by Maniax » Mon Apr 06, 2009 9:54 pm
Lol.Well i want a custom one i dont want the little extender on the trunk one.
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by Maniax » Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:17 pm
Ehh im not tryin to.Im just not into the trunk thing.I am kinda influenced from some friends one has a 03 Mitsubishi eclipse and others have 08 hondas.lol.I just want to do something different that i have never seen on a solara.
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by gnegroni » Tue Apr 07, 2009 9:22 am
Maniax wrote:Ehh im not tryin to.Im just not into the trunk thing.I am kinda influenced from some friends one has a 03 Mitsubishi eclipse and others have 08 hondas.lol.I just want to do something different that i have never seen on a solara.
Just by HAVING a Solara you are miles ahead of your friends. JeJe.
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by gnegroni » Tue Apr 07, 2009 6:24 pm
Maniax wrote:Well dont you think if it looks good?Like if i do stuff with a solara noone has ever seen.lol.Will be a while since im sure will cost alot of $$$ but still.
There are a lot of things that look good by themselves and maybe on other cars. The Solara is sporty classy yet aggressive looking vehicle. Some mods will look nice but you won't need to add attention calling mods since the Solara does so by itself.
You could try adding some interior lighting...that might not look so bad.
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by yaddadaimsayin » Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:53 am
or go for the VIP look instead
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by D-money » Wed Apr 08, 2009 12:03 pm
well im 25 now and my taste has changed alot when i was in hs i too wanted my car to stand out so i wasted alot of time and money on crap now i just want people to think wow thats nice so you can save some time and money going for classy power good luck make sure th post pics of your upgrades
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by Chinky420 » Wed Apr 08, 2009 12:17 pm
RICER ALERT!
clue #1 - underglow kit
clue #2 - spoiler
clue #3 - lip kit
clue #4 - wanting to 'keep up' with friend's honduh and mitsi.
if you ask me, leave the rice to hon-duhs. forget the underglow kit, forget gaudy lip/body kits, and forget the excessive wing
re: underglow kit - sure it'll attract attention, FROM THE COPS. and if you're a young guy (<23 years old), then the cops don't really need any MORE reasons to mess with you. plus, it only looks cool if you're rolling with a crew, or at a car show. if you're rolling solo down the highway, and you're lit up for the heck of it, it just kinda looks foolish (IMO).
re: body/lip kit - if you're looking for something super aggressive (think: fast and the furious), then please reconsider. solara's aren't terribly fast (esp the I4), and aggressive body kits like that scream out "look at me, i like throwing junk on my beautiful car". i've always thought of the solara (both gen 1 and gen 2) as a classy car, with VIP styling (a lexus with a toyota badge). keep the look upper class, and refined, and you can't go wrong. start throwing on every peice of junk you can find, and you'll be the SG.com cautionary tale for future newbs.
don't get me wrong, there are a couple of lara's on here that have a non-TRD lip/body kit, and a couple of them look good....but what it comes down to is this: the ones that look good had enough money to do a custom job to make it look like something truly unique, not like something a highschool kid threw together after six paychecks from mcdonalds (i'm not calling you out specifically, rather, most new-age ricers in general).
re: spoiler - solara's are FWD. not only are you gonna draw more unwanted attention to yourself (COPS), but you're also gonna look like an idiot to anyone who knows anything about cars. people put tall wings on their rear ends to increase downforce on the rear wheels, to help traction in a RWD car. solara's are FWD, and do not need a spoiler. the reason that many people like the OEM solara spoiler (lip) is because it compliments the aggressive lines of the car, and gives it a more sleek streamlined look. it really doesnt act as a 'performance' spoiler, as most FWD street cars rarely have true performance spoilers.
