Sunday 22 November 2009

Modifying:Are there any rules?

Its another post spawned from the previous ramblings in this arena and an area im not good and done with just yet!!

Its a frustrating game but modifying a car is a complex business or at least it sounds like it is when you read all the feedback people offer to other car owners.

From the outset if you have never modified a car,it is complicated but can only be more so if you allow it to be!!

They say the wheels maketh the car and to a large degree im going to have to agree.
The wrong choice will turn the look right over on its head,so i would always suggest spending more time getting this right than just running with your wallet and what you 'think' is trendy regardless of the fact the wheels you chose are 15 years out of date not to mention they were so iconic for all the wrong reasons that they dated in the first place lol,and then the fact the car dictates its own lines and shape.

dont fight it.if the car has an overwhelming look about it then try and follow its own simple rules.

So yes,we have established there are rules as such.But this is down to eye candy modding and a little bit of motor-art i think.Its all physics when you choose extra parts like spoilers and bumpers.If it changes the car too much,you have lost before you even started.

I buy a car i really want and then spend a few weeks seeing every single car out there for basic ideas.Sometimes you invariably rob an idea but thats perfectly fine.

If it works and its popualr,a good chance is had to say its a good idea.Not always but a good chunk of faith can be invested in popular modding.

Then theres your take on an idea.If its possible to twist and shape it further and add a missing element then go for it.On occasion you will even see ideas that are so damn obvious and yet no one has jumped on it.
This is your rare chance to establish yourself and to say 'i love this,and i can turn my hand to it'.

Dont leap before you look.Ok so im already well into this as above but seriosuly,ask about and phone people,talk talk talk.Scoop up as many right click and save pics you can and think.

I have been accused of running a re occuring theme several times over but ill maintain its what i like most,and no two cars allow you to pull off the same thing over and over wihtout a twist.So i have run it for 3 cars now and if you look at them side by side,you will see a massive difference in impact and tweaks on the theme each time.

so i personally know what i want from the outset,but every project gives you a new way to make it happen.

Asking for opinions is fine to some degree,but as of an earlier blog,dont let others literally dictate if its fine or not.If you cant judge for yourself what you like,you are basically screwed lol

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