V.I.P
 

Does anyone else think that the 6th gen would look great in a V.I.P look? I mean I know its usually for high end luxury cars, like the Lexus GS, LS..Acura RL ect ect..But for some reason, the 6th gen has the nice round look, just wondering has anyone done it? Slammed to the floor, with some nice rims, I think it would look sick..To bad our bodykits are limited...

For those that don't know what VIP is..not the best examples, but they will do..

http://www.1stoprimshop.com/images/g...us_gs400_1.jpg
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mmm well thats why im waiting for the new kit.
so i can slap that on then drop her.
no airbag tho. i choose to stay with coilovers.

yet when you hit the button it drops all the way down which is sexy. IMO

im debating on switching to airbags in the future when I slap my new stagger wheels on...

VIP YES... for now Muder out

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i would say go for the blacked out headlights baked of course....^^

a 6g would not be my choice for a vip (not v.i.p., rhymes with whip) maxima. actually no maxima would be, i30s clearly the more luxurious of the two and therfore the better choice but still fall short in the world of true vip.

it may never be vip, but you could use some of the styling cues. everything looks good slammed on well fitting wheels (something none of your examples have). i wouldn't even bother with a kit since nothing will capture the style.

1 advantage the 6g has is the rear suspension.

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Yes, and the Acura RL is NOT VIP....it is FWD.

if you really want VIP talk , Q45s and M35s/45s are more for VIP

many disagree on that one (as you know). its not a traditional platform but is pretty welll accepted.

http://www.blowdesign.co.jp/topics/img/81-1.jpg

http://aimgain.net/products/aero/img/ka9eu/pic1.jpg

what are you doin over here anyway?

they're AWD now? :rolleyes: not that it matters I guess..I always thought it went upon body style, and interior..not what wheels spin? Sure for a sports car, but why does it matter for vip? Sorry I'm new to this "vip" thing ha.

^you were wrong. all true vip platforms are rwd, v8, japanese sedans. theres constant debate as to what and whats not acceptable for "vip style" cars (non-platform), but true platforms aren't up for debate. best thing to do is to just build yourcar and not worry about the label.

I was here

excatly , cause if were talking about TRUE VIPs, then all the JDM hondas and toyotas in US arent JDM at all.

Okay let me reword this...Do you think a maxima would look good with the vip look..since its causing such a fuss about true vip and what not ahha

whats the name of the 5 star rims on the black lexus??? i think 6th gens are VIP qualified............... airbags, SP2, 12000K hid's, custom interior, and some 22's preferable the ones off that lexus :eek: i'd sh!t my pants

depends on what you mean by "look", which is why it comes up in the first place. if you mean... ...with a vultron bodykit then it will just look like most maximas except bagged on big wheels.

if you mean a slammed a34 with well fitting high-end wheels and modifications that follow/enhance the small amount of luxury look that a 6g maxima has then i say yes, it would look awesome.

i don't see any 5 spoke wheels on a black lexus.which pic?

sure looks like lexus headlights i could be wrong... looks like a LS

well i can't help you if you don't tell me which one. i'll take a stab in the dark and assume you're talking about these:

http://www.river-side.co.jp/html_img/rts/t-rts-3.jpg

trafficstar rts also released in the us under maya badging - you won't find these (or many other high end japanese wheels) larger than 20". 21"s have just started popping up since the release of the ls460/600.

:laugh: My girl has a BLkonBlk I35 that we have been working on.....Thats why I haven't done anything to the Y33 yet. And yes, some do accept the RL, but thats not a debate i want to get into.

thats it........... welp new vision, same as last but bagged on 20's or 21's

cool. let me know if you need anything as far as parts or general questions. i usually deal with a32s but i can probably help you if you need it. i got a sat of jics with your name on em. ;)

agreed. i think its been beat to death, and most here don't care anyway.

I've seen a couple VIP camrys and accords, lot of clean work and amazing cars, they looked VIP but I guess cause the owners did not buy Lexus, makes them not, seems like the internet is full of opinions that would never be voiced to anyone:)

lol................. i'm gonna have a VIP 5th gen :hide:

:D That's where I'm heading with my M. My wheels will be done and here in 6 weeks hopefully! I think the Max could pull off the VIP look. It's just there's no clean lip kits for the maxima.