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if you asked me, and are on a budget, i'd recommend starting with suspension mods: with a slower I4, you can always increase handling more easily. the curb weight is less (smaller engine), so as a lighter car, it'll already handle better. throw on aftermarket suspension (sway bars, struts/springs, etc), and you will be able to learn how your car handles at ALL power levels (esp if you end up doing power mods later down the road).
of course, if my suspicions are correct, and you do have ricer tendencies, then i'm gonna go ahead and predict that the first mod you do (if not the underglow) will be a coffee can exhaust (lovingly referred to as a 'fart cannon').
please prove me wrong.
ps...if you end up doing a coffee can exhaust, underglow kit, , lip kit, and large spoiler, then please, don't forget the LED windshield nozzles......and the blinker fluid. they're both good for an additional 15 hp each [/sarc
pps...as a last little bit of wisdom: your friends in the honduh and mitsi should be trying to keep up with you. the solara is a much much nicer car to start out, and elevating it to a VIP look is very attainable. honduh's and mitsi's WISH they could start out at the level of luxury that we do. the compromise is that there is much more aftermarket support for honduhs and mitsis, but, if you're gonna mod a car wrong, then it really doesn't matter how much aftermarket support there is anyway.
just my two cents. when it comes down to it, it's your car to do with as you like. it just bugs me to see imports abused so badly by paul-walker-wanna-be's.
clue #1 - underglow kit
clue #2 - spoiler
clue #3 - lip kit
clue #4 - wanting to 'keep up' with friend's honduh and mitsi.
if you ask me, leave the rice to hon-duhs. forget the underglow kit, forget gaudy lip/body kits, and forget the excessive wing
re: underglow kit - sure it'll attract attention, FROM THE COPS. and if you're a young guy (<23 years old), then the cops don't really need any MORE reasons to mess with you. plus, it only looks cool if you're rolling with a crew, or at a car show. if you're rolling solo down the highway, and you're lit up for the heck of it, it just kinda looks foolish (IMO).
re: body/lip kit - if you're looking for something super aggressive (think: fast and the furious), then please reconsider. solara's aren't terribly fast (esp the I4), and aggressive body kits like that scream out "look at me, i like throwing junk on my beautiful car". i've always thought of the solara (both gen 1 and gen 2) as a classy car, with VIP styling (a lexus with a toyota badge). keep the look upper class, and refined, and you can't go wrong. start throwing on every peice of junk you can find, and you'll be the SG.com cautionary tale for future newbs.
don't get me wrong, there are a couple of lara's on here that have a non-TRD lip/body kit, and a couple of them look good....but what it comes down to is this: the ones that look good had enough money to do a custom job to make it look like something truly unique, not like something a highschool kid threw together after six paychecks from mcdonalds (i'm not calling you out specifically, rather, most new-age ricers in general).
re: spoiler - solara's are FWD. not only are you gonna draw more unwanted attention to yourself (COPS), but you're also gonna look like an idiot to anyone who knows anything about cars. people put tall wings on their rear ends to increase downforce on the rear wheels, to help traction in a RWD car. solara's are FWD, and do not need a spoiler. the reason that many people like the OEM solara spoiler (lip) is because it compliments the aggressive lines of the car, and gives it a more sleek streamlined look. it really doesnt act as a 'performance' spoiler, as most FWD street cars rarely have true performance spoilers.
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if you asked me, and are on a budget, i'd recommend starting with suspension mods: with a slower I4, you can always increase handling more easily. the curb weight is less (smaller engine), so as a lighter car, it'll already handle better. throw on aftermarket suspension (sway bars, struts/springs, etc), and you will be able to learn how your car handles at ALL power levels (esp if you end up doing power mods later down the road).
of course, if my suspicions are correct, and you do have ricer tendencies, then i'm gonna go ahead and predict that the first mod you do (if not the underglow) will be a coffee can exhaust (lovingly referred to as a 'fart cannon').
please prove me wrong.
ps...if you end up doing a coffee can exhaust, underglow kit, , lip kit, and large spoiler, then please, don't forget the LED windshield nozzles......and the blinker fluid. they're both good for an additional 15 hp each [/sarc
pps...as a last little bit of wisdom: your friends in the honduh and mitsi should be trying to keep up with you. the solara is a much much nicer car to start out, and elevating it to a VIP look is very attainable. honduh's and mitsi's WISH they could start out at the level of luxury that we do. the compromise is that there is much more aftermarket support for honduhs and mitsis, but, if you're gonna mod a car wrong, then it really doesn't matter how much aftermarket support there is anyway.
just my two cents. when it comes down to it, it's your car to do with as you like. it just bugs me to see imports abused so badly by paul-walker-wanna-be's.
