JDM Vette
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JDM Vette
Just thought id share some stuff i stumbled upon a few days ago.
Ive always thought C5 vettes looked really 'Vanilla' as far as sports cars go without some nice wheels at a minimum. Most of the lips ive seen arent really that great and I generally dont like the front bumper on the c4/5 Vettes. I was looking for some alternate aero options in case i go down the c5 route.
What do you guys think? Japanese Style Corvettes
Always cool to see a different take on cars.
Id love to see an American owners Vette with one of the Alex Racing Design front bumpers.
http://www.alex.ne.jp/corvette/top/corvette.html
Japanese C5 Owners Club
http://www.cat-co-ltd.co.jp/hashimoto/c5_prof_3.html
LOTS of info there and easy to navigate as its also in English. Check out some of the interesting mods, led taillights and very extensive projector headlight conversion, very thorough
Ive always thought C5 vettes looked really 'Vanilla' as far as sports cars go without some nice wheels at a minimum. Most of the lips ive seen arent really that great and I generally dont like the front bumper on the c4/5 Vettes. I was looking for some alternate aero options in case i go down the c5 route.
What do you guys think? Japanese Style Corvettes
Always cool to see a different take on cars.Id love to see an American owners Vette with one of the Alex Racing Design front bumpers.
http://www.alex.ne.jp/corvette/top/corvette.html
Japanese C5 Owners Club
http://www.cat-co-ltd.co.jp/hashimoto/c5_prof_3.html
LOTS of info there and easy to navigate as its also in English. Check out some of the interesting mods, led taillights and very extensive projector headlight conversion, very thorough
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First three are actually pretty cool, next three are a little too overdone for my tastes. Gotta say, though, I'm intrigued by the taillights on that last pict. Thanks for sharing this! Always cool to see the passion for customization outside of the US. 
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Perfect for track if that is what it is intended to be used for - if not then they can be a little wannabe - IMHO
I do like them but just not cup 'O tea
Thanks,Matt
I do like them but just not cup 'O tea
Thanks,Matt
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I'm not a fan of the stock front bumper..the corner lights just look a bit goofy. It looks like they just stuck all those features together in the design and hoped it would work. It's a very "busy" design. The C4's front bumper is sleeker.
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Some of those look pretty darn good - but that huge wing is 
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The hood is still "closed", but the hood has been raised (via spacers/washers) in order to let more heat escape from the engine bay. Whether or not it works... who knows. As someone briefly mentioned, it's a Japanese tuner thing... You'll even see a few JDM fanatics here in the U.S. do it, too. And ricers.
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The hood is still "closed", but the hood has been raised (via spacers/washers) in order to let more heat escape from the engine bay. Whether or not it works... who knows. As someone briefly mentioned, it's a Japanese tuner thing... You'll even see a few JDM fanatics here in the U.S. do it, too. And ricers.
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not my style at all. the one looks like it's trying to hard to be a Ferrari, and the rest look like they just bolted stuff up there so it would look different. more of a Honda thing in my opinion.
