Money doesn't buy you taste -- Lorinser W221
10-09-2006, 06:00 PM
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Money doesn't buy you taste -- Lorinser W221
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The front and rear bumpers are okay from Lorinser. The puddle lights, I'd like on the side skirts only. Get rid of everything else. The wheels are so-so. Dechrome them. And who the hell puts window deflectors on an S-Class?
10-09-2006, 08:24 PM
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10-09-2006, 10:08 PM
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Lose the badges stuck into the front quarter panel vents, the puddle lights on the front and rear bumpers, the wind deflectors and chrome window surrounds.... and that's a hot car.
A guy who works in a building next to one of my offices has a black S550 with the full Lorinser body kit and GFG chrome wheels. It looks stunning, as do his other cars... Pagani Zonda and Ferrari F430
A guy who works in a building next to one of my offices has a black S550 with the full Lorinser body kit and GFG chrome wheels. It looks stunning, as do his other cars... Pagani Zonda and Ferrari F430
10-09-2006, 10:16 PM
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Thought the Zonda wasn't allowed in the US?
Anyways, comming out of my dealership the other day was a white Lorinser S class...I wanted to get a closer look, but some old man was in it and I did not want to look creepy.
Anyways, comming out of my dealership the other day was a white Lorinser S class...I wanted to get a closer look, but some old man was in it and I did not want to look creepy.
10-10-2006, 01:15 AM
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This is not a new topic, yet here we go again with those conservative no-stylers that give zero room for creative and individual expression! It's an extreme love-it-or-hate-it look. That's Lorinser. Aftermarket kits are all about personal interpretation of an already nice car and taking it to a more unique, more exclusive place - some more aggressive than others - and somewhere where those staunch conservatives wouldn't dare to go because that's just not them. They like their car stock and that's okay for them. They like spending $100K on a car and being just another brick in the wall. That always made a lot of sense to me 
. But, it is pure discrimination and obtuseness when they start mocking the boldness of others who have taken the time, effort and expense into making a personal esthetic statement of their car other than just taking it to get detailed!
The side vents with the mesh and the chrome pieces may be a bit overdone, IMHO, however the front grille with the CL-style grille and the rear with the integrated exhaust are AWESOME additions and make the car so much more special and - I hate to say it - not just more of the same old boring sh*t that everyone and anyone else drives around in that no one will ever turn their head to look twice at
. But, it is pure discrimination and obtuseness when they start mocking the boldness of others who have taken the time, effort and expense into making a personal esthetic statement of their car other than just taking it to get detailed! The side vents with the mesh and the chrome pieces may be a bit overdone, IMHO, however the front grille with the CL-style grille and the rear with the integrated exhaust are AWESOME additions and make the car so much more special and - I hate to say it - not just more of the same old boring sh*t that everyone and anyone else drives around in that no one will ever turn their head to look twice at
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This is not a new topic, yet here we go again with those conservative no-stylers that give zero room for creative and individual expression! It's an extreme love-it-or-hate-it look. That's Lorinser. Aftermarket kits are all about personal interpretation of an already nice car and taking it to a more unique, more exclusive place - some more aggressive than others - and somewhere where those staunch conservatives wouldn't dare to go because that's just not them. They like their car stock and that's okay for them. They like spending $100K on a car and being just another brick in the wall. That always made a lot of sense to me . But, it is pure discrimination and obtuseness when they start mocking the boldness of others who have taken the time, effort and expense into making a personal esthetic statement of their car other than just taking it to get detailed!
The side vents with the mesh and the chrome pieces may be a bit overdone, IMHO, however the front grille with the CL-style grille and the rear with the integrated exhaust are AWESOME additions and make the car so much more special and - I hate to say it - not just more of the same old boring sh*t that everyone and anyone else drives around in that no one will ever turn their head to look twice at
. But, it is pure discrimination and obtuseness when they start mocking the boldness of others who have taken the time, effort and expense into making a personal esthetic statement of their car other than just taking it to get detailed! The side vents with the mesh and the chrome pieces may be a bit overdone, IMHO, however the front grille with the CL-style grille and the rear with the integrated exhaust are AWESOME additions and make the car so much more special and - I hate to say it - not just more of the same old boring sh*t that everyone and anyone else drives around in that no one will ever turn their head to look twice at
Got to get going...time for my detailing...:-)
10-10-2006, 04:54 PM
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Lose the badges stuck into the front quarter panel vents, the puddle lights on the front and rear bumpers, the wind deflectors and chrome window surrounds.... and that's a hot car.
A guy who works in a building next to one of my offices has a black S550 with the full Lorinser body kit and GFG chrome wheels. It looks stunning, as do his other cars... Pagani Zonda and Ferrari F430
A guy who works in a building next to one of my offices has a black S550 with the full Lorinser body kit and GFG chrome wheels. It looks stunning, as do his other cars... Pagani Zonda and Ferrari F430
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10-10-2006, 05:29 PM
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Well there is definitely at least one here in Scottsdale. I took a picture of it with my cell phone a while back, if I can find it I'll upload it.
It was unbelievable, by the way! Made the F car look rather mundane. And that humongous AMG engine
10-10-2006, 11:52 PM
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CLFREAK.....just cut and paste what Nevada said....in actuality, i like the car EXCEPT for the "puddle lights"(is that what those little blue lights on the ground surrounding the car are called?) and the wind deflectors. I think this black S600 looks alot better than the other Lorinser we talked about...maybe it is the chrome grills that i think look better.
Here is what i think is more tasteful....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEWA%3AIT
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Here is what i think is more tasteful....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEWA%3AIT
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10-11-2006, 05:15 AM
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We will never agree on this subject CL...there are those who have silver teeth or tatoos or rings in their nose, but there are also those who like it the way we got here. All these "personal interpretations" are somehow related to get someone to "turn their heads" and look at me...I'm different. If that is your thing (as I know it is with you) then chase the "unique." But when the unique becomes the usual chrome/body panel excess like this example, where do you go? Perhaps the "boring s***" becomes more head turning than the excessive overdone statements you seek.
Got to get going...time for my detailing...:-)
Got to get going...time for my detailing...:-)
This banter could've all been avoided if the conservatists of the automotive world would just respect others' freedom of expression and leave it at that and withhold the negative commentary. You don't have to like it, just respect it as us more "creative" types respect the stock look. Enough said.
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We will never agree on this subject CL...there are those who have silver teeth or tatoos or rings in their nose, but there are also those who like it the way we got here. All these "personal interpretations" are somehow related to get someone to "turn their heads" and look at me...I'm different. If that is your thing (as I know it is with you) then chase the "unique." But when the unique becomes the usual chrome/body panel excess like this example, where do you go? Perhaps the "boring s***" becomes more head turning than the excessive overdone statements you seek.
10-14-2006, 03:54 PM
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It's really not that bad. Plus notice it's in a different country. I watch lots of Asian movies and I get to see different styles in how cars are modified. Different cultures just have different ways of expression for the vehicles; it's just the way it is.
10-15-2006, 11:45 AM
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http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=100300
Next time I see it I'll get some better pictures. Overall the Zonda is the most desirable car I've ever laid eyes on. Much more special than an SLR. Byt I haven't seen a Veyron in the flesh as of yet.
The owner's black Lorinser S550 is very sharp too.
