Want to make my car look Rally

Danielstiel · Post by **Danielstiel** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 12:26 am

I would like to put light kits and brush guards on my car and somewhat make my car look off road rally look. Maybe with Gini Doors . Any suggestions?

GrayFox · Post by **GrayFox** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 12:31 am

there's a member named "rally wagon" that went that routeCan't say I like it but if it's your thing it can be done

Danielstiel · Post by **Danielstiel** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 12:40 am

THATS IT! Exactly what im looking to do... But with Gini doors.Thank You!

GrayFox · Post by **GrayFox** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 1:53 am

what are Gini doors?

Danielstiel · Post by **Danielstiel** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 2:01 am

Oh sorry, Lambo doors. Sorry LOL

millster · Post by **millster** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 2:01 am

Quote, originally posted by ANO_Vibe Â»what are Gini doors?Just the other end of "Lambo". Although technically it would be "ghini" but I'm trying not to be picky.

Danielstiel · Post by **Danielstiel** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 2:02 am

Would like to find a door kit

GrayFox · Post by **GrayFox** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 2:03 am

oh so like a suicide door that opens vertically? hahaWell make sure to post pics of whatever you do. It sounds interesting

Vibr8tr · Post by **Vibr8tr** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 2:05 am

I think it would look cool if it were a bit more "professional" looking, that one looks too "Thrown together in my garage over the weekend" kinda look. That and all "Rally Wagon" really did was add stickers, the front lights (which looks like it was one piece), and the hood. The rest looks like factory stuff. But if it makes you happy, and it puts "YOUR" personality in a car, I say... RALLY VIBE IT UP!!!! lolHowever I love all the "little trees" he has hanging off his mirror. I love little trees, lol.Good luck with it. I think it's a cool concept. Do you have the AWD Vibe?

B4snake · Post by **B4snake** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 11:55 pm

Adding a Brush Guard to the front of a vibe wouldn't really add much for the amount of work that would go in to making it fit. Anyway most rally cars today don't have anything like that... The only true way to make your car look like a rally car is to actually take it and drive it off-road...Also, while the AWD vibe would be good for rally, the FWD vibe woulds still work... Their are a bunch of FWD classes that rally in the dirt... The only real difference in driving one compaired to a AWD car is when you get to a turn you usually need to use the handbrake to claw your way around the turns...But if your just interested in looks... new rims, maybe some lights in the front and a rear spoiler is all you need...

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 2:26 am

Quote, originally posted by B4snake Â»The only true way to make your car look like a rally car is to actually take it and drive it off-road...Also, while the AWD vibe would be good for rally, the FWD vibe woulds still work... Their are a bunch of FWD classes that rally in the dirt... The only real difference in driving one compaired to a AWD car is when you get to a turn you usually need to use the handbrake to claw your way around the turns...But if your just interested in looks... new rims, maybe some lights in the front and a rear spoiler is all you need...power sliding is FUN. :Dalthough, I'm not into the look for the Vibe, it is still fun to go off roading. I loved doing that in my old Tundra truck.

Sublimewind · Post by **Sublimewind** » Fri May 25, 2007 5:08 am

I cannot believe i just saw a Subaru STi scoop on a Vibe.... sacralige... sorry

ajflan · Post by **ajflan** » Fri May 25, 2007 5:11 am

Hey, people like what they like. I'm sure that some people don"t like what I've done to my car.

GrayFox · Post by **GrayFox** » Fri May 25, 2007 5:12 am

Quote, originally posted by Sublimewind Â»I cannot believe i just saw a Subaru STi scoop on a Vibe.... sacralige... sorry Rallywagon wasn't the only one.

damronjr · Post by **damronjr** » Fri May 25, 2007 8:09 am

Quote, originally posted by ANO_Vibe Â» Rallywagon wasn't the only one. One of the coolest Vibes ever!

northvibe · Post by **northvibe** » Fri May 25, 2007 9:04 am

if that sti scoop was functional it would be sooooo bad (removed).

