What turned you to the VIP scene? [Archive]

JDizz

03-08-2008, 10:42 AM

Here are some cars that influenced me to fall in love with the VIP scene...

Nick's Y33...
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b20/jaynsee/DSC_3901.jpg

VIPstyle Estima...
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/Brandicus/DSC00160.jpg

...and an Aristo that gives me a funny feeling in my pants every time I see it.

My VIP sensei, HybridAristo <333
http://www.squadone.net/pictures/afmeetmarch/IMG_2975.jpg
http://www.squadone.net/pictures/afmeetmarch/IMG_2980.jpg

chrispy

03-08-2008, 10:55 AM

Great examples. When I first saw that photoshoot of Nick's car with the rest of the AF crew, I fell in love. A year later, I bought Nick's wheels. HybridAristo has my dream wheels though. I love his car as well.

When I saw Freddie's LS430, it was love at first sight. After seeing that JTuned photoshoot I had to build a VIP car.

Burn619

03-08-2008, 11:08 AM

AutoFashion had a few cars at the Auto Show in San Diego a couple years back.
I had never seen anything like it, I thank AF for my exposure entirely...

And I blame them for making me want a VIP ride even though I just paid off my '04... hahaha

//935GS400

03-08-2008, 11:28 AM

word! Autofashion's projects cars was a big infuluence here in the stateside. SickAzzspanky's aristo gave me wet dreams. lol.

airmax

03-08-2008, 11:29 AM

the first time i saw the fabulous RX. i still want one. then i saw the JP aristo...love at first sight

Avantgarde

03-08-2008, 11:30 AM

To be honest, I stumbled across some RC car bodies that were Cedrics and Glorias Somewhat VIP styled. I had no clue what they were. I researched the car itself and stumbled across VIP styled cars for real...once found out that people actually stretch tires on purpose i was hooked. Found everything i could find about VIP cars. This was back when VIP was all about the wild kits with large front scoops, whale tails, super deep wheels, wild exhaust tips, crazy stuff. EXE, EuroStyle (like the stuff you posted) hadn't been developed yet.

Pretty much got hooked a long time ago.

The website is no longer available and i can't seem to locate a sample pic, but there was a website with a funny name SkipperStreetLife or something like that, it used to cover all the Makuhari Messe shows as well as Yokohama Daikoku PA meets. That's where i first got hipped to the whole VIP style thing. Probably back in 1997 or 1998.

LOL i just remembered...Vans looked like Tranformer Dragonflies. It was wild looking. I think they still do these too LOL!
http://www.topgear.com/content/timetoburn/sections/carbage/pages/0094/main.jpg

JDizz

03-08-2008, 11:35 AM

Man I would love to see all the AF rides in person...too bad I missed out on the past meet :pat:

I finally decided to stop buying stuff for my current ride and look into getting a Y33. I'd love to get a Y33 but thats out of my budget at the moment lol

KickEachVerse

03-08-2008, 11:43 AM

I just remember always seeing pictures of VIP cars back when i still owned a 240. Always admired but never thought i'd ever get one because i thought to myself. "Damn that is too baller for me." Then one day i saw Antbo's gangster ass GS300 and it made me want to get a 4 dr big body sedan. After finding out my girl was prego it was time to step it up and cop a Lexus and that's what i did. AF will always be a strong influence on me. They're my homies.

I believe there's already a thread like this.

PANCAKES!

03-08-2008, 11:49 AM

For me it was being fortunate enough to live less than 5 min. away form AF talking to Freddie (AFL430) and learning all there is to know about VIP! :biggthumpup: Also I needed a new car and VIP was what I wanted to try! Nick Y33 is also my inspiration! =)

KickEachVerse

03-08-2008, 11:54 AM

Pancakes' Q45 inspired me to get an LS400. Haha.

JDizz

03-08-2008, 12:00 PM

I believe there's already a thread like this.

