BlkTC

lOlolol... nice one.

TeeCizzle

U are Uber ____.....!

just becuz ther's a Matrix wanabe in the pic..doesnt mean it was part of the VIP show Foo....

I didn't take the pictures either...

bBlover

this is like the millionth thread on VIP tCs. and to get some things cleared up there's no difference between VIP and bippu. bippu is just the pronunciation of VIP. if you want to go VIP with your tC, you can only go VIP "styled". But not just any lip kit some nice wheels and air can make it VIP styled.. and your tC O/P: has a long way to go..

BlkTC

x2! lol at this thread...

NOT_JDM

BlkTC

my bad if i came on the wrong way.. i was just sayin.. that there's a matrix in that picture next to some vip cars..

tito_tc

chicotunner07

never to this day did i think a buick could ever be soooo fkin nice........

sexiest buick ever!!

xSTANDxSTRONGx

Can't. have. a vip. coupe. It's impossible. VIP cars aren't built to be driven, they are built to be ridden in, no V.I.P. has *ever* had to push a seat forward to get out of their car.

SHHH_tC

i've only seen one vip tc and that' tina's pink widebody and still i dont know if that's full VIP.

xSTANDxSTRONGx

See above post....No such thing as a 2 door VIP. and Tina's car is NOT vip anyway.

tito_tc

VIP, much like drifting, can only be done to a certain number of cars. The Lexus GS, LS, Infiniti M and Q, all great VIP platforms. Cars like BMW 3's and Avalons.... are not, much in the way that you couldn't make a Toyota Avalon drift car.

VIP style revolves around a select number of car platforms. Thats the way it is, theres no changing it. You can drop your I30 infiniti, Acura CL, or E39 5 series and put work wheels on it but its still not VIP, ever. A non-VIP platform car will NEVER be VIP and thats the bottom line. Even with the mods you do its probably still not even VIP styled. We aren't trying to be dicks, its the tuning style. So here's something to consider...

If you are serious about VIP, and want to build a VIP car. Consider this. Take that BMW/Toyota/ACURA, and sell/trade it in for a VIP platform.

Think that there isn't one that fits your budget?

$1,000-$4,000
1990-1996 Q45
1990-1994 LS400

$4,000-$7,000
1997-1998 Q45
1993-1997 GS300
1995-1997 LS400

$8,000-$10,000
1999-2001 Q45
1998-2000 GS300/400
1998-2000 LS400

$11,000-$20,000
2002-2003 Q45
2001-2003 LS430
2001-2005 GS300/430
2003-2004 M45

See? There's plenty of VIP platforms out there that you can afford. No one looks down or considers an older VIP car lesser in any way then the newer VIP cars. In fact some of the older cars end up being sweeter builds then the new ones!

So see you guys, theres a VIP car for any VIP budget. Cause the last thing we want around here, is a bunch of VIP "styled" BMW's and Acura's. It's dilutes the style, and this forum, and having to say "Thats not VIP" to ever other post doesn't make this a very fun place to be, and since VSC is the MOST fun place to be online, please be considerate to our tuning style. Thanks!!

DaBlackBox

if u want to VIP out a scion the tC is not the car to do it with. there are hardly any (maybe even none besides the universal stuff) VIP mods u can get from Japan since its a usdm car. the xB is a much better option since ppl in Japan VIP it out

sports cars don't make good VIP cars

tito_tc

Here read more about VIP.

My Thoughts on VIP Style Cars"
Author: John Liwanag 'VIPStyleCars'

Back in 2000, when I first got the GS400, it was decided that the car would be a daily driver and I would keep it simple. However, like always that changed when I began to research what other parts were available in Japan and not here in the US. I picked up my first Hyper Rev book for the JZS161 Toyota Aristo, with the intention of finding rims for my GS. However, it wasn't the Blitz or Sard Aristo that caught my eye, it was the Aristos from the companies like Fabulous, Sessions, and of course Junction Produce. There began this obsession for this thing called VIP Style Cars.

VIP Style or VIP car is very simple. Pronounced VIP or bippu not vee-eye-pee, like how we are used to saying it, but it is pronounced like a word. In Japan there is a large variety of luxury sedans available to purchase. VIP car starts with just that, the platform or the car. It’s not a VIP Car unless it starts with one of these cars. From Toyota, you have the Century, Celsior, Aristo, Crown, and Majesta. From Nissan you have the President, Cima, Gloria, Cedric, and the Q45. Then they take these platforms and merge on a massive body kit, larger rims that push the boundaries of offset fitment, an air suspension so that they can drive as low as they possibly can, and we can't forget about the exhausts that goes on these VIP Cars. Now, taking these aspects of a VIP Car, you then apply it to cars not accepted as a VIP Car. This in turn created a term I like to define as VIP Style Cars. There is a difference in Japan in regards to a VIP Car and lets say a K-Car or Style Wagon. All those styles bring up similar aspects of VIP Car but what makes a VIP Car “VIP” is the car itself. Taking the aspects that was started in Japan with the VIP Cars and merging them onto cars that aren't really considered VIP car platforms. You now see K-cars (Vitz, Scion, and other econo-box cars), vans (Oddessy and Previas) and many other vehicles (G35, IS300, 300Zs) with a heavy VIP Style influence. That also has trickled into our US market with the Scions xA and xB. European cars can fall within the “definition of a VIP car” but isn't as popular of a platform mainly because of an untold requirement. VIP Car has a sense of pride within the Japanese community on its luxury vehicles. However, I am now seeing shows like the Tokyo Special Import Car Show similar to Tokyo Auto Salon now being invaded by Junction Produce, Fabulous, and Auto Couture. When they build their car, they immense themselves in the culture of VIP Car… Noburi Flags, clothing, and getting EVERY accessory that the company made like lighters, teddy bears, fans, and other things.

