opinions needed
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For those owners of the earlier SC models, their body is straighter + higher. You throw 20"s on and it will be higher, as they don't have the same body as those later models and, as you have. Take that side kit off your car, and replace it with say a 93 body, and see for yourself
Lead Lap
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I applaud AIsc400 for TRYING something different. If you've read through other threads, all the hatin should not surprise you. What did you expect?
The color combination is wrong if you want the two-tone paint job. Something a bit more subtle would look better. It definitely looks like a chicks car. Maybe a gunmetal/onyx would flow better, then mod two-tone into the interior.
It looks like you have a dark interior already (can't tell if it's black or gray), putting some gray trim into a black interior or vice-versa might work. Someone with photoshop should do the same change O.L.T did, but with black. I'd like to see how that looks.
The problem is a flashy paint job like that makes the car look like you're going for a show car. You'd have to do a lot more modification to pull that off.
I think there's too many that want their SC's to look just like everyone else's. Kudos for being unique. Now paint it : )
The color combination is wrong if you want the two-tone paint job. Something a bit more subtle would look better. It definitely looks like a chicks car. Maybe a gunmetal/onyx would flow better, then mod two-tone into the interior.
It looks like you have a dark interior already (can't tell if it's black or gray), putting some gray trim into a black interior or vice-versa might work. Someone with photoshop should do the same change O.L.T did, but with black. I'd like to see how that looks.
The problem is a flashy paint job like that makes the car look like you're going for a show car. You'd have to do a lot more modification to pull that off.
I think there's too many that want their SC's to look just like everyone else's. Kudos for being unique. Now paint it : )
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Took the words right out of my mouth. I use to follow nasioc.com back in my WRX days. They had an entertaining thread entitled "The Rice Thread" that is 287 pages strong today. Just a thought.
Last edited by neurocity; Jul 5, 2007 at 06:45 PM.
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For those owners of the earlier SC models, their body is straighter + higher. You throw 20"s on and it will be higher, as they don't have the same body as those later models and, as you have. Take that side kit off your car, and replace it with say a 93 body, and see for yourself
If you retain the stock tire height then 20's won't change ride height at all.
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My fronts are stock height, my rear add 1/2" to the ride height. I could have got a stock height rear as well but wanted a more stuffed look in the rear. Nothing good coilovers cant even out. Now 20's at stock ride height? Nope not cool.
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How is this thread still going with all of this negative feedback? But to top it off I would have to agree with everyone and say that it just looks gross and nothing on it flows... An SC is suppossed to be a luxury car not attempted to be riced out.
I'm just curious what you were using for inspiration for your fender flares cause that picutre you posted make me think you were kinda going for the look of that all carbon HKS Altezza time attack car from a few yars back
to each his own i personally dont like it.. i do however think its cool u tryed something diffrent i like the OEM clean look to a car its your car do whatever makes you happy if u wanted polka dots then get them some might not like it but at least you will like it and thats what counts about your car
