Rice or not?
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Rice or not?
Attended the Effingham show over the weekend and saw a c5 vert with chrome sport bars/rollbar and thought they looked great with the chrome wheels. Thinking about getting a set -- any opinions?
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Originally Posted by baylee2011
Attended the Effingham show over the weekend and saw a c5 vert with chrome sport bars/rollbar and thought they looked great with the chrome wheels. Thinking about getting a set -- any opinions?
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Definetly not rice. If you're talking about the hoops that go behind the seat's this in no way would qualify for rice.
Rice = gay. Tasteful chrome = not gay. Therefore tasteful chrome can never be rice.
Rice = gay. Tasteful chrome = not gay. Therefore tasteful chrome can never be rice.
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I don't know about everyone else, but my experience with the 'rice or not' question is this:
If you have to ask, then it probably is.
(reserving judgment on this particular issue until we see pics....)
-Mike
If you have to ask, then it probably is.
(reserving judgment on this particular issue until we see pics....)
-Mike
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Last edited by CR555; Sep 21, 2004 at 11:14 PM.
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Vert - OK !!
I have seen these in several convertibles and they look great but WCC advertises them for a coupe and hardtop. I think not !! I have better places to spend my $400 on my FRC than on hoops that no one will see and will only get in the way. Just my .02
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Originally Posted by Neablas
Definetly not rice. If you're talking about the hoops that go behind the seat's this in no way would qualify for rice.
Rice = gay. Tasteful chrome = not gay. Therefore tasteful chrome can never be rice.
Rice = gay. Tasteful chrome = not gay. Therefore tasteful chrome can never be rice.
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From: SCMR Rat Pack'r Charter Member..Great Bend KS
Originally Posted by m1k3
If you have to ask, then it probably is.
"Rice" is non-functional cosmetics.
These hoops just might qualify.
(They still look good, though)
Larry
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Here's some big $$$ hoops from Mid America:
http://www.madvet.com/shop?frame=2.3521
And these are Andy's: https://www.aandacorvette.com/cart/s...p?MainCatID=15
http://www.madvet.com/shop?frame=2.3521
And these are Andy's: https://www.aandacorvette.com/cart/s...p?MainCatID=15
Last edited by CR555; Sep 21, 2004 at 11:15 PM.
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Not rice, that's for sure. Looks good on the Vert.
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The other day it was some billet gas cap door and now it's more bolt on stuff. Ask yourself if you would pay extra for any of these mods...most just turn off buyers. A mod with a real purpose (shocks, head/cam, etc.) is far different than cosmetic changes...but most reduce the value of the car anyway.
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Originally Posted by Tombone
Couldn't resist 
There now I feel better, back to my cave By the way that vert is great looking!!!!!!!!!!! It also has the mods in question and it sets the car appart from others........
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Got 'em, love 'em, don't care if you like 'em.I bought them for ME. By the way, WCC had a GP for $279 shipped (Not $400)
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Thanks guys for all your positive feedback . You sure don't hear much of that around these parts lately. 
Check out my gallery
http://www.photohost.org/gallery/sho...00/ppuser/2206
. You sure don't hear much of that around these parts lately. Check out my gallery
http://www.photohost.org/gallery/sho...00/ppuser/2206
Last edited by Tombone; Sep 20, 2004 at 08:20 PM.
