BlueSix: RICE or NOT???

[BlueSix]

Hey guys, I have just finished doing a lot of interior work on my car.. You've seen the seats and the gauges, but I want your opinion on my 'other' work... I want HONEST opinions guys, if you tell me I'm a ricey idiot that's fine but give me some reasons... In my oponion what I did looks nice without going past that very thin line between 'looking nice' and 'total rice'  

It should be noted that at this stage, my car is mostly 'show' and not so much 'go'... The reason for this is that I was able to totally redo the interior (new carpet, reupholstered seats, the blue stuff, gauges, paint, etc etc.. ) for probably 850 bucks, including the 500 for the seats...  The SR20 swap or KA24DET conversion will take at least 3-6000 dollars to do it the way I want... It was a simple matter of me being able to do the interior NOW as opposed to a year from now like the engine...

So, I humbly submit to your judgement.. Am I a ricer or not??  The pics on this site are large and there is a 3 meg quicktime movie... Sorry to the guys with modems!

http://www.wickednet.org/~bluesix/240/

[BlueSix]

BTW I do have some 'not for show' mods...

JWT ECU upgrade
HKS 'Super Mega Flow' intake (green mushroom)
HKS catback 2.5" exhaust with a *stock* looking tip
HiFlow cat
Susp. Techniques front and rear Antisway Bars
Susp. Tech. .5 inch drop sport springs (waiting on struts before I install these)
Trust Front Strut Tower Brace

[S13Grl]

Depends, if you've got it, flaunt it!

You got a Type-R sticker?

Then NOT.

[konkman]

Looks pretty sweet, but it is fully Unlcle Ben's Style.

[misnomer]

I'm not a big fan of neon. . . But that's could just be me <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'> Can't say I'd agree with the GTR thing either. . . Least you've got some performance :-)

[S13Grl]

Yeah, I'm not that much into cosmetology either. Not even human make-up, seriously. I DESPISE make-up. Got a little carried away... whatever floats your boat!

[BlueEyes240]

Not my style really. &nbsp;BUT i definately respect the custom job that you done with the GTR emblem and push start stuff. &nbsp;Me Im not big on emblems or neons but like I said you gotta appreciate the time and effort and originality. &nbsp;But your are on the ricer's edge be careful and don't fall.
<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

[S13Grl]

He's got some mods to show for it though. Someone already said it, I gotta agree: a Nissan emblem would be a little better than a GTR emblem... Be careful, though... ALWAYS listen to girls opinions.

[BlueEyes240]

Yeah we pretty much rock....

[konkman]

I don't know, if yours sporting the power of a GTR some 270 hp at the flywheel, then go for it.

But maybe a SILVIA decal would be more appropiate. &nbsp;I guess he didn't do his homework.

[S13Grl]

Exactly.
Hey, BlueEyes, why don't you post your pic up in the &quot;I have an idea&quot; topic?

[whateverjames]

fuck no it ain't ricey! i like neon when it's done right, and they way you've done it, it doesn't look bad. i still need to download the video. i'd lose the GTR badge, but that's just me.

[BlueEyes240]

I need to get my picture made....I've got a friend of mine with a digital camera I just haven't got around to it. &nbsp;I need to do that though. &nbsp;Sometime this week I will get my baby good and shiny and take a pic of us for everyone here. &nbsp;

[S13Grl]

My baby still has some scratches... poor thing. But that's ok, we're saving money for some headers and an ECU! <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

[BlueSix]

Well, I saw the GTR emblem at Autozone and thought it was neat, plus it was like 10 bucks... If I had thought of it, I would have put a Nissan badge in there, I may even still do that... &nbsp;

I'd like to add that I HATE neon in cars, which makes me kinda curious as to WHY I put it in mine... lol!!

Basically, I needed something to light up the GTR emblem, and I bought a 10 inch stick of blue neon that I thought would fit into the center console... but didn't... It did however fit into the door pocket *perfectly... &nbsp;So that's how it happened... the light around the door panels is just this string light stuff that looked like such a NEAT product I had to put it somewhere, lol... &nbsp;

I'd also like to say in my defense that the neon is very hard to see from outside the car... the A pillars have a *very slight blue glow, and you can see the stringlights in the door if you are in a truck or something... &nbsp;

Also, the pics make it look much brighter than it really is... I think that if a lot of you were to see the car in person, you might think it actually looked good... I dislike ricey stuff as much as you guys do and IMO what I did is still on the side just before rice hehe....

