| sophatwrx | 11-15-2002 09:32 PM |
lights under hood scoop
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i've seen a few people in my area with lights under there hood scoop. they look really cool and i was wondering if anyone of you know what kinda light they used and how the hooked them up
| hpracingwrx | 11-16-2002 02:16 AM |
they have them in street glow and toucan industries and light companys like that, they are just neons, but they are only like 12" long instead of 36 or 24 long for the bottom of ur car, i think eurolite has em too, some companys even have the ones that go back and forth, i think theyre called tracers????
| ATX25RS | 11-16-2002 02:23 AM |
it depends on what you are looking for...you can use a neon tube, as suggested....you can also use the small LED driving lights...or even the LED washer nozzles, INSIDE the hood:D.....maybe even as an intercooler sprayer:D.....
| brunetmj | 11-16-2002 01:34 PM |
I know I saw a thread here on this a short time ago. The person put the light under his scoop. He had some pics of the install . He also had it wired to an on/off switch
| piker28 | 11-16-2002 01:50 PM |
Thad be cool to have one that moves back and forth kinda like knight rider haha
| dRu888 | 11-16-2002 02:07 PM |
yep, both putting neon lights and knight rider-ish LEDs in the scoop have been done before. do a search on the net and there are a whole bunch of kits out there to do such things. and u could also do a search here because it's been discussed a couple times..
| Honda Hybrid | 11-16-2002 05:25 PM |
street glow neons are gay.... [IMG]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/images/icons/icon13.gif[/IMG] in my opinion
| 1quiksoob | 11-16-2002 05:32 PM |
i agree with hybrid honda. thats kinda funny because usually honda owners have no taste at all. If they did they never would have bought a honda. jk
| Honda Hybrid | 11-16-2002 05:47 PM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by 1quiksoob [/i]
[B]i agree with hybrid honda. thats kinda funny because usually honda owners have no taste at all. If they did they never would have bought a honda. jk [/B][/QUOTE]
Hey dont hate on us honda guys.... Last i knew subaru was just breaking 10's or 9's was it???? hell we been doing 9's and 10's for two or three years now, maybe longer....... :lol:
[B]i agree with hybrid honda. thats kinda funny because usually honda owners have no taste at all. If they did they never would have bought a honda. jk [/B][/QUOTE]
Hey dont hate on us honda guys.... Last i knew subaru was just breaking 10's or 9's was it???? hell we been doing 9's and 10's for two or three years now, maybe longer....... :lol:
| dRu888 | 11-16-2002 08:55 PM |
that's fabulous that that is your opinion. but he didn't ask for your opinion on neon lights, he just wants to know where to find them.
we've ragged on stuff like this since..forever..on this forum and it never gets old. "Yip yap yip yap", "rice rice rice", :rolleyes: basically it comes down to each his own. It's his car so who are we to say anything about it? Geez, isn't like he's putting LED washers :rolleyes:
we've ragged on stuff like this since..forever..on this forum and it never gets old. "Yip yap yip yap", "rice rice rice", :rolleyes: basically it comes down to each his own. It's his car so who are we to say anything about it? Geez, isn't like he's putting LED washers :rolleyes:
| Choku Dori | 11-16-2002 09:18 PM |
I dunno much about car exterior lighting (mainly because it doesn't interest me), but isn't the hood scoop area a little bit too hot to be placing lights in? I know that after even just a regular commute drive, it gets pretty toasty there. Therefore, I thought that maybe there'd be an issue about melted lights? :confused: I dunno :lol:
Oh, and dRu888 I'm actually surprised that this thread didn't turn into a rice-bashing fest :D Guess we've all gotten more civil since the big OT fiasco.
Oh, and dRu888 I'm actually surprised that this thread didn't turn into a rice-bashing fest :D Guess we've all gotten more civil since the big OT fiasco.
| piker28 | 11-16-2002 09:28 PM |
Personally I think its cool. It doesnt matter to me cause I dont have an intercooler so it should be fine but I think he as a rex unlike me.
| wolf8314 | 11-17-2002 01:08 AM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Honda Hybrid [/i]
[B]
Hey dont hate on us honda guys.... Last i knew subaru was just breaking 10's or 9's was it???? hell we been doing 9's and 10's for two or three years now, maybe longer....... :lol: [/B][/QUOTE]
:confused: ..............any fool can drive fast in a str8 line. Go sit in the corner and think about what you just said..........
