I'm Making a Rat-Look Clio..... Any advice??

[Sym0n]

Fair enough airing your opinions. But telling Dan straight out that he shouldn't be doing it because you are deluded enough to think that it can't be done to anything other than a VW and heaven forbid to a Renault. Get a grip eh?

It's a 12 year old Van, Dan owns it, his choice to do with it what he likes and it's his money to spend how he likes. I'm not a fan of rat look personally, but it's not my van any more so what should I or anyone else for that matter care?

 

[powey]

i care as I think it could look good and im going to keep an eye for progress pics

 

[GarethM]

thought you didnt want another clio dan?

do it imo will look sweet!

 

[JON13S]

FLOL at the divide between the haters and the lovers!

I personally can't stand the sight of Turinis, silvervisions and eibach sportlines.

Its good to be different!

that is the best thing i have read on here for a while mate... personally i love the rat look. getting it right is an art but if done right will look the shizz.. game on!

 

[c__w]

U hit the nail on the head

ridiculous looking ratvan

people are going to be looking at it because its ridiculous..
not because its cleana and smart like a clio with turinis etc

Yes exactly lol. Walk down the street dressed in a skirt and you'll also get more "attention" than someone else. The key is to get the right sort of attention, not people just standing there shaking their heads/laughing :clown:

 

[Bluebeard]

people are going to be looking at it because its ridiculous..

And that is my objective!!

If I wanted to look cool, i'd get in my Audi. If I wanted to look like a racing driver, i'd get in my Track car.

But I don't. I want to be a bit different and do something out of the ordinary from what i'm used to.

 

[daydotz]

And that is my objective!!

depends if it helps you shift more motors

be interesting to see what you do though

 

[24Seven]

I think some of them look great in a strange way, if you wanna do it go ahead f**k what anyone else thinks

 

[Bluebeard]

I think some of them look great in a strange way, if you wanna do it go ahead f**k what anyone else thinks

Hi5!

And IIRC, The point of this thread was 'any advice' not 'whats your opinion'.

 

[PS autoshine]

RAT it,car's have a service life anyway.It's never gonna look great
.

 

[Addz]

valver front end with yellow lights/fogs
very low
banded steeley's
roof rack with rusty oil drum!..

go!

 

[fuel_slut]

Cut springs are the only way to go with rat look. It needs to be sitting on its ass.

Strip the paint on the bonnet and let it rust.

 

[Inodaz]

f**k what the brown nosing sheep say and dooo it!
I wanna see this happen! If only i had some spare cash to do one myself..

 

[Remedi]

Banded steelies!

 

[Final Maxim]

i find it pretty funny too how from here http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=367704

Looks like a pile of s**t.

now youre doing it lol

 

[Bluebeard]

I'm doing it properly, theres a slight difference!!

 

[Final Maxim]

how is a properly rusted bonnet different to that one above?

obviously its just surface rust but thats all youre gonna get by trying to create rust

 

[Bluebeard]

I'm not going to rub down 70% of the bonnet, i'm going to dip the whole bonnet and repaint the inside.

I'm going to paint the car Army Green, I'm going to have banded steel wheels with white wall tyres, i'm going for a 60's style roof rack and its going to have some other 'different' touches.

My sweet.

 

[aberdeen172sport]

isn't it dangerous to other road users someone running around in a rusting away car?

and i don't get the whole rusty look yet lowering it, having nicely painted wheels, and basically modding it in any way

anyhow mate ur money so hats off to ya

 

[Chili Red]

I don't understand this rat look thing. Get a car and make it look s**t. Rusted bonnet? Graffiti? WTF?

I guess I'm just not cool

 

[Alastair.]

who gives a shiz what dan does, its his van let him do what he feels he need to do, its old so why all the complaints lol.

Gunna keep an eye on this one, im tempted to get a j reg vw passat estate at work for £50, rusty old girl already.

 

[rexe]

rusty shiney look, get it rusty and bang on some clear coat... it should last for a show season lol you can even join the detailing boys and get it pc'd

Nato green matt finish i take it?

 

[Bluebeard]

rusty shiney look, get it rusty and bang on some clear coat... it should last for a show season lol you can even join the detailing boys and get it pc'd

Nato green matt finish i take it?

Funnily enough, my painter said we'll laquer the bonnet after its gone rusty! Nato green matt finish indeed

 

[ryun]

Sweet project.

You can check out the www.rat-look.com forums for some extra idea's too.

 

[Bluebeard]

Sweet project.

You can check out the www.rat-look.com forums for some extra idea's too.

The first useful post in 6 pages.

Thanks mate, much appreciated.

 

[Nafoff]

my collegue recently painted his civic in nato matt green, didn't take very much paint.....

as for people saying about it being unsafe / un-roadworthy i think you'll find most proper rat cars are sound mechanically and structurally and there for no more unsafe than anything else.......just the same as a car with a massive bodykit really

 

[RDH]

Looks pretty s**t already tbh.

Don't get it really, paying to make a s**t car look shitter?

Suppose some people like it, just not my thing.

 

[benb135]

IMO rat cars= bag of shi*e,
Don't do it

 

[Bluebeard]

IMO rat cars= bag of shi*e,
Don't do it

Its a van.

 

[Skinny]

^ pmsl.

 

[Alastair.]

some havent a clue

 

[RDH]

I don't know what state the car is in, but would you not rather spend the money getting the valver back to minty mintness? Or would that cost an arm and a leg.

 

[Bluebeard]

I don't know what state the car is in, but would you not rather spend the money getting the valver back to minty mintness? Or would that cost an arm and a leg.

The valver is away being worked as we speak. This is a little project to run alongside it as i'm bored with no valver to work on.

 

[RDH]

Fair play, as said don't really get it myself but good luck with it anyway.

 

[Skinny]

dan check out the punto on that rat website, in projects, its f**king epicly funny. Some good shizzle on there.

 

[Ash87]

low as it will go, wide steelies, upswept zorst, paint the whole van in blackboard paint and leave some chalks on the scuttle when you park up at FCS!

 

[Rob.]

low as it will go, wide steelies, upswept zorst, paint the whole van in blackboard paint and leave some chalks on the scuttle when you park up at FCS!

Is that not just Matt black?

All depends how your doing it. Like some one did on here and just rusted a bonnet it looked dilapidated and I couldn't ever drive that around in public.

 

[sideways danny]

love all of it except the stripped and rusted bonnet b****cks. That is NOT rat look, it's just s**t

 

[Peperami]

Zebra print/ leopard print seat covers. Cheap and will sort the interior.

Im not keen on the bonnet either! Black bonnet and roof maybe?

 

[B7JLS]

Dan check out one of my threads 'I found a rat on my drive'

It's got my bros old mk1 fiesta in rat look...