BTW one good thing is that now that I have completed the interior I can save money for my engine swap or turbo so that I can back up the look of the interior with some power =P

Honestly I can see how some total ricemobiles get to the point that they do... &nbsp;It's odd, it's almost like once you start modifying the interior of the car, there is this strange 'rice compulsion' that makes you want to do stuff that's just silly lol.... Anyways I appreciate the feedback even if you all think I'm a ricer now lol... (bows head in shame)

[konkman]

News Flash Whateverjames, neon is the laguage of rice.

It may look good, but it's all rice.

[BlueEyes240]

Im saving for my paint, bodykit (not sure which one yet), and Carbon Fiber hood. &nbsp;My boyfriend is buying me my 5zigen exhaust and injen coldair and extension.
But at the moment or until he lets me open those #### boxes in his closet Im still stock.

[S13Grl]

I've only got an Injen Intake and a GReddy catback. Some wires and plugs and that's all. I'll just do some touch-up on the paint chips I have now, and save money for a header and ECU and probalby do the same thing as you: paint and carbon fiber hood.

[konkman]

You ladies give me hope. &nbsp;That there are women in the world that would be fun to buy for, and know what I want them to buy me. &nbsp;

The other day I say 2 clueless girls buying their boyfriends momo boots. &nbsp;The thought they were looking for a shoe. &nbsp;No lie, a shoe.

[BlueEyes240]

Yeah I heard MOMO made great boots, but nobody seemed to have my size.....hehe. &nbsp;I will admit though that I do have to ask a lot of questions. &nbsp;I've only as of within the last year caught the speed bug. &nbsp;But I have to owe it to all my boys that took me under there wing and started talking to like a big girl when it came to cars. &nbsp;Only problem is the ones that don't drive mustangs and Z-28's drive Hondas. &nbsp;Im the only Nissan I know around here. &nbsp;That's what you guys and more importantly gals (sorry) are for...hehe

[whateverjames]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from konkman on 11:32 pm on Oct. 7, 2001
News Flash Whateverjames, neon is the laguage of rice.

It may look good, but it's all rice.
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but if it looks good, then who cares.

[BlueSix]

Thanks for sticking up for me whateverjames!! You da man!

[BlankFlip]

u think having one black light in ur car is ricey? i have one black light that i had in my car n i took it out for now, but i might put it back in in the future.

[Archangel]

Me personally, Im all about style. &nbsp;(thats what i love about the 240 <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> ) as long as you back it up with performance.
If it looks good without being cheap or tacky looking, then do it.
BlueSix, i think what you did with the gtr badge looks pretty #### cool! &nbsp;Although i would DEFINATELY swap it for a nissan badge. &nbsp;Also i would turn it 90 degrees so that it reads straight across. &nbsp;But i think it looks great!
The neon on the doors looks a little much, but you said the pictures make it look brighter than it is. &nbsp;
Also, how did you do that to your gauges. They look really nice. &nbsp;A friend of mine has been trying to figure out how to do that for awhile now, and no one seems to know.
I agree with you it is a little border line ricey, but it looks good. &nbsp;You've also put some money into performance and suspension mods which proves that your not all about the appearance of you car. &nbsp;I wouldn't go much further with the interior, but i give a thumbs up!

[BlueSix]

Yeah I am not going ANY further at all, like I said it's just that I was able to do the interior *now* since it was SO cheap to do a lot of the stuff... &nbsp;Plus it was fun, I got to take apart my whole car and put it back together again =D

The gauges came from www.importintelligence.com..

I got from them:
Blue Needle kit (they have red and green too)
Carbon Fiber look gauge overlays
Ultrawhite gauge cluster bulbs

If you get the cluster bulbs (the ones that backlight the gauges, not the needle kit), I really reccomend these, they make the gauges look way nicer, instead of that kinda yellowish color that they were lit up in, like the A/C lights up, it's now a very clean looking white.. It actually makes a really nice difference. &nbsp;BUT I only needed 3 bulbs for my analog 1992 240, not SIX like on the website.. there is space for 5 bulbs on the back of the cluster but two of them are on the extreme right and left side and don't even light up... &nbsp;So just order 2 pair and save 10 bucks.

[teamcapsule]

The startbutton is and looks really cool. Is it functional?

As for the neon, not bad, but I'd lose it... the GT-R sign as well... go for a Silvia sign... way cooler IMO! But if you like it, then stick with it... it's your car after all <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

my $0.02

[JeffNJ]

I like the neon around the door, and am familiar with the light strips you're talking about. &nbsp;I was considering getting them myself, actually. &nbsp;And the blue needles from import intelligence, thus running with a blue theme.

