There is so much stupidity in this thread it would take me an hour just to quote it all lol!

Most aluminum hoods: Miata, Subaru, Z32 300zx, S2000, etc. are already lighter than the typical wet layed carbon fiber hoods you can buy for under $600-800. Expect to pay a $1,000 to $3,000 for lightweight dry carbon fiber hoods which will only have minimal benefits over those with an aluminum hood. Wet or dry carbon is generally both upgrades to steel hoods.

NissanTun3r, you're retarded. Fiberglass is HEAVY. Most aftermarket body kits are HEAVY and most are made using inexpensive methods requiring constant repairs. You hit a piece of tire tread in the road or bottom out pulling out of a driveway with a fiberglass body kit and it will crack at the point of impact and possibly break were it's attached to the fenders. There are flexible resin fiberglass kits but if you don't spend the extra money on a flexible paint, ie. urethane or gel coat then the paint will crack instantly anyways when the part flex's.

Not saying "rice" is function over form but it's a good start.

Stickers on cars when the owner A) aoesn't own the part, or B) isn't being sponsored by the company is "rice". A Tein sticker on a car when they're rocking their S-Tech springs is just humorous.

Aftermarket headlights and taillights tend to leak and discolor.

Clean OEM is not "JDM" and "JDM" is neither a style nor a trend.

Some items are strictly cosmetic but normally if you can't justify a part then it's probably "rice".

Adhesive fender vents are "rice". Non-functional side vents, even stock, is "rice".

Poor fabrication and quality is "rice".

Cars with lift kits to ride on 24-30" wheels is "rice".

I could go on for days. Ricer is a mentality too. The European dudes blasting the stereo of the yellow Eclipse Spyder with 17 speakers in each door at the Varsity one night is RICE. If they had a time machine and went back to 1996 the car would still be rice. My favorite part of it was the poorly cut out hole in the rear fiberglass bumper for the Class A tow hitch.