Things not to do to your Z

SophiaZ · 01-23-2010, 10:10 AM

I see nothing wrong with lambo doors. I can see the fart can exhaust tips, fender vents, huge wing, and 20" chrome tires are a nono..but than again..it's all up to the owner. Like most people, I bought the car for myself to drive and enjoy so therefore I don't give a crap what anyone thinks. If I ask for your opinion than it counts, but if not..... don't talk crap on other import owners! That's just wrong. And yea..I'm aparantly a "RICER" cause I'm getting my car painted 2-toned. Boo-hoo. Someone pass the tissues

chris410 · 01-23-2010, 10:39 AM

Big wing and raspy exhaust is the easiest way to turn the 370 into a ricer. Also, graphics and stickers (I'm talking obnoxious here)...typical stuff really.

Horseface · 01-23-2010, 11:41 AM

Anything that detracts from the car and its design. A display of general aesthetic ignorance.

Body kits that ignore all the lines and design motifs of the car. Sometimes unpainted, or painted different colours.

Fake body kit vents and stick on port holes. I recently saw a Z3 whose owner had stuck buick port holes above the vents. Unbelievable.

Paint jobs or wraps that work against or obscure the shapes and lines of the car.

TRD stickers.

Carbon fiber glued over original parts.

Stickers to denote what upgrades you have. Who gives a s*it about what kind of brake pedals you've installed?

Misappropriated badges and emblems, often meant for other cars. Type R Toyotas. Porsche Turbo badges on a BMW.

Farty 4" exhaust tips on cars pushing out less than 130hp.

Rubberised steering wheel covers in random colours.

Blue LEDs on windshield washer jets.

Ornately shaped license plate frames - chains, blades, barbed wire.

Bits of random chrome trim accent.

General busyness and hodge podginess.

Platinum motor sports.

It's all subjective though, isn't it.

destinyZ · 11-10-2010, 03:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Horseface

Anything that detracts from the car and its design. A display of general aesthetic ignorance.

Body kits that ignore all the lines and design motifs of the car. Sometimes unpainted, or painted different colours.

Fake body kit vents and stick on port holes. I recently saw a Z3 whose owner had stuck buick port holes above the vents. Unbelievable.

Paint jobs or wraps that work against or obscure the shapes and lines of the car.

TRD stickers.

Carbon fiber glued over original parts.

Stickers to denote what upgrades you have. Who gives a s*it about what kind of brake pedals you've installed?

Misappropriated badges and emblems, often meant for other cars. Type R Toyotas. Porsche Turbo badges on a BMW.

Farty 4" exhaust tips on cars pushing out less than 130hp.

Rubberised steering wheel covers in random colours.

Blue LEDs on windshield washer jets.

Ornately shaped license plate frames - chains, blades, barbed wire.

Bits of random chrome trim accent.

General busyness and hodge podginess.

Platinum motor sports.

It's all subjective though, isn't it.

mick · 01-23-2010, 12:59 PM

don't put on the front license plate !!!

g96818 · 01-24-2010, 04:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mick

don't put on the front license plate !!!

there's nothing wrong with that. the license plate ruins the look of the car imho

Scubasteve · 03-19-2011, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mick

don't put on the front license plate !!!

yea and i feel bad for the people in va were their required to have a front plate

g96818 · 01-24-2010, 05:34 AM

my def of "rice"

the only exceptions to all this is a pure track car or pure show car

Exterior:
-wide body
-euro/jdm lights of any kind
-huge ginormous wing
-body kits that just don't flow like those crappy ones at the 2010 auto show
-carbon fiber everything. hood and hatch are not rice if it's painted to match the color of the car, any other fiber is rice
-chrome, any chrome
-camouflage paint
-excess decals/emblems or incorrect emblems, ie GT-R on a mustang or TRD/VTEC on Nissan, Skyline on g35, etc...
-shaved door handles
-5% tint all around
-deep dish wheels
-exhaust tip sticking out way too much
-slammed suspension
-unpainted body kits or body kits that don't color match
-exhaust farts
-intakes sticking out of hood
-aftermarket sunroof
-turbo bulge on hood or hole cut in hood to facilitate turbo or piping
-neons
-aftermarket hids without correct projectors
-any hid color above 6000k
-car painted with designs on it, ie. hello kitty, pokemon, flames, etc...
-lambo door, cuz lets face it, even lambo don't have them
vented fenders
-non-functional hood pins. hood pins that actually lock are fine especially on cf hoods, don't what that sh!t flying off
-landing patch or iron-man headlights, i think blacked out is ok, but leave the amber reflector alone.
-angled license plate bracket or license plate mounted off center

Interior:
-CF everything
-roll cage on daily driver
-bucket seats
-missing passenger seat
-expensive sound system, double din screen, monitors galore, xbox/ps3/wii in trunk with flip out screen
-aluminum diamond plate floor mats
-removable steering wheel, that's just dumb to get rid of the airbag
-interior painted with designs on it, ie. hello kitty, pokemon, flames, etc...
-non functional gauges/switches
-replacement pedals that serves no additional purpose than look nice

i know i'm forgetting a few things, but i'm tired so i'm going to bed.

