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Can't say that I've ever seen it here... Looks good though!

it does. i like the way the stretched tire look fits with the car.

Quote, originally posted by mando7744 »it does. i like the way the stretched tire look fits with the car. Oh good grief!!!! Please don't tell me you are into that, it's unsafe, illegal, and down right stupid. Try this, next time you walk around in a pair of shoes, walk on the side of your foot and see how well that works out for you. Form should never come before function!

Quote, originally posted by VforVIBE »Form should never come before function! +1 Sorry guys, but it might look cool, but I have seen damage from this sort of thing.

and running around with the rear roof rail caps missing really doesn't look that clean to me

Quote, originally posted by mando7744 »it does. i like the way the stretched tire look fits with the car. Learn something new everyday. I had no idea what a "stretched tire" was till now.

Unsafe, yes... But not compared to some of the jalopies I've owned in the past...A little less tint on the tails though...But I ride a motorcycle so who am I to comment on safety.....

What is "stretched tire"? I don't understand.. :S

Quote, originally posted by 09vGT »What is "stretched tire"? I don't understand.. :S Yeah, I had to look it up too! It's basically like the rim is wider than the actual tire, and it's just that, stretched to fit the rim. At least that's what I think it is... Yikes! You can really see it in these pics:

LOL well I'm glad I wasn't the only one.. Whats the point? Looks? Looks stupid to me..

Quote, originally posted by epcIII »Yeah, I had to look it up too! It's basically like the rim is wider than the actual tire, and it's just that, stretched to fit the rim. At least that's what I think it is...Yikes!Yikes is right! That does not look even remotely safe . People can be so stupid .The Vibe looks alright. Not exactly my taste being so low and having all the stickers on the rear window, but not too bad.

As far as the point, I believe it's usually so people can have a larger rim without a larger tire (aka a rim that would technically be too big for the car if they bought a tire that was fitted properly).But yeah I don't understand this trend much. There are a lot of car trends I don't understand!

"stretch" is all the rage in the VW scene. I think it looks stupid too. I park next to way too many curbs to want to risk that. the Vibe, on the other hand, looks pretty good.

looks clean but the missing left side roof cap and those stupid "stretched" tires take a way from it. the stickers i can tolerate. he needs to join here and MO.

he is on this forum. http://forums.genvibe.com/zero...age=1all i see are stock vibers bashin on someone trying to do different. boy has this forum gone downhill. im not bashing on any of you but the look actually doesn't look bad imo. the car is clean and is different. if i go that route, that is something i am risking. i have also done a lot of research and stretching tires damage the same as non-streched tires. its a look and some will like and some won't. i understand the term "form over function" but find out whether he drives the car as his daily driver... maybe its just for show... we don't know. i used to bash on them but im starting to see why people do it. its different. tires blow all the time. whats new? thats exactly why im not on here much anymore or support genvibe very much n e more cuz not many like nice aftermarket vibes.

I'm one of the members that commented how nice his car looked in that original thread, and my Vibe is still fairly stock. I love his ride, but never noticed his tires were part of this "stretched" trend. Personally, I would be worried to roll on those for long, but maybe you're right about how little he uses the car.Either way, I love his drop. The style of rims. Tint on the lights. But someone answer this for me: When did people start displaying stickers on an angle like that? I see that style constantly, even on cars in my parking lot at work and always wondered where that came from.

Quote, originally posted by jkm311 »When did people start displaying stickers on an angle like that? I see that style constantly, even on cars in my parking lot at work and always wondered where that came from. 1) It looks better that way IMO.2) It doesn't encroach as much towards the center of the window.3) It is what it is, I suppose.Quote, originally posted by mando7744 »all i see are stock vibers bashin on someone trying to do different.Not everyone's bashing but everyone does have their 2 cents that they must insert into the discussion ('tis the GenVibe way )!!!And there are plenty of modded vibes here... Like this: http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=41541

