** VIP NOOBS.LOOK!! **

[JN.FYC]

Tired of reading post.
About can this be Vip blah blah. is This Vip


"VIP car starts with just that, the platform or the car. Its not a VIP Car unless it starts with one of these cars. From Toyota, you have the Century, Celsior, Aristo, Crown, and Majesta. From Nissan you have the President, Cima, Gloria, Cedric, and the Q45."

Exceptions, i guess.* w/. Vip "STYLE"
a K-Car or Style Wagon.

:police:

Now stop asking questions about a 300C or a s13 or a s14.& other Crap.


Quote From V8 Aristo.
I think its important to read.

"I think the problem with someone trying to do VIPstyle on a non traditional platform is they don't know enough about the style to really it acheive that VIPstyle look. Sure, any one can slap on nice fitting wheels, slam the car and put a bodykit on and call it VIPstyle, but does it make it VIPstyle? Maybe or maybe not, and who is there to say that is not? If everyone did this, then VIPstyle would get lose in the translation. The style would be as meanless as "JDM", which in it's true form are nothing but original OEM parts (or cars) from Japanese that wasn't available for international consumption.

Call me a purist or elitist, just because I believe that VIPstyle belongs on certain platforms. But if nobody stands up to the real tradition of VIPstyle, then the word "VIPstyle" will be thrown around like any generic term "because it's the next coolest thing to come out of Japan". Do we really want VIPstyle to blow up and be a household word, not me if it's for the wrong reasons. I would rather get respect from the originator of the style than have a US version of VIPstyle so it will be more marketable for the US manufacturers. This is what it really boils down to, VIPstyle is the lastest trend to come out of Japan. And as with any style that comes out of Japan, alot of people want to be a part of it."








Additional Info
About the "VIP POPE" :police:
Who the Founder is & who was one of the O.G VIP Guys.
**
Standing in the middle of a convention hall outside of Philadelphia, Takahiro Taketomi looks a bit like Bogey. His eyes are stern and focused and ringed by the charcoal hue of lost sleep. His short black hair is neat and smoothed and shines. He doesn’t smile. In fact, he speaks with a grimace and like he is always about to light a cigarette.

Taketomi is one of the self-proclaimed founders of VIP style, the next great Japanese micro-trend to surface in America. “Bippu style,” as it is colorfully known in Japan, starts with a high-power luxury sedan. The car is slammed on ultra-thin tires and trimmed with boxy body kits. At first glance, a VIP style car might look like any tuner sedan on its way to Hot Import Nights, but there are specific details that set it apart.

A VIP style car might have a billet grille or metallic trim lines or polished wood inside. Window curtains are big. So are aftermarket emblems and hood ornaments. The look is a bit like Scarface Goes to Japan. And legend has it VIP style has roots in the yakuza (organized crime in Japan). True or not, Taketomi makes a strong case on its behalf.

Through a translator, Taketomi tells us he built his first VIP style car, a Nissan Cedric, in 1993. Three years later he founded Junction Produce, which specializes in products for VIP style cars. Today it is one of the best-known marques in VIP tuning and has its brand on everything from body kits to wheels to cuff links and bracelets. Junction Produce is also the first company of its kind to make a big push into the United States.

According to Taketomi, true VIP style tuning is limited to only 10 Nissan and Toyota models: Nissan President, Cima, Gloria, Cedric and Fuga; Toyota Celsior, Century, Aristo, Crown and Majesta. That’s it. Since most of those models come with powerful turbocharged engines in Japan, VIP style cars are rarely tuned for performance. More important is that they’re slammed as low as they can go on the widest wheels possible. Most of the other tuning parts somehow assist in this goal.

VIP stylers use air suspensions to raise their cars to install the wheels and tires and then lower the car on top. Tires are stretched beyond their limits to fit on oversized wheels. Extreme offsets are used so the wheel lips kiss the fenders. And it’s not unusual to see 245/30R tires on 19x10.5-inch wheels—the tuning equivalent of Fat Albert wearing the shorts of his enunciation-challenged friend Mushmouth.