Oops sorry!!! I tried looking in the VIP 101 section but didnt see anything :pat:

PANCAKES!

03-08-2008, 12:43 PM

Pancakes' Q45 inspired me to get an LS400. Haha.

Shit! Sellin them rims to you is what inspired me to buy Antbo's rims! LOL!
:smiley-rofl: CHURCH!!!!!!

Avantgarde

03-08-2008, 12:57 PM

Shit! Sellin them rims to you is what inspired me to buy Antbo's rims! LOL!
:smiley-rofl: CHURCH!!!!!!

:smiley-rofl:

a clusterf*ck of inspiration abounds LOL!

I have to say your Q warmed me on the idea of Aimgain...I might go ahead with the Aimgain eventually LOL!

DaygoVIP619

03-08-2008, 01:07 PM

yea same here, found out my grl was pregnant and at the time i was working on my Mini Truck Project Tacoma. Sold it and was in the market for a 4 door big body. I was stuck between getting a S500 or the Q45 but i went with the Y33 because I searched and found nicks clean ass Q!

widebody_Q

03-08-2008, 01:15 PM

I found vsc by luck back when there was like 100 members. I was on everyday and couldnt get enough of the LS430 and Q45 F50. 6 months later I got a F50 and finially registered (didnt want to make a sn for a car I didnt have) It would of been funny if I would of made the sn widebodyLS and then wind up not getting an LS :smiley-rofl:

Motominded

03-08-2008, 02:02 PM

I absolutely love racing and street cars derived from it.

But amongst the 911s, GT-Rs, FD2s, FD3S, Foxbodys, Vettes, M3s, and Ferraris

I have always made room for those cars that are meant for different purposes.

Lowriders, 4X4s, Minitrucks, Luxerycars, and others.

VIP was just an addition to the family.

I remember learning about Junction Produce 4 years ago and how back a few years ago when i was telling people about VIP, everyone said it was rice.

"WHY IS IT ON THE GROUND?" OR "OMG WHAT DID HE HIT, WHY IS HIS REAR WHEEL SIDEWAYS?"

I was like "that's what makes it cool, airbags and that lip" They were like, whatever man, im a go read about Type R Hondas.

Krammy-toe

03-08-2008, 02:23 PM

friends of mine read VIP CAR and VIP Style magazine, and a couple actually own VIP style lexus LS's, one being a black 98 LS400 and the other a white 04 LS430, the 98 is full JP outfitted and running air runner suspension. i myself just got a silver 93 GS300 (pics soon!!). i particularly love the *ZS141 majesta and have 3 1/24 aoshima super vip series model kits of the car (K-Break, Junction Produce, Garson) which are in various stages of being built, as well as the JP century, and luxy2 series 14 aristo which i will build as a replica of my own car.

Brandicus

03-08-2008, 02:52 PM

my inspiration....
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/Brandicus/938920606_l.jpg
shame he never finished it though.

V.I.P_EPIK

03-09-2008, 11:34 AM

all of you guys are why i went/going VIP.. The outstanding knowledge about this expensive hobby...Cars really inspired me is Roy *LuxuryJCar and mike chen and pancakes... and all the other members on this forum.... :biggthumpup:

mdenoga

03-11-2008, 04:22 PM

I know I can speak for most but this is truly the car that inspired me.

:bowrofl: 1st JP DEMO CAR - Junction Produce GS400
Owner: John Liwanag, creator/founder of VIPStyleCars.com

VipDout

03-11-2008, 04:29 PM

actually I seen Pandags430 on Cl and he was bagged and looking Nioce .... then started looking into all the different ideas with bagged cars and seen VIP Gs cars ... made my life !

still need to hurry up and finish .. feel as if its always a race !

mebippu

03-11-2008, 05:07 PM

ditto on nicks car thats the reason why i got it. colorwise is cuz of zion. i was in the market for a car that i can actually drive people in and not getting pulled over quite as much as my s13