Wolfie
[B]
Hey dont hate on us honda guys.... Last i knew subaru was just breaking 10's or 9's was it???? hell we been doing 9's and 10's for two or three years now, maybe longer....... :lol: [/B][/QUOTE]
:confused: ..............any fool can drive fast in a str8 line. Go sit in the corner and think about what you just said..........
Wolfie
| Kostamojen | 11-17-2002 02:34 AM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Honda Hybrid [/i]
[B]street glow neons are gay.... [IMG]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/images/icons/icon13.gif[/IMG] in my opinion [/B][/QUOTE]
LOL! Youre funny, you talk trash in the N/A forum, then come over here and make a comment I agree with :D
[B]street glow neons are gay.... [IMG]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/images/icons/icon13.gif[/IMG] in my opinion [/B][/QUOTE]
LOL! Youre funny, you talk trash in the N/A forum, then come over here and make a comment I agree with :D
| Kostamojen | 11-17-2002 02:36 AM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Honda Hybrid [/i]
[B]Hey dont hate on us honda guys.... Last i knew subaru was just breaking 10's or 9's was it???? hell we been doing 9's and 10's for two or three years now, maybe longer....... :lol: [/B][/QUOTE]
Awe, and then you start talking trash again :(
Dont buy a subaru for the 1/4 mile man, you should have realized that by now...
[B]Hey dont hate on us honda guys.... Last i knew subaru was just breaking 10's or 9's was it???? hell we been doing 9's and 10's for two or three years now, maybe longer....... :lol: [/B][/QUOTE]
Awe, and then you start talking trash again :(
Dont buy a subaru for the 1/4 mile man, you should have realized that by now...
| dRu888 | 11-17-2002 03:40 AM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Honda Hybrid [/i]
[B]street glow neons are gay.... [IMG]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/images/icons/icon13.gif[/IMG] in my opinion [/B][/QUOTE]
gay? as in gay gay? or gay? [img]http://www.calpoly.edu/~akpoon/gaypride.gif[/img]
:confused:
[B]street glow neons are gay.... [IMG]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/images/icons/icon13.gif[/IMG] in my opinion [/B][/QUOTE]
gay? as in gay gay? or gay? [img]http://www.calpoly.edu/~akpoon/gaypride.gif[/img]
:confused:
| Kostamojen | 11-17-2002 03:55 AM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by dRu888 [/i]
[B]
gay? as in gay gay? or gay? [img]http://www.calpoly.edu/~akpoon/gaypride.gif[/img]
:confused: [/B][/QUOTE]
IMHO, R!ceboys are attempting to show there masculinity through their crappy taste, thus calling it "ghey" would be the worst insult possible :D
[B]
gay? as in gay gay? or gay? [img]http://www.calpoly.edu/~akpoon/gaypride.gif[/img]
:confused: [/B][/QUOTE]
IMHO, R!ceboys are attempting to show there masculinity through their crappy taste, thus calling it "ghey" would be the worst insult possible :D
| dRu888 | 11-17-2002 04:28 AM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Kostamojen [/i]
[B]
IMHO, R!ceboys are attempting to show there masculinity through their crappy taste, thus calling it "ghey" would be the worst insult possible :D [/B][/QUOTE]
[img]http://www.calpoly.edu/~akpoon/druRSnightrider.gif[/img]
i got em, bLING bLING, so u sayin I'm gay... biZNatch????????!??? :D :p
:)
[B]
IMHO, R!ceboys are attempting to show there masculinity through their crappy taste, thus calling it "ghey" would be the worst insult possible :D [/B][/QUOTE]
[img]http://www.calpoly.edu/~akpoon/druRSnightrider.gif[/img]
i got em, bLING bLING, so u sayin I'm gay... biZNatch????????!??? :D :p
:)
| CoiloverKid | 11-17-2002 05:10 AM |
not too bad looking; David Hasselhoff would be proud! :D
| WRXGuyInUSA | 11-17-2002 08:58 AM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Honda Hybrid [/i]
[B]
Hey dont hate on us honda guys.... Last i knew subaru was just breaking 10's or 9's was it???? hell we been doing 9's and 10's for two or three years now, maybe longer....... :lol: [/B][/QUOTE]
Honda's have also been in the states for what, 10 or 20 years... This car came out here, LAST YEAR... If we're catching up this fast... we'll see what's next... Not to mention the world record setting WRX weighs 3000 pounds vs. your 1800, and has a FULL interior...
