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From: Nine-Zero-Nine
Originally Posted by glortiz_99
just wanna give some suggestions, not sure if the rest would agree but here they r, IMO i think u should change the color of the car, black or white would be perfect for VIP car theme, vip style rims fitment definitely plays an important role as well, get those really wide rims and camber them. the next i think would the bodykit, avoid extreme styling bodykits and go for more subtle and yet looks like its about to touch the ground. mufflers r also v important. get rid of that cannon style mufflers and go for quad exhaust system with shiny blingin tips
like everyone says, deep dish rims, low offset, slammed(air runner) and one tone paint job, nothing crazy, VIP is all about subtle, so you need to change your look a little.
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Ok this will help you know what is a VIP Style
How to Make Your Car Look Like a VIP's Car
VIP Styling is the modification of large four-door import luxury cars. It is the blending of a luxury car and a sports car. VIP styling originating in Japan and this style of automobile dress-up continues to gain popularity in the USA.
Steps
Obtain a large four-door, rear-wheel-drive sedan.
Paint the car black, white or silver if it is not already one of those colors.
Lower the car quite drastically. Try to minimize the distance between the wheel and the fender.
Install very wide, low-offset 18-20" chrome wheels.
Mount smaller than recommended tires on the wheels so the tires pull away from the wheel's mounting edge.
Get the outer most edge of the wheel to come as close as possible to the fender's edge without contacting.
Use camber and tire stretching (hipari) to allow a flush or close to flush, wheel to fender fit. The idea is not to tuck the wheel into the fender but rather have the lip of the wheel as close to the fender's edge as possible, only the tire tucks, the wheel is emphasized.
Install an annoyingly loud dual-exhaust system without any catalytic converters, and minimal muffler.
Install a luxury bodykit that emphasizes the car's lines while adding presence.
Outfit the car with curtains.
Tint the windows. Green is popular but classic black is also a standard
Tips
Be aware that many individuals have different interpretations on what VIP styling is about, for example not everybody believes they should have loud exhaust systems while others believe only certain models of car are suitable for this kind of modification.
Newer VIP bodykits are not tall or exaggerated at all. Kits from companies like AimGain, Mode Parfume, Wald, and Anceltion can even be difficult to distinguish from stock to the untrained eye.
Avoid referring to your vehicle by its' manufactured name. Instead use one of the following options:
Vip (sounds like whip)
BIPPu (comes from Japanese pronunciation of 'Vip')
The car's name in Japan (ie. Nissan Cima instead of Infiniti Q45)
The car's chassis code in another country (ie. Y33 instead of Infiniti Q45)
Warnings
Never challenge another VIP person's car styling.
VIP kits and modifications can be expensive, do not try this if you are on a budget.
How to Make Your Car Look Like a VIP's Car
VIP Styling is the modification of large four-door import luxury cars. It is the blending of a luxury car and a sports car. VIP styling originating in Japan and this style of automobile dress-up continues to gain popularity in the USA.
Steps
Obtain a large four-door, rear-wheel-drive sedan.
Paint the car black, white or silver if it is not already one of those colors.
Lower the car quite drastically. Try to minimize the distance between the wheel and the fender.
Install very wide, low-offset 18-20" chrome wheels.
Mount smaller than recommended tires on the wheels so the tires pull away from the wheel's mounting edge.
Get the outer most edge of the wheel to come as close as possible to the fender's edge without contacting.
Use camber and tire stretching (hipari) to allow a flush or close to flush, wheel to fender fit. The idea is not to tuck the wheel into the fender but rather have the lip of the wheel as close to the fender's edge as possible, only the tire tucks, the wheel is emphasized.
Install an annoyingly loud dual-exhaust system without any catalytic converters, and minimal muffler.
Install a luxury bodykit that emphasizes the car's lines while adding presence.
Outfit the car with curtains.
Tint the windows. Green is popular but classic black is also a standard
Tips
Be aware that many individuals have different interpretations on what VIP styling is about, for example not everybody believes they should have loud exhaust systems while others believe only certain models of car are suitable for this kind of modification.
Newer VIP bodykits are not tall or exaggerated at all. Kits from companies like AimGain, Mode Parfume, Wald, and Anceltion can even be difficult to distinguish from stock to the untrained eye.
Avoid referring to your vehicle by its' manufactured name. Instead use one of the following options:
Vip (sounds like whip)
BIPPu (comes from Japanese pronunciation of 'Vip')
The car's name in Japan (ie. Nissan Cima instead of Infiniti Q45)
The car's chassis code in another country (ie. Y33 instead of Infiniti Q45)
Warnings
Never challenge another VIP person's car styling.
