I removed the badging on my Acura 3.2TL and replaced them with Honda Inspire badging. I get a lot of double takes and stares when people see my car because they've never seen a Honda Inspire before. I always remove the dealer sticker/badge right away.
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Maybe this would help slightly deter car thieves who are looking for an Acura TL...
Given the "Hemi 6-Pack" Chargers that were sold down here (265 c.i. 6 cyl, triple webers, and 320hp) that would have been a superb marketting campaign on the 2.6s.quote:
Originally posted by Joe1:
If I owned an 81 k-car with the Mitsubishi engine, I'd leave the "Hemi 2.6" emblem on as it is the ultimate chick magnet!
Instead, we got "fitted with the Astron 2.6"
rice is a term originally considered racist but now is a term applied to cars, trucks, SUVs, whatever, that the owners want to give the APPEARANCE of something else.
Racing stickers, fa*t-muffler tips, large tires on the rear (on a FWD car), air dams, etc in some demented minds make standard vehicle "look" fast or special. Rice is a state of mind(-lessness)....
Well done graphics, ground control, etc can be very not-rice, but it's rare. Technically, air dams, wings and such on a car that runs on the street do nothing so they really are rice. But since it's an attitude, I'll give the benefit of doubt on a really well done job.
Regardless, if mommy paid for it, it's rice no matter what it is or how good it looks...
Things that really improve performance are not rice. But since those typically require $$ and/or brains, ricers will spend perfectly good money placing "XXX Racing Team" stickers across the windshield of a 1.5L Civic, bolt a coffee can to the exhaust and think that it makes their car fast.....
Oh, small oriental cars are not the exclusive domain of rice. Bubbabuggies (trashed-out pickups) are very commonly riced with stickers, hot air intakes, loud pipes, Christmas cab lights, whatever that say "look at me, I need attention...". We used to call them white trash but since bubbabuggies can be driven by any race, nationality, ethnic group, orientation, etc the term ricer is becoming somewhat universal in application.
Some vehicles are rice just by their very existance. Since rice is trying to be something you aren't, take the H2 for example...
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Racing stickers, fa*t-muffler tips, large tires on the rear (on a FWD car), air dams, etc in some demented minds make standard vehicle "look" fast or special. Rice is a state of mind(-lessness)....
Well done graphics, ground control, etc can be very not-rice, but it's rare. Technically, air dams, wings and such on a car that runs on the street do nothing so they really are rice. But since it's an attitude, I'll give the benefit of doubt on a really well done job.
Regardless, if mommy paid for it, it's rice no matter what it is or how good it looks...
Things that really improve performance are not rice. But since those typically require $$ and/or brains, ricers will spend perfectly good money placing "XXX Racing Team" stickers across the windshield of a 1.5L Civic, bolt a coffee can to the exhaust and think that it makes their car fast.....
Oh, small oriental cars are not the exclusive domain of rice. Bubbabuggies (trashed-out pickups) are very commonly riced with stickers, hot air intakes, loud pipes, Christmas cab lights, whatever that say "look at me, I need attention...". We used to call them white trash but since bubbabuggies can be driven by any race, nationality, ethnic group, orientation, etc the term ricer is becoming somewhat universal in application.
Some vehicles are rice just by their very existance. Since rice is trying to be something you aren't, take the H2 for example...
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n)Rice is a deragatory term used to describe a car which is made up to be something its not.
General examples include...
Taking BMW M3 badging and putting it on a honda civic.
Having a rear wing, on a FWD car, thats taller then the car itself.
Excessively rediculous body kits on inexpensive imports. These are usually characterized by an excessive amount of vents, and/or body paint primer everywhere.
http://www.spdkilz.com/Spdkilz/Miscellaneous/cars/car17.jpg
Further examples include excessively large tip'd exhausts (which you can usually place your foot in), and obscene amounts of vinyl plastered all over the car.
Your car is very clean, minimal, and looks fantastic. Understated = the win.
You should try contacting some Japanese fella's, as they are usually looking for US badging. The Mazda 6 is "The Atenza" in Japan. Alot of Mazda 6 owners are obsessed with getting JDM badging, while all the Japanese owners are obsessed with getting USA badging
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General examples include...
Taking BMW M3 badging and putting it on a honda civic.
Having a rear wing, on a FWD car, thats taller then the car itself.
Excessively rediculous body kits on inexpensive imports. These are usually characterized by an excessive amount of vents, and/or body paint primer everywhere.
http://www.spdkilz.com/Spdkilz/Miscellaneous/cars/car17.jpg
Further examples include excessively large tip'd exhausts (which you can usually place your foot in), and obscene amounts of vinyl plastered all over the car.