As for the GT-R logo, I think it's gotta go. &nbsp;I love the blue glow on it at night, but I don't particularly care for the fact it says GT-R because, well, that's ricey - pretty much even if the car is GT-R. &nbsp;Although, as I said, I like the blue glow, so perhaps you could consider what I would like to one day get off my lazy ass and do, and that's put a piece of clear plexiglass over the opening like you did, and a blue light next to it, like you did, but something else underneath it. &nbsp;I'm leaning towards the clear MB Quart crossover box for now.

Should I actually do everything to my car that I want to do (instead of just driving it), I'll post pics. &nbsp;With the cold weather coming, the joy of driving is starting to dwindle, so perhaps I'll replace that with the joy of working until spring rolls around and I won't be able to be near the car if it's stationary. &nbsp;=)

[S13Grl]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from BlueEyes240 on 12<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'>5 am on Oct. 8, 2001
Yeah I heard MOMO made great boots, but nobody seemed to have my size.....hehe.
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Same problem here. The shift-boot wasn't my size either, had to cut the ends of it off <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>.
P.S. &quot;Guys&quot; goes both ways, doesn't it? <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> Or at least that's what I'd like to think...

Dude props to the neon man. I like it, especially how it is blue. The gtr emblem really doesnt fit in but if i found one for 10. #### YEA id take it. But really you should look for a silvia emblem. Man who cares if a car is ricey. At least you knowing the fact that you got a nissan and not a honda which is slower, You'll be teh fastest ricer there is man.

[BlueSix]

The S2000 starter button is not functional *yet*... I have wired a relay for it and run all the wires for it, BUT I need to get my hands on one of those little circuit testers from radio shack so that I can know EXACTLY what wire I need to splice into, I have it narrowed down to 2 different wires, but I dunno which one hehe.... &nbsp; Thanks for giving me your honest opinions guys I appreciate it.. &nbsp;hehehe what I would LOVE

***LOVE***

Is to get a &quot;Type X&quot; emblem since my car isn't really a silvia, since it's a fastback... I guess it would be closer to the 180SX.. Of which the Type X was the highest trim level...

[DragonReborn214]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from S13Grl on 10<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'>4 am on Oct. 8, 2001
</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from BlueEyes240 on 12<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'>5 am on Oct. 8, 2001
Yeah I heard MOMO made great boots, but nobody seemed to have my size.....hehe.
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ouch...
Same problem here. The shift-boot wasn't my size either, had to cut the ends of it off <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>.
P.S. &quot;Guys&quot; goes both ways, doesn't it? <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> Or at least that's what I'd like to think...
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[my240likenoother]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from Archangel on 3:53 am on Oct. 8, 2001
Me personally, Im all about style. (thats what i love about the 240 <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> ) as long as you back it up with performance.
If it looks good without being cheap or tacky looking, then do it.
BlueSix, i think what you did with the gtr badge looks pretty #### cool! Although i would DEFINATELY swap it for a nissan badge. Also i would turn it 90 degrees so that it reads straight across. But i think it looks great!
The neon on the doors looks a little much, but you said the pictures make it look brighter than it is.
Also, how did you do that to your gauges. They look really nice. A friend of mine has been trying to figure out how to do that for awhile now, and no one seems to know.
I agree with you it is a little border line ricey, but it looks good. You've also put some money into performance and suspension mods which proves that your not all about the appearance of you car. I wouldn't go much further with the interior, but i give a thumbs up!
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took the word right out of my mouth
i guess that im slacking on reading the new threads
aahhhwell!!

[mike95s14]

I saw the video file and pics, honestly I like it a lot. &nbsp;I really like driving my car at night, cause that's when my interior looks the best. &nbsp;And I only have the $600 deph pioneer cd player, with those graphics. &nbsp;I had it for almost a year now, and I haven't gotten tired of it one bit. &nbsp;I really like your guages too. &nbsp;Ever thought about those neon pedals you can see for sale on ebay? &nbsp;Neon in the interior is cool, but I'm not a fan for it on the outside.

[BlueSix]

Yeah I saw em but didn't like em I got some anodised blue ones instead... Thanks a lot for the compliments..

[240booster]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from S13Grl on 12:35 am on Oct. 8, 2001
I've only got an Injen Intake and a GReddy catback. Some wires and plugs and that's all. I'll just do some touch-up on the paint chips I have now, and save money for a header and ECU and probalby do the same thing as you: paint and carbon fiber hood.
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LOLOL &nbsp; #### ALL U GURLS TALKING ABOUT CARS LIKE THAT IS MAKING ME A LITTLE MOIST!!!!!! &nbsp; &nbsp;:-P &nbsp; &nbsp;LMAO LMAO &nbsp; &nbsp; :-)

[240sxtreme]

hey bluesix, how exactly did you do your gauges??? &nbsp;I've wanted to do the same thing but red for a while now.