Quote, originally posted by jkm311 »But someone answer this for me: When did people start displaying stickers on an angle like that? I see that style constantly, even on cars in my parking lot at work and always wondered where that came from. It's something that was in some kind of video game. Quote, originally posted by mando7744 »all i see are stock vibers bashin on someone trying to do different. boy has this forum gone downhill. im not bashing on any of you but the look actually doesn't look bad imo. the car is clean and is different. I am not stock Viber... and what does it matter stock vs modded? I don't see any bashing here, just people stating their opinion, don't forget you've bashed cars yourself...Quote, originally posted by MTZVibe »like this??? lmaounfortunately, hellaflush is VERY unsafe. You are riding on the edge of one side of your tire. try braking hard on that my friend. You no longer have the grip that the tire is meant for therefor you are not going to have the DAILY performance that the tire is meant for. There are a lot of things that can go wrong. Especially those who drive in traffic DAILY and need to stop. Can you imagine how bad you would slide your car if you brake hard vs those who use their tires regularly? We are proving a point of safety and because these people don't think safe, one day, they could nail me with my children and could hurt my children. Just like stupid ricey street racers. another unsafe group of retards that can kill others for their stupid pleasures. sticker bombing??? why not organize your stickers nice and neat like cars have been for the past several years??? makes it look like a floral design in my opinion. just doesn't make sense to do that. Then most of your stickers are covered by another so there is another "what's the point" for ya.Quote, originally posted by MTZVibe »some people just want to try to be kewl and go fast n furious bcuz they want attention. granted they aren't getting the type of attention they want but they are happy with the attention they get. they are losers my friend. losers. lolQuote, originally posted by MTZVibe »dude... their are so many hideous dsm's here in town its ridiculous.Quote, originally posted by MTZVibe »oh my rord!!! what happened to those poor cars?!?!?!Quote, originally posted by MTZVibe »This car has to have its own thread bcuz it is just complete FAIL!Quote, originally posted by MTZVibe »im hoping to run into this car in town. i want some pics for myself. (removed) (removed) (removed)!Quote, originally posted by MTZVibe »i wish i would've taken a pic of this stupid accord last night. it was an 89 with a body kit that was half missing and a hideous spoiler. now thats eeewwwww!!!They were all just different cars

im sorry but i like it. i mean sure maybe he should get tires that fit his rims right but besides that it looks pretty BA. i would still do some other mods on it though

your comparing that ridiculous looking pink thing to a nicely modded car. i mean, you just cant compare them. i am not bashing on the fact that everyone has a stock vibe but if you guys have your 2 cents, make it your 2 cents and do not make it look like your bashing. Quote, originally posted by J_TO_ENVY »Yikes is right! That does not look even remotely safe . People can be so stupid .The Vibe looks alright. Not exactly my taste being so low and having all the stickers on the rear window, but not too bad.^ basically just called him stupid.Quote, originally posted by VforVIBE »Oh good grief!!!! Please don't tell me you are into that, it's unsafe, illegal, and down right stupid. Try this, next time you walk around in a pair of shoes, walk on the side of your foot and see how well that works out for you. Form should never come before function! ^ another comment about stupidity.You can quote my comments but can't go back and read yours? again, i state clearly. tires blow all the time. whether stretched or not. im not backing this guy up but adding my comments on how nice it looks. I PERSONALLY do not ride the stretched tire look but his SLIGHT stretch actually doesn't look too bad on the car. that is all im saying. also, people ride low pro too. that isn't safe ether bcuz if you hit a pot hole, their goes a rim and tire can be gone but no one says anything about low profile tires. oh yeah... and im still trying to figure out why the car is missing the roof rail cap.

Quote, originally posted by jkm311 »I'm one of the members that commented how nice his car looked in that original thread, and my Vibe is still fairly stock. I love his ride, but never noticed his tires were part of this "stretched" trend. Personally, I would be worried to roll on those for long, but maybe you're right about how little he uses the car.Either way, I love his drop. The style of rims. Tint on the lights. But someone answer this for me: When did people start displaying stickers on an angle like that? I see that style constantly, even on cars in my parking lot at work and always wondered where that came from. im not, in any way, bashing on what you like or don't like whether stock or not. the car is nice. please do not take my comments to offense. they are my 2 cents as well and please read them carefully.as for the ticker thing, people just got creative and started to sticker their cars in different ways. most of the stance nation (stretched tire people) sticker their cars up like this. kinda like sticker bombing. don't know why they do it but to them, they like it so nothing we can do.Stretched tires actually have been done for a while now from what I have researched.

Kind of frightening how you dug up all those past quotes on MTZ. Remind me to stay on your good list.