4X4CHICHI · Post by **4X4CHICHI** » Fri May 25, 2007 9:37 am

it was a GT also, His speaker box in the rear was even cooler.

tangerine · Post by **tangerine** » Fri May 25, 2007 10:22 am

Quote, originally posted by ANO_Vibe Â»there's a member named "rally wagon" that went that routeCan't say I like it but if it's your thing it can be done Ok...that is nasty...why must people ruin cars? ...and yes that is ruining a car...especially if wanting to add lambo doors ontop of that. =

ajflan · Post by **ajflan** » Fri May 25, 2007 11:53 am

I really think that people need to lighten up. Not everybody is going to like everybodies style. Like I said, theres probably people out there who dont like what I've done to my car, but that won't stop me from customizing it how I see fit. This "rally" look isn't my style either, but if it helps someone enjoy thier car, I'm all for it.

tangerine · Post by **tangerine** » Fri May 25, 2007 12:30 pm

If your car looks the way it does in your sig pic, there is nothing wrong with that it looks nice...but the 'rally' outfit on a none AWD Vibe? Thats not customizing... OP..If you want a car like that, why not buy that instead of trying to turn it into something its not.

ajflan · Post by **ajflan** » Fri May 25, 2007 12:38 pm

I completely agree with you. I would just hate to offend someone who has put alot of thier time and money into thier car, thats all. Oh, and thanks for the compliment.

Merzbow · Post by **Merzbow** » Sat May 26, 2007 2:53 pm

Freestyle's STI hoodscoop was fully functional as far as allowing air into the engine bay, and now I have his box and am finishing it

dianebrat · Post by **dianebrat** » Sat May 26, 2007 10:53 pm

I wish more folks would just approach this with a "different strokes for different folks" attitude, while I'm not a big fan of the rally look, I think it's cool someone thought enough of the look to do it to their vibe.Other folks may think my car is tame, but I like it, and if it wasn't for folks doing what they want, and what they like, without caring about others, we'd never have things like the tailight redouts (on my desk, waiting for me to figure out how to install them this long weekend)

Celtic_Curse · Post by **Celtic_Curse** » Sun May 27, 2007 1:57 am

Quote, originally posted by damronjr Â»One of the coolest Vibes ever! Your car is getting real close to being coolest ever in my opinion, any word on painting yet?

tangerine · Post by **tangerine** » Sun May 27, 2007 8:07 am

Did he atleast have something under the hood to make that scoop worth while?

kevera · Post by **kevera** » Sun May 27, 2007 8:16 am

Quote, originally posted by dianebrat Â»I wish more folks would just approach this with a "different strokes for different folks" attitude, while I'm not a big fan of the rally look, I think it's cool someone thought enough of the look to do it to their vibe.I totally agree.I don't think we should knock anyone for what they do to there Vibes.We don't have to like it,but what counts is if they like it.We are all individuals and have different tastes.So lay off giving your negative opinions,because I don't think anyone would appreciate it being done to them.

ajflan · Post by **ajflan** » Sun May 27, 2007 8:31 am

damronjr · Post by **damronjr** » Sun May 27, 2007 1:09 pm

Quote, originally posted by dianebrat Â»the tailight redouts (on my desk, waiting for me to figure out how to install them this long weekend)Good luck with those! I had a seasoned vinyl guy from MO try to me help install those on my Vibe and they came out like crap! Quote, originally posted by Celtic_Curse Â»Your car is getting real close to being coolest ever in my opinion, any word on painting yet?Thanks, and the paint is in hand, just waiting for my bro-in-law to "get'r dun!"

northvibe · Post by **northvibe** » Mon May 28, 2007 8:11 am

Quote, originally posted by damronjr Â»Good luck with those! I had a seasoned vinyl guy from MO try to me help install those on my Vibe and they came out like crap! I did mine in the winter with a friend and some how...some how they actually turned out nice, except the passanger side one wasnt cut right to fit the light. vinyl is so hard to work with, specially on that tail light how its shaped, but dang they look good when done

