what do you guys think

i would say ricey.

why

Maybe ricey, definitely lame ;)

Yep, definitely ricey!

what does the R stand for on that impreza?

You have GOT to be KIDDING.....

Sigma Pi,

I think you're gonna have to take matters into your own hands. In this case, I don't think the police would mind what you did to the owner of that car.

I don't get it

Ricey, no. Lame, yes.

u kno wat i think? i think u should do u, if u like it leave it on. it makes ur impreza unique. tho i do ask alot of questions on this site and respect all replies, i dont base my judgment just on there views. i have no probs wit any 1 here so dont take it to the heart ight guys? we all luv the same car here and we should all try and make ares a bit diff from every 1 elses. just a thought :)

Taking the "WRX" off altogether and just leaving the "Impreza" might sort of look cool, but honestly the "R" is pretty much akin to kids who put "GT-R" badges on Cavaliers...

I say leave the whole badge on or take everything off.

yes, I think it's ricey, but if you like it who am I to say.

uh huh... yep... I like just the inmpreza though.

Ash

what is it supposed to mean????

Hec, that's nothing. I saw some kid with a fairly nice Spec V Nissan Sentra with a "Z24" badge on the back.

Nothing worse than domestic rice on a foreign car that actually makes your car sound WORSE than it is!!!

Bad idea.

I cant help but think of the Type-R song, "it aint a tight car if it aint a type R" you know the honda ppl

haha well i was taking the wrx off and i thought it would be funny to just put the R on so i went to a meet like that everyone laughed and some one gave me a good idea i have the subaru off and im going to see if the A out of subaru matches up the R so i can make an RA out of my badges :P

RICE, RICE, BABY...............................:o

It reminds me of all those civic dx's and cavaliers that have the big "R" decal on thier car. I would call that ricey.

Please tell me you stopped half-way through debadging to take some funny pics.:(

Looks like a photochop to me.

Originally posted by Sisqocqk
Please tell me you stopped half-way through debadging to take some funny pics.:(


yeah but im gonna get ghetto and go for RA

I to agree with the rest... if your going to debadge... debadge the whole WRX or just leave it on... the R doesn't represent anything on an IMPREZA... there is no such thing as a TYPE R model for the WRX so it doesn't look good at all or it looks like someone took the other 2 letters off your car.

IF your going to go Type RA then that's another story... if tha tis the case then you need to debadge and rebadge with the type RA badging...

I personally don't like it!

Jon

Originally posted by iNfEk
... there is no such thing as a TYPE R model for the WRX so it doesn't look good at all or it looks like someone took the other 2 letters off your car...


Well, actually there is a Type R WRX, I have an AutoArt model of one sitting on my desk right now. Its the coupe version of the WRX Type RA.

well its is pretty funny as long as ur just doing it for ****s and giggles and to get a rise out of people, i mean look at all these neg. replies, but if u were seriously doing it to be cool id have to slap ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Originally posted by nKoan
Well, actually there is a Type R WRX, I have an AutoArt model of one sitting on my desk right now. Its the coupe version of the WRX Type RA.
Good call! You beat me to it :D
I personally don't like it. Please put the W and X back on and think about what you did :banana:

retarded

R = RICE

keep your car respectful and take it off.

but nice try to make something different.

Originally posted by iNfEk
I to agree with the rest... if your going to debadge... debadge the whole WRX or just leave it on... the R doesn't represent anything on an IMPREZA... there is no such thing as a TYPE R model for the WRX so it doesn't look good at all or it looks like someone took the other 2 letters off your car.

IF your going to go Type RA then that's another story... if tha tis the case then you need to debadge and rebadge with the type RA badging...

I personally don't like it!

Jon


actually they did have a type R in japan it was on the GC models

Originally posted by scoobie555
well its is pretty funny as long as ur just doing it for ****s and giggles and to get a rise out of people, i mean look at all these neg. replies, but if u were seriously doing it to be cool id have to slap ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


yeah at teh meet they laughed thier asses off

for the love of subaru take off the "R"

Originally posted by sigma pi
actually they did have a type R in japan it was on the GC models

yes, they did, but that is not it...making that car a POSER!

welll i was just saying that they did have a type R to correct iNfEk

if you have anything that says sti on your car..............

I get it, you "R" impreza.... wait I don't get it. Its not too comforting to look at.

this is just as bad as people putting STi labels on their car when they don't have an STi. why are humans so obsessed with brand names? why do they feel cool when their non-STi WRX has STi foglamp covers on? even RS people for that matter.

to the author of this post. you do NOT have an "R" Impreza.

to the dumbasses who put STi labels on their non-STi car. you do NOT have an STi.

whooosh smmmack!

what if its the body of a wrx but the mind of an sti, or a wrx with sti parts (considering THE sti was made because of the parts and not vice versa) or just flat out a wrx that will leave an sti in a cloud of smoke (either because its fast or it blew up)

Originally posted by MRF582

to the dumbasses who put STi labels on their non-STi car. you do NOT have an STi.
we have had this discussion before and it's a touchy subject, especially to sti owners. sti is a tuning division of subaru, kind of like trd for toyota, amg for benz, nismo for nissan, etc. if you have some sti parts in your car, you should be entitled to put sti badge on the car. of course, it's a free country so you can put anything on your car, but you run a risk of looking ridiculous.