[BlueSix]

www.importintelligence.com

CarbonFiber Gauge Overlays
HyperWhite Gauge Cluster Bulbs
Intelliglow Blue Needle Kit

If anyone needs help installing these please let me know as I took pics of the entire install, and can add some hints on installing them that aren't in the instructions. &nbsp;Everything was super easy to install if you are just patient.

Again I got EVERYTHING for my gauges at www.importintelligence.com

[S13Grl]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from 240booster on 12:33 am on Oct. 9, 2001
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I've only got an Injen Intake and a GReddy catback. Some wires and plugs and that's all. I'll just do some touch-up on the paint chips I have now, and save money for a header and ECU and probalby do the same thing as you: paint and carbon fiber hood.
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LOLOL #### ALL U GURLS TALKING ABOUT CARS LIKE THAT IS MAKING ME A LITTLE MOIST!!!!!! :-P LMAO LMAO :-)
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Now, REALLY???

[S13Grl]

Oh, BlueSix... you're not that ricey at all. Maybe a grain, but that's it! (Only due to my distaste for neon)

[HippoSleek]

mmmm... you don't really want my opinion. &nbsp;I will say that if you are feeling apprehensive or defensive about what you've done...

[jdmdohc1 6]

come on, stop being politically correct. &nbsp;That interior is straight from the rice steamer, umm fresh steamed rice. &nbsp;Why do you have a push starter? &nbsp;Is it a race car? no, you just want to show off. &nbsp;Put in your key, push button, or put in your key, turn key, what's the difference! &nbsp;Just my $.02

[S13Grl]

<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> hahaha. That's funny... that's all <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>.

[240sxtreme]

uh, making your car look nicer is not rice. &nbsp;rice is adding stickers and emblems, and electric turbo sounds, or a plastic/cardboard intercooler, big ass battle wings, big ass body kits(talking about the nonfunctional ones) &nbsp; now....about that GTR emblem.....sorry man, that's rice, but everything else isn't. &nbsp; Rice doesn't win car shows....but what he's doing with the interior(minus the gtr emblem) does....as long as you keep goin. &nbsp;go look at the car shows, and cars that win....who needs a playstation or dvd player in their car? &nbsp;is that rice? &nbsp;personally, I think his interior has the makings of a nice ride...now he needs custom leather/vinyl seats...minus the driver...cloth is the only way to go. &nbsp;Oh and when you add the passenger seat, don't forget to add the seat warmer....the ladies will appreciate it, especially when they have no clothes to keep warm!

[vancouvers14]

240sxtreme, neon lights do not win car shows. &nbsp;sorry but your car is rice. &nbsp;GTR has got to go. &nbsp;If you like the lights, keep em, but theyre not my thing. &nbsp;can you post some exterior pics too? &nbsp;itll give us a better impression of your car overall

[jdmdohc1 6]

post some 1/4 times, that might be interesting to see how well a 240 carries 50 lbs of rice!

[BlueSix]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from jdmdohc1 6 on 12:25 pm on Oct. 9, 2001
post some 1/4 times, that might be interesting to see how well a 240 carries 50 lbs of rice!</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>

lol, I've maybe added 2 pounds of weight to my car with all the interior work... &nbsp; The only heavy thing I have is my sub box... Or do you consider a nice stereo rice too?

[BlueSix]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from jdmdohc1 6 on 11:15 am on Oct. 9, 2001
come on, stop being politically correct. That interior is straight from the rice steamer, umm fresh steamed rice. Why do you have a push starter? Is it a race car? no, you just want to show off. Put in your key, push button, or put in your key, turn key, what's the difference! Just my $.02
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It's more fun and makes me enjoy my car more.

[BlueSix]

Hey 240SXtreme I do have custom seats I put pics in another thread but I guess you might not have seen em or known that they were mine...

http://www.wickednet.org/attached/cstrike/Pa040059.jpg

http://www.wickednet.org/attached/cstrike/Pa040060.jpg

http://www.wickednet.org/attached/cstrike/Pa040061.jpg

http://www.wickednet.org/attached/cstrike/Pa040062.jpg

http://www.wickednet.org/attached/cstrike/Pa040063.jpg

&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.wickednet.org/attached/cstrike/Pa040059.jpg&quot;&gt;

[transient]

I think these guys are givin you a lot of crap for nothing. The interior? Totally phat. I can see some people not being into the gtr badge and the push starter, but ####, you put some work into that car with the twotone color scheme.

