How to build a ricemobile

[justin@af]

Yeah i agree but still 15s for a 4 cylinder isn't too bad...but i'm trying to get in the 14s right now with my lude...And yes I don't go around challenging every car i see, in fact i don't challenge cars unless some kid in an EX civic revs at me...Thats when the fun begins...hehe...Anyways i was wondering do yall think Neon lights are ricey??

[JD@af]

Justin, I generally consider neon lights to be "ricey," but HXMan brings up a very good point that I seem to have overlooked, that rice does have very much to do with attitude. In the case of "ricey" cars, you can't judge a book by its cover, and you must look into the car and its driver as well to verify if it is ricey or not. And I'd like to apologize for my previous oversight.

[justin@af]

Well i was considering putting one neon blue light around the dash of my car...I think it'll make the car stand out a bit...Its just my opinion though...what other color would look good on my car?

[JD@af]

Nothing wrong with blue. Unless you want to go for purple? But I'd stick with the blue.

[justin@af]

Kewl i just ordered two 10" neon blue lights...Any recommendations as to where to put them and/or how to set them up, like should i set them to go off with the alarm, turn on with headlights, etc.

Peace

[ElektronBlue]

Innocent question - why do yaz think tinted windows is ricey?

lataz

[civicdude]

I have the perfect example of a rice car. My friend from my Car Club has a 2000 Mercury Couger...Car is Silver with Mirror tint, $1,000 worth of blue neon lights all over the car, interior/exterior. Blue night rider light in grill. He painted the headlamps and tailamps silver and the paint is chipping because he didnt prep the lights and he used the wrong paint, and to top it all off....he went out and got over $100 worth of stickers applied to the car....with names of performance companies like hks, momo, nuespeed....etc....and he doesnt have one mod on the car at all....oh except for some cheesy aftermarket no name exhaust system. Then he went out and got a big blue sticker stripe for the indent of the hood. Car is really sad......Ill post a pic when they update the clubs website.

[justin@af]

wow sounds pretty cheesy to me.

[knoxie411]

about the HID look alikes(Xenon and Plasma superwhites), i dont see whats rice about them. We know theyre not the real thing, but some of us like that cleaner white look on our cars. I got them cause i wanna make my car look better in every way(this is the only thing ive done to make my sol look better on the outside and prolly the only thing i will do, cept for gettin some 16's and gettin an OEM spoiler for it). My cars not fast, and putting superwhites in doesnt seem to me like im trying to make it look faster, just a nicer, cleaner look. I think i have some class(i hope), and i like to portray that through my car by making it look better according to me. Just my 2 cents!

I always thought a riceboy was someone who wanted to make their car look fast whens its really not.

[GOD]

hey u got knoxie you got any pics of your car ? if you do can u post them ....thanks

[knoxie411]

dont have any pics right now, but i could get some up after my friend comes back from anaheim which should be next saturday/sunday, hes got a camera.

you want the Lights on or off hehe

[GOD]

wow LMAO hehehehe roflmao cool knoxie ...i got a ? are u a F/M ....just curious

[kris]

What are you some kind of idiot? You don't know what ricemobiles are? They are only the cooles cars on the planet! I mean if you were to look up cool in the dictionary you'd probably see a picture of a '98 Civic with Silvia headlights, Skyline taillights, Veilside knock off bodykit, and a huge touring wing bolted to the trunk. Then if you looked at the definition of a ricemobile it would probably say something like this:
A car (normally an fwd import) modified by way of wild paintjobs, oversized rims, and bodykits that do nothing but weigh them down. In addition spoilers and/or touring wings designed to keep high-speed sportscars on the ground are often found bolted to the trunk of these cars despite the fact that in most cases the cars in question can not reach or exceed speeds of 115mph. Other particulars associated with them is the use of overbearing graphics that often advertise products which are not included with the car
In most cases ricemobiles start out from an import base model Honda but this is not alway the rule. Often times you will see a high class import sportscar such as a Supra or 300ZX with all the signs of being a ricemobile. Domestic ricemobiles are also becoming more and more common. Cavaliers, Focuses, Berettas, and even some Mustangs have fallen victim to this rice contagion.
But is rice a bad thing? Well it depends on your point of view. If you are an owner of a ricemobile you may say to yourself, "Hey if that's what they want to label me fine I'm a ricer." But often times owners view this as a negative thing, and they feel insulted when they are called a ricer. Basically it all comes to down to your own point of view.

