppelgänger
    Are you directing this at me?
    its to anyone bitching about other peoplese rides
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    i like the people that make their cars look like **** with a rattle can!!!!! it makes mine look that much better!! rattle can FTMFL!!!! (unless you actually know what you're doing)

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    I've already stated my position on this subject and quite frankly this issue has been beaten to death...

    BUT just for you Wurm, let me put this in a way that even you can understand...


    Say for instance you love snowboarding.....
    You want to go but you cant afford to the proper equipment.i.e boards, bindings, etc...

    So because your want to snowboard outweights your desire to do shiit the right way and save up the money to get the proper equipment, you rig up a contraption with a 2x4 and some work boots.......and so your need to snowboard is satisfied w/out you actually having spent the money to do it the right way.....

    Moral of the story: You have to pay to play...If you want to modify your car, then take your time, save your money, and then get what you want as far as mods are concerned....
    Not everyone has the money to blow on wheels right away but plenty of ppl save every dime they have to spare to reach their goals....What it all boils down to is having the discipline to work your ass off for what it is you want...
    That's with anything in life....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wurm
    but z4 suck just like z3's got one sitting in my driveway. Interior was cheaply done in my opinion
    The Z3 and Z4 are light years apart but thank you for playing...

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    Quote Originally Posted by StuntallDay
    I've already stated my position on this subject and quite frankly this issue has been beaten to death...

    BUT just for you Wurm, let me put this in a way that even you can understand...


    Say for instance you love snowboarding.....
    You want to go but you cant afford to the proper equipment.i.e boards, bindings, etc...

    So because your want to snowboard outweights your desire to do shiit the right way and save up the money to get the proper equipment, you rig up a contraption with a 2x4 and some work boots.......and so you're need to snoboard is satisfied w/out you actually having spent the money to do it the right way.....

    Moral of the story: You have to pay to play...If you want to modify your car, then take your time, save your money, and then get what you want as far as mods are concerned....
    Not everyone has the money to blow on wheels right away but plenty of ppl save every dime they have to spare to reach their goals....What it all boils down to is having the discipline to work your ass off for what it is you want...
    That's with anything in life....
    I only read the first page of the thread but anyways painting rims and putting bodykits on without painting them is different from risking your life on 2x4's and work boots
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wurm
    its to anyone bitching about other peoplese rides
    Only those with POS cars are the ones getting offended at being called cheap. It's no different the "rocking" a black hood (glass or primer) on a car that's not black. Defending painted stock wheels is equivalent to pulling hub caps off steel wheels and calling it a "mod".
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    Quote Originally Posted by StuntallDay
    I've already stated my position on this subject and quite frankly this issue has been beaten to death...

    BUT just for you Wurm, let me put this in a way that even you can understand...


    Say for instance you love snowboarding.....
    You want to go but you cant afford to the proper equipment.i.e boards, bindings, etc...

    So because your want to snowboard outweights your desire to do shiit the right way and save up the money to get the proper equipment, you rig up a contraption with a 2x4 and some work boots.......and so your need to snowboard is satisfied w/out you actually having spent the money to do it the right way.....

    Moral of the story: You have to pay to play...If you want to modify your car, then take your time, save your money, and then get what you want as far as mods are concerned....
    Not everyone has the money to blow on wheels right away but plenty of ppl save every dime they have to spare to reach their goals....What it all boils down to is having the discipline to work your ass off for what it is you want...
    That's with anything in life....
    Or it's kinda like wanting a sport bike and all you have is a Katana. So you paint it to look like something else...but it's still clearly not.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Doppelgänger
    Or it's kinda like wanting a sport bike and all you have is a Katana. So you paint it to look like something else...but it's still clearly not.


    LOL..

    Here's the thing...I'm not saying that I don't understand that not everyone has the means to get what they want when they want it.....

    What I am saying is that anything worth having is working for. There's no excuse for cheaping out with anything you do in life...if you want it bad enough, save your money, even if it takes you a year or however long...I know I would get more satisfaction from having worked my ass off to achieve a goal than to have taken the easy way out and done things half assed...

    This is a big part of what's wrong with the current generation.

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    This is a good thing, it makes those who do have rare one's look that much better

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    Quote Originally Posted by StuntallDay
    LOL..

    Here's the thing...I'm not saying that I don't understand that not everyone has the means to get what they want when they want it.....

    What I am saying is that anything worth having is working for. There's no excuse for cheaping out with anything you do in life...if you want it bad enough, save your money, even if it takes you a year or however long...I know I would get more satisfaction from having worked my ass off to achieve a goal than to have taken the easy way out and done things half assed...