00scotty

03-12-2008, 05:53 AM

HERB's Q

TransformCelsior

03-12-2008, 08:47 AM

realizing there actually was a style catering specifically to japanese luxury cars. That was the biggest turn on for me. It was like nothing I've seen and something I've always wanted to do.

too bad I got into it a few years late.

importart

03-12-2008, 11:13 AM

honestly....for me, I was getting older (28 yrs old) and wanted a luxury car that would allow me to keep with my tuner roots and make it my own.

jltibbs

03-13-2008, 07:33 AM

import tuner article "keepin' it gangsta homie san" (http://www.importtuner.com/features/0612_impp_vip_style_tuner_cars/index.html). saw the mag at work, bought it, and been hooked every since. at the time i had a 95 maxima, totalled it in august 07, got my G50 just after thanksgiving.

romeo291

03-13-2008, 11:16 AM

For me, I got really interested in the vip tuning scene from looking at all the vip featured cars on jtuned. There are so many beautifully tuned cars on there, but for me, it was always the vip tuned ones that looked the best. Here are some of the cars that I think are inspirational:

Nick Fouseki's 2001 Infinity Q45T
http://www.jtuned.com/media/gallery%2Farticles%2FInfiniti%20Q45%20Nick%20Fouse kis%2F001%2Ejpg

http://www.jtuned.com/media/gallery%2Farticles%2FInfiniti%20Q45%20Nick%20Fouse kis%2F002%2Ejpg

http://www.jtuned.com/media/gallery%2Farticles%2FInfiniti%20Q45%20Nick%20Fouse kis%2F007%2Ejpg

Autofashion's GS300:
http://www.jtuned.com/media/gallery%2Farticles%2FLexus%20GS300%20Auto%20Fashio n%2F001%2Ejpg

http://www.jtuned.com/media/gallery%2Farticles%2FLexus%20GS300%20Auto%20Fashio n%2F010%2Ejpg

VIPStyleCars

03-13-2008, 12:18 PM

mdenoga

03-13-2008, 12:40 PM

its a long story for how I got started.....................

Either way, I'm glad that its still going and growing. Back when I first put my GS together in '03, Barely anyone had a damn clue on what was going on and I felt so lonely :(

I remember when you attended the DUB show in SF and they placed it right by the rig. And to tell you the truth, I bet the owner of DUB was so inspired by your GS that he later built a vip project LS430 with Wald kit/Auto Couture Magnifiques. =)

augdogg

03-13-2008, 01:00 PM

Love the look/style, platforms, and the people i've met because of the scene.

VipDout

03-13-2008, 01:15 PM

damn back in 03 ? Wonder what I had going on ... ahh yea i remember .. ;/ owning the honda scene ...

RotaryAE86

03-13-2008, 07:55 PM

honestly, ive had my hachi for about 8 years and am BIG on stance. then i saw franks (frankthetank) LS400 on another site(ae86 related, you can guess) and started digging. noticed vip was about what i liked: sick stance.

my name is Dutch and im an addict :P

JN.FYC

03-13-2008, 08:26 PM

my name is Dutch and im an addict :P

Freddie's Ls430 & Nick's Y33

My name is Joey and i am also an addict. :biggthumpup:

AutofashionFred

03-13-2008, 08:29 PM

I started because its thew cool thing to do. Have u noticed that there are shops popping up that are VIP now!!!!!!!!!! I want to be just liek them! JK what started me was that once a tuner always a tuner and this is the only thing that can be tuned and keep it japanese!!!! I dont like DUB and im over the JDM thing. I cant see myself buying a classy ride that is american. So i turned to this. Still a tuner and always will be a tuner!!!!!!

deesfd430

03-13-2008, 10:32 PM

After having an SR20det 240sx and a twin turbo RX7, I got tired getting fucked with by cops. And I got tired of fixing the RX7. So my homie Phraject told to me to go VIP and get a LS430. So thanks Jeff!

pinoy_islander

03-14-2008, 01:59 AM

I know I can speak for most but this is truly the car that inspired me.

