Do you think my car looks like a ricer?

[Razor_nl]

Like the topic says... My idea was to mod my car, but in a way that still looks smooth and not so very overdone. In my country the Eclipse is VERY rare, so I wanted it to stand out a bit and catch attention more, but not in the usual way like with big ugly wings, too loud exhaust, etc. And I wanted the car to be as fast as it looks, thats why I changed my 2.0 NT to a 6-bolt block with big16g turbo.

Right now it looks like this:
http://home.wanadoo.nl/razor/eclipse/PICT3598.JPG
http://home.wanadoo.nl/razor/eclipse/PICT3612.JPG
http://home.wanadoo.nl/razor/eclipse/PICT3614.JPG

Mods on the pics:
Combat frontbumper
BCS rearbumper
Pakfeifer skirts (integrated into body and front fender)
Some brand X front fenders
Removed rear window wiper, antenna, cap for rear window sprayer, removed original low 3-leg spoiler

Mods done that don't show on the pics yet:
replaced ECLIPSE original letters on the center piece of the tail lights
Eclipse GSX wing

So.. tell me honestly, do you think I've reached my goals or do you think I'm the car looks like it's owned by a ricerboy?

 

[housegsx]

I hate body kits but yours isn't too bad. I don't like the rear bumper at all though.

 

[magik95]

Agreed with housegsx. The back bumpber doesnst fit the car at all. The rest of the car looks good. Nice color Btw!

 

[kanderson]

I don't like body kits either, but I like your wheels. I like the understated look, so I like that your car doesn't have a wing, but then you said that you put one on...

 

[TeeWX98GST]

Yes

I've always favored the stock 2gb talon and eclipse looks. I hate body kits and tail lights (unless blacked out). But the color is pretty nice and I like the rims.

 

[Ralph99GST]

Rear bumper and the aftermarket tail lights are a big turn off for me :\. The front/side views are done tastefully imo

 

[->PrOjEcTGS<-]

Very tasteful front bumper but, lose the sideskirts and the rear bumper. Oh yea and the smoked out altezza's. Wingless is pimp BTW.

 

[99RedGs]

Everyone is going to say "I hate body kits", even if it isn't gaudy or heaven forbid actually looks decent, because it is the cool "tuner" thing to do.

That said, the rear bumper doesn't really fit with the car based on pictures because it is square looking. Personally I think the rear ends of these cars look awkward and naked without a spoiler so I think your choice to add the turbo spoiler was a good one. The rear tail lights would look better if they were smoked out black instead of how they are with the visible lines going across them.

Other then that I think it looks pretty good. As everyone says, as long as YOU like it. There isn't even a specific definition of what a "ricer" is so don't even worry about it. Over here (America) if you have anything but stock exterior on a car you get called a ricer. Apparently it is better to look like everyone else then try and be different. Hell you can have a stock looking car and be called a ricer. I personally prefer to spend my money on my motors first and once the performance aspect is buttoned up I take care of the looks. Since you have the performance part taken care of I think you don't really fall into the "ricer" state of mind.

 

[vanilla gorilla]

Everyone is going to say "I hate body kits", even if it isn't gaudy or heaven forbid actually looks decent, because it is the cool "tuner" thing to do.

Other then that I think it looks pretty good. As everyone says, as long as YOU like it. There isn't even a specific definition of what a "ricer" is so don't even worry about it. Over here (America) if you have anything but stock exterior on a car you get called a ricer. Apparently it is better to look like everyone else then try and be different. Hell you can have a stock looking car and be called a ricer. I personally prefer to spend my money on my motors first and once the performance aspect is buttoned up I take care of the looks. Since you have the performance part taken care of I think you don't really fall into the "ricer" state of mind.

You hit the nail on the head completly

 

[VTEC_THIS]

Pictures aren't working for me . Am I the only one?

 

[selmerguy]

Your car looks ok. Not for me. But that is what some people like. I think the word ricer is over used with cars now. And it means different things for different people. To me it is a car that someone spint tons of time on to make look fast. And then on the road it is a turd. Some people call anybody that runs a tuner car a ricer. over used word and the point of it has dissipeared.

 

[BoostedinSoFla]

I'm partial to Europian dsmers.....I voted.

 

[myeagleneedmods]

Pictures aren't working for me . Am I the only one?

Nope, I cant see them either

 

[gsxtasy]

Nope, I cant see them either

Me neither. Apparently it's not the one in his avatar?

 

[Afroclipse]

It keeps taking me to some orange European site.

 

[Razor_nl]

Thanks for all the replies, good or bad, it's all good to know. I wasn't planning to change anything because others think it's crap or cool, I was just curious how you American guys think about my car, since the DSM scene over here is just.. well.. close to not-existing. (on the other hand it makes my Eclipse really rare, which I like a lot)
I'll relocate the photo's by the way. Orange is my ISP and aperantly it sux with bandwith.

Oh on a sidenote, thanks for the positive feedback on the color, really happy with that. My car came in the standard silver (with purple-ish glow in it) but it got scratched all over and they smashed my rear bumper. (therefor I picked a new one) Lucky me I was insured high so they paid it all I just love silver on a car like this, but I took the opportunity to change the color a bit. When I was picking colors I remember myself walking on some car show and seeing a Ferrari F430 in an awesome color silver. And there my choice was made, its the same color silver as on that Ferrari. Took me some time to get the color code and stuff, none was willing to tell me, but some small Ferrari garage helped me out.
(for those who care: http://www.dragtimes.com/images/11110-2006-Ferrari-F430.jpg )
I don't like stuff that's "stolen" from other cars like M3 mirrors and what not, but my idea behind this was not to steal stuff from a Ferrari but just because the color is awesome.

edit:
I can't even access my ftp where the pics are on... stupid ISP
anyway, for the time being, some other pics here:
ImageShack - Hosting :: img0033ig6.jpg
ImageShack - Hosting :: afbeelding163sz6.jpg
(lower quality pics, the color doesn't come out very well on these.. I'm at work right now, will try to fix the others tonight when I'm home)

 

[Defiant]

No "rice" threads.