Quote Originally Posted by Slow Motion
This conversation started in the pics thread I thought I would bring it here. What exactly is your definition of "rice"? Is a car riced out if it has a nicely done body kit? Is there no room for a car with a body kit next to the jdm movement that is going on? What if the body kit is nicely done and add to the car and not take away from it? (like a big wing on a stock civic or accord)

There are a few kits that have caught my eye on certain cars like the "Fortune" body kit on a RX-7. I think that if it adds to the car and is nicely molded and flows that it isn't catorgorized as rice. What is your op on the subject?
"JDM MOVEMENT" I think that is rice cause the entire point of Tuning is to be unique and this "JDM Movement" has brain washed people from building cars the way they want.

Its like Brett's old civic....it was a very well put together car but most people who saw it would just judge it as not "JDM".....Most of you have no idea what Japan tuning is really all about.

75% of this years TAS was about Vaning/VIP.... AND THE ONE GUY ACTUALLY LIVING IN JDM gets trashed cause he builds his car to VIP specs that he likes.

Rice to me is to follow a trend and not even understand it!

Today it is "JDM"

Yesturday it was APC/Lambo doors/whatever else!