Originally posted by johndove
we have had this discussion before and it's a touchy subject, especially to sti owners. sti is a tuning division of subaru, kind of like trd for toyota, amg for benz, nismo for nissan, etc. if you have some sti parts in your car, you should be entitled to put sti badge on the car. of course, it's a free country so you can put anything on your car, but you run a risk of looking ridiculous.

isn't a Type R just a civic or an integra with upgraded parts kind of like a WRX STi is just an impreza with upgraded parts? so if a civic has Type R wheels on it, it's allowed to put Type R badges on?

if people have upgraded their WRX to an STi by changing the engine or drivetrain or suspension. then i guess they are allowed to put STi stickers on. but it's the people who have WRX which come with foglamps and they put on STi fog covers like "oooh...my car is more like an STi now b/c i got the same fog covers it has"

people who have FMIC's whould put on fog covers but get rid of the vinyl that says STi. basically unless impreza owners have upgraded to the STi engine, suspension, drivetrain etc. do NOT put STi badges on. do NOT put in STi floormats. don't install STi fog lamp covers.

Originally posted by MRF582

to the author of this post. you do NOT have an "R" Impreza.


thats not the point its ricey as hell and lame thats the point

Originally posted by MRF582
isn't a Type R just a civic or an integra with upgraded parts kind of like a WRX STi is just an impreza with upgraded parts? so if a civic has Type R wheels on it, it's allowed to put Type R badges on?

if people have upgraded their WRX to an STi by changing the engine or drivetrain or suspension. then i guess they are allowed to put STi stickers on. but it's the people who have WRX which come with foglamps and they put on STi fog covers like "oooh...my car is more like an STi now b/c i got the same fog covers it has"

people who have FMIC's whould put on fog covers but get rid of the vinyl that says STi. basically unless impreza owners have upgraded to the STi engine, suspension, drivetrain etc. do NOT put STi badges on. do NOT put in STi floormats. don't install STi fog lamp covers.
You know what man? I'm gonna have to bust your balls here because of your hot shiet, arrogant attitude.
STi stands for Subaru Technica International, which is Subaru's in-house tuning company. It is comparable to AMG for Mercedes Benz, Mugen for Honda, Ralli Art for Mitsubishi, Mazda Speed for Mazda (duh), Mopar for Dodge, and countless other in-house tuners.
Your comparison of STi to Type R is incorrect and misguided (to put it lightly). The Type R is a trim level for Hondas, similiar to the WRX designation of the Impreza (or if you insist on equivalence of trim level, one could say the Spec C). The STi model Impreza as you like to refer to it has a full name: the Subaru Impreza WRX STi Version. "STi Version" denotes that the car is STi's own tuned version of a WRX, simliar to the Honda Mugen Integra Type R or the Mugen Prelude SiR (both Japanese exclusive models). However, STi does not just do in-house tuning, it also manufactures performance parts for Subaru. The correct Honda comparison would be Mugen, NOT Type R. Mugen is an in-house tuner, Mugen also manufactures performance parts. Type R is merely a model designation, just as Spec C is merely a model designation. STi is NOT just a model designation. STi manufactures parts as well as tunes for Subaru. Type R does NOT manufacture parts. Spec C does NOT manufacture parts. Type R IS a model desiganation, similar to Spec C (full name being Impreza WRX STi Version Spec C).
Thus, if you have STi parts, feel free to put on STi decals or logos. Similarly, if you drive a Honda, feel free to put on Mugen decals if you have Mugen parts. But don't put on Type R badges unless you have a real Type R. Don't put them on either if you only have Type R parts -- you need a complete Type R before you slap on Type R, just as you can't slap Spec C onto your STi version unless you're really driving a JDM Impreza WRX STi Version Spec C (which will be correctly badged already from the factory anyway).
This brings us back to Subaru badging. I'd say the equivalent of Type R posing is placing Spec C or Type RA badging on your Impreza. Understand? Good, I had hoped that you would :)

Why not just keep the "X" instead? (the "R" is really tied to Honda - hence the rice comments)

Originally posted by DrD
Why not just keep the "X" instead? (the "R" is really tied to Honda - hence the rice comments)

X is too closely related to Xtreme marking crapola. Why not keep just the W?

(Oh, and Choku Dori is spot on two posts up.)

