Whats to Ricy?

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Ok...I know its pretty dumb question but what would be some things that I shoudl watch out if I wanted to modify a BMW and what would make it ricy. I really don't want to look ricy at all in any aspects. [:D] Your help would be much helpfull. [:)]
 
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Nothing. It is, and always will be, a BMW.

Just don't get a $30 air intake and a $50 exhaust and like $10 tail lights. Then you're just begging to be a ricer.
 
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No exterior colored lights. The spoiler should be as low and less noticeable as possible. Body kits should not make it look like any other brand. If it's not an M3, don't put the M3 symbol on it. The M3 grills is straying into grey territory.

I know someone has that link to that one guy who puts up pictures of all the riced out BMWs. That's what you do NOT do.
 
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Just don't mess with the interior or exterior. Colored wire looms under the hood also make a car look ricey. Make it go before you show.... most ricers forget this [:D]

Just keep your BMW looking like a BMW
 
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Cool...thanks for the info. Oh and I know about that website and its good laughins for me [fake]. All I wanted to know is if I make the inside a bit luxury thats still cool right? And fo sho I'll put a Mugen logo on there [rofl]
 

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You can make it a PIMP mobile like I did....hehehe. BLING BLING!!





Hey, it works for me.....and it is not rice.....it's BLING!!!! LOL....makes me happy anyway.[;)]
 
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Hey there is no sutch thing as stuped questions, only stuped people. jk the main stuff that makes your car ricy is exterior stuff. My cougar is becoming a little ricy but all the stuff I have been doing to it has been suttle, although there are a few things comming up that might be a little over the top. Project Cougar ETA: March 2004
 

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Clear tail lights, fake blue "HID" lights (the ones they sell at autozone for 5 bucks that are tinted blue), any exhaust under $300, any wing unless it's a lip spoiler or painted and matches the car in EVERY way possible, tint of ANY kind that keeps you from seeing clearly into/through the car during the day, any type of body kit/modification, and getting it lowered more than .5 inches without getting a new suspension. Single windshield wipers are bad, and last one i can think of right now is STICKERS and NEONS. They are very bad.
 
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uh oh...no stickers, what if there tastfuly done? Oh and no tint, ahh my whole car is tinted windshield and all, although its not that dark in the front. And neons, do LEDs cout? I just put a ton of LEDs in my car, although again tastfuly done. There is not too much neon [:)] but there is some. Now im afraid to post pics of my cougar.
 
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C'mon post some!!! [:p] I wants to see. Oh and tint can I atleast put some tint so that the sun doesn't boil me up [eek] [???1]

I didn't know Autozone had such bad reputation [rofl] but then again at Wal-Mart they sell those neon lights that flash w/ your car. This kid who thinks I'm his friend has some on his Acura. What a fag [8]
 
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some of you folks are ridiculous with your answers...
if it looks good its ok.
an intake is an intake. no matter who you get it from.
i guess now i MUST burn my contours because im trying to look like an M3.
oh im gonna throw away my exhaust cause it was $250.
if you said something and i somehow referred to it, then its meant for you.

woah!!
 

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manuel said:
some of you folks are ridiculous with your answers...
if it looks good its ok.
an intake is an intake. no matter who you get it from.
i guess now i MUST burn my contours because im trying to look like an M3.
oh im gonna throw away my exhaust cause it was $250.
if you said something and i somehow referred to it, then its meant for you.

woah!!
I agree, an intake is an intake....if it works

Nothing wrong with M3 rims on a car that is not having M3 badges on it...add badges, different story

Exhaust under 300 bucks.....you can get some good ones, does not have to be a high dollar one that flows the same as some others....now, a fart pipe is a different story

Stickers, I never really liked them....hell, still need to take the damn stock pinstriping off my car, it is peeling off anyway.

Wings, I do not like them too much but really like the small low profile ones, than again, I have a convert....wings look different on them.

Body kits, my stock one looks OK as is.

Lights, I like the angel eyes, they are guess rice on a Honda since they are not supposed to be on there.

Clear lights, depends on the style and color of the car, I like my clear front turn signals instead of the amber ones...I like the euro look red and clear tail lights on the way, reminds me of the newer 5 series lights.

Interior, depends on what you do, carbon fiber is not rice, looks good. You can over do anything, but do what makes you happy, to me....RICE is pretending you have something you do not have.

Dinan badge, you have enough Dinan points....its all OK
ACS....you got a few parts and leave the 3 series badge on....all OK
ALPINA....got some nice rims and interior parts....all OK

Putting a M3 or M5 on a non M car......rice, like putting on a Cobra badge on a Stang GT or a SS badge on a Z28.

Again, just my opinion. I prefer the bling route, I am ghetto, not rice. Nothing like owning a BMW in Biloxi Mississippi.

[thumb]

Play nice all.[;)]
 
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Riceboy specs:

1) You have a badge on your car from another car.
2) You have neon lights under your car.
3) Your wing is higher than your roof (BMVs should not have wings at all- M3 spoiler should be as big as it gets).

Basically, if you look at a car and it makes you cringe, then it's ricey.
 
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epj3 said:
Clear tail lights...

ummm don't confuse this with clearing out your corners and ambers...cuz that's hard hehe. but if you put some euros or just make your car albino by clearing out all the red...then you are indeed a riceboy. remember less really is more when styling your BMV
 
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