:bowrofl: 1st JP DEMO CAR - Junction Produce GS400
Owner: John Liwanag, creator/founder of VIPStyleCars.com

I totally agree with you mike!

jdm94sir

03-16-2008, 12:41 AM

For me i'm just getting in to the vip style. I love driving hondas and as soon as i can i'm getting me anothor one. But i can't drive them now do to 2 many tickets :) If i get one more i'll lose my lisence and that means i lose my job. So i know that i need to get something different hopefully the 20s and the air suspention will stop me from getting in to more trubel. But you never know. ( i got a parts car 00 Q45 black and i was thinking of taking the diff out and welding it so i can try drifting the big v8- i dont think i'm going to do that but you never know one weekend can get really boring ;)

widebody_Q

03-16-2008, 02:10 AM

My mother was an OG vip car builder. Shes been long out of the game but she passed the torch to me.

Yokotas13

03-16-2008, 03:38 AM

so i can waste exorbiant amounts of money, just to say im cooler than you

jrdrgz

03-17-2008, 04:31 PM

I started liking vips after i saw a VIP LS400 in a magazine. Then a couple of my friends started to get into bozo style and vip style and i liked what they were doing so now here i am.

airmax

03-17-2008, 09:25 PM

the first time i saw the fabulous RX. i still want one. then i saw the JP aristo...love at first sight

just thought id add a pic

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/nuWest/fabulous%20rx/rx_01.jpg

ClutchOne

03-17-2008, 11:19 PM

I have always known about Vipp Culture and I Knew I would get More into Vipp Lifestyle but for a while I just Kept Putting It Off while Building a Silvia, but then I went to Nisei Week a long time ago and talked to Ron from Team SuperStar and seen his Q45 in Person... Let me tell you these Pictures below doesnt do this Car Justice. So from then I started Really Studying Vipp Harder than Ever Before and Saving for my Own True Platform.

Here is Video of It...

The Noodles Video (http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=782251)

Pics I Took from that Day at Nisei...

~My VIP Best of Show~
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h24/JDMCHAT/president.jpg
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h24/JDMCHAT/president1.jpg

and a Rolling Shot I found on www.NWP4Life.com (http://www.NWP4Life.com)

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a274/CLUTCH_ONE/RondeezyQ45Superstar.jpg

jrdrgz

03-17-2008, 11:41 PM

that is one of the hottest cars i've seen.

Dominik

03-18-2008, 05:11 AM

Damn you guys are all getting into it so recently...

When i first saw vip it looked like this. And i loved it!
http://tanetane92.web.infoseek.co.jp/022201.jpg

http://tanetane92.web.infoseek.co.jp/022211.jpg

But I didnt have the knowlege or the money to get into it properly. When these new standard fender cars came out i got really annoyed because i thought they were taming down a mad style... But it soon grew on me too...

VIPstatus671

03-18-2008, 06:17 AM

the cars from JP, wald,etc...got me into it. i was still in middle school when i submerged myself with VIP stylings

airmax

03-18-2008, 08:18 AM

Damn you guys are all getting into it so recently...

yeah ive loved this style for the passed 4 years or so. still wanted to finish up my integra so i never really looked into it too much. i should have gotten out of the hondas alot sooner :pat:

ClutchOne

03-19-2008, 01:49 AM

Damn you guys are all getting into it so recently...

When i first saw vip it looked like this. And I loved It...

But I didnt have the knowlege or the money to get into it properly. When these new standard fender cars came out i got really annoyed because i thought they were taming down a mad style... But it soon grew on me too...

The Pics you Posted Above is Exactly how My Build is Headed... Most of my Body Work will be Custom Fabbed and my Aim is Oldskool Bozed Out... :drool:

moosejuice

03-20-2008, 11:40 AM

With me it was within thw last couple years, even though I don't drive vip or even vip styled at this time.