VIP kits and modifications can be expensive, do not try this if you are on a budget.
Originally Posted by glortiz_99
Ok this will help you know what is a VIP Style
How to Make Your Car Look Like a VIP's Car
VIP Styling is the modification of large four-door import luxury cars. It is the blending of a luxury car and a sports car. VIP styling originating in Japan and this style of automobile dress-up continues to gain popularity in the USA.
Steps
Obtain a large four-door, rear-wheel-drive sedan.
Paint the car black, white or silver if it is not already one of those colors.
Lower the car quite drastically. Try to minimize the distance between the wheel and the fender.
Install very wide, low-offset 18-20" chrome wheels.
Mount smaller than recommended tires on the wheels so the tires pull away from the wheel's mounting edge.
Get the outer most edge of the wheel to come as close as possible to the fender's edge without contacting.
Use camber and tire stretching (hipari) to allow a flush or close to flush, wheel to fender fit. The idea is not to tuck the wheel into the fender but rather have the lip of the wheel as close to the fender's edge as possible, only the tire tucks, the wheel is emphasized.
Install an annoyingly loud dual-exhaust system without any catalytic converters, and minimal muffler.
Install a luxury bodykit that emphasizes the car's lines while adding presence.
Outfit the car with curtains.
Tint the windows. Green is popular but classic black is also a standard
Tips
Be aware that many individuals have different interpretations on what VIP styling is about, for example not everybody believes they should have loud exhaust systems while others believe only certain models of car are suitable for this kind of modification.
Newer VIP bodykits are not tall or exaggerated at all. Kits from companies like AimGain, Mode Parfume, Wald, and Anceltion can even be difficult to distinguish from stock to the untrained eye.
Avoid referring to your vehicle by its' manufactured name. Instead use one of the following options:
Vip (sounds like whip)
BIPPu (comes from Japanese pronunciation of 'Vip')
The car's name in Japan (ie. Nissan Cima instead of Infiniti Q45)
The car's chassis code in another country (ie. Y33 instead of Infiniti Q45)
Warnings
Never challenge another VIP person's car styling.
VIP kits and modifications can be expensive, do not try this if you are on a budget.
How to Make Your Car Look Like a VIP's Car
VIP Styling is the modification of large four-door import luxury cars. It is the blending of a luxury car and a sports car. VIP styling originating in Japan and this style of automobile dress-up continues to gain popularity in the USA.
Steps
Obtain a large four-door, rear-wheel-drive sedan.
Paint the car black, white or silver if it is not already one of those colors.
Lower the car quite drastically. Try to minimize the distance between the wheel and the fender.
Install very wide, low-offset 18-20" chrome wheels.
Mount smaller than recommended tires on the wheels so the tires pull away from the wheel's mounting edge.
Get the outer most edge of the wheel to come as close as possible to the fender's edge without contacting.
Use camber and tire stretching (hipari) to allow a flush or close to flush, wheel to fender fit. The idea is not to tuck the wheel into the fender but rather have the lip of the wheel as close to the fender's edge as possible, only the tire tucks, the wheel is emphasized.
Install an annoyingly loud dual-exhaust system without any catalytic converters, and minimal muffler.
Install a luxury bodykit that emphasizes the car's lines while adding presence.
Outfit the car with curtains.
Tint the windows. Green is popular but classic black is also a standard
Tips
Be aware that many individuals have different interpretations on what VIP styling is about, for example not everybody believes they should have loud exhaust systems while others believe only certain models of car are suitable for this kind of modification.
Newer VIP bodykits are not tall or exaggerated at all. Kits from companies like AimGain, Mode Parfume, Wald, and Anceltion can even be difficult to distinguish from stock to the untrained eye.
Avoid referring to your vehicle by its' manufactured name. Instead use one of the following options:
Vip (sounds like whip)
BIPPu (comes from Japanese pronunciation of 'Vip')
The car's name in Japan (ie. Nissan Cima instead of Infiniti Q45)
The car's chassis code in another country (ie. Y33 instead of Infiniti Q45)
Warnings
Never challenge another VIP person's car styling.
VIP kits and modifications can be expensive, do not try this if you are on a budget.