50 lbs of rice??? Where do you get that??

[vancouvers14]

the interior looks great. &nbsp;but it would all look better without the gtr and the neon.

[whateverjames]

<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'>

(Edited by whateverjames at 3:29 pm on Oct. 9, 2001)

[BlueSix]

well, when the neon is off, you can't tell at all that there is any neon in the car, it's not like I stuck a 15 inch tube to the a pillars, like I've seen some people do.. It's turned on and off by a switch where my power mirror controls used to be (relocated to the center console storage area) right next to the button that opens my garage door =P

[whateverjames]

and besides, didn't you say that you really can't see it from outside of the car? i don't see what's so ricey when other people can't see it when they don't look for it. i bet the blue looks cool reflecting off the white part of the seats.

[HippoSleek]

&quot;I can't tell you what it is, but I know it when I see it.&quot; &nbsp;Okay, the Supreme Court was talking about pornography, but I think it fits rice too.

It is a subjective standard. &nbsp;One person's rice is another person's nice. &nbsp;Just like one person's Skinamax is another person's... well, no reason to go into my knowledge of hardcore porn... <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'>

Anyway, point is that what you find cool might be hideous to some of us - it's just a question of taste. &nbsp;Similarly, it might give someone else an idea to make their car more like their dream ride. &nbsp;To each his or her own. &nbsp;My rice threshold may be WAY lower than some others - but hey - it's nothing but an opinion either way. &nbsp;In other words, like I meant earlier - if it makes you happy and you don't think its rice, that's all that matters.

How's that for PC? &nbsp;Geez, I outta be a lawyer or something <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

[240sxtreme]

the whole neon thing I think is a very thin edged line....I agree that neon cupholders and glow in the dark wheels/badges/etc...is rice, but I think what you've done is not too much. &nbsp; Seats look nice...you got the seat warmer right <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'>

[mike95s14]

I need to learn how to take off the dash to begin with. &nbsp;As soon as I learn that, I would love to do what he did. &nbsp;I have a faulty guage cluster anyways. &nbsp;Anyone know how I should begin to take the dash off of a 95 240sx.

[NoLimitZ31]

Well the way I see it is...
You have something other than just a CAI, strut tower brace, and coffee can. &nbsp;An ECU is an expensive upgrade and we all know that ricers don't spend that kind of money on performance upgrades (ones you can't see). &nbsp;Also, you have some nice suspension mods to boot. &nbsp;Your car isn't rice at all...


Except for the GTR emblem.

[msilvia]

Litmus test for rice: &nbsp;Are the emblems which you are flaunting going on the car (at the proper trim level) to which they belong? &nbsp;No? &nbsp;Then they're rice.

Question two: &nbsp;Did you then take those ricey emblems for a car you don't drive and then enshrine them in a lit case? &nbsp;Hooooly shit rice. &nbsp;<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

IMO GT-R emblems, silvia emblems, Type R emblems, whatever, belong on the cars they were made for. &nbsp;I don't care if you even have a GT-R engine in your 240, unless it's a Gt-R, it doesn't need the badge. &nbsp;

The neon is ricey too, I think, in the sense of ricey being &quot;tasteless&quot;. &nbsp;Here's another litmus test, although this one admitedly restricts creativity: &nbsp;Could you picture that kind of modification on a more upscale car? &nbsp;You never see Ferraris with neon strips. &nbsp;It does look a lot more subdued in the video, but I still think it's too much. &nbsp;Neon doesn't belong on a car. &nbsp;Too ghetto.

I like the guages, I think. &nbsp;The idea of blue needles is cool, but it's hard to tell how bright they actually are. &nbsp;In the pictures they seem to be lighting up the whole guage cluster in a bluish hue, which is too much for me. &nbsp;But in the video they don't seem to be shedding light on anything else, just glowing blue, which is cool. &nbsp;Which do they actually do in person? &nbsp;Seems pretty cool.

I don't get why you'd want to make the panel for the gauge cluster white, but that's just personal preference.

Well, you asked, so that's what I think. &nbsp;

In the end, though, to each his own.

[msilvia]

Just saw the interior pics now. &nbsp;What you did w/ the b/w color scheme and the seats is pretty cool. &nbsp;I like that.

Lose the pep boys style steering wheel cover, tho! &nbsp;If you've done so much other expensive stuff to the car, why not get a custom wheel? &nbsp;Or have your current one leather wrapped again? &nbsp;Whatever it's present state is must be better than the cover you've got on it.