Sublimewind · Post by **Sublimewind** » Wed May 30, 2007 11:26 pm

Quote, originally posted by kevera Â»I totally agree.I don't think we should knock anyone for what they do to there Vibes.We don't have to like it,but what counts is if they like it.We are all individuals and have different tastes.So lay off giving your negative opinions,because I don't think anyone would appreciate it being done to them.Positive OR negitive, it's STILL my opinion... and i can have it if i like... that is what's great about the USofA.... I can't imagine the flaming that would get on my Subaru site... sheese... this guys gettin off lucky... If it were carrying 300hp and AWD it might be different, but that scoop is well known for being on one of the most BA cars to come off the showroom floor, the STi... not a Vibe.... and come on, i love BOTH cars....

joatmon · Post by **joatmon** » Thu May 31, 2007 1:01 am

Quote, originally posted by Danielstiel Â»I would like to put light kits and brush guards on my car and somewhat make my car look off road rally look. Maybe with Gini Doors . Any suggestions?I happened to notice an ebay ginikit http://cgi.ebay.com/Pontiac-Vi...wItem

Ninja_Logan · Post by **Ninja_Logan** » Thu May 31, 2007 1:49 am

Quote, originally posted by Sublimewind Â»Positive OR negitive, it's STILL my opinion... and i can have it if i like... that is what's great about the USofA.... I can't imagine the flaming that would get on my Subaru site... sheese... this guys gettin off lucky... If it were carrying 300hp and AWD it might be different, but that scoop is well known for being on one of the most BA cars to come off the showroom floor, the STi... not a Vibe.... and come on, i love BOTH cars.... Agreed! im not a fan of ricing your cars even if its a vibe.

BlueCrush · Post by **BlueCrush** » Thu May 31, 2007 2:27 am

I think that that a rally look could be pulled off if done tastefully and not over the top. I never really cared for Freestyle's hood scoop or wing. Both are too over the top for my taste. But other's seem to like it a lot. A smaller hood scoop that was painted to match the car whether it was a stick-on or integrated into the hood and fully functioning would look the best for my tate. It just depends on if you are going for Form, Function or both. I would prefer a low height paintable stick-on hood scoop over a full hood. A lot less cost and a lot less hassle.

kevera · Post by **kevera** » Thu May 31, 2007 4:07 am

Quote, originally posted by Sublimewind Â»Positive OR negative, it's STILL my opinion... and i can have it if i like... that is what's great about the USofA.... I can't imagine the flaming that would get on my Subaru site... sheese... this guys gettin off lucky... If it were carrying 300hp and AWD it might be different, but that scoop is well known for being on one of the most BA cars to come off the showroom floor, the STi... not a Vibe.... and come on, i love BOTH cars.... Like I said,I agree,but be tasteful about it.This is not a subaru site,and judging by your post count,your a NOOB,I've been around here for a while,and we are nice about how we discriminate about others.The USA thing,well I'm from Canada,so that doesn't apply to me.If you don't like something,have some class about it,that's all.

TRDman · Post by **TRDman** » Thu May 31, 2007 9:59 am

The idea is actually a neat one; how many people do you see trying to make their cars look like circuit racers or "straight off the D1GP circuit"-ish? But, if you want to go for the rally look, this is what I would suggest (all out of my own mind, here, so take it or leave it): some of the OZ wheels (white, multispoke...I believe they are called the Superturismo) in either 15 or 16 inch sizes so as to leave enough sidewall for the "off-road worthy" tire look (or the smallest size, if above 15 inches, available), a small light bar on the hood with perhaps four lights (a brush guard is more of a four-wheeling accessory, in my mind and, like B4Snake said, a full-out brush guard isn't really a modern rally accessory) painted flat black, some kind of covers for the rear lights (again in black), and perhaps some discreet driver/co-driver decals. If you have the time, money, and inclination you could search for classic five-door world rally decal schemes and have a custom decal package made; it would be worth your while, from that standpoint, to have it as accurate as possible so your version of the car looks as accurate as possible. I recommend the late 80's Lancia Delta Integrale Martini scheme; a five-door and a true classic.