    This is a big part of what's wrong with the current generation.
    This is assuming that everyone with painted OE wheels wants fully forged racing wheels or any certain style "authentic" wheel, which believe it or not is not always the case.

    I've got an example.

    I had a daily driver EF hatch that had some 13'' steelies on them with crap tires. I wanted something a little nicer, so I found some badly painted OE Civic HX alloys with the intention of stripping them and repainting them myself.

    I did just that and tried a nice Battleship Grey, then matte black.

    In my case I had no desire for anything more than some light weight, cheap OE wheels. The paint that came on them was horrible, so I stripped and redid them. I wasn't trying to emulate any particular wheels, and I didn't think they were hot ****, or JDM, etc.

    I'm just saying that some people want to change the look of their cars without spending any real money.

    I guess the difference is that I have empathy for people who do budget-minded "mods." I'm not saying I'd do them myself or agree with them, but I understand where they're coming from.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SLOWLYbtngU
    mira pa'ya eso, ni caso me hace... hmph!
    anfiaciqncqhcqincqincqihfhQICQ. SORRY THATS THe BEST I CAN DO LOL. BTW WHAT DID YOU SAY?

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    Quote Originally Posted by boostedb16
    anfiaciqncqhcqincqincqihfhQICQ. SORRY THATS THe BEST I CAN DO LOL. BTW WHAT DID YOU SAY?
    in Puerto Rican I said, "Look at that, he doesnt even pay me attention. hmph!"

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    Quote Originally Posted by StuntallDay
    LOL..

    Here's the thing...I'm not saying that I don't understand that not everyone has the means to get what they want when they want it.....

    What I am saying is that anything worth having is working for. There's no excuse for cheaping out with anything you do in life...if you want it bad enough, save your money, even if it takes you a year or however long...I know I would get more satisfaction from having worked my ass off to achieve a goal than to have taken the easy way out and done things half assed...

    This is a big part of what's wrong with the current generation.
    Not trying to start something, but why do you care what others do to their cars? I mean why do all those ricers on buford highway put all those accessories on their cars? i dont like it but i'm not going to go out of my way to call them out.

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    I painted my mom's 95 Altima hub caps Time Attack style.

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    StuntallDay, are you upset just because Mike chose to paint the wheels on the xB green? Get over it , that was months ago.... :-p

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    Quote Originally Posted by StuntallDay
    LOL..

    Here's the thing...I'm not saying that I don't understand that not everyone has the means to get what they want when they want it.....

    What I am saying is that anything worth having is working for. There's no excuse for cheaping out with anything you do in life...if you want it bad enough, save your money, even if it takes you a year or however long...I know I would get more satisfaction from having worked my ass off to achieve a goal than to have taken the easy way out and done things half assed...

    This is a big part of what's wrong with the current generation.
    So you just described the hundreds of thousands of sets of Rota's that are on the streets of America.

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    Quote Originally Posted by speedminded
    So you just described the hundreds of thousands of sets of Rota's that are on the streets of America.
    ..ouch

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    Quote Originally Posted by xPhantomSilviax
    I agree that it does irk me to see people riding around in cars that look like crap, but on the flip side of that, not everyone has the money to be able to afford a daily driver and keep a show/mod car.


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    Quote Originally Posted by David88vert
    StuntallDay, are you upset just because Mike chose to paint the wheels on the xB green? Get over it , that was months ago.... :-p


    ....those weren't stock wheels though...LOLOLOLOLOLOL

    How's the stang holding up?

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    Quote Originally Posted by StuntallDay
    ....those weren't stock wheels though...LOLOLOLOLOLOL

    How's the stang holding up?
    It's fine. Just changed the rear suspension back to stock.

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    yeah, it's sux that most ppl are cheap these days, prolly due to our economy! it's forced me to sell my volks to one of my bros for cheap, but if anything i was helping him out or visa versa.
    but regardless of your bankroll, it's how you carry yourself. if you wanna look cheap, then i'm sorry to say that most other ppl will think that your cheap! if that wasn't your intension then try harder next time.
    please don't misunderstand my statement. unfortunatley "judging a book by it's cover" is within all of us. if it wasn't then it would be one of those "very rare diseases", which i highly doubt that it is.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hondachik
    rent, car insurance, car note, and regular maintenance owns me =(
    ..and she smell like onion rings

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    this kinda reminds me of how people paint their steelie lips also.


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    JDM is for ricers...



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    What a fun thread...
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