Fitment of the wheels has always been the largest, most defining aspect that the US market uses for VIP Cars. This also brings the most controversy as well. The most heated debates on VIPStyleCars.com came from topics concerning cars and wheel fitments. We had terms like, if it ain't flush, it ain't VIP. I agree that proper fitment is the key to making a VIP Car look good, however my whole take on it… the car determines if it's a VIP car, not the wheel choice. When I had the chance to visit Japan recently, I saw VIP cars that didn't have the extreme wheel lip that we are so used to seeing here. Yes, the offsets were extremely aggressive however; they were still flat-faced wheels with no lip whatsoever. I just don't think it looks right unless the fitment was aggressive in my opinion, which is the reason I'm personally on a quest for new wheels for our GS400.

Next is the suspension, Air suspensions have become the norm. One main reason is the fact that some of these VIP cars come with a factory installed air suspension already. All that needed to be added to control this factory option was an Air controller like one from Data Systems. This gave you the chance to lower and raise your car without changing any suspension parts. This didn't bring the car down as low as we would like it to be, so then we went and looked up companies like Air Runner, Bold World, Universal Air, Canover, and many others. You had a choice of either a canister setup or the sleeve bag on a shock option. That way, you were able to just lay the frame on the car down on the ground and still be able to drive away when its time to go. Trust me, in Japan, their roads and driveways weren't pretty, how they drove these cars around on a daily basis boggles me… Coilovers are still VERY popular for the hardcore, cause they are still able to find the height that they want for driving and show purposes and costs less than half the price of air suspension set-ups. Hydraulic setups are now being touched upon by the likes of Tein to control their coilovers and be able to raise and lower the car from within the cabin. This is only available to wagons and vans from when I last looked into it, but I'm sure now, there might be more applications and companies venturing into this.

Interiors and sound systems of these cars can get very Gotti. Wood grain and screens are the first most obvious mods on the interior. You will see Wood grain trays on these cars. Screens for Navigation and of course, Video viewing is dominant. The sound systems I saw were very elaborate like the ones were see here in CES. One some cars, I saw wood grain all over the trunk to accent the subs that were stuffed in there.

Lastly, the body kits… Companies like Fabulous, Junction Produce, Wald, Veilside, Sessions, Auto Couture, Insurance, and many others offer a variety of styles to choose from. The defining factor is the size of these kits. They are never “puny” but more an elaboration of the factory lines. You can choose from the more milder, cleaner look like from Junction Produce, Admiration and Auto Couture. Then you can choose the aggressive lines like Fabulous, LA club, and Veilside. Then the EXTREME VIP Cars will come out with custom wide bodies and fender flares that will just make you take a double take more than once (even if that's not possible). Taking a cue from the wheels aspect of it, they then take the most widest wheel with the most aggressive offset possible and just bolt those onto the car with no problems.

Where does this all fit into the US market? With companies whose operations are based here are now trying to define the VIP market as Bentleys, Benzes, and other high end Euro cars, it basically leaves out the cars where it all began with for me, The Lexus GS and LS, and the Infiniti M and Q series. Yes, the US automobile market may not have the choice of Japanese luxury cars found in Japan but we make do with what we are provided. However the view of VIP Car or VIP Style Cars is being EXTREMELY skewed in the US and leaves the hardcore VIP Car enthusiast with a sour taste in its mouth. VIP Car starts with the platform first. 350Zs, G35s, Scions, Accords, and other cars are defining the VIP Style Car… VIP Style Cars was mainly a term devised to help define the difference from a VIP Car platform and a car accessorized with VIP styling. This website has room for everyone. I created this site for the reason to give these people a home to learn and educate each other. Whether you own a VIP Car or own a VIP Style Car… Yes, we will have to define our own definition of VIP Style Cars but we can't stray too far from the foundation of it all. There will be those of us who will stick to our VIP Car platforms and those who will decide that their Scion fits the platform as well. Both sides are correct in that matter. What is wrong is to decide that our VIP Car platforms are not acceptable platforms.

Get out of your head tC will not be a VIP

x_Batman_x

iTrader: (3)

well said, now will someone lock this up?

ScionDriver117

Very nicely said, but the tC can pull it off if you choose the right wheels and keep it lookin clean.

TeeCizzle

Dang Tito went OFF!...U go Boy!....lol

NOT_JDM

a tc can only be VIP styled. it can never be VIP.

a VIP never drives. just remember that.

and also a VIP car are always 4 door cars.

ICrazyChrisI

Thats for considering my tC to be VIP
j/k

kiss_kiss_kill

LOL WHAAAAAAAATTTTT?!?!?!! My car is NOT VIP by any means whatsoever. Why do people think I think my car's VIP? The only reason people think that is because I had a big VIP sticker on my car for SEMA cuz I was reppin' my wheel sponsor, VIP Modular Wheels.