4r3s · 01-24-2010, 09:40 AM

Someone needs to bitch slap that guy in the "supercharged" z and take that car away from him. What an embarrassment to the z community. How anyone could think what he has done to that car looks good is beyond me.

eddieconfetti · 01-24-2010, 11:58 AM

Everybody got their own opinion on rice. But i do remember rice being off the chain during fast and the furious times. I wonder what happened. Why is everyone hating on it now. It seems like having a sleeper is the thing now.

4r3s · 01-24-2010, 01:23 PM

yeah I guess what it comes down to is "to each their own" right? Its your car do what you want to it if thats what makes you happy. Personally I've always been a fan of the stock look with a few minor mods here and there as long as it looks clean.

kannibul · 01-24-2010, 01:36 PM

3rd video has to be fake. No one is really that stupid and can BS like that on the fly.

kannibul · 01-24-2010, 01:39 PM

Things NOT to do to teh Z:

fart-can exhaust
big wing
spinners
Anything that detracts from the cars original lines and appeal.

That's all I can think of at the moment.

NewlyIMPORTed · 01-24-2010, 02:00 PM

i just think having stickers or emblems of stuff you dont have is absolutely ridiculous like i have berk and stillen stickers and people ask me if i have anything done to my car......well yeah?? haha why would i put the stickers on it if i didnt

theDreamer · 01-24-2010, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NewlyIMPORTed

i just think having stickers or emblems of stuff you dont have is absolutely ridiculous like i have berk and stillen stickers and people ask me if i have anything done to my car......well yeah?? haha why would i put the stickers on it if i didnt

Should just tell them, no the Berk adds 20HP and the Stillen adds 10HP.

01-23-2010, 10:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
chris410 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 345 Drives: 10' GT500 Rep Power: 17	Big wing and raspy exhaust is the easiest way to turn the 370 into a ricer. Also, graphics and stickers (I'm talking obnoxious here)...typical stuff really. __________________ Chris Current: 2014 WRX Stage I + SPT / 2013 Hayabusa 202HP Former:09 370Z 7-AT PW/Ark Type 2 exhaust/Evo R lip/TSW Nurburgring carbon

01-23-2010, 11:41 AM	#3 (permalink)
Horseface Enthusiast Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Los Angeles. Posts: 253 Drives: 2010 370 Tr/Sprt/Nv Rep Power: 16	Anything that detracts from the car and its design. A display of general aesthetic ignorance. Body kits that ignore all the lines and design motifs of the car. Sometimes unpainted, or painted different colours. Fake body kit vents and stick on port holes. I recently saw a Z3 whose owner had stuck buick port holes above the vents. Unbelievable. Paint jobs or wraps that work against or obscure the shapes and lines of the car. TRD stickers. Carbon fiber glued over original parts. Stickers to denote what upgrades you have. Who gives a s*it about what kind of brake pedals you've installed? Misappropriated badges and emblems, often meant for other cars. Type R Toyotas. Porsche Turbo badges on a BMW. Farty 4" exhaust tips on cars pushing out less than 130hp. Rubberised steering wheel covers in random colours. Blue LEDs on windshield washer jets. Ornately shaped license plate frames - chains, blades, barbed wire. Bits of random chrome trim accent. General busyness and hodge podginess. Platinum motor sports. It's all subjective though, isn't it. __________________ Whinny!