No cars in perticular just the style itself...

B-

urmyhero4now

03-20-2008, 11:42 AM

when i got a korean girlfriend who couldnt stand my s13's cage raddling everywhere.:shrug:......no jk...it was actually by total accident...i had eurolines on my s13. thought they look cool...wrecked my s13...went on craiglist...looked for a car in my price range cuz i was in dying need of one...this one fit my budget..and i got it. lowered it on the eurolines and found out i was in a whole new game

the head

03-21-2008, 10:05 AM

I have been into a ton of scenes throughout the years and many simultaniously because of my love of all types of vehicles, wandered here from another forum due to the build of a beautiful white Jag, was not sure what I would find but after seeing the Fabulous RX I think I have some inspiration to do up my X5 in a similar manner

Cedric

03-22-2008, 08:11 AM

Well I've always had "race cars" I guess you would say, a couple RB swapped 240's, a couple 400+hp DSM's, a few swapped Hondas, and I still have my RX7, as with any car like that they all rode like ass, had no AC, were constantly always breaking down etc. etc. so after the last time the motor in my RX7 blew I ended saying screw it I want a nice car for once, and since I had always loved clean VIP style car, I parked the RX7, as it sits now in my driveway lol. Then began the test so off I went looking for a car. Origionally I started looking for an IS300 but then I saw my Cedric and it was love at first sight haha. Thats my story.

Yokotas13

03-22-2008, 07:04 PM

buillshit, you need to sell my yourcedric in two years

Yokotas13

03-22-2008, 07:15 PM

Cedric

03-22-2008, 09:19 PM

buillshit, you need to sell my yourcedric in two years

haha no thanks, I love this car!

barr8600

03-22-2008, 10:57 PM

importtuner article keppin it gangsta, Ihad a 95 civic hatch, started doing my homework on VIP's, ended up here and finally settled on an q45t 97, sold the civic and bought the Q

_j sports. Legend

03-24-2008, 04:44 AM

i've done the whole JDM scene. I still have my DA but think of it as a toy/weekend track warrior only. I can't drive it daily. I purchased a CB7 and tried to VIP/JDM the car with a few parts. that went well for a awhile. I just didn't see myself driving an accord. Sold it and finally jumped into the odd side of the VIP car scene the KA9. I was originally gonna purchase a GS300 Aristo or a 97 BMW M3 but I see too many out on the road already. I guess I wanna build different and to not leave the Honda family behind.

Grant H

04-10-2008, 10:27 PM

In a word
Benji
i guess thats a name but you get the idea.

jubei07

04-10-2008, 11:06 PM

Anyone remember a japanese magazine from the early 90's "BIG SEDAN". I saw Win Corporations Y33 FORTE kit. It burned an image in my brain. LOL. I can't find any pictures online but I have the mag still. LOL

airmax

04-11-2008, 10:51 AM

a friend of mine still has a bunch of those magazines...he used to be the only person around here that sold japanese accessories.

04-11-2008, 11:18 AM

My mother was an OG vip car builder. Shes been long out of the game but she passed the torch to me.
LMAO! WTF?

i was doin my usual nerdy thing, lookin for ideas on how to build my car and set it apart from the rest of the community i was/am in. i've always been about clean and low so it worked for me. except for the fact that i'm just a wanna-be w/ a non-platform.:smiley-rofl:

04-11-2008, 11:20 AM

http://tanetane92.web.infoseek.co.jp/022201.jpg

http://tanetane92.web.infoseek.co.jp/022211.jpg:innoutrofl2:

whiteivory

04-17-2008, 12:17 PM

My first real exposure to the entire VIP culture was actually from this site.
I love the GS400 and was simply browsing through pictures, when I landed on the article posted on the front page.

