accord with S2000 lights
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looks like front is photoshopped (nice feathering on the shadows to make it look right though).
rear could be real, but there are some anti-aliasing artifacts around the lens that make me think it might be photoshopped also (but a really good job if so).
rear could be real, but there are some anti-aliasing artifacts around the lens that make me think it might be photoshopped also (but a really good job if so).
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I guess this continues to be a controversial issue. Rice, not rice? You could debate forever. I guess you can look at it this way, there are some hobbies which are considered worthwhile and generally appreciated, such as restoring old Model-T's, or building model airplanes, etc. Then there are those hobbies that are, well, a little less meaningful to most and are generally looked at as being a waste of time, such as trying to roll up the biggest ball of twine in the world, or trying to grow the longest fingernails in the world (I've seen this one on TV, its pretty gross). Within these two categories there are those who do it really really well, and those who just plain suck. For instance there are those who restore old Model-T's to a perfection, painstakingly researching and locating authentic parts and spending years to get the detail just right. And then there are those who just find an old chassis, go buy Kragen and pick up anything that looks like it will fit and slap it all together and call it a collector's car. At the same time, there are those who really do have the biggest baddest ball of twine in the world and those who just think they do and really have a big fat boulder that's been rapped in twine (I know this is a dumb example, but you get the picture).
So, putting parts from a more expensive car on a less expensive car, painting it Smurf blue with speckles, and slapping on a massive spoiler and cover it with stickers, Which of the two above categories would you consider this? I mean, I agree that there are those who do a very, very good job of painting their car some crazy color and flawlessly putting on Supra taillights onto their 89' Civic DX hatchback. The paint is a high quality 10 gazillion layer Dupont or PPG masterpiece of automotive painting, and the 10 foot wide aerodynamic wing is beautifully constructed of carbon fiber and mounted perfectly. No one is doubting the quality at which the work is done. But who the hell cares? Would a car like this really be appreciated in the automotive industry? (is it even a car at this point?)
Now RUF goes and mods out a 911 Carerra and it gets to be a feature article in Road and Track. Hey, they're doing the same thing the riceboy is doing..."modifying cars", but how come the RUF Porsche gets into a big magazine like Road and Track and the riceboy with his flawlessly modified and transformed Acura Integra doesn't? (but at the same time a stock integra does??) So again I ask, which of the two above categories are people considering this "import modification" to fall under? And who would really take a baby blue Integra with gull-wing doors seriously no matter how nicely it was done? Sure, its a multi million dollar industry now, with big shows, and even a movie, but hey, even people who collect balls of twine get a spot light everynow and then and I'm sure they've go their shows and forums and what not.
My 2 cents.
So, putting parts from a more expensive car on a less expensive car, painting it Smurf blue with speckles, and slapping on a massive spoiler and cover it with stickers, Which of the two above categories would you consider this? I mean, I agree that there are those who do a very, very good job of painting their car some crazy color and flawlessly putting on Supra taillights onto their 89' Civic DX hatchback. The paint is a high quality 10 gazillion layer Dupont or PPG masterpiece of automotive painting, and the 10 foot wide aerodynamic wing is beautifully constructed of carbon fiber and mounted perfectly. No one is doubting the quality at which the work is done. But who the hell cares? Would a car like this really be appreciated in the automotive industry? (is it even a car at this point?)
Now RUF goes and mods out a 911 Carerra and it gets to be a feature article in Road and Track. Hey, they're doing the same thing the riceboy is doing..."modifying cars", but how come the RUF Porsche gets into a big magazine like Road and Track and the riceboy with his flawlessly modified and transformed Acura Integra doesn't? (but at the same time a stock integra does??) So again I ask, which of the two above categories are people considering this "import modification" to fall under? And who would really take a baby blue Integra with gull-wing doors seriously no matter how nicely it was done? Sure, its a multi million dollar industry now, with big shows, and even a movie, but hey, even people who collect balls of twine get a spot light everynow and then and I'm sure they've go their shows and forums and what not.
My 2 cents.
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From: Cary
I dont spend enough time in public... I've never heard the term "riced" before and didn't even know some car enthusiats had such a passion against these types of mods.
Not always my first choice in cars, colors or upgrades, but the chicks at those car shows blow away the mid-eighties "fugly & drunk" wet-t-shirt chicks of GreatLakes Dragway
"...and the glass remains half-full"
Not always my first choice in cars, colors or upgrades, but the chicks at those car shows blow away the mid-eighties "fugly & drunk" wet-t-shirt chicks of GreatLakes Dragway
"...and the glass remains half-full"