01-24-2010, 05:34 AM	#8 (permalink)
g96818 Track Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: A rock in a big pond Posts: 681 Drives: 2009 370Z, 2012 M56 Rep Power: 3395	my def of "rice" the only exceptions to all this is a pure track car or pure show car Exterior: -wide body -euro/jdm lights of any kind -huge ginormous wing -body kits that just don't flow like those crappy ones at the 2010 auto show -carbon fiber everything. hood and hatch are not rice if it's painted to match the color of the car, any other fiber is rice -chrome, any chrome -camouflage paint -excess decals/emblems or incorrect emblems, ie GT-R on a mustang or TRD/VTEC on Nissan, Skyline on g35, etc... -shaved door handles -5% tint all around -deep dish wheels -exhaust tip sticking out way too much -slammed suspension -unpainted body kits or body kits that don't color match -exhaust farts -intakes sticking out of hood -aftermarket sunroof -turbo bulge on hood or hole cut in hood to facilitate turbo or piping -neons -aftermarket hids without correct projectors -any hid color above 6000k -car painted with designs on it, ie. hello kitty, pokemon, flames, etc... -lambo door, cuz lets face it, even lambo don't have them vented fenders -non-functional hood pins. hood pins that actually lock are fine especially on cf hoods, don't what that sh!t flying off -landing patch or iron-man headlights, i think blacked out is ok, but leave the amber reflector alone. -angled license plate bracket or license plate mounted off center Interior: -CF everything -roll cage on daily driver -bucket seats -missing passenger seat -expensive sound system, double din screen, monitors galore, xbox/ps3/wii in trunk with flip out screen -aluminum diamond plate floor mats -removable steering wheel, that's just dumb to get rid of the airbag -interior painted with designs on it, ie. hello kitty, pokemon, flames, etc... -non functional gauges/switches -replacement pedals that serves no additional purpose than look nice i know i'm forgetting a few things, but i'm tired so i'm going to bed. __________________ CZP are lying thieves! Last edited by g96818; 01-24-2010 at 05:38 AM.

01-24-2010, 02:00 PM	#14 (permalink)
NewlyIMPORTed A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Kennesaw, GA Posts: 1,109 Drives: 11 STI Sedan Rep Power: 19	i just think having stickers or emblems of stuff you dont have is absolutely ridiculous like i have berk and stillen stickers and people ask me if i have anything done to my car......well yeah?? haha why would i put the stickers on it if i didnt __________________ 2011 WRX STICobb Accessport, Nameless Performance exhaust, COBB SF Intake, COBB downpipe, 20% tint, Work Emotion XD9's

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01-23-2010, 10:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
SophiaZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: South Jersey Posts: 1,466 Drives: 2020 50th anniv 7AT Rep Power: 6733	I see nothing wrong with lambo doors. I can see the fart can exhaust tips, fender vents, huge wing, and 20" chrome tires are a nono..but than again..it's all up to the owner. Like most people, I bought the car for myself to drive and enjoy so therefore I don't give a crap what anyone thinks. If I ask for your opinion than it counts, but if not..... don't talk crap on other import owners! That's just wrong. And yea..I'm aparantly a "RICER" cause I'm getting my car painted 2-toned. Boo-hoo. Someone pass the tissues

01-23-2010, 12:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
mick Track Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: California Posts: 903 Drives: Used to drive a 370z Rep Power: 17	don't put on the front license plate !!!

01-24-2010, 09:40 AM	#9 (permalink)
4r3s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: MD Posts: 2,077 Drives: Touring 370z Rep Power: 25	Someone needs to bitch slap that guy in the "supercharged" z and take that car away from him. What an embarrassment to the z community. How anyone could think what he has done to that car looks good is beyond me.

01-24-2010, 11:58 AM	#10 (permalink)
eddieconfetti A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Duluth, GA Posts: 3,334 Drives: A Totaled PW Z Rep Power: 24	Everybody got their own opinion on rice. But i do remember rice being off the chain during fast and the furious times. I wonder what happened. Why is everyone hating on it now. It seems like having a sleeper is the thing now.

01-24-2010, 01:23 PM	#11 (permalink)
4r3s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: MD Posts: 2,077 Drives: Touring 370z Rep Power: 25	yeah I guess what it comes down to is "to each their own" right? Its your car do what you want to it if thats what makes you happy. Personally I've always been a fan of the stock look with a few minor mods here and there as long as it looks clean.

01-24-2010, 01:36 PM	#12 (permalink)
kannibul A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Jenks, OK Posts: 2,281 Drives: 370z Touring/Sport Rep Power: 268	3rd video has to be fake. No one is really that stupid and can BS like that on the fly.

01-24-2010, 01:39 PM	#13 (permalink)
kannibul A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Jenks, OK Posts: 2,281 Drives: 370z Touring/Sport Rep Power: 268	Things NOT to do to teh Z: fart-can exhaust big wing spinners Anything that detracts from the cars original lines and appeal. That's all I can think of at the moment.