Just wanted to get the info straight....
[B]
Hey dont hate on us honda guys.... Last i knew subaru was just breaking 10's or 9's was it???? hell we been doing 9's and 10's for two or three years now, maybe longer....... :lol: [/B][/QUOTE]
Honda's have also been in the states for what, 10 or 20 years... This car came out here, LAST YEAR... If we're catching up this fast... we'll see what's next... Not to mention the world record setting WRX weighs 3000 pounds vs. your 1800, and has a FULL interior...
Just wanted to get the info straight....
| dRu888 | 11-17-2002 02:48 PM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by WRXGuyInTulsa [/i]
[B]
Honda's have also been in the states for what, 10 or 20 years... This car came out here, LAST YEAR... If we're catching up this fast... we'll see what's next... Not to mention the world record setting WRX weighs 3000 pounds vs. your 1800, and has a FULL interior...
Just wanted to get the info straight.... [/B][/QUOTE]
dood...
omg...
i like the general concept that you're stickin up for subaru but....
....dood....
first off, last year was not the first year that the WRX has "came out". It was the first time it was released in the states. The WRX has been available for almost 8 years overseas in "non-watered down" and "non-bugeyed" format.
Also, when was the last time a Honda won a World Rally Championship? Ok, yes, that isn't even comprehendable.
Like mojo said, [b]any fool can drive straight in a line.[/b]
[B]
Honda's have also been in the states for what, 10 or 20 years... This car came out here, LAST YEAR... If we're catching up this fast... we'll see what's next... Not to mention the world record setting WRX weighs 3000 pounds vs. your 1800, and has a FULL interior...
Just wanted to get the info straight.... [/B][/QUOTE]
dood...
omg...
i like the general concept that you're stickin up for subaru but....
....dood....
first off, last year was not the first year that the WRX has "came out". It was the first time it was released in the states. The WRX has been available for almost 8 years overseas in "non-watered down" and "non-bugeyed" format.
Also, when was the last time a Honda won a World Rally Championship? Ok, yes, that isn't even comprehendable.
Like mojo said, [b]any fool can drive straight in a line.[/b]
| WRXGuyInUSA | 11-17-2002 03:48 PM |
If you actually READ posts that other people put down, then you wouldn't have been confused. :rolleyes:
Let me re-write the EXACT post emphasizing certain words, then tell me what you think...
Honda's have also been in the [U][B]STATES[/B][/U] for what, 10 or 20 years... This car came out [U][B]HERE[/B][/U], last year... If we're catching up this fast... we'll see what's next... Not to mention the world record setting WRX weighs 3000 pounds vs. your 1800, and has a FULL interior...
:D :D :D
Let me re-write the EXACT post emphasizing certain words, then tell me what you think...
Honda's have also been in the [U][B]STATES[/B][/U] for what, 10 or 20 years... This car came out [U][B]HERE[/B][/U], last year... If we're catching up this fast... we'll see what's next... Not to mention the world record setting WRX weighs 3000 pounds vs. your 1800, and has a FULL interior...
:D :D :D
| TeeWReX | 11-17-2002 05:23 PM |
[IMG]http://www.unclebens.com/images/products/tnl_1843_700z_instant.jpg[/IMG]
| dRu888 | 11-17-2002 06:43 PM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by WRXGuyInTulsa [/i]
[B]If you actually READ posts that other people put down, then you wouldn't have been confused. :rolleyes:
Let me re-write the EXACT post emphasizing certain words, then tell me what you think...
Honda's have also been in the [U][B]STATES[/B][/U] for what, 10 or 20 years... This car came out [U][B]HERE[/B][/U], last year... If we're catching up this fast... we'll see what's next... Not to mention the world record setting WRX weighs 3000 pounds vs. your 1800, and has a FULL interior...
[/B][/QUOTE]
and you still don't make sense.
I think you are basing the fact that the Honda company has been in the US market for 20 years therefore they have more experience in building fast cars.......=/ :confused:
Well, supiSe supise, Subaru hasn't just entered the US market yesterday :rolleyes:
Oh wait, you said the [b]WRX[/b] came out last year. Oh, that was smart, you were comparing a specific car model with an entire car company. Umm, okay. So you are saying that the WRX came out last year in the US so it will only get progressively faster than honda as the years go by. uhh..yea..sure :confused:
[B]If you actually READ posts that other people put down, then you wouldn't have been confused. :rolleyes:
Let me re-write the EXACT post emphasizing certain words, then tell me what you think...