If thats what VIP is about, then i will be staying as far away from this scene as possible. I can understand some of it but the extremo exhaust and not calling your car by its name? NEVER CHALLEGE ANOTHER VIP PERSON'S CAR STYLING?!?!!?!!?
righttttttttt............
btw man, i dig ur car with all urs sponsors on it now, has a VERY distinct look, and i dig that! dont let the haters cloud ur mind :D
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Ryan, your car looks really good right now, but I'm not gonna lie, its going to need a lot of work to get it to VIP styling. Most of the others here have already commented on what I would also change, including wheels, paint, and ride height, but other things you may want to think about are your red tint, interior (which i know your working on), the body kit (maybe go back to the OEM lip), and other subtle changes. To give you an idea of what a perfect VIP'd tC looks like, take a look at Eujin's, I hope he doesn't mind me posting his car, but it is unbelievably clean and I think its the real definition of a VIP'd tC
notice the low stance and the Work Eurolines, not to mention the clean lines of the OEM lip kit and lip spoiler, to define Eujin's tC in one word, it would have to be "clean"
notice the low stance and the Work Eurolines, not to mention the clean lines of the OEM lip kit and lip spoiler, to define Eujin's tC in one word, it would have to be "clean"
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Hey Ryan you know that we have a lot of nice tC in SoCal. But there are two tC that I like one is my them your, We have wild tC, wide body tC, some want to be JDM and a lots of Tunners. But you can’t satisfied every one. Yes the last post is a joke it just my having some fun………..
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Originally Posted by nauticac
Originally Posted by Zebman
The above sounds half joke, half serious. I think the whole thing is stupid to be honest.
... wow.and before I get flamed... yes, I think certain cars with the right styling look very clean and I love reading Super Street as well as several other magazines but, come on guys.
honestly, this has to be the dumbest thing I ever heard...
This VIP thing even has rules.. this is a joke?
dont challange another VIP member (what happens, like a deathmatch or something? )
Pull off the sponsor stickers, I cant stand that stuff IMHO, its so gaudy and tacky... your car is a nice car, I wouldnt change much.
Maybe the main thing is the nut that is loose behind the wheel, tighten that thing up and you should be A-O.k.
This VIP thing even has rules.. this is a joke?
dont challange another VIP member (what happens, like a deathmatch or something? )
Pull off the sponsor stickers, I cant stand that stuff IMHO, its so gaudy and tacky... your car is a nice car, I wouldnt change much.
Maybe the main thing is the nut that is loose behind the wheel, tighten that thing up and you should be A-O.k.
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Originally Posted by tofuman
Originally Posted by nauticac
Originally Posted by Zebman
The above sounds half joke, half serious. I think the whole thing is stupid to be honest.
... wow.and before I get flamed... yes, I think certain cars with the right styling look very clean and I love reading Super Street as well as several other magazines but, come on guys.
redbaron (or whatever your name if on here), honestly I like the idea of the candy red, don't do black or white. You want to still stand out. Rock the Sportmaxx's until you do the paint, then pick your wheels. I like the bodykit and the fogs. Other than your car I' ve seen anyone esle with those light. Also I would cut out that center piece and get a grille like the FigLLC one. Or even your RS1 grille (if you still have it). How does your rear bumper look??
Is that SD or Long Beach in the background??
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Originally Posted by torqueTc
honestly, this has to be the dumbest thing I ever heard...
This VIP thing even has rules.. this is a joke?
This VIP thing even has rules.. this is a joke?
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some xB guys have pulled off the VIP look really well.
VIP styling has been around in Japan for easily 15 years. "VIP" style is basically how the japanese modify luxury sedans. Its not all that revolutionary. European tuners argue they've been doing that to upscale Mercedes and BMW sedans since the 70's. In America its similar to modding up 300Cs and Escalades with chrome 22's, limo tint, and air suspension. Each county does it differently, but the common idea is to maintain and emphasize luxury in modding the car.
Applying VIP styling to a non-luxury car is somewhat contradictory. If the car isnt luxurious from the factory, then you have to first make it luxurious-ish, then add mods that exemplify luxury.
2 tone paint, bright colors, colorful interiors, decals, neon lights, loud anything (exhaust or ICE) are not luxurious and not VIP (except for exotic sports cars). basically that means the entire Scion tC modding scene/culture is the complete opposite of VIP. LOL.
VIP styling has been around in Japan for easily 15 years. "VIP" style is basically how the japanese modify luxury sedans. Its not all that revolutionary. European tuners argue they've been doing that to upscale Mercedes and BMW sedans since the 70's. In America its similar to modding up 300Cs and Escalades with chrome 22's, limo tint, and air suspension. Each county does it differently, but the common idea is to maintain and emphasize luxury in modding the car.
Applying VIP styling to a non-luxury car is somewhat contradictory. If the car isnt luxurious from the factory, then you have to first make it luxurious-ish, then add mods that exemplify luxury.
2 tone paint, bright colors, colorful interiors, decals, neon lights, loud anything (exhaust or ICE) are not luxurious and not VIP (except for exotic sports cars). basically that means the entire Scion tC modding scene/culture is the complete opposite of VIP. LOL.