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Am I the only one that thinks "stanced" cars are hideous?
With you on this one to a degree. I like a low car with a kit as much as the next guy, but when you start taking a car that was primarily designed to be something of a road racer and weekend warrior (not just our cars) and then make them so low that they can't be driven hard (due to uneven road surfaces), add loads of camber and stretched tyres to accommodate huge wheels (which reduces traction).....I find that the cars end up being driven a super-slow miles per hour....which....kinda defeats the object to me in it's simplest term....mods like this are the epitome of RICE - Race Inspired Cosmetic Extra
Staying on topic with this particular kit for the W204...I think it's ok-ish. I guess it's the only alternative for sedans, but for the money, you could probably pay a talented craftsman to make you bespoke wide arches that would fit the lines of the car better. Personally, I'd like to see a widebody W204 (definitely a W212 widebody also), rather than just big arches that poke out un-naturally . Chip Foose fans will understand what I mean.
W204 C63 Coupe, W166 ML350 BlueTEC, 928GT, C5 Z06 & IS300 race cars, EQE 4Matic+ on order
Looks like they took a page from RAUH-Welt Begriff's book and decided to apply it to a variety of cars... just because it wasn't a 911 it doesn't mean that you can't completely ruin it and turn it into something fugly!
With you on this one to a degree. I like a low car with a kit as much as the next guy, but when you start taking a car that was primarily designed to be something of a road racer and weekend warrior (not just our cars) and then make them so low that they can't be driven hard (due to uneven road surfaces), add loads of camber and stretched tyres to accommodate huge wheels (which reduces traction).....I find that the cars end up being driven a super-slow miles per hour....which....kinda defeats the object to me in it's simplest term....mods like this are the epitome of RICE - Race Inspired Cosmetic Extra
Staying on topic with this particular kit for the W204...I think it's ok-ish. I guess it's the only alternative for sedans, but for the money, you could probably pay a talented craftsman to make you bespoke wide arches that would fit the lines of the car better. Personally, I'd like to see a widebody W204 (definitely a W212 widebody also), rather than just big arches that poke out un-naturally . Chip Foose fans will understand what I mean.
IMO those people who buy those cars with high power engines should have bought the cheapest model and make it look nice. leave the performance models to people who enjoy it.
Looks like they took a page from RAUH-Welt Begriff's book and decided to apply it to a variety of cars... just because it wasn't a 911 it doesn't mean that you can't completely ruin it and turn it into something fugly!
Not a fan. Too expensive and the air suspension is overpirced too. Personally I don't like any of the wide body work LB does to any of their cars. The bolts ruin the beautiful lines of all the cars. They look like some cheap pieces have been added to widen the cars.
I love wide body cars, and massive fenders but not if it looks like some crap has been added on. The only thing that I absolutely love by LB is their rear trunk lips. So aggressive and makes the cars rear look beefy (on the 458 and the c63) Most likely I will get their trunk lip in the next month or two. Already contacted them asking for additional pics as their shop is quite a big drive from Tokyo before I pull the trigger.
Agreed to each their own! I donno man, the lines look wrong on it to me. The lines pull in too many directions and you loose that perfect Ferrari flow that goes across the car.
Saw the progress photos of this on IG. I think it looks pretty nice and unique. Would I do this to mine? No. More so of price for the kit and also not the biggest fan of the exposed bolt fenders look that's getting popular for many. Rather go BS kit instead if I were to change my 63 appearance that dramatically. But props to Vader for taking the leap and doing something different.
It does look good but needs the carbon rear bumper splitters eitheir side to make up with the aggressive front, sides and spoiler.
I still wouldnt do it to a C63 though, surely to run it at a decent low hight it would have to be on air and I ran it on my last performance car and it just doesnt handle no where near coilovers.
01-15-2017, 07:19 AM
in it's simplest term....mods like this are the epitome of RICE - Race Inspired Cosmetic Extra