Honda's have also been in the [U][B]STATES[/B][/U] for what, 10 or 20 years... This car came out [U][B]HERE[/B][/U], last year... If we're catching up this fast... we'll see what's next... Not to mention the world record setting WRX weighs 3000 pounds vs. your 1800, and has a FULL interior...
[/B][/QUOTE]
and you still don't make sense.
I think you are basing the fact that the Honda company has been in the US market for 20 years therefore they have more experience in building fast cars.......=/ :confused:
Well, supiSe supise, Subaru hasn't just entered the US market yesterday :rolleyes:
Oh wait, you said the [b]WRX[/b] came out last year. Oh, that was smart, you were comparing a specific car model with an entire car company. Umm, okay. So you are saying that the WRX came out last year in the US so it will only get progressively faster than honda as the years go by. uhh..yea..sure :confused:
| mrbillydee | 11-17-2002 07:06 PM |
did i log into civicsi.com by accident???:confused:
| RALYWRX | 11-17-2002 09:14 PM |
Ok, back to the lights for a minute, whoever brought up the heat issue has a really good point. I think this lights in the hood scoop idea is really cool, but can someone that has done it or someone who knows someone that's done it tell us about the heat. Does it hurt the lights or is there enough air flow???
| Kostamojen | 11-18-2002 03:11 AM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by dRu888 [/i]
[B]
i got em, bLING bLING, so u sayin I'm gay... biZNatch????????!??? :D :p
:) [/B][/QUOTE]
I think the nightrider look is the coolest thing since sliced bread, but I would never recommend anyone to do it... Ive heard way to many stories about cops going bonkers over front end lights on cars :eek: The actual neon tube thing... I dont know about that...
[B]
i got em, bLING bLING, so u sayin I'm gay... biZNatch????????!??? :D :p
:) [/B][/QUOTE]
I think the nightrider look is the coolest thing since sliced bread, but I would never recommend anyone to do it... Ive heard way to many stories about cops going bonkers over front end lights on cars :eek: The actual neon tube thing... I dont know about that...
| dRu888 | 11-18-2002 04:12 AM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Kostamojen [/i]
[B]
I think the nightrider look is the coolest thing since sliced bread, but I would never recommend anyone to do it... Ive heard way to many stories about cops going bonkers over front end lights on cars :eek: The actual neon tube thing... I dont know about that... [/B][/QUOTE]
i know, i'd never want to spend the time/money to do it neways =P...but if it was there, i'd use it! =)
[B]
I think the nightrider look is the coolest thing since sliced bread, but I would never recommend anyone to do it... Ive heard way to many stories about cops going bonkers over front end lights on cars :eek: The actual neon tube thing... I dont know about that... [/B][/QUOTE]
i know, i'd never want to spend the time/money to do it neways =P...but if it was there, i'd use it! =)
| file_id | 11-18-2002 10:39 AM |
Doesn't everyone know that Knight Rider light in your hoodscoop make your car go faster. It adds more HP. Just like the [URL=http://www.crutchfield.com/cgi-bin/S-QbCNAbcy3kC/ProdSearch.asp?c=12&s=0&g=90900&o=M&tn=1&td=1&search=streetglow)&est=]Streetglow LED Exhaust Tips[/URL] and the [URL=http://209.87.151.155/search_results.asp?txtsearchParamTxt=&txtsearchParamCat=42&txtsearchParamType=ALL&txtsearchParamMan=ALL&txtsearchParamVen=ALL&txtFromSearch=fromSearch&iLevel=2&subcat=295]LED Washer Lights[/URL] But then again, I wouldn't know, I have a honda.
| Gobi | 11-18-2002 03:32 PM |
I think lights under the hood scoop could be a cool thing, but proceed with caution. You could very easily turn a beautiful car into something that people laugh at when it goes down the street. I saw a guy with a four foot tall wing attached to a pimped out Eclipse. That car look real nice until you got to the spoiler. All I could do was sit back and laugh.
The heat issue could potentially derail your whole project though. Talk to street glow and see if there's a rated tempature that their neon rails can withstand. Then take some temp. reading at the scoop.