drunkenmaxx · Post by **drunkenmaxx** » Thu May 31, 2007 10:45 am

if a ford focus can be a rally car, so can a freaking vibe. it's not my cup of tea, but if you like it, do it, to hell with everyone else! subaru can suck it. sure, they are almost all amazing cars, but i also think they are all ugly. yes all of them.there are people out there who would make fun of me for putting loud (removed) duals on my family wagonish car, but what do i care? i like it and get compliments, i guarantee you, if you do the rally thing properly, you will turn heads.(had a couple beers)

tangerine · Post by **tangerine** » Thu May 31, 2007 10:47 am

LOL@Kevera pulling out the NOOB card..Doesn't matter if you just joined or or your a veteran member...your opinion still brings the same meaning so no need to be a tool and bring out the noob card. Straight up, yea its your car but if you do something asanine to your car expect to hear from both sides. If your going to actually offroad the Vibe, thats one thing, but doing it as a poser is ruining your car. The picture of the Rally Vibe in this thread would be ok if it was an AWD and not a fwd GT...

drunkenmaxx · Post by **drunkenmaxx** » Thu May 31, 2007 10:50 am

so, all the FWD vibes that have a rear spoiler are posers?spoilers were created for RWD, they have no purpose for anything else. yes, it's the same thing.do the rally thing and post pics.

kevera · Post by **kevera** » Thu May 31, 2007 10:59 am

I was a bit of a (removed) on that one,hey,but that's me.I proved my point though,It's not very nice to say harsh words about someone,let that be a lesson.I think this talk is better suited for another site,Try matrixowners.com,see how far you get with that attitude Like I said,I agree with you,it's not my taste at all,but just don't flame too hard.

Merzbow · Post by **Merzbow** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 6:00 am

Well Freestyle doesn't have the Vibe anymore and he is not part of this forum either so don't worry about it Sublime.I'm going to have to defend Freestyle here because he is a personal friend. He did all the body work on his car with his own two hands, and that includes painting it, so EVEN IF you don't like his sti hood scoop atleast admire his hardwork and dedication to the car when he had it. Unlike most other people that would want that, would buy one of those 3M stick on fake sti scoops he actually cut into his hood and molded the sti scoop into it. You think an sti scoop on a Vibe is stupid and laughable, what about the people that put air bags or slam their pick-up trucks to the ground? Doesn't that defeat the purpose of having a truck if there are air compressors occupying the entire bed and it is 1/2 inch off the ground? Who cares.....it's the quality of work and individuality that counts the most in my eyes, not the fact that he "stole" another marque's signature hood scoop.In fact, I might just put an STI scoop on my Ducati....one on either side of the gas tank just for you! just kidding lol.BTW, anyone in here own a Cobalt? If so, Freestyle had a Cobalt SS spoiler on his Vibe too so set him ablaze with that as well!!!!Subarus are like Civics and Mustangs around my house, EVERYONE has them. I get sick of seeing everyone drive them around like they are the fastest cars in the world and they only paid $34,000 for it! I may not like them but I admire the engineering behind them so I don't bother saying anything....(besides my new Ducati can blow the doors off any sti, atleast that I've seen in my general driving radius and it cost me waaaaaay less and is probably more fun to drive ) And for the record I think Evos look alot nicer You are right, you can voice your opinion but no one's going to listen or care if you are hostile about it, so show some love

B4snake · Post by **B4snake** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 12:50 pm

