General rant against decline of properly modded vehicles

[RBdreamer]

I honestly think that Silvia's/180's/200's/240's may be the ONLY exception to the rule, because you can mix and match all day long and it's never a bad thing

[GTS-James]

Actually, TASTE helps a bit as well.

My biggest Pet Peave is MODEL or CAR ENVY and is the #1 reason I bought a GTR.

Every cheeze-ball body kit out there wants to make your car look like a Skyline whether it's a Mustang or a Civic and I personally think that a GTS-T with a GTR front bumper is no better than a Honda Accord with a GTR Body Kit and/or front bumper.
If looking a certain way was so important to you, then you should have bought THE car or MODEL in the first palce.

I bought a GTR because I wanted it to look like a GTR.

disagree. its preferance, a gtr bumper looks better on a gts + more air to an intercooler, not like putting some shitty 200$ body kit on your moms accord.

[DreadedFist]

I personally think that a GTS-T with a GTR front bumper is no better than a Honda Accord with a GTR Body Kit and/or front bumper.

Well that's just like... Your opinion, man.

edit: The GTR front bumper allows more air to a front mount intercooler, it's a function thing. Even though most people don't care about function.

[Nismo_line]

that makes no sense just because someone puts a gtr bumper on a gts doesnt mean he has bad taste or like what other people are doing with there very ugly body kits its still a skyline product so its no different its the same thing as the post above you said

[Nismo_line]

compared to this not even close to the same kind of modifactions

[RBdreamer]

LOL.....

See ? people are so quick to judge other vehicles, but when their own are scrutinized, it's like someone attacking them personally.

This is why we should all just appreciate what we have and not judge what other people are driving, because I am sure there are just as many passionate Honda owners out there that feel just as justified with their body upgrade choices.

[quadracer111]

I bought my car like this, but personally, I would of done the same thing. I didnt buy it because it had a gtr front bumper and I wanted a gtr, I bought it because it is a really clean car, because for the price I paid I could of bought a mediocre gtr.


But seriously, theres a difference between



and



but to each their own :/

[Nismo_line]

if someone said i had a gtr bumper on my gts and said its ugly as hell then i wouldnt care what they say because its still a stock nissan skyline product

[M13]

I put a GTR bumper on my GTS because it looks better, not because I wanted a GTR look lol.

Someone has GTR insecurity

I also didn't want the problem that comes w/ the 26 and ATTESSA (on a limited budget that is).


My preference was cheap RWD and the ability to say "I have a 2 Litre"

[quadracer111]

I put a GTR bumper on my GTS because it looks better, not because I wanted a GTR look lol.

Someone has GTR insecurity

I also didn't want the problem that comes w/ the 26 and ATTESSA (on a limited budget that is).


My preference was cheap RWD and the ability to say "I have a 2 Litre"

This....

Exact same reason for me...

I could of bought a gtr, but then I would of had to deal with a mediocre gtr to get me around every day...

[Nismo_line]

anyone seen this one before? lol

http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/5848492/

[nelsonmxmarc]

Ha no way! I used to be on pinkbike back in my trials/street days! (montreal = bigger DH fail than Manitoba..)

[quadracer111]

Whats wrong with it? Paint the body kit, wing, switch out the wheels, and you're balling.

[Nismo_line]

i dont mind the body but its the rims and paint and the kit would look alot better if it was wingless

[Tony-R32]

I agree with the orgional poster, which is why im doing my interior first and then when im done school and making more cashola i can worry about the engine.

As for the gtr bumper debate. i don't think it's "rice" putting a diff body peice on if it's from the same manufacturer and car for that matter.

Everyone wants to use honda so i'll use acura (i know they are the same) it's not rice swapping the front end of your integra to make it look like the older jdm style. They are still the same car just with diff looking bodies. Swapping the bumpers from essentially the same car doesn't make it look bad (or rice), just makes it look preferable for that driver. That bumper was made for the integra, just several years earlier, so say you can't get a 92 integra because they are all rusted to ****. You can get your hands on a good clean 95 integra, but it doesn't have that jdm look you love, so you swap the front end out to make it look like it did 3 years earlier. it's still acura parts and was meant for an acura.

Completely cool in my books.