PS - On the Honda issue I only have one thing to say:
[IMG]http://members.roadfly.com/aedward5/civiclove.gif[/IMG]
:D
The heat issue could potentially derail your whole project though. Talk to street glow and see if there's a rated tempature that their neon rails can withstand. Then take some temp. reading at the scoop.
PS - On the Honda issue I only have one thing to say:
[IMG]http://members.roadfly.com/aedward5/civiclove.gif[/IMG]
:D
| piker28 | 11-18-2002 03:34 PM |
I think the lights would look good but I wouldnt use them driving cause might be like imperonating a police officer or something. At shows it would look pretty dope.
| bluesunlion | 11-18-2002 04:03 PM |
before we all get into the my car/dad/big brother can beat up your car/dad/big brother BS, another concern with using a neon rail would be placement. LED's wouldnt take up that much space, but a neon rail could block quite a bit of airflow. Just something else you might be concerned with, since Subaru has basically quit selling bras for WRXs because of concern about decreases in airflow hitting the intercooler.
| piker28 | 11-18-2002 04:24 PM |
No worries with me considering I have no intercooler for air to go into:D
| NeoteriX | 11-18-2002 08:21 PM |
(trying to be helpful) There was a post before with someone who did this, try a search for it. Offhand, here's what I remember he did.
He got one of those neon glow tubes for your car's interior that you can find at like Target or Kmart or whatever. He had to cut away a little at the rubber attachment to the hoodscoop (you know, the thing that makes a solid seal with the intercooler and the scoop).
He actually mounted the neon tube like beneath the hoodscoop -- it's hard to explain, but basically, the net effect is that the light shines off the back of the hoodscoop, and you don't actually see the neon light tube itself, just the glow of it -- which is cleaner than actually seeing the neon stick sitting there.
He wired the thing through the firewall and just plugged it into the cigarette socket, but I'm sure you could splice it into some line for a cleaner setup.
I hope that helps. To each his own. :)
He got one of those neon glow tubes for your car's interior that you can find at like Target or Kmart or whatever. He had to cut away a little at the rubber attachment to the hoodscoop (you know, the thing that makes a solid seal with the intercooler and the scoop).
He actually mounted the neon tube like beneath the hoodscoop -- it's hard to explain, but basically, the net effect is that the light shines off the back of the hoodscoop, and you don't actually see the neon light tube itself, just the glow of it -- which is cleaner than actually seeing the neon stick sitting there.
He wired the thing through the firewall and just plugged it into the cigarette socket, but I'm sure you could splice it into some line for a cleaner setup.
I hope that helps. To each his own. :)
| WRXtasy227 | 11-18-2002 11:44 PM |
everyone get out your flame thrower!!!
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What I'm about to say will upset some of you...I like Honda's. I think they are great cars to own..speaking from experience because my last car was a 96 civic EX. The "rice" matter at hand doesn't have much to do with the manufacturer of the car, it has to do with the person that owns the car. Now, I try really hard to be as open-minded as possible about people and they're cars but iyts hard to. For example, I had a customer come into work today with an 89 mustang lx 4 CYLINDER and wanted an alluminum spoiler installed on his trunk. This car was also the REALLY ugly body style that has a trunk instead of the hatch, and the car was TEAL!!!! I also see a late 80's camaro Z28 with fast and the furious graphics and one of these park bench spoilers on its trunk too.
The way I see it, if someones car is going to be bashed because of what is done to it, its not the cars fault, or the manufacturers fault, its the person that owns it.
IMO Honda makes a great car because of their quality, and most of their cars look good in stock condition. An attractive car becomes ugly, when some kid does something to draw attention to himself, without thinking about what it looks like.
As far as american cars go, I have no respect for these cars because of their poor engineering, and their frequent breakdowns. Adding a big gaudy spoiler to one of these isn't as bad because you're not ruining a good car, you're just making a bad car a little worse.
Hate me if you will for what I've said here, but I can't dislike a company with the engineering of Honda. The things they have done for the import car spectrum as a whole is great( 240hp, 9000 RPM redline and still meet LEV status...From a NATURALLY ASPIRATED engine is very impressive) and I have to respect it.
Well, theres my $.02, now on your mark, get set, FLAME!!!:D
The way I see it, if someones car is going to be bashed because of what is done to it, its not the cars fault, or the manufacturers fault, its the person that owns it.
IMO Honda makes a great car because of their quality, and most of their cars look good in stock condition. An attractive car becomes ugly, when some kid does something to draw attention to himself, without thinking about what it looks like.