Props to the owner of this board for being the fore-runner.

epi79

04-17-2008, 12:46 PM

love vip style since first day i had my license

RASRX7

04-17-2008, 01:19 PM

I had a fixed up cressida and started loving the big sedan look. Then i saw v8aristos bigger gs and did more research on vip cars. i saw that there was way more to this vip thing..

VipDout

04-17-2008, 02:20 PM

All the OG's paved the way for me ... when I was searching for a new style ...

Shinchu

04-18-2008, 01:52 AM

been into japanese cars since 1995. i'm more into drifting than anything else.
(i've owned an 89 civic hatch with ZC motor, 92 240sx, 86 corolla GTS, 94 silvia)
noticed VIP cars as early as 2003?
saw some drift tengoku vids with chasers, aristos, etc. "...that shit is hot."
moved to japan in 2005
decided my wife needed something with 4 doors, reliable. so i got her a JZX90 Cresta.
no way close to VIP, but it got me thinking...

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/3673/20z7dqajh7.jpg

now that she is pregnant with twins, we are taking it to the next level. looking at getting 2001^ GS300 when we move back to San Diego next month. just gonna go more "EXE" style than VIP, since it needs to be practical for her to drive around with two bundles of joy in the back... just some tein CS and flush 18's.
ran accross this site while researching VIP stuff for the GS/aristo.
oh and YokotaS13 sucks my nads.
=)

kaizer

04-18-2008, 02:10 AM

18s on the GS will look terribly small if you don't plan to slam it down, IMHO. 20s is a better choice.

Shinchu

04-18-2008, 02:23 AM

it needs to be practical for her to drive around with two bundles of joy in the back... just some tein CS and flush 18's.

can't do 20's for that reason. plus i refuse to put 20's on anything. 19's would be the absolute biggest i would go. trust me, i'm a fitment nazi who does his homework. i'll make 18's look baller. :biggthumpup:

kaizer

04-18-2008, 02:58 AM

Good to hear that man. Can't wait to see ur pimped GS Biggthumpup

eazy_mas

04-18-2008, 03:40 AM

well i was alway intersted in cars.

I seen hotrods, seen lowriders, seen the american import so it typical that i would find the VIP style.

I like it because it not the type of cars that says looks at me it more of a elgant upgrade for the car.

Right now I own a Ford Fiesta 2005 model and though of making some upgrade but there is the cash thing.

vegasEseries

04-19-2008, 10:45 PM

i've always been into luxury cars, i've gone through mercedes and lexus way before vip was known. i guess the way i see it is honda scene is dying, yeah its a trend that everyone is doing now a days. im not doing it to go big or to be known, it's time to move on to bigger and better things.

Joe$

04-21-2008, 12:22 AM

i have to say its the amazing wheel setups on alot of vips that got me. i love wheels. alot!!
but the fact that i have kids and need a 4dr(well i dont think i need a four door but my wife thinks i do and married guys will tell you what wife says goes most of the time.) but now that i have a 4dr i can buy a vert now.

plus i love the allaround of the GS--- and cars like it. i have an IS300 now not a vip platform i know but the comfort and performance is awsome plus its still luxury and can do 150mph look good doing it and still ride comfy enough for the family to jump in and take a trip.
my next car will probly be a gs300 or 430 and then a s2000

shoeshineninja

04-22-2008, 07:44 PM

if you look at the many sik setups on this forum from the og's to the hard upcoming noobs that question will quickly be answered.=)

revel

04-22-2008, 11:13 PM

my initial VIP love:
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a247/gc8sti/Random%20Crap/DSC00127.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a247/gc8sti/Random%20Crap/IMG_56341.jpg

and now:
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a247/gc8sti/Random%20Crap/ph_rd02_no011b.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a247/gc8sti/Random%20Crap/s13f_3.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a247/gc8sti/Random%20Crap/funny-pictures-kitten-in-car-wheel.jpg