BTW, is that an empeg you've got playing in the video? &nbsp;If so, I'm #### jealous! &nbsp;

[transient]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from msilvia on 3:55 pm on Oct. 9, 2001

Lose the pep boys style steering wheel cover, tho! If you've done so much other expensive stuff to the car, why not get a custom wheel? </td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>

Ok, i resent that remark. I personally have a steering wheel cover very much like his, and I don't have it for looks. It's just plain comfortable. (and GREAT in the winter)

[LanceS13]

Ok...the whole contortioning of the word rice is pissing me off. &nbsp;It's killing creativity. &nbsp;Rice is displaying emblems and stickers of stuff you don't have...can also carry over to a large tip on tiny stock exhaust piping (implying an exhaust system you don't have) or maybe chrome hub caps (implying expensive rims you don't have). &nbsp;It is nothing more and nothing less. &nbsp;BTW, the GTR emblem is rice. &nbsp;Any other custom modifications have only to do with taste. &nbsp;Rice has a definititon...but tastes differ. &nbsp;What one person thinks looks cool, another might think looks hideous...doesn't make it ricey, it's a difference in taste. &nbsp;Some people aren't as interested in going fast as they are in customizing interiors or putting together monster sound systems or custom fabricating elaborate exteriors. &nbsp;Those types of modifations might not be in a racer's taste, but it's not rice! &nbsp;If everybody followed some of y'all's &quot;definition&quot; of rice, car shows would be boring as ####.
STOP KILLING CREATIVITY!!!

Of course, non-rice things such as 3ft. wings on Echoes, 'custom' wooden body kits, and such are considered tasteless by the majority and should be avoided.:)

And BlueSix, nice car (except for that mis-badging). &nbsp;Being a speed freak, I spend my money and time making my car faster so I wouldn't do that to my car personally....but I commend you on your invested time and money into a car you clearly have a passion for.

[S13Grl]

Exactly what I said, maybe just one grain, not fifty pounds of rice...

Somebody lock this topic, please? If I were BlueSix, I'd get pissed off a long time ago. Good job taking our s[bleep] dude!

[Archangel]

Basically, bluesix, everyone is going to have an opinion on everything (especially whats rice or not), but what really matters is your opinion of it (after all, its your car).
But to summarize peoples opinions:
- the gtr badge is ricey (maybe replace it with a nissan badge)
- no one has had anything bad to say about the custom seats and interior, only compliments
- no one has really criticized the gauge cluster (but you have had compliments)
- lastly, the neon is borderline, some people like it, some people don't, some peole think its rice, and some don't. It all depends on what you think looks good on your car.

(Edited by Archangel at 12:28 pm on Oct. 10, 2001)

[BlueSix]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from msilvia on 8:55 pm on Oct. 9, 2001
Just saw the interior pics now. What you did w/ the b/w color scheme and the seats is pretty cool. I like that.

Lose the pep boys style steering wheel cover, tho! If you've done so much other expensive stuff to the car, why not get a custom wheel? Or have your current one leather wrapped again? Whatever it's present state is must be better than the cover you've got on it.

BTW, is that an empeg you've got playing in the video? If so, I'm #### jealous!
</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>

Yeah I don't much like the steering wheel cover (sorry Transient), but I was sick and tired of looking at the ripped leather on the factory wheel... I am either going to buy a replacement from a junkyard or else get a custom wheel if I can figure out how to relocate the cruise control buttons... anyone have any ideas about this?

Yeah, it's an empeg, and I love it.. I have around 2,500 songs stored and it's somewhere around 1/4 full.... It's a really nice piece, if you can, grab one, they are great.. www.riocar.com is the new site.

[BlueSix]

Hey I just want to say thanks you guys for all the comments, I appreciate everyone's input whether positive or not..
I am definitly gonna swap the GTR badge out with something else, I never really intended to have it in there it was just a case of my having the GTR emblem and noticing that it fit perfectly into the ashtray insert as I was making it.. So in it went..
I think I'll put a Nissan logo there, since I don't think that a Silvia emblem would fit (too long) unless I got one of the ones that just has the stylized 'S'... &nbsp;I do like those kind a lot though... &nbsp;Anyone know where to find them?

[transient]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from BlueSix on 8:44 am on Oct. 10, 2001
Yeah I don't much like the steering wheel cover (sorry Transient)</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>

No worries, I was just throwing that out there. I love my cover. It looks crappy, but it's comfortable as ####, hehehe.