I agree that putting false labels on your car is pretty lame......but fog lamps covers? Only a misinformed individual would think you owned an STi if you just had fog lamp covers that said it........if you're gonna go that far then I guess you shouldn't be allowed to put an STi shift knob in your car either or even say STi if you don't own the actual car. As for the giant R......it clearly stands for RICE :D

Originally posted by Choku Dori
You know what man? I'm gonna have to bust your balls here because of your hot shiet, arrogant attitude.
STi stands for Subaru Technica International, which is Subaru's in-house tuning company. It is comparable to AMG for Mercedes Benz, Mugen for Honda, Ralli Art for Mitsubishi, Mazda Speed for Mazda (duh), Mopar for Dodge, and countless other in-house tuners.
Your comparison of STi to Type R is incorrect and misguided (to put it lightly). The Type R is a trim level for Hondas, similiar to the WRX designation of the Impreza (or if you insist on equivalence of trim level, one could say the Spec C). The STi model Impreza as you like to refer to it has a full name: the Subaru Impreza WRX STi Version. "STi Version" denotes that the car is STi's own tuned version of a WRX, simliar to the Honda Mugen Integra Type R or the Mugen Prelude SiR (both Japanese exclusive models). However, STi does not just do in-house tuning, it also manufactures performance parts for Subaru. The correct Honda comparison would be Mugen, NOT Type R. Mugen is an in-house tuner, Mugen also manufactures performance parts. Type R is merely a model designation, just as Spec C is merely a model designation. STi is NOT just a model designation. STi manufactures parts as well as tunes for Subaru. Type R does NOT manufacture parts. Spec C does NOT manufacture parts. Type R IS a model desiganation, similar to Spec C (full name being Impreza WRX STi Version Spec C).
Thus, if you have STi parts, feel free to put on STi decals or logos. Similarly, if you drive a Honda, feel free to put on Mugen decals if you have Mugen parts. But don't put on Type R badges unless you have a real Type R. Don't put them on either if you only have Type R parts -- you need a complete Type R before you slap on Type R, just as you can't slap Spec C onto your STi version unless you're really driving a JDM Impreza WRX STi Version Spec C (which will be correctly badged already from the factory anyway).
This brings us back to Subaru badging. I'd say the equivalent of Type R posing is placing Spec C or Type RA badging on your Impreza. Understand? Good, I had hoped that you would :)

first of all. use paragraphs man.

second of all. you just agreed with me. look at the part in bold. and look at what i posted above. if you have STi parts. STi makes performance parts correct? ok. so what performance parts does STi make? well, engine can be STi tuned, transmission, suspension. Foglamp covers are not STi PERFORMANCE parts. so if you put on STi foglamp covers on your WRX and leave the STi badging on you are a ricer. if you put an STi sticker next to your shifter and you don't have an STi transmission, you are a ricer.

So if you've installed an STi engine, transmission, turbo, intercooler, or any other PERFORMANCE part that STi makes then go ahead put on an STi sticker. but sparingly.

Even those people who put in USDM STi seats b/c they say STi on them is ridiculous. the 04 WRX and 04 STi seats are the same except for the STi letters.

Cliff notes : if you put on STi fog covers with the 'sti' letters on your WRX , you are a ricer.

Don't the fog light covers already come with the STi lettering?

And, correct me if I'm wrong, but don't the STi foglight covers (mainly the solid ones, but also the mesh ones to a lesser extent) direct airflow towards the brakes for better cooling?

I don't understand how putting fog lamp covers is even close to being a ricer. You have a nice car, made by Subaru and you put an STi part on your car (in this case fog light covers) and it happens to say STi.........who the hell cares

Originally posted by MRF582
So if you've installed an STi engine, transmission, turbo, intercooler, or any other PERFORMANCE part that STi makes then go ahead put on an STi sticker. but sparingly.

Even those people who put in USDM STi seats b/c they say STi on them is ridiculous. the 04 WRX and 04 STi seats are the same except for the STi letters.

now you're just hurting your credentials. sti uses ihi turbo and the sti seats are quite different from wrx seats, especially 03 model down. 04 wrx seats have integrated head rest, but the sti seats still have better material.

that said, who gets to decide how many sti parts you have to put in before you can wear the sti badge? what about springs, shocks, or engine mounts? the point is that it's a personal decision and you *****ing about it isn't going to stop some kid putting on sti mesh fog light covers, which already have "sti" spray-painted on them.

egh...its their own car, have them do whatever the f*%$ they want with it...but they are just fools who try to play into the trend and whom have no idea what the R or whatever badge you stick on your car actually means...to each his own...just be for-warned that if you rice out your car, your arse is gonna be laughed at and mocked by the ppl who actually know their ish..but if you dont mind that...then heck slap that huge ass TYPE-R or STI decal on the side of your car so everyone knows you have a STI oooooo LOL

Originally posted by DanyoCantDrift
but if you dont mind that...then heck slap that huge ass TYPE-R or STI decal on the side of your car so everyone knows you have a STI oooooo LOL

haha, yup.


btw, to the people who like STi badging on your non STi car. it's your car man. whatever floats your boat.

