Spoilered-up or Naturelle?

[Silver Surfer]

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What is general consensus?

SS

[Silver Surfer]

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[Silver Surfer]

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[Silver Surfer]

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[Silver Surfer]

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[Silver Surfer]

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[Dragonlady]

For Ian the first picture - spoilered

For me the third pciture - still spoilered though

Sharon

:)

[NSX 2000]

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What is general consensus?

SS

I would like to see the above picture the other way round (standard car in front skirted car in back ground) to compare and contrast.

Do we think the car in the foreground is lowerd or really big wheels?

The whole skirt/spoiler thing is a personal thing, I've been toying with the idea of a type r rear spoiler for years but still unsure :unsure: Due to my front bonnet having so many stone chips I'm now thinking of a type r bonnet, as I'll tell the wife it's cheaper than having the bonnet resprayed:D

[markc]

The first pic isn't quite a fair comparison as the spoilered car is lowered and has bigger wheels. However it'd probably be a combination for me...

I'm not a fan of the bigger front spoilers, especially when colour coded.
I prefer the original sideskirts to the facelift (or aftermarket) ones.
I prefer the facelift rear valance.
I'm neutral on the NSX-R rear spoiler but if fitted it should be black (maybe carbon), this goes particularly well with the black roof.
That engine cover is plain nasty!

All IMHO of course :)

Cheers

Mark

[markc]

I would like to see the above picture the other way round (standard car in front skirted car in back ground) to compare and contrast.

Do we think the car in the foreground is lowerd or really big wheels?

The whole skirt/spoiler thing is a personal thing, I've been toying with the idea of a type r rear spoiler for years but still unsure :unsure: Due to my front bonnet having so many stone chips I'm now thinking of a type r bonnet, as I'll tell the wife it's cheaper than having the bonnet resprayed:D

Great minds ehh, I was still typing when you posted :)

I forgot to add that personally I'm no fan of the NSX-R bonnet, especially if left unpainted.

Paul I think that on all black cars any additions tend to look smaller i.e. more subtle, so you can get away with more if you're so inclined.

I really need my nose painted now due to stone chips but my oddly my bonnet is still fine.

Cheers

Mark

[WhyOne?]

I prefer un-spoilered cars.

They look 'lighter', more delicate.

Spoilers = automotive equivalent of stone-cladding your house.

(Type-R rear wing & bonnet both excluded from this - when properly executed, both look fine.)

IMHO of course.

[AR]

I am not a fan of the Wing West front spoiler or side skirts.

O2 balance without side skirts looks unbalanced.

IMHO etc.

[eclipse1501]

This month im into Burger King but then again I also love a McRoyal. How many owners on this forum have modded then demodded, only to mod again later. Do what you feel at the time. Nothing is forever!

[Nick Graves]

I prefer un-spoilered cars.

They look 'lighter', more delicate.

Spoilers = automotive equivalent of stone-cladding your house.

(Type-R rear wing & bonnet both excluded from this - when properly executed, both look fine.)

IMHO of course.

I agree; unless it's a racing car!

I like the facelift bits on the facelifts, but putting those bits on a pop-up just looks uncohesive.

Ricing sort of suits a GTR but doesn't an NSX - that's the difference.

[AR]

Ricing sort of suits a GTR but doesn't an NSX - that's the difference.

Ricing wow that is a bit of a strong term. The difference is a lot more like 300 horses and 20 years.

[jaytip]

Each to their own i suppose but i never EVER got a bad comment on this car,or heard one through a third party.
In fact i came out of Pets At Home once to see a kid with his father photographing it.
Honda didn't always get it right guys,so just because it looks different to how Honda intended,it doesn't make it worse.Honda destroyed the look of the Prelude with the last model they did.
Just my opinion and all that.

[m666 edd]

Personally I find the following suitable on an NSX:

1) Standard: Keeping the car standard as a 1990 era car.

2) Visually modified: Modifications should look subtle and look like it could be a factory model or options. The aim being to up date the look of the car.

3) Performance modified: Form should follow function and should be balanced throughout the car so it is purpose modified.

So basically modifications that fit a purpose are good.

This only matters if you care what other people think about your car. That said this could easily be only 1 person's opinion - Mine.

[TheSebringOne]

I prefer the OEM look and keep it standard as intended.

Yep the last Prelude was not as nice as the curvy one before it!

[Nick Graves]

...is the conventional wisdom. Looks like a Pontiac Friebird frightened an XJ-S to me!

The 5G is a (slightly dumpy) return to the stunningly well-proportioned design of the 2 & 3G. I fear a "6G" today would look like it had eaten all the pies well into middle-age, so the 5G could be a lot worse than it is. Except photographed; the rear 3/4 really looks hideously disjointed, which it doesn't in the metal.

O/T - I agree about the performance mods; my S2000 runs Mugen GP wheels, so I'm not immune to the Ricer bug myself. I'd like to see an NSX on the same design. I'll get round to it one day. As far as body kits go, I've yet to see one that looks as if it IS a factory-job.

Having said that the S2000 CR's front spoiler is a little heavy-handed, if functional. Not as if OEM is always best, indeed.

Even with NA2.5s, I appreciate the aerodynamics of the kit, but I've 'gone off' it a bit. I did think it was a clever update, but the more I stare at a pop-up, the better I like it. Funny what one gets used to.

[MXRider79]

I had one of the 4ws tiptronic 2.2? preludes... was ok to drive but felt a bit like a boat.. the front end was just way too long!! but i was only 17/18 at the time and was racing everywhere!! only kept it about 4/5 months!

With the NSX... i love the original look and would have probably kept mine standard if it wasnt so expensive to do so!!.. I haev had a (hopefully when finished) quite subtle kit on it that will retain a lot of the original shape! I was also looking to make it stand out a little bit!..

The guys doing it for me have promised not to go OTT and make it "fast and furious" type rubbish!!.. just want it to stand out but not too much!!

Also, i would like to start doing more track days as im getting towards the end of my competative motocross age!!.. thinking of trying more 4 wheel racing to give my body a rest...

[Nick Graves]

It's more of a refined cruiser, which is why I don't understand people ricing 'Ludes. If you want to tear up the backroads & tracks, an Integra or S2000 is much more fun.

Bit like the NSX, it's more of a mature cruiser - the 4G is IIRC described on Wki as 'being for older drivers'. I've had my 5G since I was 43, so it must be different, then!

O/T, some functional spoilers for track work seems fine and it matters less if they look jarring. In fact, I'd not mind seeing a kit for the NSX which got the street subtlelty/functionality balance right. I've just not seen it yet.