To pimp or not to pimp?

Hey Lou, what's the car?

 

My car is stock. I care not if others thing I should put things on it. It is fast. What else does one need? A flag which says look at me? No, I just pass them. If they know not what my beast is, when they are idoits and I care not.

Mr. Ferrari knew what was best and I cannot out thing him.

BONZI!!!



12 cylinders or walk.

 

I can tall ya first hand, you wont get many thumbs up from anyone here talking about pimping out a Ferrari. The logic would dictate that the Ferrari is the thourobred among thourobreds, the leader of the exotic class, and, to alter it would be to claim it wasnt good enough on its own. All pimping it out is going to do is make the owner look more the fool.

However, there are some subtle things that can be done, and as long as they are fully reversible, will allow you to remain in good standing within the majority of opinion. Body kits are out, wings are taboo, as would be spinners, any chrome do dads, fart cans, funny driving lights, underglows, chain steering wheels, rediculous interiors, etc., But Ferrari-esque wheels of larger size, upgraded rubber, shocks, springs, brakes, sway bars are good upgrades. HP exhaust is always killer. The world seems to be coming on full bore right now with blower and turbo kits for the 3X8, so performance mods are do-able.

In the end, refrain from making something grotesque, and anything that cant easily be put back stock, as well as keeping all those stock parts for the future owners, and you should be allowed to run with the big dogs. Have fun.

 

Your F430 looks very nice mate. Congrats!!
I.............would just lower it a little and add some big chrome 5 spoke wheels or black 5 spoke wheels? Also tint the windows dark as possible. That would look very nice IMO, yet not "over-done" which is what you dont want. I have seen a black F430 Spider with black wheels and it looked great. Either which way you decide to go about, please post some pics of your car.

 

http://www.supercarfrance.com/MC86/Part-2/23.jpg
http://www.supercarfrance.com/MC86/Part-2/24.jpg

 

Black wheels with chrome rim and yellow Ferrari centre cap would look hot. Lower it a little and it would look tough!

 

That looks very nice too.
But it was actually a F430 Spider with black 5 spoke wheels and was lowered. Looked awesome!

 

Please please please... just not chrome. If you're looking for nice wheels for the F430 I think I haven't seen anything better than Novitec's 5spoke design - pure genius. I wonder what they would look like in black though. Black with black wheels is just such a sinister look :] The second link hasa black 612 on Novitecs, just to give an idea.


http://img236.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p9230074zo0.jpg
http://ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=90846&highlight=novitec+612

 

I agree, chromed wheels just never look good on Italian or German cars.

If you have a brand new F430, I find it hard to believe that you're seeing them everywhere or that people won't notice you enough. I'd leave it stock. If you had an Infiniti coupe or a Corvette, I'd say go ahead -- they're everywhere, I could see where you'd need to stand out. But, crap, you're in an F430...

 

I prefer stock myself.

 

Ferraris should be left stock cosmetically, adding chrome wheels and wings makes it look as if you are trying too hard for attention, stock just looks cool.

Mechanically such as exhaust, filters or other mods are more acceptable

 

LuigiVee,
Congrats on the car! I don't consider chrome wheels pimping. I personally wouldn't lower a street Ferrari since it would only increase underbody scrapes.

 

If it has SF shields the line's already been crossed, might as well rice it up then.

 

Pimped (chrome wheels, lowered, carbon fiber, engine mods, exhaust)
Pros
- It would look cool to me
- It would truly become my vision


Its your car that you paid for. Do what YOU want to it. For some, the stock car is perfect, others want something more. In the end, if what you do makes owning and driving your car more enjoyable, then do it.

 

True.. but what HE also wanted were opinions Sometimes its hard to make decisions on your own.

 

Pimp not. It is allready on top of the food chain. Beautiful negreto 430. Congrats

 

black wheels are black cars look great

 

Do what you want. It might not be to everyone else's taste, but who cares? It is your car.

 

100000000000000000000 x Please, don't pimp the beauty!
If eventually you wanna change certain things, stick to the Scaglietti-program! At least, it's supported by F, adds value instead of taking it away!
Chrome wheels is the most vulgar stuff you can torture your 430 with, please don't!
Ferrari's home-sculptor Pininfarina made such a wonderful jewel! Customizing would be a massacre to the soul of your car!
Please confirm you won't do it, you'll give a very warm feeling to the most of enthousiast, all over the forum!

Regards!

 

Kool-aid Kool-aid ... taste great ... wish we had some ... can't wait

 

I say do what YOU want. If the car is better in your eyes with some modifications, go for it! Plenty of people do modify their cars, but the majority opinion here is to leave the cars as they came from the factory.

BT