Kelvin Tohar of Falken Tires, which is helping to spread the word in America, says, “It’s not the safest thing to do and Falken doesn’t recommend you do it for daily driving, but it’s the style.” Falken has partnered with Junction Produce to hawk its line of FR452 tires. In exchange Falken promotes Junction Produce at tuner shows and SEMA events, like the International Auto Salon, where we met Taketomi.

Tohar, who has his own VIP style Lexus GS 300 that he calls by its Japanese moniker Aristo, tells me elegance is the underlying statement. “At car shows, most [owners] won’t raise their hoods because it disrupts the flow of the car,” he says. “Even the Junction Produce exhaust is more of an aesthetic.”

Elegance is the word that’s repeated like a mantra by VIP style owners and companies. But it’s a strange sort of elegance. VIP style companies like Junction Produce, Wald and Auto Couture have logos that look vaguely Oxford Street but are more a Japanese version of mafia royalty, without any ironic subtext, like you’d imagine the parts delivered in purple velvet bags, à la Crown Royal.

And the parts aren’t cheap. Outfitting a car VIP style can run up to $20,000 and beyond. But as Tony Montana says in Scarface, “You gotta make the money first. Then when you get the money, you get the power. Then when you get the power, then you get the women.”[/font]

[Wald GS]

Tired of reading post.
About can this be Vip blah blah. is This Vip


"VIP car starts with just that, the platform or the car. Its not a VIP Car unless it starts with one of these cars. From Toyota, you have the Century, Celsior, Aristo, Crown, and Majesta. From Nissan you have the President, Cima, Gloria, Cedric, and the Q45."

Exceptions, i guess
a K-Car or Style Wagon.

:police:

Now stop asking questions about a 300C or a s13 or a s14.& other Crap.
Holy damn.

Thanks I just stickied it!!

[JN.FYC]

Thank you. ;D

[dvp]

Tired of reading post.
About can this be Vip blah blah. is This Vip

:police:

Now stop asking questions about a 300C or a s13 or a s14.& other Crap.
Holy damn.

werd lol :knuppel2:

D.

[clearstar society]

It may just be me, but I feel that I was fortunate to be on the inside looking out.

As much as we would really like to keep it true to what the Japanese have started, we don't have that luxury :(

We have 4 "true "platforms 8) with various generations..thank science for that :D


Maybe we should have a stickied thread on what the "True VIP" platforms are.


Thoughts VSC members?

I would really love to hear feedback on this. Obviously, this wouldn't be for the senior members, but the new members :angel:

[elpresidente]

I agree with johnny, thing change to much to be that closed mind. I disagree on only Japan chassis. US is limited.

[JN.FYC]

Then that wouldn't be VIP.

[mdenoga]

"VIP car starts with just that, the platform or the car. Its not a VIP Car unless it starts with one of these cars. From Toyota, you have the Century, Celsior, Aristo, Crown, and Majesta. From Nissan you have the President, Cima, Gloria, Cedric, and the Q45."

hey BoOsty what do you mean by "Century, President, Gloria, Crown, etc"... I never heard of these before. :p Are they available in the US? :smiley:

i think we should sticky the platforms and write up the equivalent in the US if applicable. there should be a previous thread with all this info.

[JN.FYC]

do you want me to answer that?.
lol

[hahajoey]

that's always been the argument no??

but think of it this way..

near stock let's say 95 q45. with maybe a few knick knack mods..
so u got a VIP platform with a few mods like drop.. maybe a set of used wheels..

vs...
lets say a new k-car.. like a scion xb... with new aggressive fitting wheels.. a lip kit of
some kind, maybe coilover/airride..

the kcar overall spent more, got better shit for the car as well.. but since it's not a
TRUE platform, then it falls short of being VIP? even though the q45's value is
less than 1/2 of msrp for the xb?

i mean.. i dunno.. i just know i like good fitting wheels on cars..
and weather that be called JDM.. VIP.. XYZ. or DUB.. it don't matter..
i know what i like when i see it..

