Anybody into "Rat Look"

[miepower]

"Rat Look" anybody? What is the "Rat look" ? When people describe "rat look" they often have their own concept of what it is to be rat. This isn’t a bad thing by any means; the scene is that versatile. The ways in which you can style and modify a vehicle to personalise it to your own taste are endless. To someone who is "ratting" a car, it could mean simply attacking the paintwork with a sander, letting the panels generate a layer of rust, throwing stickers all over the windows and bonnet, and chopping springs. To another person, it could mean slamming the car properly with some top of the range coilovers on some immaculate euro wheels with an insane camber, spraying the car in a simple but effective matt or satin colour along with a roof rack and a few thoughtfully customised accessories. However, styling is not the only side to a ratted vehicle. Unlike the older American way, if you delve deeper into the UK scene, you’ll often notice a surprising twist. A fully ratted car can be in A1 class condition in terms of mechanical efficiency and outright power. So that "rusty" looking VW Beetle you see sitting in your local car park may actually be in better mechanical condition, have a better power to weight ratio and also a much more lairy engine sitting under its bonnet than its newer looking sporty cousin that wears a GTi badge with its immaculate paint work...It’s not as easy as just buying an old banger, though. There are a lot of nice cars to rat out there, but you’ll also find a lot of pre-ratted cars that simply have no style or impact, and are just an accident waiting to happen on the roads. Our scene has a lot of artistic input to say the least. Ratting is without a doubt a learning curve for most. And with phrases like "Hood ride", "Nu Rat", and "Drift Rat" cropping up all over the place, you may be confused as to what "Rat Look" means. The following sections will introduce you to the origins of rat, where the scene is now, what styling methods you can adopt, and where the scene is heading. Some of the pics :- http://www.rat-look.com/rat_look_gallery.php?sfpg=Qk1XLypCTVdfMzI1aV9Ccm9ja21laXN0ZXJfMi5qcGcqKmltYWdlKipjNzVhYzk2ODAxZDQwMzc3ZTcxZGI4YmRkMDg1NDZhZghttp://www.rat-look.com/rat_look_gallery.php?sfpg=Qk1XLypTcGF6LmpwZyoqaW1hZ2UqKmUzODQ4ZjYwM2RkNDIxNjhkZmZiMGNkN2FhNGU5NjAyhttp://www.rat-look.com/rat_look_gallery.php?sfpg=Qk1XLypTUEFaX0JNV19FMzZfMS5qcGcqKmltYWdlKio3Yjg3MTBkMTA2YmMyNmZlNmFmMmQ4ZGY1MTk1ZGNhYgHeres the site :-http://www.rat-look.com/what_is_rat_look.php

 

[mizhan]

Mad Max.. Thunderdome!! heh! heh!

 

[miepower]

yeahhh you are right hehehh ... I bet with an e30, just need to let it out in the sun for a couple of months and it'll turn rat look by it self. I could say that mine was a rat before and I kindoff tired of the look. You too huhh kekekekk.?

 

[mizhan]

my E30 is in ratt look now la bro.. with all the surface rust. why not i just scap the orriginal project, then chop the roof and mount a couple of machine guns :top:

 

[haKKaMeE]

then we all can have rat race together
hehehe

 

[miepower]

"In a rat race, no matter if you are the winner, you are still a rat" hehehehhe

heres another bimmer & its kinda cool

 

[Rastabimmer]

Hmm...ganazz...now i know what jeembo said. He has one e30 with this style... brutal lor!