As far as american cars go, I have no respect for these cars because of their poor engineering, and their frequent breakdowns. Adding a big gaudy spoiler to one of these isn't as bad because you're not ruining a good car, you're just making a bad car a little worse.
Hate me if you will for what I've said here, but I can't dislike a company with the engineering of Honda. The things they have done for the import car spectrum as a whole is great( 240hp, 9000 RPM redline and still meet LEV status...From a NATURALLY ASPIRATED engine is very impressive) and I have to respect it.
Well, theres my $.02, now on your mark, get set, FLAME!!!:D
| Kostamojen | 11-19-2002 02:51 AM |
Re: everyone get out your flame thrower!!!
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[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by WRXtasy227 [/i]
[B]What I'm about to say will upset some of you...I like Honda's. I think they are great cars to own..speaking from experience because my last car was a 96 civic EX. The "rice" matter at hand doesn't have much to do with the manufacturer of the car, it has to do with the person that owns the car. Now, I try really hard to be as open-minded as possible about people and they're cars but iyts hard to. For example, I had a customer come into work today with an 89 mustang lx 4 CYLINDER and wanted an alluminum spoiler installed on his trunk. This car was also the REALLY ugly body style that has a trunk instead of the hatch, and the car was TEAL!!!! I also see a late 80's camaro Z28 with fast and the furious graphics and one of these park bench spoilers on its trunk too.
The way I see it, if someones car is going to be bashed because of what is done to it, its not the cars fault, or the manufacturers fault, its the person that owns it.
IMO Honda makes a great car because of their quality, and most of their cars look good in stock condition. An attractive car becomes ugly, when some kid does something to draw attention to himself, without thinking about what it looks like.
As far as american cars go, I have no respect for these cars because of their poor engineering, and their frequent breakdowns. Adding a big gaudy spoiler to one of these isn't as bad because you're not ruining a good car, you're just making a bad car a little worse.
Hate me if you will for what I've said here, but I can't dislike a company with the engineering of Honda. The things they have done for the import car spectrum as a whole is great( 240hp, 9000 RPM redline and still meet LEV status...From a NATURALLY ASPIRATED engine is very impressive) and I have to respect it.
Well, theres my $.02, now on your mark, get set, FLAME!!!:D [/B][/QUOTE]
I completely agree. I think most folks do.
The honda thing comes up all the time because it seems to be THE rice magnet... Like pokemon for teenage drivers. Around my area, I see more trucks and mustangs with altezas these days than anything else :rolleyes:
[B]What I'm about to say will upset some of you...I like Honda's. I think they are great cars to own..speaking from experience because my last car was a 96 civic EX. The "rice" matter at hand doesn't have much to do with the manufacturer of the car, it has to do with the person that owns the car. Now, I try really hard to be as open-minded as possible about people and they're cars but iyts hard to. For example, I had a customer come into work today with an 89 mustang lx 4 CYLINDER and wanted an alluminum spoiler installed on his trunk. This car was also the REALLY ugly body style that has a trunk instead of the hatch, and the car was TEAL!!!! I also see a late 80's camaro Z28 with fast and the furious graphics and one of these park bench spoilers on its trunk too.
The way I see it, if someones car is going to be bashed because of what is done to it, its not the cars fault, or the manufacturers fault, its the person that owns it.
IMO Honda makes a great car because of their quality, and most of their cars look good in stock condition. An attractive car becomes ugly, when some kid does something to draw attention to himself, without thinking about what it looks like.
As far as american cars go, I have no respect for these cars because of their poor engineering, and their frequent breakdowns. Adding a big gaudy spoiler to one of these isn't as bad because you're not ruining a good car, you're just making a bad car a little worse.
Hate me if you will for what I've said here, but I can't dislike a company with the engineering of Honda. The things they have done for the import car spectrum as a whole is great( 240hp, 9000 RPM redline and still meet LEV status...From a NATURALLY ASPIRATED engine is very impressive) and I have to respect it.
Well, theres my $.02, now on your mark, get set, FLAME!!!:D [/B][/QUOTE]
I completely agree. I think most folks do.