Your car is very clean, minimal, and looks fantastic. Understated = the win.
You should try contacting some Japanese fella's, as they are usually looking for US badging. The Mazda 6 is "The Atenza" in Japan. Alot of Mazda 6 owners are obsessed with getting JDM badging, while all the Japanese owners are obsessed with getting USA badging
Thanks. BTW, no need to don a flamesuit on my account
Some people like to mod their cars for whatever reasons (be different, go faster, etc.) and some prefer to just leave their cars alone. You can't please everyone so you do what pleases you and don't worry what other people think. My brother just bought an '04 Audi S4 and if it were mine, I'd consider modding it but he wants to leave it as is; hey whaddya gonna do, it's his car.
Oh and in Japan, since the Acura brand is not marketed there, a lot of folks rebadge their Honda Inspires to Acura 3.2TLs.
BTW thanks crossbow (also, you beat me to it w/ respect to my last comment
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Some people like to mod their cars for whatever reasons (be different, go faster, etc.) and some prefer to just leave their cars alone. You can't please everyone so you do what pleases you and don't worry what other people think. My brother just bought an '04 Audi S4 and if it were mine, I'd consider modding it but he wants to leave it as is; hey whaddya gonna do, it's his car.
Oh and in Japan, since the Acura brand is not marketed there, a lot of folks rebadge their Honda Inspires to Acura 3.2TLs.
BTW thanks crossbow (also, you beat me to it w/ respect to my last comment
[ October 29, 2004, 09:30 AM: Message edited by: Blokey ]
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I debadged the sides of my Grand Prix, but left the badging on the decklid. I already have too many people thinking it's a Grand Am!
I think it made the doors look a lot cleaner and smoother. Next trick is going to be removing the bodyside moulding, but this involves filling some holes and paintwork. Not in my budget right now. Maybe over the winter months when it's stored and I have a beater to drive I'll send it to the body shop to have this done.
Pic of my car and me at the national Grand Prix Gathering where I took 2nd place in my class:
http://www.wicgp.com/mwatkins/GPG'04.jpg
I think it made the doors look a lot cleaner and smoother. Next trick is going to be removing the bodyside moulding, but this involves filling some holes and paintwork. Not in my budget right now. Maybe over the winter months when it's stored and I have a beater to drive I'll send it to the body shop to have this done.
Pic of my car and me at the national Grand Prix Gathering where I took 2nd place in my class:
http://www.wicgp.com/mwatkins/GPG'04.jpg
My Jetta did not have any sticky, or worse-- riveted dealer name on the trunklid when I bought it, but it did have a front license plate with the dealers name. I just removed the bracket holding the plate, and got rid of it. I must be getting a full 1/4 mpg better just from the improved aerodynamics!
GT Mike,
Nice car (clean)! I don't know if you're aware of this site but check out 3800performance, they have some nice stuff for W bodies. My wife has an '01 Olds Intrigue and I think the W is one of GM's better platforms.
Nice car (clean)! I don't know if you're aware of this site but check out 3800performance, they have some nice stuff for W bodies. My wife has an '01 Olds Intrigue and I think the W is one of GM's better platforms.
So 'rice' is the commen term. I've been calling the little hopped up Civics 'cockroach' cars due to the way that they dart lane to lane forcing people to hit their brakes, while making sounds like a Honda 125 with straight pipes. If 'rice' is used to describe the hopped up imports, what do people call the goofy looking trucks with big mud tires, 12in lifts, etc. ? 'corn' ? :^)
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My 98 Corvette doesn't really come with anything on it that can be removed, other than the crossed flags emblem up front. The word Corvette is embossed right into the rear fascia.
So it looks good the way it is.
So it looks good the way it is.
When a car is styled right it doesn't need a bunch of crap glued on to it.
3800 Performance is where I got the hood and spoiler, as well as several engine/performance related parts. Best place in my opinion to order parts for our cars online. PFYC.com is decent too, as well as the store at ClubGP.com
Thanks for the compliment.
Thanks for the compliment.
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On my '97 Taurus SHO out of protest over the cam failure/denial thing I removed all the Ford logos. Left on a Yamaha one.
I will admit, they do sound real nice up near redline. Had a '97 up close to 130 with no signs of a top end governor either. My GT shuts off at 108 with the stock PCM. Keeps me out of trouble but removes a great deal of the fun factor from it.
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