Am I a ricer? How can I tell? Hey, hey one question at a time buddy! First off it's not that hard to tell if you are a ricer. Here's a test, if you answer yes to any of these questions in all likeliness you are a ricer. Have you ever bought an air freshener for your car that cost 20 dollars or more? Have you ever molded another cars headlights/taillights onto your car? Have you ever bought a bodykit and then drove around with it installed on your car yet unpainted for a week? Have you ever cut your springs to give your car that dropped look because you thought it looked cool? Have you ever lined up next to a tuned Supra, RX7, Mustang, 300ZX, Camaro and honestly thought you can take him in your Civic with an SIR sticker? Have you ever put a sticker on your car even though you had none of the parts from that company on your car? If you answered yes to any of these questions you probably are a ricer.

Now don't go out and shoot yourself there are some things you can do about this. First off give the Skyline his taillights back and give the headlights back to the Silvia. Then take off the Type R stickers and/or emblems you have on your car. After that remove the 10 foot tall touring wing you stole from the Grand Touring Mercedes. Then take off all stickers that do not correspond to parts you have on your car at this time. If you have a fwd car and 19'' rims on it, take them off and put on some 17's. Then remove every other useless thing you have installed in or on your car in a feeble attempt to make it look cool. There you go, now you are not a ricer and doesn't it feel great?

Sure! Making a ricemobile isn't hard. There are two ways to go, poor rice or high class rice. Which path would you like to take Daniel-san? Oh high class rice huh? Ok if you've got the funds just follow theses steps

Rims and suspension:
Ok, the rule is you can never, ever buy rims that fit your car right. They always have to be 2'' larger than what you should be rolling on. And if they don't fit then tuck them and bang out the wheel wells to make them fit. Also you should remember that if they don't cost at least $2000.00 they are not worth buying! Oh and you should try to buy new rims as often as possible so people won't think you are uncool. Also if you don't have the money to afford a full set of rims, it's acceptable to keep your stock one's up front and just buy two aftermarket wheels for the back or vice-versa

Body kits:
Buying a bodykit can be your most important decision on your quest to become a true ricer. You can't just go out and buy the same bodykit that everybody and their mother has. You have to order something new and unknown, usually from Japan. If you don't want to go that route and you can't afford a Bomex or Veilside kit then installing a knock off kit from Erebuni is perfectly acceptable. Just remember to put the Veilside or Bomex badging on afterwards in a feeble attempt to make people think that it's not a knock off and all the gaps in the bodypieces are due to shoddy installation and not shoddy quality of the pieces in question

The wings:
Ok here's the rule of thumb when it comes to wings: The Bigger The Better! Who cares if the wing serves no purpose and in all likeliness is just slowing your car down and bending your trunk, you have to have a huge wing to be noticed! We all know they were designed to create downforce and that most cars that sport them can not get over 115mph but who cares! They look cool right, and chicks dig big wings! Oh and if you want you can be even cooler and install more than one wing and if you have a Civic you can install one on your roof and be really cool!

headlight swap:
I have to swap my headlights? But my headlights work fine? Yes that may be true but you can't become a true ricer if you are rolling around with the headlights that came with your car. And to be really cool you have to mold the headlights of a car that isn't even sold in the states. Silvia headlights are really good and so are Skyline headlights. But hey who cares if you are putting parts from cars that your car will never be as fast or cool looking as.