I guess this topic has become really heated.. Anyway.. Just some fuel for thought..Like I said earlier.. You don't need AWD to rally.. Some of the best drivers ever rallied with 2wd.. That was the norm before Audi devolved quattro 4WD back in the 80s.. Even today people still use 2WD to rally.. Wanna talk about weird rally cars.. Have you ever seen the Pikes Peak Rally? Everything from Motorbikes to big rigs rally up the mountain...http://www.metalmarks.com/press/030709hav.htmAlso, you don't need 300 hp to rally.. a stock vibe GT engine with a few upgrades... maybe pushing 220-240 would be perfect.. I mean.. 300 would be awesome, but HP means nothing if you can't put it to the ground. Another thing... That STI hood is awesome! That took a lot of work and it looks good.. STI's are nice for what they are.. Cheap performance cars.. If you really want to get a nice car.. your going to have to spend a lot more money and usually you'd need a lot of knowledge to build one. No production car is perfect. STI's combine common modifications and they make a good car for what its worth.. But its just a stock car.. and who wants that? Also.. one more thing about style.. Everyone has a different opinion. You're allowed to have it and to express it. I mean.. If you see a mod you don't like.. you can choose to say, hey I think that sucks.. or you could maybe not be an (removed) and say something constructive.I mean.. would you go up to an artist and say that their artwork sucked? I mean, maybe later on, but not to their face... Well, you car is like a canvas, you can do whatever you want to it.. and make it into whatever you desire.I mean.. my car looks awesome in my opinion. I got a roof rack with lights. Sure it looks sorta out of place on a car.. But do I really care? No.. To me, its awesome. And I've had people say they liked it, and more often then not, people say they would of done it differently. My next few mods are going to be to raise the car and put some Jeep tires on it.. Peace out~~~Jon~~~

ajflan · Post by **ajflan** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 1:00 pm

Do you have any daylight pics of your car?

joholste · Post by **joholste** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 1:07 pm

Quote, originally posted by B4snake Â»My next few mods are going to be to raise the car and put some Jeep tires on it.Hey man i totally want to see that. Sounds Awesome.

B4snake · Post by **B4snake** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 1:16 pm

I don't have any good pictures as of right now.. I'm away at school and don't have my car with me so It'll have to wait till Thanksgiving..

northvibe · Post by **northvibe** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 2:01 pm

Quote, originally posted by B4snake Â»I don't have any good pictures as of right now.. I'm away at school and don't have my car with me so It'll have to wait till Thanksgiving.. I think thats bad (removed) rally looking. I love rally racing, dude the old ford rally car was fwd, and colin mcray raced em. hell yea. I wanna see more pics of your car though!

B4snake · Post by **B4snake** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 2:09 pm

Its weird that you bring up Colin Mcrae... Did you hear he died like a week or two ago in a helicopter accident?He was a great driver.. Sure he didn't always pull a perfect run.. but we're all human..

northvibe · Post by **northvibe** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 2:32 pm

Quote, originally posted by B4snake Â»Its weird that you bring up Colin Mcrae... Did you hear he died like a week or two ago in a helicopter accident?He was a great driver.. Sure he didn't always pull a perfect run.. but we're all human.. yeah i heard about that the day it happened but he used to drive the old fords great wrc driver...that new citron? driver...he is good too.....

Kamikaze · Post by **Kamikaze** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 9:55 pm

Interesting read... where this forum started and where it is now...If you want to make you Vibe look rally, do it! I don't see many customized Vibes, so more power to ya, no mater what you do.

WaveAction · Post by **WaveAction** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 11:27 am

the sti scoop on the vibe is cool..but i think it's a little to big for my liking..but love the neptune vibe with the sti scoop..it looks killer

rallywagon2 · Post by **rallywagon2** » Fri Dec 28, 2012 1:07 pm

first off i needed to make a new login as i havent been on here for quite some time but i am rally wagon
the car you are blasting was used in scca sanctioned road and off road rallys before the pos toyota engine blew in it.
i then put in a 2.5 subaru from a junkyard impreza and raced it in the open class until i recked it at the stpr rally in 07 from hitting a deer at 70mph .
thank you for those who did not bash my style choice and i wont bash on yours tangerine as im positive any mods you had done had no effect other than to make you happy.
also the scoop was functional as i wont be back on this site probably ever again go ahead and respond but i wont see it

sincerly a gguy who was the only one who worked on his car and loved it till i wrecked it doing what i built it for

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