Agreed completely.

 

This is the honest truth about why appearance mods are taboo on F-bodies etc.


It's mainly becasue the age group of people that drive f-bodies...are outside those that tend to be in the age group that modify the appearance of thier vehicles with such items as Bodykits, extravagent hoods, big spoilers, etc etc. The age group of peopel that drive F-bodies aren't onto those sort of items. They buy the car because they're set on the performance of it, and tend to modify that aspect of the vehicle... it's jsut a coincidence, and that's the truth. Younger crowds of people are interested in "import" cars, becasue that's what the current hype is. There's younger generations of muscle enthusiest...but they can't truly afford the V8 label. So aftermarket companies cater to vehicles that fit the age group of the formentioned persons and thier cars. The very reason why you'd find more appearance items for a 95 Civic than a 95 Camaro.

 

Come out here. I see way more people in their teens and 20's driving fbodys than I do older folks.

 

The majority rules.

 

Seeing Camaro after Camaro with nothing more than an upgraded SS hood and ZR-1 wheels, or they spectacular bigblock cowel hood does get boring... but 80% of people that consider thier f-bodies to have "apeparance items" will list one of those 3.

At tleas tin my case.. I'll say I choose the ZR-1 wheels because where else can you get a 17X11inch rim combo fir under a grand.

 

Us 4th gen owners kinda got the shaft when I comes to aftermarket appearance mods compared to oh say the Mustang! You can get more aftermarket body kits for the 2005 stang then you can for the 93-97 4th gen Fbody even after all these years.. its depressing.

 

Hmm, I personally like my Ground Effects on my 97 RS, I havn't scuffed em up...yet... I really like them better in Black than any other color...

Reason appearence mods for F-Body's is a nono, is because unless you're willing to go out of you way or spend tons of money, there really isn't much out there for appearence inside AND out...

On the inside we all suffer from that cramped plasticy interior which serves almost nowere to hide aftermarket appearence lighting like neons, they will look ugly if they stuck out and just plain unfinished. I have placed an American Flag over my rear view mirror so it can be seen from the front of the car and thought that looked nice as it seemed very retro and defines the very meaning of an American car (although it came from Canada). I have a large flag laying flat in my upper hatch area. Things that look best inside and out of these cars are usually retro and suttle appearence mods, nothing loud, let the engine speak for itself.

The exterior of these cars also just need those suttle finishes because these car's seem to be one of a kind, there's really nothing much out there like them. It's not as classy but it's like a vette, it's already finished... It looks best... just the way it is...

 

ill be perfectly honest. your car is one of the very few exceptions that ive seen that looked AWESOME with stock "style" (for lack of a better term) parts on it. there was just a certain look about your car that really made it appear better than any other that i saw even with some of the same parts.

ill agree that most dont know how to pull off mixing and matching parts. i just wish i had the option TO mix and match parts tho.

 

word.

 

Yeah, I chose the wheels, got chrome zr1s w/ 315s and 275s. IMO they are the best thing to do to make an f-body look better. Salad shooters are just plain ugly, especially when you get some miles on them and the machined outer edge is all dinged up.

I think it would be cool if someone did some actual bodywork on a 4th gen. I think the front and rear bumpers are too big and would benefit from a little work. It could get expensive from there but it would look far better than just adding more stuff to the car. Plus it would actually be unique. I'm sure there's a few people around here good enough to come up with some designs.

 

Part of the reason is lack of any after market especially compared to the mustang. Another reason is more of the "walk like a duck, talks like duck" senario. Honestly, look around at some of the import crowd. You know the ones that obviously hold image above anything else. All show and no go. It's almost like they're trying make up for something else. I almost can't help it when I see a heavily appearence moded car the first thought is that it's slow and they belong to the rice crowd.

 

I think it can...sure, the selection is small, so you have to use your imagination to make it look like you want...

See, in my opinion, that is the definition of "rice": a car that is being modded to *look* fast, without any attempt to make it fast. That doesn't make me "close-minded" as some others have said...that's just my opinion. Honestly, do what you want to your car, and more power to ya...

And even if I do think a car is "rice", I can still appreciate the effort that goes into getting the look you want...
peace...

 

This is funny, i would like to know what no one has brought this up before..

my army green z28 was called rice and other things like that before from this site.
the thing is there is too many redneck with camaros that think you have to keep them stock to be cool.... and anything you do to them is rice...

Way TOO many people will just hate any non-stock looking camaro because it does not fit a stock look.

I think its very funny because at a big F-body meet you dont want to lose your car in a sea of stock looking f-bodys

 

IMO people that use the word "rice" anymore, unless referring to an ACTUAL import, are just plain retards. The Fast and the Furious was how many years ago? Get the f*** over it and stop using the term, it's old, it's overused, and retarded. Nothing gets my blood boiling more than seeing a thread that was completely ruined because ignorant @$$holes had to come in and flame screaming "rice" because they didn't agree with the appearance mods that someone did (I just got done reading another thread that fell victim to flaming rice).

With that said, I've yet to see a 100% stock car that gets my heart pounding. Every time I see these "Top 10 rides" or what not that are posted on Camaro sites, truthfully I can't help but laugh that some of the cars that are getting such high comments are ones where the most time put into the car was on waxing it, as the rest of the car hasn't had anything done to it. Yawn, seriously. Then again, I guess that's why the top 10 Camaros on CarDomain (where EVERYONE can vote on cars) are customized ( mine's #8 at the moment )

While I'm not firmiliar with what mods are available to 3rd gens, 4th gens I think have a pretty good list of appearance mods available -- and it seems as though some "underground" people are extending their contributions towards the FBody community via Ebay (Such as the Spyder hood and Predator bodykit). Personally, I'd like to see more body kit selections made available that are full front and rear bumper replacements rather than "tack on." I purchased a WW F-1 OEM Kit (basically WW's repro RS kit) and at some point in time, I plan to just mold it right onto the body of the car to lose the "tacked on" look. But as other's have stated, don't worry about what other's say... just because they are too close minded to appreciate your mods doesn't mean that it doesn't actually look good. In person you'll hear a lot more compliments about the same things that people on the camaro boards have talked negatively about.

 

right on!!!!