[msilvia]

I used to have a pep boys wheel cover, was just this black ribbed stuff. &nbsp;It was cool that it was grippy and didn't get hot in the sun, but it was pretty ugly. &nbsp;I didn't realize how nice the stock steering wheel was until I took the cover off last spring. &nbsp;Mine's cracked as well, but still, it's so much nicer - even just the way it feels.

BlueSix, in the end, it's your personal ride, so do what you want with it. &nbsp;You def. don't have the ricer mentality, at any rate, if you were able to take that much criticism and be objective about it. &nbsp;It's all good.

[BlueSix]

I personally like the stock wheel's feel way better than the cover... The cover makes my wheel feel too 'fat' and I can't let my hands slide across it as fast as the factory leather.. &nbsp;Oh well the cover is staying until I get a new wheel... Anyone know how much I should pay for one at a junkyard?

[my240likenoother]

i think that every1 that says that it is rice i a retard and r gealous
i think it looks BOOM SHIT good job and keep it up

ps lose the gtr

[mike95s14]

I agree. &nbsp;Why can't we be creative? &nbsp;What's wrong with that? &nbsp;Just cause some people like to flashyf, it's rice? &nbsp;Bullshit! &nbsp;Blue-six, don't throw off the neons cause some folks didn't like it. &nbsp;If you like it, keep it. &nbsp;Creativity is what makes you unique from the rest. &nbsp; &nbsp;

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from LanceS13 on 11:43 pm on Oct. 9, 2001
Ok...the whole contortioning of the word rice is pissing me off. It's killing creativity. Rice is displaying emblems and stickers of stuff you don't have...can also carry over to a large tip on tiny stock exhaust piping (implying an exhaust system you don't have) or maybe chrome hub caps (implying expensive rims you don't have). It is nothing more and nothing less. BTW, the GTR emblem is rice. Any other custom modifications have only to do with taste. Rice has a definititon...but tastes differ. What one person thinks looks cool, another might think looks hideous...doesn't make it ricey, it's a difference in taste. Some people aren't as interested in going fast as they are in customizing interiors or putting together monster sound systems or custom fabricating elaborate exteriors. Those types of modifations might not be in a racer's taste, but it's not rice! If everybody followed some of y'all's &quot;definition&quot; of rice, car shows would be boring as ####.
STOP KILLING CREATIVITY!!!

Of course, non-rice things such as 3ft. wings on Echoes, 'custom' wooden body kits, and such are considered tasteless by the majority and should be avoided.:)

And BlueSix, nice car (except for that mis-badging). Being a speed freak, I spend my money and time making my car faster so I wouldn't do that to my car personally....but I commend you on your invested time and money into a car you clearly have a passion for.
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[BlueSix]

So basically the general feeling I'm getting is that I should get rid of the neon, redo the interior to look like stock, replace the seats with old cloth ones, but buy a bunch more GTR emblems and stick em everywhere right? &nbsp;

=P

Thanks again for the input and especially the complliments, guys (and girls)!

[my240likenoother]

ya i think that you got the flow now

LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL

[240sxracer]

hey blue six i know nuthing about interiors what type of materials did you use where did you buy them at what materials do you need to do something like this. how long did it take to do. whats your seats covered with. did you just use regular spray paint on your trim or is there some special paint you used. how did you prep your trim did you sand it. btw i think what you did is sweet just get rid of the gtr badge

[tnord]

i got a question..........who the #### cares if it's &quot;rice&quot; or not, let the guy do what he wants

[Bomix]

I think your hard work and effort are worthy of mention. &nbsp;I mean you did spend a lot of time on this work i'm sure. &nbsp;The neons are neat, Just what funtion do they serve? &nbsp;For show purpose how bout at Kit? or nice bomex wing? &nbsp;Nice Jap wheels or something. &nbsp;

The neons aren't that bad, just not my style IMHO. &nbsp;The $10 GT-R.. it's got-to Go! &nbsp;

[S14KAT]

I'm with everyone when I say lose the badge. &nbsp;I'd say get a Nismo badge if anything, and make it vertical, instead of facing you, just looks cleaner. &nbsp;But overall, I think you've done a great job with everything man, now add some more power mods!!..........haha, lata.

[S14Pilot]

Nasty.....Rice....i only had to look at one picture.

Question....do you have a GTR? &nbsp;If not, don't get the emblem....what are you doing shopping for stuff at Autozone anyway. &nbsp;Sounds Riceriffic.