Taillight swap:
What, I have to change my taillights too!?! Well of course dumbass. You can't be caught rolling around with Silvia headlights and your stock taillights, you'd like like an idiot. To make sure everyone thinks you're cool you have to have some Skyline or Lexus taillights. Supra taillights are good too. Remember though, you have to select a pair of taillights that won't look quite right on your car. If you don't and they blend in perfectly you won't be cool!

Paint job:
Ok this is the easy part. All you gotta do is either pick a gay color like pink, or some faggy pastel. Or you can get a really bright blue, red or orange. Of course you have to make sure the paint guy dumps alot of pearl in the mix or you won't be cool. Another idea is if you have some extra cash you can get one of those Chameleon paint jobs so you can save yourself the trouble of deciding on a color and just get them all

Graphics:
Ok here's where you get your car covered in stickers. You need to have a graphic shop do this for you or your car will end up looking really dumb. You need to make sure they cover the entire car in some wild scheme to go along with your paint job. They also need to put a big Type R sticker on the side of your door to complete the look. Then later on you can put on all the A'PEXi, Greddy, Trust, HKS, 5Zigen, Mugen and Weapon R stickers you bought while they were working on your now very cool looking car.

engine:
Here's the easy part. See your car looks so cool and fast now you don't need to even try to make it fast. All you gotta do is make your engine look cool. First you need to buy a intake system. Then you need to get an exhaust system. If you wanna be cool you need to get one of those newfangled n1 stlye muffler like a 5Zigen fireball so your car sounds like it's letting out a high-pitched fart as it drives by. Then you need to polish everything in site, and I do mean everything. After that all you need is a really bright set of plug wires and you're set

Interior:
You can't go around with your stock upholstrey. You have to go to a shop and have them rip out you're whole interior and re do it with really bright colors and lots and lots of vinyl. Make sure you color match the interior to the outside of your car or you might look stupid. You'll probably want to rip out the back seats and pull out all the carpeting in the trunk to make it look faster too.

Useless Items:
You are not officially a ricemobile owner until you buy some useless items. For example if your car is an auto you have to get a shift guage so when people drive behind you they can see the shift lamp go off and think your car is really fast. Another good idea is to put in a tv screen and a playstation so you can drive and play GT2 at the same time. Oh and don't forget to buy a $50 air freshener that you can get in Japan at yellow hat for ¥300


Oh, so you think you can't afford all that stuff but you still wanna be a ricer? Well don't fret you call always go the poor rice route. It's really simple and cheap to do.

Step 1: Cutting Your Springs:
We all know how expensive aftermarket suspension kits can be but you still want that dropped look right? It's easy, all you gotta do is jack your car up and take of the tires. Then with a saw or cutting torch just take off the first two coils of your stock springs! Voila! You have yourself a dropped car!

Step 2: The Used Exhaust:
Cat back systems can be expensive and universal mufflers with custom piping can be too. But there's a simple solution. Find someone who has the same car as you and has recently bought a new exhaust. You can either ask to buy his old one for real cheap or sneak into his garage and steal it! I mean he doesn't need it anymore right?

Step 3: The Homemade Intake
Why spend 200 bucks on a Weapon R or Cold Air intake system when you can make one yourself. One way is to just take a screwdriver and punch a bunch of holes into your stock airbox. But if you wanna be really cool you can go to Home Depot and buy some PVC piping then go to autozone and buy one of those K&N intakes and then install it in your car. Remember to make sure to use lots of ductape so you don't get any leaks!

Step 4: Sticker Tuning
What is the point in buying stuff when you can just get a sticker and try to trick people into thinking you have that on your car. Don't have turbo kit just get an HKS GT Turbine sticker and put it on. Whatever you want to put on your car to make it better just forget it and get the sticker, it's just as good!

See you don't have to spend thousands to turn your car into a ricemobile, you just have to want it bad enough

[John98R/T]

This is a great article, whats scary about it is that you can see everything in the article when you drive down the street. And just in case anyone is in question, if you paint your car in a pastel color.....YOU ARE A PUSSY!
nuff said..
Peace.....
:frog:

[SkylinesKillAll]

ok since u love g20s let me ask u this, would u consider this rice?