Quote, originally posted by mando7744 »^ another comment about stupidity.You can quote my comments but can't go back and read yours? Huh? You were the one talking about how you dislike this site because of "bashing", I was just showing you that you are not above these kind of comments and some worse. I know full well the comments I've made and I agree with you, my comment was about stupidity, the stupidly of stretched tires..Quote, originally posted by mando7744 »again, i state clearly. tires blow all the time. whether stretched or not. im not backing this guy up but adding my comments on how nice it looks. I PERSONALLY do not ride the stretched tire look but his SLIGHT stretch actually doesn't look too bad on the car. that is all im saying. also, people ride low pro too. that isn't safe ether bcuz if you hit a pot hole, their goes a rim and tire can be gone but no one says anything about low profile tires. You said your self it's not safe, I'm not bashing, I'm just saying it's not safe. People do a lot of unsafe stuff, this is just one... as to the "tires blow all the time" I would love to see some official statistics you have on that. Quote, originally posted by K-NINE »Kind of frightening how you dug up all those past quotes on MTZ. Remind me to stay on your good list. Better believe it!

Quote, originally posted by J_TO_ENVY »Yikes is right! That does not look even remotely safe . People can be so stupid .The Vibe looks alright. Not exactly my taste being so low and having all the stickers on the rear window, but not too bad.Quote, originally posted by mando7744 »^ basically just called him stupid.Quote, originally posted by VforVIBE »I know full well the comments I've made and I agree with you, my comment was about stupidity, the stupidly of stretched tires.I don't know how or why I got brought into all of this, but I agree with VforVIBE. I wasn't saying the Vibe owner in praticular was stupid, just the general fad of stretched tires.No need to get your panties in a bunch mando .

I had made some popcorn expecting this thread to devolve into a interesting flame war, and was surprised to see everyone getting along with each other so well. sounds like the concensus is that people like to express creativity by modifing cars, safety is an important concern, and beauty is in the eye of the beholder. anybody hear from wagonmafia3 lately? hasn't posted since June. Would be interesting to get his perspective on the stretched tire issue

Quote, originally posted by joatmon »I had made some popcorn expecting this thread to devolve into a interesting flame war, and was surprised to see everyone getting along with each other so well. sounds like the concensus is that people like to express creativity by modifing cars, safety is an important concern, and beauty is in the eye of the beholder. anybody hear from wagonmafia3 lately? hasn't posted since June. Would be interesting to get his perspective on the stretched tire issuelol

Hey everyone im not really on this site anymore since the vibe has been gone for 3 months now. Im actually suprised that I stumbled across this thread. When I sold the vibe it was 04 GT 42K on the clock. The car was garaged, and daily driven except in snow. Parts list included: PPE Header, PPE Midpipe, Greddy Evo 2 Exhaust, Injen CAI, Southbound Clutch, Fidanza Flywheel, TSW Short Shifter, Megan Coilovers, 18" BBFakes, DC Strut Bar, and a bunch of other stuff. Mando just to let you know the set up on the vibe was very mild. Megan Racing Coils 18x8.5/9.5 et 25 BBFake LM's with 215/40 and 225/40 Falken 912s. If your really trying to get into the Stanced scene it's not gonna be easy with the vibe to get it to be "Hellaflush" worthy.The biggest hurddle is getting the vibe low enough. Within any of the coilovers on the market for Vibe/Matrix they wont go low enough.Or buy bags. Then you run into not being able to find many wheels that are made in 5x100 that are wide enough with low offsets. When you figure all that out the Front/Rear Fender Flare will need to be trimmed and Rear Fender will need to be rolled so that rubbing wont be a problem.To the rest thanks for your comments. Some like it some dont. It's seems like most are concerned about the stretched tires. The whole Stretched thing started in germany/belgium, local laws required that the tire tread be within the fender line. well that doesnt allow one to run wider or lower offset wheels, so they put narrower tires on the wheel to maintain legality. The whole time I ran stretched tires I never had one problem. Just for ****s and giggles I attached a pic with 17x10.5 et 20 wheels on the Vibe.

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That wheel's pretty far out there! What are you driving nowadays?

Quote, originally posted by Wagonmafia3 » The whole Stretched thing started in germany/belgium, local laws required that the tire tread be within the fender line. well that doesnt allow one to run wider or lower offset wheels, so they put narrower tires on the wheel to maintain legality. Learn something new everyday. Good luck with your new car.