What are some Z mods that you think are "RICE"?
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Originally Posted by mc350z
my contribution would be any add on air scoop/ duct hood or brake that isnt functional
i went up to a guy with a Z one time becuase i saw a this unusual hood scoop and i wanted to ask him about it. i thought maybe he had a supercharger or custom hood for cooling. i said to him did you have trouble cutting the hood when you put that scoop on? he looked at me puzzled and said" what do you mean by cutting the hood. i just used double sided tape."
i went up to a guy with a Z one time becuase i saw a this unusual hood scoop and i wanted to ask him about it. i thought maybe he had a supercharger or custom hood for cooling. i said to him did you have trouble cutting the hood when you put that scoop on? he looked at me puzzled and said" what do you mean by cutting the hood. i just used double sided tape."
I coudnt agree with you more!!!
Ok, there are lambo exceptions..as far as the other stuff, to see a car riding down the street with a million stickers, piontless non operating air scoops, and wings that taste forgot, to me is just plain rice. I guess its the people who did all f*ckup and F&F like that ruined it for me. Still, I judge on an individaul car basis though
Rice is not necessarly bad. To me rice means dressing your car up to match the ones that the kids cruise the Toyko parks with - way huge wings, lips that are 8-10" long, super wide body kits, stickers, under body neons. It's a style that some like.
j not refering to you, i was thinking more of the guy in front of me yesterday in a neon yellow 90's accord with a fart can on it trying to sound like he had something under the hood. But if you do go around reving you r engine for no good reason then ya might make the list 
Anything non functional and just based on plain looks is rice to me, if its functional and looks nice, then I would say it is not rice. Some little non-functional things to enhance looks might be ok, but should really look good and enhance the lines/beauty of the Z.
F1 cars look nice and everything about them is functional, but we dont have to go to that extreme.
Show car pretension is another rice thing for me. Making your car look like a show car even though its not.
Going with larger wheels than necessary also is rice. All the clear turn lights & markers, blue tinted halogen parking lights, headlights etc.
F1 cars look nice and everything about them is functional, but we dont have to go to that extreme.
Show car pretension is another rice thing for me. Making your car look like a show car even though its not.
Going with larger wheels than necessary also is rice. All the clear turn lights & markers, blue tinted halogen parking lights, headlights etc.
Last edited by spacemn_spiff; Nov 10, 2005 at 09:01 AM.
Originally Posted by spcemn_spiff
Going with larger wheels than necessary also is rice. All the clear turn lights & markers, blue tinted halogen parking lights, headlights etc.
I hate those LED front sidemarkers, I think they are ghey. I hate large wings on any car, I hate the Veilside widebody, ruins the lines of the car. I think the side Z emblems that some company makes lit up around the sides is tacky. Nismo wing on a stock body Z is dumb. I hate when people put rims (I dont care if their Volks either) on a Z that is at stock ride height, looks stupid. Its riced out when idiots dont know how to use a tire size calculator and run 275/30's on a 19" rim, way stupid small sidewall and they think its hotness. I think unless a company is sponsering you or paying you to run a sticker as an advertisement, I think stickers.windshield banners are stupid. Lambo doors = the gayness imo. Same thing with E36 M3 style side mirrors. People laugh at Neons with Lambo doors and M3 mirrors cuz its neither a Lambo or an M3, I do the same with Z's. Seat belt covers/pads, those are tacky as hell. I also think its riced out when you see a Z or any car with aftermarket wheels and completely wrong offsets (as in sitting too far in). There are 2 local jerkoff's I see with aftermarket wheels that stick further in than my stock ones 
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I don't really like body kits of any kind. I think the 350Z looks the best the way it is. Maybe the Nismo kit looks nice, but nothing else. I think body kits makes cars look really cheap for some reason. Reminds me of those high school kinds fixing up their mom's Civics and Accords with body kits. 
Originally Posted by Alberto
I hate those LED front sidemarkers, I think they are ghey. I hate large wings on any car, I hate the Veilside widebody, ruins the lines of the car. I think the side Z emblems that some company makes lit up around the sides is tacky. Nismo wing on a stock body Z is dumb. I hate when people put rims (I dont care if their Volks either) on a Z that is at stock ride height, looks stupid. Its riced out when idiots dont know how to use a tire size calculator and run 275/30's on a 19" rim, way stupid small sidewall and they think its hotness. I think unless a company is sponsering you or paying you to run a sticker as an advertisement, I think stickers.windshield banners are stupid. Lambo doors = the gayness imo. Same thing with E36 M3 style side mirrors. People laugh at Neons with Lambo doors and M3 mirrors cuz its neither a Lambo or an M3, I do the same with Z's. Seat belt covers/pads, those are tacky as hell. I also think its riced out when you see a Z or any car with aftermarket wheels and completely wrong offsets (as in sitting too far in). There are 2 local jerkoff's I see with aftermarket wheels that stick further in than my stock ones
Originally Posted by itburns
There's no shame in a Nascar sticker for Dale Earnhardt. I'm talking about the home-made, plain white vinyl that people must buy from Michael's Arts and Craft store by the square yard to cut out their pencil tracings.
I'd love to contribute to this thread, but I have to run to Michael's Arts & Craft before they run out of white vinyl.......
Originally Posted by Alberto
I hate those LED front sidemarkers, I think they are ghey. I hate large wings on any car, I hate the Veilside widebody, ruins the lines of the car. I think the side Z emblems that some company makes lit up around the sides is tacky. Nismo wing on a stock body Z is dumb. I hate when people put rims (I dont care if their Volks either) on a Z that is at stock ride height, looks stupid. Its riced out when idiots dont know how to use a tire size calculator and run 275/30's on a 19" rim, way stupid small sidewall and they think its hotness. I think unless a company is sponsering you or paying you to run a sticker as an advertisement, I think stickers.windshield banners are stupid. Lambo doors = the gayness imo. Same thing with E36 M3 style side mirrors. People laugh at Neons with Lambo doors and M3 mirrors cuz its neither a Lambo or an M3, I do the same with Z's. Seat belt covers/pads, those are tacky as hell. I also think its riced out when you see a Z or any car with aftermarket wheels and completely wrong offsets (as in sitting too far in). There are 2 local jerkoff's I see with aftermarket wheels that stick further in than my stock ones
Originally Posted by djnc350Z
glad you could let all that out...sounds like you would've self-destructed without the proper outlet for these demons
Lol, been a slow/boring day @ work....
Originally Posted by jvanquish
Unpainted cf body parts?
thats called CF style.. not rice at all.. alot of Zers on this forums got that style... CF is like a status symbol anyway... how them tuner fools gonna give u credit for CF if its not shown in CF ?
Painted Interiors?
Z interior is good? f*ck no...
Look at phatmitzu's custom interior? it looks the **** so wtf
DO RESEARCH BEFORE SPEAKING...
thats called CF style.. not rice at all.. alot of Zers on this forums got that style... CF is like a status symbol anyway... how them tuner fools gonna give u credit for CF if its not shown in CF ?
Painted Interiors?
Z interior is good? f*ck no...
Look at phatmitzu's custom interior? it looks the **** so wtf
DO RESEARCH BEFORE SPEAKING...