The honda thing comes up all the time because it seems to be THE rice magnet... Like pokemon for teenage drivers. Around my area, I see more trucks and mustangs with altezas these days than anything else :rolleyes:
| BeavisNuke | 11-19-2002 12:48 PM |
Anyone who puts a neon tube inside their hoodscoop deserves to be beaten up and have their car confiscated.
| skydiverman | 11-19-2002 03:02 PM |
completely aside: check local laws before turning them lights on while on the street, out here in wa, that'll getcha a run-in with the law.. (i'm not saying dont put 'em in, just be careful where you use 'em)..
| sophatwrx | 11-19-2002 06:33 PM |
beavisnuke its people like you that deserve to be beaten up and have there cars taken away
| BeavisNuke | 11-19-2002 07:14 PM |
BeavisNuke's criteria for having car confiscated:
1. Neon lights in hood scoop
2. Windshield washer LEDs
3. Altezzas
4. Gaudy aftermarket wings
I've seen all of these things on the street, and it makes me cringe.
1. Neon lights in hood scoop
2. Windshield washer LEDs
3. Altezzas
4. Gaudy aftermarket wings
I've seen all of these things on the street, and it makes me cringe.
| M///Scooby | 11-19-2002 07:42 PM |
What do u guys think of BMW?? I'm coming from the BMW group ( I still have my bimmer) and tell you what, I have seen riced out Bimmers! I wouldn't hate a fellow BMW member cause he has a riced out bimmer, its his car, his style. Why would you care what he is doing to HIS car?? if you dont like, them keep it to yourself. I didn't like hondas at 1st, but I don't mind them now. they are good cars, and last a long time. And y would someone put a fellow member down?? I never have and never will cause I respect everone, as long as thy dont rice out a M3;) , this is just my .02. dont get mad at me, I'm not flaming on anyone. and yes the S2000 is pretty crazy, it like the New E46 M3, 333hp out a 3.2 litter I6:eek: , and they come with the SMG thats even more of a:eek: .
Take care guys.
Take care guys.
| sophatwrx | 11-19-2002 07:49 PM |
m///scooby i woudl agree with you on the no bashing i mean let people do what they want i mean people that bash others is either out of jealousy, or casue you really hate that person i mean subraus are known as amazing machines i mean everyone has different taste let people do what they want i mean people who see the wrx respect the people who drive it i mean what would they think if they were to see this thread they would lose repsect elts keep the subaru wrx's reputation intact stop this bashing if people like hondas let them like hondas if people like to do crazy stuff to there car let them and just make your car the way you want it casue thats how you get respect, by making your car the way you want it and not bashing one another i mean we all share the same love for this car
| Kostamojen | 11-20-2002 02:39 AM |
No, its because some of us have a strong sense of pride for our Subaru's.
And because exterior mods are not what the driver has to look at while he is in his car, its everyone else that has to look at it...
And because exterior mods are not what the driver has to look at while he is in his car, its everyone else that has to look at it...
| TuxedoCartman | 11-20-2002 03:29 AM |
For what it's worth, I like the idea of having lights in the hood scoop. Something in a purple, or black light, on a black WRX....that'd lood mean!
| Pre-diddy | 11-20-2002 08:20 PM |
oooh! rice!
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Thank you to all abouve who just stuck up for honda. The last couple days esp., i have seen a lot of whining about "rice" on i-club (nasioc). Sometimes its about hondas, and sometimes its the WRXers getting flack from the 2.5rs ers. (this is especially been a issue cause of the whining about the i-club split and people have been talking about where loyalties lie). People have been saying that WRXers caused alot of problems and a whole thred baisicly turned into WRX bashing, then how WRX drivers were rude kids with no taste who turned their cas into ricers. (and of course rice talks automaticly have to include hondas:rolleyes: ) Anyway, i just wanted to say that reading all of this got me incredibly pissed off . People were bashing WRX and honda making comepletely ignorant claims like "WRXers are ruining i-club" and "they are all snobs, too good to wave to the rest of us subaru owners" I havea question for people who hate "rice" what is ur defenition. Is it any non-stock car ? Is a Ruf Porche? How about a WRX with STi gear. Or an "old school" 2.5rs, hooked up to rally? Oh, wait! Exhaust and a rollcage on a wanabe rally car is different from exhaust and a roll cage on a wannabe autocross. Too many people on this board have some superiority complex that can only have their way, and if they don't like someone elses style, than it must be bad taste, period. Well, sorry for the long post, just needed to vent. We all have different opinions and tastes, and the right to vocalize them as well. But it is wrong to just hate on people and their hobbies, especially those that work very hard to support it. Do you think the WRX would have been brought here had there not been the recent popularity in performance oriented compact cars? BTW, i started writing this a while ago, sorry if the topic has already shifted to something else. *edit: P.S. I hapen to think that neon under the scoop could be tasefully done as well.
| Kostamojen | 11-21-2002 02:35 AM |
Yes, it could be neat if done tastefully, its still illegal on the road though.
