I was planning to carbon wrap my hardtop, but my son calls me ricer then.

[Dobiwallah]

I told my son that I was planning to carbon wrap my hardtop and plasti dip my rims. But my son said if you do that you are a ricer. So I looked that up on google:https://goo.gl/9Ungnd

It's not that bad is it?

Artist impression:

 

[t-tony]

Bad idea, keep the white roof.

Tony.

 

[GazHyde]

I think it would look great personally, if that makes you a "ricer" then embrace your inner ricer!

 

[andyglym]

My babies call me worse but hey, they know best. I think it's whatever flicks your switch, it's your car. Not for me personally though.

 

[Stormy_be]

Ricer would be if you would do that to a 75 bhp golf and add some more spoilers at the some time (certainly on a front wheel drive car)
If you would wrang the hardtop, why not in matt-black

 

[Grumps]

Never heard the term"ricer". Is it what we knew to be a "Gaz" in the late 80''s? Er soz Gaz

 

[Stormy_be]

Ricer = all "show", no "go"

 

[Grumps]

Ricer = all "show", no "go"

Lol! Thanks

 

[Mac]

"Ricer" is the term given to (often heavily) modified Honda/Nissan/JDM cars driven in the US of A.
See Fast and Furious 1-7 for further details...

If you're wrapping it in Carbon; then embrace your inner Ricer!
I think it works well with the color; although I would get them to wrap the 3rd brake light cover and the lower rear valence too.

 

[Rudyrov]

Its your car, don't worry about what others think...
When I got my top last year I almost did it as a wrap. I ended up painting it to match, mostly because I couldn't find a shop that had done it. and I wasn't sure about leaving the rubber gutters off.
Please let us know what you decide..

 

[Dino D]

If he's ever driven a performance Jap car then he'd know Ricer is a compliment!

Give me a 'ricer' gearshift any day!

 

[Dino D]

OEM BMW....diesel too..

On a Honda it's called rice on a BMW it called M Performance and worth extra money??
Maybe M is short for rice in German?!

 

[Dino D]

Cosmos black over Montreal blue

 

[AGT1953]

Hi,
I just cannot decide what to do about mine.
I bought this silver top a few months ago - I have mixed feelings about it working with an estoril blue car.
So, do I have it painted the same colour as the car, leave it as a contrasting item or do something radical??

Hmmmmm,

Andy.

 

[Rudyrov]

I had a light blue top that I bought and painted it to match the car after a few months.

 

[Dino D]

Hi,
I just cannot decide what to do about mine.
I bought this silver top a few months ago - I have mixed feelings about it working with an estoril blue car.
So, do I have it painted the same colour as the car, leave it as a contrasting item or do something radical??

Hmmmmm,

Andy.

I'd paint it estoril blue and try out seasonal radical looks with wraps or plastidip, maybe black with a pattern to look like mohair(!) or white complete with racing numbers on white circles on the doors etc!
EB looks nice with a matching top.

 

[oldcarman]

I've got a Boston green with oxford green top but I can't find the pic at the moment. I like the contrast! JIM

 

[FRANKIE]

I told my son that I was planning to carbon wrap my hardtop and plasti dip my rims. But my son said if you do that you are a ricer. So I looked that up on google:https://goo.gl/9Ungnd

It's not that bad is it?

Artist impression:

The trains out West used to have "cow catchers" on them to prevent major damage to the train. You've all seen them before:
:
Images for cow catcher



When I clicked on @Dobiwallah"s hyperlink, I saw pictures of cars, one of which reminded me of the above 'cow catcher', but perhaps just a
new style:

 

[Dobiwallah]

Never heard the term"ricer". Is it what we knew to be a "Gaz" in the late 80''s? Er soz Gaz

If you have teenagers they will make sure that you are updated with the language

Its your car, don't worry about what others think...
When I got my top last year I almost did it as a wrap. I ended up painting it to match, mostly because I couldn't find a shop that had done it. and I wasn't sure about leaving the rubber gutters off.
Please let us know what you decide..

I will decide when I take the hardtop off in November for the summer, but most likely I put the carbon wrap on.

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Cosmos black over Montreal blue

I like the combination.

Hi,
I just cannot decide what to do about mine.
I bought this silver top a few months ago - I have mixed feelings about it working with an estoril blue car.
So, do I have it painted the same colour as the car, leave it as a contrasting item or do something radical??

Hmmmmm,

Andy.

I like the combination.

I had a light blue top that I bought and painted it to match the car after a few months.View attachment 20714 View attachment 20715

yeah nah, some colors just don't match.

I didn't realize that there were so many replies, I didn't got the reply emails anymore.

Does it mean that this is a ricer too? or is it a riser?

 

[oldcarman]

If you want to see if you like it you could for a small investment, try the plastidiped method that @Cooper has used successfully. That way it would be easily removed and a wrap could be applied. I think it would definetly update the look and age of your car. I'm considering the process for my car. JIM