Originally posted by johndove
now you're just hurting your credentials. sti uses ihi turbo and the sti seats are quite different from wrx seats, especially 03 model down. 04 wrx seats have integrated head rest, but the sti seats still have better material.

that said, who gets to decide how many sti parts you have to put in before you can wear the sti badge? what about springs, shocks, or engine mounts? the point is that it's a personal decision and you *****ing about it isn't going to stop some kid putting on sti mesh fog light covers, which already have "sti" spray-painted on them.


you seemed to miss the point of my post. when i mentioned the word 'turbo' in the list of parts that is different on the STi as compared to the WRX i didn't mean to say that STi makes the turbo. the point of that sentence was actually in capital letters when i said 'PERFORMANCE parts' so if y ou want to nitpick about 'oohh...you said turbo, STi doesn't make turbos..hahaha got you" then whatever.

so let me clarify for you, since you're giving me a vibe that you are a little slow. if you don't have STi performance parts on your car do not have STi badging.

also, i'm not *****ing, i'm merely find ricers amusing who will go to great lengths to justify their ricer tendencies. the way i see it there is a little ricer in all of us. i'll admint that i've had ricer tendencies too, but atleast i'll admit to it. some people will get all defensive, (like you) and try to prove to the world that certain things aren't rice. it's your car man, do whatever you want. if STi badges make you feel cool and make you a hit with the girls, then go for it :banana:

EDIT - also your comment about how the 03 and down seats are different compared to the 04 STi seats. ummm, dude did you not read my post carefully? i clearly mentioned that there is no difference between the 04 WRX seats and the 04 STi seats... notice the fact that i said '04 WRX'
looks like your reading and comprehension skills aren't quite on par with the rest of us. please read my post carefully next time. thanks.

Face it MRF582, you're not gonna win this argument man :D
And I did use paragraphs man! Just didn't use indentation is all haha. Whatever, you have your own opinions and so do the rest of us.

In the end, its your car and you can do what ever the hell you want to do with it.
It all comes down to what type of image your trying to put out. If you stick a STi badge on you trunk lid to make your car look like the Impreza WRX STi, then thumbs down. If you transform your
WRX to STi spec, then by all means, go for it. you've spent all that money on the drive and prowertrain. Leaving the stickers that CAME on a part like the fog light covers is fine. Thats how it came. A WRX trunk lid didnt come w/ a STi badge on there, but in the end, you have to look at the image your car is putting out.
There is a guy in san fransisco that my younger brother knows. he has a Impreza 2.5 TS and had installed a WRX hood and WRX badging on the rear trunk lid, and goes around telling everyone he has a WRX all bad.

Originally posted by nKoan
Don't the fog light covers already come with the STi lettering?

And, correct me if I'm wrong, but don't the STi foglight covers (mainly the solid ones, but also the mesh ones to a lesser extent) direct airflow towards the brakes for better cooling?


no not on the 02-04

Originally posted by MRF582
isn't a Type R just a civic or an integra with upgraded parts kind of like a WRX STi is just an impreza with upgraded parts? so if a civic has Type R wheels on it, it's allowed to put Type R badges on?

if people have upgraded their WRX to an STi by changing the engine or drivetrain or suspension. then i guess they are allowed to put STi stickers on. but it's the people who have WRX which come with foglamps and they put on STi fog covers like "oooh...my car is more like an STi now b/c i got the same fog covers it has"

people who have FMIC's whould put on fog covers but get rid of the vinyl that says STi. basically unless impreza owners have upgraded to the STi engine, suspension, drivetrain etc. do NOT put STi badges on. do NOT put in STi floormats. don't install STi fog lamp covers.

if you're going to drag honda into this...

sti is more akin to the artist formerly known as mugen (before they had to ditch the name for tax evasion). it's a tuner. if someone has a hardon to put sti stickers on his car, who cares? if it's done WELL, it is no big deal. if they plaster stickers all over their car then we get to have a good laugh at their expense. big deal.

i like leaving the R like that, if for nothing else than to make fun of all those wicked sick tempo type R drivers.

that looks too damn funny. i love it for that :)

Originally posted by jsmonet

i like leaving the R like that, if for nothing else than to make fun of all those wicked sick tempo type R drivers.

that looks too damn funny. i love it for that :)


thank you jsmonet it took 4 pages for some one to get it thank you again

Originally posted by MRF582
EDIT - also your comment about how the 03 and down seats are different compared to the 04 STi seats. ummm, dude did you not read my post carefully? i clearly mentioned that there is no difference between the 04 WRX seats and the 04 STi seats... notice the fact that i said '04 WRX'
looks like your reading and comprehension skills aren't quite on par with the rest of us. please read my post carefully next time. thanks.
to quote my post: "04 wrx seats have integrated head rest, but the sti seats still have way better material." so, to borrow your oh-so-clever cliff notes analogy, wrx seats != sti seats.

thanks for taking the extra time to edit your post to get back at me and resorting to petty insults, though. you're a star!