I'd like to see it at car shows. Specifically, a black WRX with the red nightrider lights ;)
I'd like to see it at car shows. Specifically, a black WRX with the red nightrider lights ;)
| TuxedoCartman | 11-24-2002 07:50 PM |
For what it's worth, I don't care a lot for the "ricer" image. Not my particular cup of tea. But I'll encourage it in a heartbeat, because it's people customizing their cars. More people should love their cars enough to want to put that kind of time and money into them. And so long as they're happy with them, then who cares?
And besides, American's have no room to talk. I mean, lowrider pickups painted chartreuse, or Cadillacs with gold wheels? C'mon.... :rolleyes:
Hell, as far as that goes, the Germans just gave us the BMW Z4, and the Italians released the Enzo! Great performers, but EWWW! Almost makes Altezza's look classy! :lol:
And besides, American's have no room to talk. I mean, lowrider pickups painted chartreuse, or Cadillacs with gold wheels? C'mon.... :rolleyes:
Hell, as far as that goes, the Germans just gave us the BMW Z4, and the Italians released the Enzo! Great performers, but EWWW! Almost makes Altezza's look classy! :lol:
| Kostamojen | 11-25-2002 02:39 AM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by TuxedoCartman [/i]
[B]Hell, as far as that goes, the Germans just gave us the BMW Z4, and the Italians released the Enzo! Great performers, but EWWW! Almost makes Altezza's look classy! :lol: [/B][/QUOTE]
Youre nuts!!! I got to see and sit in a Z4 in person, and thats a damn perty car!!! :eek:
[B]Hell, as far as that goes, the Germans just gave us the BMW Z4, and the Italians released the Enzo! Great performers, but EWWW! Almost makes Altezza's look classy! :lol: [/B][/QUOTE]
Youre nuts!!! I got to see and sit in a Z4 in person, and thats a damn perty car!!! :eek:
| TuxedoCartman | 11-25-2002 10:29 AM |
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Kostamojen [/i]
[B]
Youre nuts!!! I got to see and sit in a Z4 in person, and thats a damn perty car!!! :eek: [/B][/QUOTE]
The inside? Sure, beautiful. I really could get used to sitting in a car like that. Especially the steering wheel! The problem I have is when I have to get out and look at the outside of it. Not to my tastes, or to, well......ANY automotive journalists. Haven't read a single article on it where they praise the outside design. Many have flat out bashed it.
But, each to his own. So long as some are happy with it, that's all that matters. :)
[B]
Youre nuts!!! I got to see and sit in a Z4 in person, and thats a damn perty car!!! :eek: [/B][/QUOTE]
The inside? Sure, beautiful. I really could get used to sitting in a car like that. Especially the steering wheel! The problem I have is when I have to get out and look at the outside of it. Not to my tastes, or to, well......ANY automotive journalists. Haven't read a single article on it where they praise the outside design. Many have flat out bashed it.
But, each to his own. So long as some are happy with it, that's all that matters. :)
| nomadtw | 11-25-2002 02:25 PM |
the general deal w/ lights...
red, or blue, facing front, illegal
exposed (visible) neon tubes... illegal
unexposed neon's in blue or red, illegal
green, yellow, white are cool tho
don't use a color that could be construed as red or blue... , ie. purple or orange.
led's in any color other than red or blue are ok
and more than 2 sets of front facing lights on at a time are bad
red, or blue, facing front, illegal
exposed (visible) neon tubes... illegal
unexposed neon's in blue or red, illegal
green, yellow, white are cool tho
don't use a color that could be construed as red or blue... , ie. purple or orange.
led's in any color other than red or blue are ok
and more than 2 sets of front facing lights on at a time are bad
| Brahmzy | 11-25-2002 08:34 PM |
Neon lights on cars...in the early 90's they were stupid. 10 years later... they're even more stupid. People who attach neon lights on the outside of their cars...are stupid and have no taste. Putting neon lights on a Subaru...really stupid.
Neon lights have a place in show cars. That's it, stupid.
Neon lights have a place in show cars. That's it, stupid.
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