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by Chinky420 » Wed Apr 08, 2009 12:34 pm
btw, i don't mean to totally crap all over your thread.....this is my opinion, and i'm kinda an a-hole sometimes. if you feel that i was a bit harsh....well, then it's probably because i don't want you to look bad in a car that can look so good.
if you want some ideas of the different ways the solara can be taken, get on cardomain, or browse through the Pics & Vids section here, and through many other threads that would have pictures of modded solara's. all the things you asked about are possible, but come down to a matter of personal taste.
with the solara, it seems that the smallest mod can make a huge difference. the saying "less is more" comes to mind, as most 'over the top' aesthetic mods are waaay overkill.
on the other hand, if you check out the TRD lip kit, you'll see the difference between a fast&furious (tacky) look, and the subtle (classy) TRD lip look.
LED taillights are fairly popular on the gen 2, and actually don't look very ricey (which to me, means it could pass as stock, if the person observing doesn't know the stock tails aren't LED). additionally, you can look into different ways to subtlely make your solara distinct. tinting tail lights, LED tails, lowering it, different wheels, tint, etc.
but when it comes down to it, i think the general forum consensus is that rice is bad, and that solara's are not really suited to be riced out (some hondas and acuras DO actually look good if styled in a particular 'ricey' way, as do evo's and sti's). i have yet to see a solara that is ricey, look good (unless you consider richards widebody gen 1 body kit a ricer kit...in which case then, i've seen one)
hopefully you posting this thread will help you make some good choices regarding your solara. we're here to help and give our opinions, so don't worry if someone (like myself) disagrees with you, based out of personal taste. it's your car to do with as you please.
if you want some ideas of the different ways the solara can be taken, get on cardomain, or browse through the Pics & Vids section here, and through many other threads that would have pictures of modded solara's. all the things you asked about are possible, but come down to a matter of personal taste.
with the solara, it seems that the smallest mod can make a huge difference. the saying "less is more" comes to mind, as most 'over the top' aesthetic mods are waaay overkill.
on the other hand, if you check out the TRD lip kit, you'll see the difference between a fast&furious (tacky) look, and the subtle (classy) TRD lip look.
LED taillights are fairly popular on the gen 2, and actually don't look very ricey (which to me, means it could pass as stock, if the person observing doesn't know the stock tails aren't LED). additionally, you can look into different ways to subtlely make your solara distinct. tinting tail lights, LED tails, lowering it, different wheels, tint, etc.
but when it comes down to it, i think the general forum consensus is that rice is bad, and that solara's are not really suited to be riced out (some hondas and acuras DO actually look good if styled in a particular 'ricey' way, as do evo's and sti's). i have yet to see a solara that is ricey, look good (unless you consider richards widebody gen 1 body kit a ricer kit...in which case then, i've seen one)
hopefully you posting this thread will help you make some good choices regarding your solara. we're here to help and give our opinions, so don't worry if someone (like myself) disagrees with you, based out of personal taste. it's your car to do with as you please.
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by yaddadaimsayin » Wed Apr 08, 2009 3:35 pm
Chinky420 wrote:RICER ALERT!
i've always thought of the solara (both gen 1 and gen 2) as a classy car, with VIP styling (a lexus with a toyota badge). keep the look upper class, and refined, and you can't go wrong. start throwing on every peice of junk you can find, and you'll be the SG.com cautionary tale for future newbs.
Just don't go the other way around and put a lexus badge on your toyota!
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by prometheus » Fri Apr 10, 2009 9:05 am
Maniax wrote:I know it is for people to put thier own opinions.lol.And it is fine thank you for the info and your 2cents.
more like 99 cents
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