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j1.../m35jicvip.jpg

i guarantee that if this idea was presented to a group of vip enthusiasts the responses would be a lot more harsh than what has been here. how do i know? because i did it. a year +, and lots of research later i have a better understanding of vip and try to play the middle ground. sure, you can adapt the style to whatever car you want but there are right and wrong ways to do it, and even then you can only do so much with some cars and even less with others. vip enthusiasts tend to be strong in tradition and do not want the style to be watered down like every other tuner trend (drift, jdm, etc.). it is very strong in "pay to play" mindset and throwing some big wheels, springs, and corny body kit is not going to cut it.

i recommend you do some research before you accuse ppl of hiding behind their computers. www.vipstylecars.com should get you started. search my threads there and you'll see i have championed for non-platform cars from the beginning, but when its somewhere like maxima.org, where understanding on the topic is minimal, guidelines need to be set off the jump.

VIP Huuum... FWD V6?

Corrected. Many of them come with V6s in their homelands and over here too for that matter. You should know better than that!!

This is the best VIP styled/inspired Maxima (actually a Cefiro from Singapore I believe) that I've seen so far:

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...1905_214-2.jpg

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...gp1973_109.jpg

i think this is the proper correction just to minimize confusion.

JIC's for the I35? How much, I have a guy that is trading a set of K sports for her stock Sport suspension and some cash...but I'm interested. What else do you have for the I35? She wants the Cefiro Grill too:D She has good taste...

From Stillen:
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From Wikipedia:

History

VIP Style modifications and history have often been linked to the yakuza. It is claimed that VIP Style came to be due to the risk of gangsters riding around in high-profile European sedans like the Mercedes S-Class or BMW M-Series. The attention could either bring about police action or retaliation from rival gangs. By using Japan domestic market cars with modifications associated with the creation of limousines, gangsters could avoid detection by the police and rival gangs.
Both Osaka street racers and Kanto area Bosozoku gangs adopted VIP Style in different ways. Osaka street racers, after suffering numerous police crackdowns on the Hanshin Expressway in the early 1990's, turned to sedans after police targeted sport compacts as a way to cruise while remaining incognito. Many design cues were taken from Mercedes-AMG cars. Kanto area bosozoku gangs took a somewhat different approach, by modifying sedans with cut coils and mufflers and were often bold and loud. They also drove recklessly, such as causing traffic jams and avoiding paying tolls. To mimic their yakuza counterparts, "Bos Bippus" used large black sedans.

Automotive enthusiasts adapted beyond luxury sedans, utilizing minivans and Kei cars. One advantage presented to enthusiasts is that such modifications can make a car luxurious without being expensive.

Characteristics

Cars associated with VIP Style usually have common characteristics; usually large diameter rims (usually broad faced designs) with low offsets that sit flush with the fender, exhausts that stick out past the rear bumper (although not so much emphasized these days), a full bodykit or lip kit, glossy paint and a lowered ride height (usually with coilovers or air ride). In Japan, cars use primarily coilovers. It is not uncommon to see extreme negative camber on many vip cars. Traditional colors of VIP Style cars are usually black, white, grey and silver.

Cars

Most VIP Styled cars are Japanese luxury cars such as the Nissan President, the Toyota Celsior and the Toyota Aristo, and although many European cars are also known to be modified in such ways (most of them German luxury sedans such as the Mercedes S-Class) these cars are VIP-styled and not true VIP platforms. As automotive enthusiasts began to do their own versions of VIP, everything from minivans like the Toyota Estima and Honda Odyssey, to keicars like the Suzuki Cappucino and Toyota bB have received similar modifications.

United States enthusiasts use USDM equivalents, such as the Lexus GS and LS series and Infiniti Q45.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Pancakes' in the house!! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

He's an avid member of the other forum Mike and I are on.

Mike, its funny how the discussion of what VIP is seems to always go the same way no matter what forum you are on.

^Werd....I'm on the other site too! I love Pancakes car...

thats why its called VIP STYLE MAXIMA ^^
i still want one!

please keep us posted, :eek: that sh!t looks mean awready

lexus>q45's as far as vip goes, just my opinion

man i wish i was rich.
one day i will own a VIP car, 2004 M45

who makes that exhaust??? seen a pic with it on a GS but it was bent upwards after the bumper, meanest VIP exhaust ever

Yeah I lived in Japan for 12 years and loved the hot look of the V.I.P.'s, in my opinion the Max may not make the grade but that doesnt mean you can't look good!!!

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...x/IMG_6817.jpg

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^ Looking like that I couldn't agree more!

They look nice but I always looked at those cars like ones with f-cked up suspension. I guess if you're into that look you can pull it off.