Originally posted by MRF582
btw, to the people who like STi badging on your non STi car. it's your car man. whatever floats your boat.
nice one on the 180 laissez-faire attitude change, champ! could have save us all a page or so of pointless argument.

Originally posted by sigma pi
no not on the 02-04

Oh, ok. I figured *if* it did do anything, it wasn't going to be much (especially at the speeds we normally drive at).

Originally posted by sigma pi
thank you jsmonet it took 4 pages for some one to get it thank you again

no problem. i honestly think a few of the members here are taking this WAY too seriously :)

try photoshopping out the "impreza" some time. I played with it for a while and decided to take everything but the "WRX" off the back end of my wagon.

gotta love photoshop :D

actually my car is just the R right now all the peeps over here get it and laugh

Originally posted by nKoan
Oh, ok. I figured *if* it did do anything, it wasn't going to be much (especially at the speeds we normally drive at).


but the things that have an opening on the bumper under the fog lights cool the brakes but you need the ducts they came on the early 02 but you can get them with everything you need for 25$

R...ice

HOW DID this turn into a TOM CLANCY novel?? :rolleyes: j/k, but seriously i skipped the super long responses... dude, do what u like. IMO it reminds me of a honda. a cop in turn might think u to be a honda... and there you have it. your originality just put you in the category of a honda.:) IMO of course:o

Originally posted by jsmonet
i like leaving the R like that, if for nothing else than to make fun of all those wicked sick tempo type R drivers.

that looks too damn funny. i love it for that :)

fine...he's making fun of honda owners. but to other people who might not get it, he's just as bad and confused as a honda guy who slaps a type R onto everything.

i laugh at riced-out cars all the time, but you don't see me mimic them as a form of criticism. if you do so, you risk being laughed at AS A RICER yourself.

honestly, if i saw that R emblem on a WRX, i would think you have type R envy....or you're a bitter man for taking such a strong position. either way, it speaks poorly of you.

just my opinion, but the decal was done in poor taste, regardless of whether or not it's a joke.

db

he didn't ADD anything to it. actually he took a couple things OFF.

Dude thats awesome. SHould get you another 5 hp if it was yellow? Dude, thats easily 25hp :D Do what you want its your car. Laters Mikal

the reduced wind resistance alone from when i removes the "subaru" and "impreza" badges gave me 3mpg on the freeway, dropped 2 tenths off my 1320, and added one snail trail to my hood :D

then again i have a 4.5" tip on my exhaust. i think the vortex created by it has been what really contributed to that snail trail. the performance gains were pure sticker-removal though, no doubt.

does everyone always have to post over and over how ricey something is? My response is:

"haha dude thats some funny isht"

Transmission over.

Now someone please do U R A B U S and drive around with it, i heard of it but have yet to see it.

seraph: if i had that as a magnetic sticker, i'd do it in a heartbeat. unfortunately my pc is currently a subaru impreza so my letters aren't available :)

Originally posted by Seraph
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Now someone please do U R A B U S and drive around with it, i heard of it but have yet to see it.


hey, isn't that my idea?:confused: if someone beats me to it please let me know. :)

Originally posted by jsmonet
seraph: if i had that as a magnetic sticker, i'd do it in a heartbeat. unfortunately my pc is currently a subaru impreza so my letters aren't available :)

Lol, i did the same thing, my tower has my badges on it now!

I must be a ricer since my computer is an athlon and not a wrx, doh! :p

yes

i can still see the shadow of the "W" and the "X"

That's because the picture is a fake, and this entire thread is a hoax. An amateur photoshop job, nothing more.

that's some grassy knoll ish right there (O_O)

This one may be fake, but I've seen a 2.5RS with the 2.5 and the S removed. The argument is still valid, whether or not this pic is the real deal or not.

ricey i must say. A wrx is not a type-r and it would blow any of them...:D u must have just done it i can see the W and the X

i would have left it all there or removed it all. personally i like the wrx impreza there, but like the subaru removed.

Originally posted by meilers
That's because the picture is a fake, and this entire thread is a hoax. An amateur photoshop job, nothing more.


you are a stupid dumb crap its not photochoped you tell me the angle and tilt and i will take a picture right now and post it up i did it. i think its funnay how you dont read the whole thread you lazy n00b

Originally posted by sigma pi
you are a stupid dumb crap its not photochoped you tell me the angle and tilt and i will take a picture right now and post it up i did it. i think its funnay how you dont read the whole thread you lazy n00b

Actually, I have read this thread from the beginning, and considering the beating you have taken for this supposed exterior "mod" (combined with your inability to spell and use basic grammar) it is a little late for you to cop an attitude :rolleyes:

Take a look at the reflected lines of the cement driveway, and how these lines vanish when they go into the areas where the mysteriously lighter "W" and "X" still show -- where did the reflection of the lines go? Either you erased the W and X with the rubber stamp tool -- a very easy task -- or you stripped the gloss coat right off your car in the process of removing the letters.