[ca18guy]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from S14Pilot on 3:52 pm on Feb. 7, 2002
....what are you doing shopping for stuff at Autozone anyway. Sounds Riceriffic.</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>

Maybe he was looking for parts. Thats ussually why I go to buy stuff. Where do you buy your motor oil? As for 240sxracer, this subject is nearly 4 months old, if you want to ask Bluesix a question you could send him a personal message (one of those little icons) you would get an answer alot quicker since he doe'snt frequent the forum that much anymore.

[Bomix]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from ca18guy on 4<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'>1 pm on Feb. 7, 2002

this subject is nearly 4 months old, </td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>

haha i feel dumb now.. &nbsp;lol

[Bomix]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from ca18guy on 4<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'>1 pm on Feb. 7, 2002

this subject is nearly 4 months old, </td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>


haha i feel dumb now.
*oopps double posts..sorry.. server is getting slow i see..


(Edited by Bomix at 4:52 pm on Feb. 7, 2002)

[BlueSix]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from ca18guy on 4<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'>1 pm on Feb. 7, 2002
</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from S14Pilot on 3:52 pm on Feb. 7, 2002
....what are you doing shopping for stuff at Autozone anyway. Sounds Riceriffic.</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>

Maybe he was looking for parts. Thats ussually why I go to buy stuff. Where do you buy your motor oil? As for 240sxracer, this subject is nearly 4 months old, if you want to ask Bluesix a question you could send him a personal message (one of those little icons) you would get an answer alot quicker since he doe'snt frequent the forum that much anymore.
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Yes I do!

hahahaha!

[duderiffic]

Dude!! Do us modem users a favor and format that picture please!! &nbsp;It took me 4 minutes just to download!! &nbsp;And as far as I'm concerned, I feel sorry for you and I hope everything is reversable!! I hate interior modifications however, but if I did like them that looks cool, the door looks like it was done well, which is better than gay and shitty!!! &nbsp;The cool thing about a car (and life in general) is if you think it's cool than it's cool! &nbsp;Just like today, I got flamed by some chick today in a 93 Civic because I drove a &quot;No Name&quot; car. &nbsp; Funny. &nbsp;I though I had a cool car! <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('>

Jeff

[Arcane]

errrr....ummmm...uhhh...well, my mom said that if i can't say anything nice....peas

[my240likenoother]

i cant beleave that it has been this long and some1 has come to flame on his car
but sorry to tell you guys that he has more work dont to his car than most of us on the page
i personaly think that he has one of the top 3 cars on the site

[Arcane]

double post...peas

(Edited by Arcane at 5:22 pm on Feb. 7, 2002)

[chickenmanq]

Number 1, I HATE neon. &nbsp;However, it doesn't look that bad, and the install looks nice from the pics.

Number 2. &nbsp;Other than that, lose the GT-R badge. &nbsp;I'm not sure why stacks of nuts were used as spacers, but IMHO that looks pretty tacky, as well as the tabs used to cinch it down. &nbsp;If you could make it flush with the console, then yeah, go for it. &nbsp;However, I still think it should be something other than a GT-R emblem.

And it really doesn't matter, because you're going to do what you feel is right. &nbsp;However, should zilvia.net become a realm of neon, dropped, bagged show cars, I will just disappear into cyberspace. &nbsp;I don't think it will though, and besides that I'm sure a lot of people think: &quot;What the ####, doesn't he ever wash his truck?&quot; &nbsp;<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

[my240likenoother]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from chickenmanq on 10:29 pm on Feb. 7, 2002
Number 1, I HATE neon. However, it doesn't look that bad, and the install looks nice from the pics.

Number 2. Other than that, lose the GT-R badge. I'm not sure why stacks of nuts were used as spacers, but IMHO that looks pretty tacky, as well as the tabs used to cinch it down. If you could make it flush with the console, then yeah, go for it. However, I still think it should be something other than a GT-R emblem.

And it really doesn't matter, because you're going to do what you feel is right. However, should zilvia.net become a realm of neon, dropped, bagged show cars, I will just disappear into cyberspace. I don't think it will though, and besides that I'm sure a lot of people think: &quot;What the ####, doesn't he ever wash his truck?&quot; <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>


i dont think it will turn all show and no go there is too many people on here that r only concerned on going fast

[duderiffic]

Customized looking cars seems tacky, sometimes even childish... depends how it's done though!! I'm always finding exceptions... I guess I just cant' see showing for a job interview in some fucked up multi-color car with shit all over the dash... my opinion!

Jeff

[240meowth]

you see, i think unless you have an rb26dett and AWD in your car w/ hica, then MAYBE you can have the GT-R emblem, as for now try nismo?