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[Blitz187]

OOOHHHH!!! Black on Black 3 series is like

 

[WeinerSchnitzel]

Thoughts?

 

[Time_Attack]

ugly. I'd have put it in Q-mods.

 

[McLaren]

Looks a helluva lot better than what usually happens to Accords.

 

[homeforsummer]

I quite like it. I'd do without the black bonnet as it makes it look a bit too much like a taxi, but otherwise it's not bad.

 

[Time_Attack]

Who wants to bet on if its real carbon fiber or if the guy just went to a junk yard and bought a black hood for that CF look...

 

[Joey D]

I'd rock that Accord, black bonnet and all.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

Poser ski rack is...poser

Overall, I have mixed feelings.

Who wants to bet on if its real carbon fiber or if the guy just went to a junk yard and bought a black hood for that CF look...

I would bet on black, but it makes it look a bit more interesting than if it was all gold.

 

[Joey D]

I think it's a bike rack, not a ski rack. Why do people hate roof racks so much though? I think they are awesome and would love on my car.

 

[Heldenzeit]

Looks like he stole the wheels off my Vette.

 

[Time_Attack]

because they're ugly and most people don't use them. If you need a bike rack take the damn thing off when you're not using it.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

For some reason I hate them. It's probably since I picture, as Duke put it once, an ape hanging off the steering wheel driving it.

Plus I bet it makes significant drag, which makes for worse mileage in trade for slightly better looks at best.

 

[Jim Prower]

Eh...C4 Corvette rims are heavy, even for production performance car rims. The later Grand Sport and C5 rims are much better, even if they don't have the same looks.

 

[Joey D]

For some reason I hate them. It's probably since I picture, as Duke put it once, an ape hanging off the steering wheel driving it.

Plus I bet it makes significant drag, which makes for worse mileage in trade for slightly better looks at best.

Ya it creates drag, but these aren't exactly performance cars. A couple of people I know have them and they don't really experience that much of a drop in mileage.

Like I said I want one for my car because I think they look awesome, but then again I'd use it too.

Eh...C4 Corvette rims are heavy, even for production performance car rims. The later Grand Sport and C5 rims are much better, even if they don't have the same looks.

I think it's more for looks verse performance. C4 rims just look good on some cars, even though they don't really look that good to begin with. Odd I know.

 

[speed junkie]

This might be a repost but its still awesome.

 

[Keef]

Who wants to bet on if its real carbon fiber or if the guy just went to a junk yard and bought a black hood for that CF look...

In my opinion that generation Accord is probably the cleanest design of them all. That he's gone and put a roof rack on it and a stupid black hood ruins it. It's not a frickin' station wagon, and it's not rocking down the touge with its black painted hood. Even the mud flaps and rain guards are iffy, because it's not a Civic of any sort. It would look good lowered and clean with some shiny wheels. Classy, even. But now it's just stupid.

And what the hell is with the ZR1 wheel craze all the sudden? Just because it fits and it's shiny doesn't mean it's cool. It's from a Corvette for cryin out loud! These kids got no taste anymore.

EDIT: Joey, roof racks are cool on a Subaru or a station wagon because they're designed to go places and do things. But that is...an Accord.

 

[Time_Attack]

Agreed.

 

[Horde_R35]

Cool Accord! But the rims give him a funny look when spinning... maybe its the angle of the picture!

 

[eSZee]

EDIT: Joey, roof racks are cool on a Subaru or a station wagon because they're designed to go places and do things. But that is...an Accord.

So if that was an accord wagon then it would be OK? You need a special kind of car in order to take your bike to a bike trail or to take your skis to the slopes? These places have roads leading to them, for a reason.

 

[Horde_R35]

So if that was an accord wagon then it would be OK? You need a special kind of car in order to take your bike to a bike trail or to take your skis to the slopes? These places have roads leading to them, for a reason.

Good point!

 

[Joey D]

EDIT: Joey, roof racks are cool on a Subaru or a station wagon because they're designed to go places and do things. But that is...an Accord.

Eh you're probably right, I dunno, it doesn't look too bad on the Accord though.

 

[Keef]

Just to clarify, I think it can be cool on a Mini too because Minis were designed with young, active lifestyles in mind.

 

[speed junkie]

Moar!

 

[WeinerSchnitzel]

I quite like it. I'd do without the black bonnet as it makes it look a bit too much like a taxi, but otherwise it's not bad.

Who wants to bet on if its real carbon fiber or if the guy just went to a junk yard and bought a black hood for that CF look...

I'd rock that Accord, black bonnet and all.

I would bet on black, but it makes it look a bit more interesting than if it was all gold.

From www.StanceWorks.com:
"Since hoping on board as an exclusive photographer in January, Adrian Figueroa has had the opportunity to see and shoot a handful of nice cars that he had to make his one of them. As it isn’t 100% finished yet and the hood is still primer black, it is still a work in progress"
http://www.stanceworks.com/canibeat/?p=10329

 

[Joey D]

Just to clarify, I think it can be cool on a Mini too because Minis were designed with young, active lifestyles in mind.

You need the right roof rack on a Cooper though, if you get the wrong one it looks awful.

This guy did it right:

That's pretty much what I want to do, I just don't want to pay for it right now. I'll probably wait till the autumn so I can get it and hook my skis on it.

 

[WeinerSchnitzel]

That does look pretty bad ass. But the red trim seems kind of off place, IMO.

Also,

 

[Joey D]

That does look pretty bad ass. But the red trim seems kind of off place, IMO.

Ya that's one of those MINI trends that I think is awful, just like the tow hook sticking out the front too.

 

[CDailey]

That Bud Light gear stick in that Jetta is awesome.

The I </3 Speedbumps sticker is nice too.

 

[Azuremen]

I think it's a bike rack, not a ski rack. Why do people hate roof racks so much though? I think they are awesome and would love on my car.

This is why...

It is currently apart of the Euro StanceWorks look that poseurs on BF.c and VWvortex like/liked for a while now. That Accord is some awkward attempt to emulate the Stanceworks look.

 

[WeinerSchnitzel]

The sticker is full of win.

And another Accord. This time an EX V6, just like the one I'm getting handed down.

http://www.stanceworks.com/?p=1169#more-1169

EDIT:

It is currently apart of the Euro StanceWorks look that poseurs on BF.c and VWvortex like/liked for a while now. That Accord is some awkward attempt to emulate the Stanceworks look.

Really? I haven't seen much VW's with roof racks, to be honest.. Most VWs I've seen are super low, and super clean.