If the "W" and the "X" left over were still showing due to sun damage to your paint, they would be darker, not lighter, than the surrounding paint.

In the reflection on the bumper, there is a lot of smudging where the "X" would be. There is also a missing corner in the bottom right of the "R." Either you photoshopped the picture, or you seriously screwed up the finish of the paint on your trunk -- and neither one really puts you in the winner's circle, if you gather my meaning.

Originally posted by wrexpert
A wrx is not a type-r and it would blow any of them...:D
An NSX Type R from the late 1990s would wail on any WRX. Of course, they're JDM beauties unavailable here, so I guess I've just made a moot point :D

ok i see what you are talking about i will go out there right now and put something up that reflects on the paint

its not photochoped and my drive was is like that in the picture i ll take a pic of that too you piece of crap you are the only person with a problem on the whole thread

Impreza Type Rs are 2 Door models (GC8)
so it doesnt fit, but even if it is a two door, its doesnt look very good, maybe placed somewhere else.

Originally posted by Choku Dori
An NSX Type R from the late 1990s would wail on any WRX. Of course, they're JDM beauties unavailable here, so I guess I've just made a moot point :D

I would also like to add that i would not like to race an ITR on a track.

:monkey: to everyone that under estimates type-r models just cuz we're supposed to be fastar

^^^
Good point Rockin... genuine ITR's, particularly those of the JDM variety, can be quite surprising sometimes :D

Looks like what happens after you go through a gas station car wash...

What exactly does "ricey" mean?

^^^
Do a search for "rice" and you'll find many threads discussing its definition.
Nihon ni doko ni sundieru? :D

I was always told "opinions are like a$$holes everyone has one". I think that if you like then keep it on there. I was going to take the wrx and put it where the subaru was. I'm sure to some people they that might be ricey but ohh well. I am not going to cuz i am afraid the r and the x might break i think they are connected. :D Hey if that is a hoak then they did a damn good job how about that reflection on the bumper???!!! oh what the hell!

yes

Originally posted by Choku Dori
^^^
Do a search for "rice" and you'll find many threads discussing its definition.
Nihon ni doko ni sundieru? :D

Well, thanks for pointing me in the right direction. www.riceboypage.com (http://www.riceboypage.com) gave me all the info I need. From what I read, "Ricey" is having to do with anything projecting the image of high performance rather than actually being high performance.
Reason I asked is, somebody called my Subaru seat belt shoulder pads "ricey". I didnt really know how to take it since I didnt know what it meant, but the way it was said, it had to be something bad. I think my seat belt pads are quite practical, considering they are both on the shoulder straps of my 4-point Willans harness! (They tend to chafe pretty bad when I drive naked) :D Its the only thing that could be considered "ricey" on my car, so they were really trying with that one. I could understand if I had one on each of the stock seatbelts.

Maybe there is a better term to describe when somebody fakes the funk of their cars performance? If you want to talk about rice, I am in the heart of rice. Japanese people tend to do things to their cars that makes no stinkin sense at all. Most of it comes in the form of having so many stuffed animals and fake flower looking crap on the dashboard it could be classified as a driving hazard, to having so much neon and strobes in the interior of the vehicle it blinds everybody within a 20ft radius to include the driver (it makes even LESS sense when they have the Gotti tint on all the windows), or, it comes in the form of stickers with sayings on them in poorly interpreted english. But DAMN, do they have the power under the hood to leave anybody who laughs choking on bits of Yokohama rubber. Can't really laugh when you got blown away by a Silvia that has a "Sexy performance style, drive like wind speed" sticker on their rear window. I have actually seen dumber things get 4 page stories in Americas tuner magazines. Stock Hyundais with an NX kit and a pseudo carbon fiber panel interior. I cant even count how many Civics I have seen that get placed in mags just because they have indiglo gauge faces and a PS2 in the center console.

I think the word we need to use is "stupid". Blowing $300 on euro style tail lights, rather than buying a boost controller or putting the money toward a pump and injectors or a bigger turbine is just stupid. Placing stickers on a car for parts it doesnt have or OBVIOUSLY has (anybody who cares already knows a Civic is powered by Honda!) is stupid. Installing a carbon fiber hood on an otherwise stock car is stupid.... you want to drop weight to make a car go faster?... tell all of your boys to get the hell out of the back seat. (Most of the idiots who I have seen with "ricey" cars tend to rev up on you at stoplights when they have a car full of people.) Dont put a big ass drift wing on a car that doesnt have enough power to get sideways! Dont put a boost gauge on a naturally aspirated vehicle! Its just stupid! You dont need a gauge to tell you that you are running a big fat ZERO for boost!