[Brandicus]

that's always been the argument no??

but think of it this way..

near stock let's say 95 q45. with maybe a few knick knack mods..
so u got a VIP platform with a few mods like drop.. maybe a set of used wheels..

vs...
lets say a new k-car.. like a scion xb... with new aggressive fitting wheels.. a lip kit of
some kind, maybe coilover/airride..

the kcar overall spent more, got better s*** for the car as well.. but since it's not a
TRUE platform, then it falls short of being VIP? even though the q45's value is
less than 1/2 of msrp for the xb?

i mean.. i dunno.. i just know i like good fitting wheels on cars..
and weather that be called JDM.. VIP.. XYZ. or DUB.. it don't matter..
i know what i like when i see it..

i dont think its like that, if it were all about price of the car then some rolls or bently would take the prize for most vip right? its about keeping with the traditions and knowing the difference between the new and old styles

[V8_Aristo]

Show me a nice VIPstyled car and I'll say it's a nice VIPstyled car.

What is the difference between a true platfom and something to make it look that way. The problem is I haven't seen any nice VIPstyled car, aside from the other platforms they use in Japan (Xb, Fit, Previa, ect.)

Personally I would like to see some other cars VIPstyled, but nobody has come up with it.

[firelizard]

Personally I would like to see some other cars VIPstyled, but nobody has come up with it.

Usually it's a matter of "if you can afford a Lexus or Infiniti in the first place, you can afford a set of rims and some suspension and body goodies" I think.
It's the Scion crowd that I'd credit for bringing Vip influence to the "alternative" market in North America, and the Indonesian community for applying Vippish cues to just about anything.

I don't have the cash to get a nice set of wheels and air suspension on my car right now. If I had that kind of money I probably would have just gotten a more luxurious car in the first place...I believe this is the situation of many others, the ones asking "I'm gonna Vip my Corolla, how about these new Motegis?".

Solution is simply more eddication, so people can know what made Vip and continues to distinguish it. It's not just a look, it's a way of life, and if you can't do it yet, might as well learn in the meantime.

[hahajoey]

ahh..

yes.. indeed..

i like cars that look good..
to me its all about the stance.. the height.. the ways the tires fit on..
the ways the wheel look.. how flush it is.. how much or little camber..

any cheese on the car? like euro taillights.. or lite-up windsheild squirters?

those are the things that make/break a car in my book. but thats just my opinion..
and yes. i do like to see more VIP inspired/styled/looking/simular to/as-seen-on-tv
looking cars.. wether it be a rally car wrx or a honda fit.. i like all kinds of cars

[UrbanTacticz]

you know what i think?

all usa cars are VIP STYLE

if you build a car with authentic parts and not knockoffs, you like your car, you enjoy cars in general, bottom line, you are a car enthusiast. isn't that what it is about at the end of the day? who cares about the technicalities of vip, bippu, exe, dub, kstyle, whatever-the-f***

it's all about going against the norm and bringing out your own style or a style that better suits your platform. things like this are what invent new styles for mainstream society. case i point: DONK STYLE

sure, i'm not a fan of the style itself, but someone went against the grain and now its a real style that is recognized by our industry and abroad.

case closed :o

[MAX_POWERS]

Bootsy and the VIP :police: will probally not like this article in Modified Luxury & Exotics. I think Cadillac, Lincolns, Crown Vics, and 300s can make good USDM vip style cars.

[V8_Aristo]

So I guess the have a new name for it now "Auto Luxury" ::)

Atleast they didn't call it VIPcar or VIPstyle.

[JN.FYC]

:'(

[username]

:'(

don't be sad, now you can be part of AUTO LUXURY with your dream car which is Vip Influenced Camry! :2funny:

[JN.FYC]

:2funny:
LOL.

No Camry.

Im all about Tradition .
The True Vip. ;D