| leevanf |
08-21-2017 01:16 AM |
Whats up with lip kits?
I dont know if im just getting old (27 yrs old) or OCD, But I dont fully understand why a lot of people get front lips, side skirts, rear, etc. first of all, i hear "to look agressive", tbh, agressive is a behavior or something on the inside. I usually find cars with modded exhausts or clear signs that some serious performance mods have been made, or even body panel damage as agressive - Not cosmetic lip kits. Second would be just to look "cooler", this is purely subjective but to me, it doesnt look any better. The car was deisgned by real designers. Adding lip kits that dont even match the body lines and are usually color black stands out like wearing construction boots under a business suit. Lastly, to protect from scrapes is arguably understandable. Though i realize a front lip may cost just as much as a surplus bumper and actually will make you scrape it more due to added lower reach - hencing putting your bumper at greater risk of misalignment. So..i think lip kits look best on seriously modded cars that need the additional downforce or whatever benefit they give.otherwise,i always find them an eysore thinking "man the Kit just ruined that car". For less or the same price, it think these mods will make the car look more agressive than a lip kit - aftermarket exhaust tips, zip tied panels, sponsor stickers, stickers with uncomfortable messages, carbon fiber replacement panels, because it at least drives the perception that the car can actually do agressive things. Not just look like it. thoughts?
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