Some people dont know, some dont care. Some think that the best aftermarket parts are found at Wal-Mart and Autozone. Really its just personal preference as to what is done to a vehicle. I say, go ahead, cover your car in MOMO stickers and HID foglights. You will learn soon enough that looks dont create horsepower.

If you want to know the true meaning of RICE, pick up an Option magazine. In every issue, there are more pictures of under-hood shots and how-tos than there are of actual cars.

To Choko Dori:
I live in Aomori.

"When did all the lame ricers get WRX's."

To each their own, but I did see a focus zx3 just the other day with a configuration of badging as follow


ZX3
GT
R (in red)


hence a focus zx3 GT R. Wish I could of got this for my wife's ride.

Originally posted by amnzamudio
Well, thanks for pointing me in the right direction. www.riceboypage.com (http://www.riceboypage.com) gave me all the info I need. From what I read, "Ricey" is having to do with anything projecting the image of high performance rather than actually being high performance.
Reason I asked is, somebody called my Subaru seat belt shoulder pads "ricey". I didnt really know how to take it since I didnt know what it meant, but the way it was said, it had to be something bad. I think my seat belt pads are quite practical, considering they are both on the shoulder straps of my 4-point Willans harness! (They tend to chafe pretty bad when I drive naked) :D Its the only thing that could be considered "ricey" on my car, so they were really trying with that one. I could understand if I had one on each of the stock seatbelts.

Maybe there is a better term to describe when somebody fakes the funk of their cars performance? If you want to talk about rice, I am in the heart of rice. Japanese people tend to do things to their cars that makes no stinkin sense at all. Most of it comes in the form of having so many stuffed animals and fake flower looking crap on the dashboard it could be classified as a driving hazard, to having so much neon and strobes in the interior of the vehicle it blinds everybody within a 20ft radius to include the driver (it makes even LESS sense when they have the Gotti tint on all the windows), or, it comes in the form of stickers with sayings on them in poorly interpreted english. But DAMN, do they have the power under the hood to leave anybody who laughs choking on bits of Yokohama rubber. Can't really laugh when you got blown away by a Silvia that has a "Sexy performance style, drive like wind speed" sticker on their rear window. I have actually seen dumber things get 4 page stories in Americas tuner magazines. Stock Hyundais with an NX kit and a pseudo carbon fiber panel interior. I cant even count how many Civics I have seen that get placed in mags just because they have indiglo gauge faces and a PS2 in the center console.

I think the word we need to use is "stupid". Blowing $300 on euro style tail lights, rather than buying a boost controller or putting the money toward a pump and injectors or a bigger turbine is just stupid. Placing stickers on a car for parts it doesnt have or OBVIOUSLY has (anybody who cares already knows a Civic is powered by Honda!) is stupid. Installing a carbon fiber hood on an otherwise stock car is stupid.... you want to drop weight to make a car go faster?... tell all of your boys to get the hell out of the back seat. (Most of the idiots who I have seen with "ricey" cars tend to rev up on you at stoplights when they have a car full of people.) Dont put a big ass drift wing on a car that doesnt have enough power to get sideways! Dont put a boost gauge on a naturally aspirated vehicle! Its just stupid! You dont need a gauge to tell you that you are running a big fat ZERO for boost!

Some people dont know, some dont care. Some think that the best aftermarket parts are found at Wal-Mart and Autozone. Really its just personal preference as to what is done to a vehicle. I say, go ahead, cover your car in MOMO stickers and HID foglights. You will learn soon enough that looks dont create horsepower.

If you want to know the true meaning of RICE, pick up an Option magazine. In every issue, there are more pictures of under-hood shots and how-tos than there are of actual cars.

To Choko Dori:
I live in Aomori.
Well said!!! :banana:
BTW, Aomori ga kireina machi! Asoko ni ikitai :D

Originally posted by sjwwrx
I was always told "opinions are like a$$holes everyone has one". I think that if you like then keep it on there. I was going to take the wrx and put it where the subaru was. I'm sure to some people they that might be ricey but ohh well. I am not going to cuz i am afraid the r and the x might break i think they are connected. :D Hey if that is a hoak then they did a damn good job how about that reflection on the bumper???!!! oh what the hell!


you have to break teh X off its connected to the R

Originally posted by Choku Dori
Well said!!! :banana:
BTW, Aomori ga kireina machi! Asoko ni ikitai :D

ichido kuruma o ugokash!tate kudasai... :D

i probably spelled that all wrong!!!

anyways its the only phrase i learned - supposed to be "please drive your car around one time" :D :rolleyes:

^^^
It's fine, I understand it :D
I was just saying that Aomori's a beautiful town, and that I'd like to visit it someday (I went out with a girl who had family in Aomori, but I guess I didn't go out long enough with her to meet them :( )

Hmm I'm just tired of the whole "R" thing. What is R anyway? I went to WAL-MART and they sell tons of R-Racing stuff. What does the R stand for??!?! Retarded? Real? Reboot? Really? Maybe Rugby Racing hehe! I'd change it back to WRX or just take it off IMO.

