wishing i didnt just buy a late model...

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  • HarryPotter
    No R3VLimiter
    • Jan 2010
    • 3642

    #76
    Can't get over the rear arches. Every late model dropped on IE3's looks like shit, even the HR races don't look that good on late models.

    Even if the car's not dropped it just looks odd the way it sits. Especially when eyeing the flow of the body lines. How the rear arch is a good 6-7 inches below that top body line and in the front it's pretty much touching it. Looks goofy.

    But yeah I'd take a late model right now in a heartbeat.


    "Its preparations are concealed, not published. Its mistakes are buried not headlined. Its dissenters are silenced, not praised. No expenditure is questioned, no rumor is printed, no secret is revealed."

    John F. Kennedy

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    • erik325i
      No R3VLimiter
      • Jan 2005
      • 3567

      #77
      There's nothing wrong with late model tails. Most early cars I see aren't low enough to look good with their high arches anyways. You just need to set your car up right.




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      • xwill112x
        Θέλησα έναν τίτλο συνήθειας, απορροφώ για να είμ&#
        • Jan 2009
        • 4237

        #78
        early model tails remind me of chevy celebrity's lol once i saw it, i can un see it. lol
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        • Wh33lhop
          R3V OG
          • Feb 2009
          • 11705

          #79
          Originally posted by Van Westervelt
          I hate how early tails look like their ass is puckering when you hit the brakes. And the euro fog placement is crap. Light output on late model tails, their overall layout and function is much more appealing.

          My old one in front with twin euro fogs on, E30 Trash's old delphin in tow.
          [snip]
          I dunno dude, rear fogs are pretty lame.
          paint sucks

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          • Jand3rson
            Banned
            • Oct 2003
            • 37587

            #80
            Originally posted by Wh33lhop
            I dunno dude, rear fogs are pretty lame.
            Never been a fan of rear fogs at all, it just looks like you're riding your brakes.

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            • Stephen
              Шлем ишака
              • Aug 2008
              • 10774

              #81
              I heard my name.

              I love my early model

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              • Wh33lhop
                R3V OG
                • Feb 2009
                • 11705

                #82
                Originally posted by Janderson
                Never been a fan of rear fogs at all, it just looks like you're riding your brakes.
                Never understood why people would ride around with them on (unless it's foggy). Some cars only have a rear fog on one side and people still drive with it on.
                paint sucks

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                • nouseforaname
                  Grease Monkey
                  • Jul 2009
                  • 322

                  #83
                  Originally posted by Wh33lhop
                  Never understood why people would ride around with them on (unless it's foggy). Some cars only have a rear fog on one side and people still drive with it on.
                  yeah, i've got a 2005 volvo xc70 that's got one rear fog. it looks stupid. it looks like the car has bad 80s vw electronics or something.

                  i couldn't believe there was only one, and before using the google-ater to confirm that's really how it supposed to be, i had a heated discussion with the dealer about how they wouldn't fix it. i was an ass, but i'm not apologizing. they're a dealer. i'm sure they deserved it for some other past sins.

                  i never thought rear fogs were worth a damn before i lived in the pnw. 80mph on super slick half concrete i-5, when cars are spraying so hard and visibility sucks, but everyone's still tailgating. yeah, it would probably a good idea to have your ass end blink like a f'ing xmas tree.
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                  • Van Westervelt
                    R3V OG
                    • May 2006
                    • 9365

                    #84
                    Originally posted by Wh33lhop
                    I dunno dude, rear fogs are pretty lame.
                    Originally posted by Janderson
                    Never been a fan of rear fogs at all, it just looks like you're riding your brakes.
                    Naw, they are actually pretty useful on the freeway in crap weather. I used them for storms, and when leading as to allow people to see me at great distances.

                    You guys are just inside the box. Its cool, just boring. ;)
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                    • quikveedb2
                      R3VLimited
                      • Sep 2007
                      • 2258

                      #85
                      i like my early models, and rear fogs. i don't have 'em right now, but they come in handy in shitty weather. they also work well for getting tailgaters off your ass.
                      Originally posted by Dozyproductions
                      You know why you're drinking that Pabst? No its probably not because it was the first beer you grabbed. It's because you're a winner.

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                      • QUKBMER
                        R3V OG
                        • Feb 2010
                        • 8178

                        #86
                        Perfer late model. Mine tuck very nice thank you. ;)
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                        garage queen 91 bmw 325is / 1972 Chevy El Camino 355 sbc 450hp

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                        • murad
                          Member
                          • Jul 2010
                          • 50

                          #87
                          i love my diving boards, the plastic bumpers defiantly look more modern, but if you make the diving boards all black and tuck em, should look badass

                          euro bumpers on the other hand aresooooodopeiwantsobadddd

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                          • Holland
                            R3V OG
                            • Nov 2008
                            • 7176

                            #88
                            I still stand by wanting a late model. Early tails and lack of valence are so meh.
                            1985 M10b18. 70maybewhpoffury. Over engineered S50b30 murica BBQ swap in progress.

                            Originally posted by DEV0 E30
                            You'd chugg this butt. I know you would. Ain't gotta' lie to kick it brostantinople.

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                            • txtorquemade
                              E30 Mastermind
                              • Mar 2009
                              • 1758

                              #89
                              I have a 87 (early) and 90 (late). For different reasons I like them both.

                              Early arches look better with 8x17's and 225-235 rears and 215 fronts. HR Sports at a min. HR races or coils make them almost too sexy. I actually like the mudflaps on the early arches on the rear. Makes not having a rear valance tolerable. Rear tails? I dunno. The big ole bastards do grow on you but, eh.

                              I havent tucked my DBs but being as my iS is Schwarz, Im thinking of tucking and painting them black.

                              Late PB's with eurotrim and eurogrills are very hot IMHO. I do see what everone says about the rear arches, and you really cant run anything too wide in the rear without excess neg camber, but the squatting dog look is something I actually kinda like in it's own way. Late tails with a plate filler look more modern and sleeker than the early tails and I like that look. If you run 205x7.5, or 8's on teh rear with a decent drop the "tuck" looks pretty sick. You just cant drop too low or you get the off balance look.

                              Eh.. I like them both. Either beats the living shit our of an Accord, right?
                              sigpic 1987 325is

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                              • Holland
                                R3V OG
                                • Nov 2008
                                • 7176

                                #90
                                SO much win here.

                                1985 M10b18. 70maybewhpoffury. Over engineered S50b30 murica BBQ swap in progress.

                                Originally posted by DEV0 E30
                                You'd chugg this butt. I know you would. Ain't gotta' lie to kick it brostantinople.

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