Jesus christ Pi, looks like you threw a raid grenade into an ant colony...

3 entire pages on this...

And one jackalope who can't bend his mind around the fact it's real (I drove behind the damn thing on a canyon run before I ever saw this thread... It's real buddy... now get on here and apologize for being a little *****)

It's causing such an uproar I say you leave it on just to fan the flames... No matter how ugly it looks...

-DE

i can't believe this page is still going on.



hahahaha

Originally posted by Silver Mojo
i can't believe this page is still going on.



hahahaha

Serious...

-DE

short answere,......yes.

I say we make it into the next 100+ page long thread now that it has already gained this much momentum...

I mean really 3 pages because of a little R over impreza...

I know it boggles MY mind...

-DE

didn't read any other posts, but yes.

i agree

I concur.

Work has already started on MY own little rear badge mod...

Trust me when it comes it will be ricey, spicy and hot as fire sucka! ;)

:D

-DE

Pics to follow...

hahaha sounds like we'll have a winnAr!

do you concur?

what does the R stand for on that impreza?

that one, not sure.. but i think wr in wrx stands for world rally.. so.. with x maybe.. world rally cross

Yow, hey1 totally resurrected this thread.... FROM THE DEAD :D

Yow, hey1 totally resurrected this thread.... FROM THE DEAD :D
haha

http://forumspam.articblue.nl/post_related/misc/images/0303.jpg

Everybody knows that this thread started because you all heard that I had the ONLY
Subaru Impreza Spec-V Wolfsbergh SS Edition WRX on the planet!

ya its ricey. there are different badges you can buy. take a look at those

HAHAHAHAHAHAH I didnt know subaru had a civic.

00F!!!!! Why do people keep digging this thread out of its tomb?! :D

BUMP-a-roni! haha, sorry i was bored.....:p

j00 sUx0rZ brah! :D

okay i didnt look thru the whole thread, perhaps someone did this already, but i think it should look like this ;)

I like my STi fog light covers.. :) and I do have STi performance parts to boot, some people never understand .. :( hehe and its back from dead again woo

This thread is old. :p

Yay to bust out the shovel guizes

*insert witty phrase that mocks the age of this thread here* :p

poop.

I must ask are you Gay

that one, not sure.. but i think wr in wrx stands for world rally.. so.. with x maybe.. world rally cross
its world rally experimental

okay i didnt look thru the whole thread, perhaps someone did this already, but i think it should look like this ;)
SWEET! first time some one did that

but the reflection is off but i dont care one bit

Totally off topic, but I saw a guy at the gym that had a Rousche mustang "GTR", what a fool. I really wish I had my camera. I think I'll buy one for my glove box.

I must ask are you Gay
i am happy


BUMP booya!

this thread is soooo friggin happy!!! ....whoops, i meant GAY!!!!!!

die thread! DIE!!!! :p

i am happy


BUMP booya!
Yer a bad bad man :p

nevAr this thread rocks

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this is just as bad as people putting STi labels on their car when they don't have an STi. why are humans so obsessed with brand names? why do they feel cool when their non-STi WRX has STi foglamp covers on? even RS people for that matter.

to the author of this post. you do NOT have an "R" Impreza.

to the dumbasses who put STi labels on their non-STi car. you do NOT have an STi.

Uh, STi, doesn't basically mean someone is trying to call their car the WRX STi model.. I know whatya mean when idiots put GTR on their Nissan Sentras, trying to wish for a Skyline GTR.. or mofos who try to put Type R emblems on their Accords or Civics, yeah they wish they had those rare cars. STi stands for Subaru Technica International(duh, like you guys didn't know that.. Heheh :P ). STi is like SVT for Ford, Mugen for Honda, TRD for Toyota, RE Amemiya for Mazda, Nismo for Nissan, etc..

So if a guy buys STi light covers or parts, doesn't mean he is trying to perpetrate like he owns an STi, he just wanted to enhance his car with STi's fine parts. So lighten up, guys. What's the big deal?

Yeah, I agree with 99.9 % of you.. the R is lame.

Sorry for bringing up old topics. Oops. :P

no no this thread rocks and must never leave

I don't get it


+1, the pic should be black and white and at a weird angle.

I have an Sti badge and stickers on my car...

+1, the pic should be black and white and at a weird angle.
wow prodrive head light

very nice

*insert witty phrase that mocks the age of this thread here* :p
cant wait for his responce

Derrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr................... :o